No Barriers USA 2009 Festival

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Associated Press June 5th, 2009 Associated Press June 10th, 2009 I was fortunate to have been invited to exhibit, participate and help organize the 4th No Barriers USA Festival  held this year in Miami Florida.  It was the first Festival of its kind to combine land and water-based adaptive

21st. Blind Anglers International Tournament

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The 21st Blind Anglers International Tournament (BAIT) took place on May 29-31, 2009 at the Nangore Resort on the Ottawa River.  26 fishers with vision loss took part, as well as myself as the first-ever non-sighted pro to participate.  I also gave the key-note address after the opening dinner

Carp Zone Canada – First Edition

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On May 17 I took part in the first edition of the Carp Zone Fishing Tournament. There were 20 participants and a grand total of 5 Carp caught throughout the day. A cold front had moved through the day prior and the Carp just turned off. Unfortunately, I was one of the 15 who blanked. It did give

Chart Plotters

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Hello, I was referred to you by the Blind Sailing Program in New Zeeland. I am blind and have just purchased a West Wight Potter 19′ sailboat. I’m looking for a good quality, easy to operate, GPS, Plotter, depth sounder for my boat. I realize that this equipment isn’t very

Uni-Knot

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Here’s a great knot for tying heavier line to swivels or baits.  Run the tag end of the line through the eye of the hook, swivel, etc. Place the tag end of the line along side the main line pointing back up the line. Turn back the tag end towards the eye of the bait so you now have three

Determining when to stop retrieving the bait.

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Lawrence,  Could you describe how you know it is time to stop reeling in your bait, and time to send it back out again?  I have difficulty when I am reeling the line in, most of the time I reel too long, and the lure hits the top eye of the rod.  Thanks for any suggestions Rodney Hi