Articles from the December 16, 2019 edition

Updated Dec 16, 2019

Seventeen year old Dalby Perrin and a friend were obviously somewhat mesmerized by the wall of rods in front of them when I first noticed them in an Academy store last week.As a matter of fact, they weren’t even into the time tested bending and shaking stage when I initially saw them. “That’s Dickie Colburn….he’s a fishing guide so let’s ask him,” said Dalby’s friend when he noticed me digging through Corkies a short distance away.“Naw,” replied Darby, “he’s a saltwater guide so he doesn’t know anything about bass fishi...