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With animated frivolity in the early morning sun, the
lyrical line is hypnotic and seductive to the spectator's
eye. It curves, rolls, and coils before the fly is completely
released. The thin, snakelike thread sparkles within the
backlit scene. All the while, the hands are in constant
rhythm with line, rod, and reel. It gives motion as com-
pared to the contemplative, vertical stance of the angler
and their horizontal canine friend who waits patiently
for the first strike.
The razzmatazz of threaded line weaves around the
fisherman's body as though he were spinning his own
web. And yet, like a spider, the angler knows where every
