{"id":985,"date":"2007-10-01T02:34:00","date_gmt":"2007-10-01T02:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.somewhereinnj.com\/?p=985"},"modified":"2014-10-01T03:47:46","modified_gmt":"2014-10-01T03:47:46","slug":"name-that-fish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.somewhereinnj.com\/?p=985","title":{"rendered":"Name that fish"},"content":{"rendered":"

Larry at Brownstone Birder<\/a> always has the most challenging ID tests – whether it be song lyrics or bird\/insect\/wildflower ID, he usually manages to stump me (most often with his song lyrics – which Lynne<\/a> is really good at, BTW). So, knowing one of his hobbies is fishing, I thought he might be able to ID the two fish decoys we bought this weekend. I, of course, know what they are (thanks to the little tags that came attached) but, do you?
<\/span>\"\"<\/a>These are miniatures and are reasonably priced for collecting. Technically, I think this is a lure, rather than a decoy, because of the dangly hooks and shiny bits. Is that right, Larry? Last year we bought a decoy, used for spearing, and there’s a pic and some interesting info in the comments on this post<\/a>, if you’re interested. We bought these from the same carver<\/a> as last year; he seems to win lots of ribbons for his work.
<\/span>\"\"<\/a>There was an <\/span>article in our local paper<\/span><\/a> today about the decoy show and reading it, I had to stop to wonder if the author was at the same show as my husband and I. It was made to sound like little more than a gathering of gun-toting rednecks! Sure, the taxidermists were there, but it seems to me the reporter totally missed the point. Maybe I turn my head too easily away from the hunting aspect of the show, but that is part of the heritage of the bay region. For all that I might find distasteful about it, I can think of plenty of less wholesome activities people can get wrapped up with.<\/p>\n

Anyway, back to the fish – aren’t they nice?<\/p>\n

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