The desk

A fishing journal with a scoring problem.

We rate throws and reels. Not movies. Not podcasts. A throw is a loop of line leaving a rod with hope still attached. We measure the hope, then we measure the tree.

The copy on this site is allowed to be unkind to marketing. It is not allowed to be unkind to beginners. If you are new, you belong here. The river is not a club.

Out of chaos comes beauty

The reviews are the spark. The pictures are why you don’t stay angry. We keep the sarcasm in the tackle and the reverence in the light.

If you want something reviewed, send the outfit and the truth about the first hour. If you want a throw judged, film one throw or describe the crime in three sentences.

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Dawn on a still lake