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Posted: 8/4/2023 5:52:48 PM EST
[#1]
Someone’s trying too hard. Take some time off…..
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Posted: 8/4/2023 5:55:19 PM EST
[#2]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Someone’s trying too hard. Take some time off….. I hit the road tomorrow |
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Posted: 8/4/2023 6:02:58 PM EST
[#3]
After I went saltwater fishing, I never went back... But now I don't even saltwater fish any more. I used to be a spaz, repetitively casting trying to hook onto a and immediately jerk a largemouth bass.
Once I switched to set it and forget it saltwater fishing, I enjoyed that much more and the fish are a much better fight pound for pound. Just make sure you really secure your rod and you set your drag light so you don't lose everything, lol. |
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Posted: 8/4/2023 6:03:46 PM EST
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I retired at 50. I go fishing, shooting, and hunting, kind of in that order. Pretty much it. Terribly difficult I know.
Tuna are about 50 miles off the OR/WA coast. A bit closer and it is time to go chase them. Amazing fun. Buoy 10 for chinook and coho salmon is just starting up now, gets better in a week or two. Kind of a cluster due to the thousands of people all fishing the Columbia and the bar, but still fun most of the time. Fall salmon on the Columbia itself peaks late August/early Sept. More relaxing to fish on anchor and just relax in between fish. So anyhow- Shit is about to get busy as hell for me again. Biggest fish I ever caught was a 10 foot long sturgeon- on my salmon gear. Approx 400 lb fish, on 40 lb leader. Talk about an epic battle… Fishing is serious business for us. No alcohol or other stupidity allowed on my boat. Don’t need to be drunk to have fun. Freezers are always full of salmon, tuna, and elk, a bit of sturgeon and razor clams as well. If you don’t enjoy it, you are just doing it wrong I guess! |
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Posted: 8/4/2023 6:08:50 PM EST
[#5]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I'm not here posting fishing is awful, I'm posing the question for people to explain why the enjoy it so much ......... I fish. A LOT. I've asked fellow fishing addicts the same question countless times: why do we fish? I have yet to find someone that has a convincing answer but I keep hoping that someone can put it into words. |
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Posted: 8/4/2023 6:12:17 PM EST
[#6]
@Narphenal
Asking why people like to fish is a totally valid question. Saying fishing is over rated is fighting words. Start a poll. Ask how many feel it’s over rated. Why I like fishing: The trout up here taste like steelhead. Steelhead are expensive. I like steelhead. Inexpensive natural fish that I like is a win win. I read books while fishing. I like books. If there’s no time to read that’s great. My wife likes to fish and sometimes does it in a bikini. I like my wife. I like the view while fishing by my property. I like teaching my nieces and nephews to fish. Catching a 6 pound fish on 4 pound test gives me a sense of accomplishment. I like having a sense of accomplishment. I smoke some of the fish I catch. I make smoked fish dip with dill and sour cream. I like smoked fish dip and especially dill. My wife likes to back pack so we back pack up to rivers to fish. I like back packing, fishing and my wife, especially when she does it in a bikini. Sometimes I have a cigar when fishing to keep skeeters away. I like cigars. Sometimes I even reply to threads about fishing, when I’m fishing, because I like threads about fishing.  Attached FileThe cookie sheet is 24” wide  Attached File |
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Posted: 8/4/2023 6:17:24 PM EST
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I enjoy saltwater fly fishing. It really isn’t about catching the fish. . . I enjoy the international travel, fly tying, fly casting, and camaraderie that it provides. You also meet some really neat people along the way. We’re catch and release for the most part. . .that helps preserve the fishery and gives others the opportunity to have fun too:
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Posted: 8/4/2023 8:22:32 PM EST
[#8]
Quote Historythats a large smally 
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Posted: 8/4/2023 8:23:37 PM EST
[#9]
Fishing is life.
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Posted: 8/4/2023 8:26:17 PM EST
[#10]
For the next week, I will mostly eat what we catch.
It will be glorious. |
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Posted: 8/4/2023 8:26:27 PM EST
[#11]
You shouldn’t understand it if it’s not your thing. Like how I view golfing or watching sports regularly. Glad others like it, but not my cup.
I love watching the weather patterns and river cfs charts. Finding a good day and ditching work to get on the water for a crisp fall or winter morning. Float my kayak downstream and target fiesty river smallmouth. I am not enthused as I once was chasing fish alll year round. The fall and winter still get me though. |
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Posted: 8/4/2023 8:31:21 PM EST
[#12]
Quoted: I fish. A LOT. I've asked fellow fishing addicts the same question countless times: why do we fish? I have yet to find someone that has a convincing answer but I keep hoping that someone can put it into words. I've come to the point where I believe fishing is not all about the fish, but the journey we take to find them. |
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Posted: 8/4/2023 8:34:05 PM EST
[#13]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I love fishing and I love taking my son fishing he is excited for anything big or small. I’m usually catching the bass but he still wants all the pictures https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/278107/IMG_7584_jpeg-2908236.JPG https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/278107/IMG_7585_jpeg-2908237.JPG https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/278107/IMG_7542_jpeg-2908239.JPG https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/278107/IMG_7539_jpeg-2908241.JPG https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/278107/IMG_7225_jpeg-2908243.JPG Bravo man. That young man will be fishing all his life and loving it. |
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Posted: 8/4/2023 8:34:23 PM EST
[#14]
Would be more popular if you could catch an Angus.
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Posted: 8/4/2023 8:34:58 PM EST
[#15]
Can't explain it. Just something that draws me in. I love everything about it. There's not much else that I'd rather do.
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Posted: 8/4/2023 8:35:08 PM EST
[#16]
Quote HistoryQuoted: You're outside in a beautiful place. You have something to do, so you don't feel like you're just staring at a tree for hours. You are physically incapable of doing chores around the house while engaged in the activity. You can turn off your phone and pretend you couldn't get cell coverage. You often get to hang with 1 or more good friends or family members. But your friends and family are expected to keep their traps shut for the most part, so you can enjoy the peace and quiet. Other people are supposed to stay away from you. You get the occasional burst of excitement/adrenaline/satisfaction as you catch something. If you do it right you get to eat extra tasty food that night. You get to play with new gear and gadgets. Good description. Also what I like about dove hunting. |
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Posted: 8/4/2023 8:36:47 PM EST
[#17]
I’d fly fish everyday and never get bored of it.
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Posted: 8/4/2023 8:39:30 PM EST
[#18]
Quote HistoryQuoted: some people get...some people don't... https://scontent-yyz1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/358530357_10160583164447432_6459052617184481370_n.jpg?_nc_cat=111&cb=99be929b-3346023f&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=8bfeb9&_nc_ohc=QxVlY5mmxDUAX_E_5Z5&_nc_ht=scontent-yyz1-1.xx&oh=00_AfCxMRB5kfdCBmLYA61ZJXjN3PBMF6kUwUv0kfYuqI46tA&oe=64D241F8 https://scontent-yyz1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/350239617_200331439614550_4006871263006869817_n.jpg?_nc_cat=109&cb=99be929b-3346023f&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=8bfeb9&_nc_ohc=do8scWW0ewMAX_fOEkI&_nc_oc=AQmLY5GstrA5ClrfZmeG2o5rEWzR8gUlqmdd9KpUiL0eFr8ygwWqlprGUF9QG88IFCM&_nc_ht=scontent-yyz1-1.xx&oh=00_AfCs3l8G-d1Ttfa1XotIS_DRaBxPcGdisb4hMlezedIhBQ&oe=64D215F1 Others wear salt life shirts and take pictures of fish they caught. And then share those pictures. Some share pictures of fireworks, cause everyone wants to see pictures someone took of fireworks. Of course, not directed at you. That’s not a salt life shirt you have on. |
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Posted: 8/4/2023 8:45:22 PM EST
[#19]
Sundown last Monday.
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Posted: 8/4/2023 8:49:30 PM EST
[#20]
There are fishermen, then the are people who fish. The fishermen understand the drive and we tend to be a little off.
I fish almost every day, fly fishing is a perishable skill and I like to stay sharp. On a hard weekend I've fished for 18 hours straight covering prolly 3 miles of river fishing through the night and into the day. I fished like this every weekend for almost 2 years driven by something inside that made me chase them. My favorite fishing time is winter around 30 degrees out, maybe some snow. You wader up and get deep in the water so it insulates you. We fish at night chasing big brown trout in my favorite tail waters of MO in the pitch black darkness. It's very surreal and calming to be standing in the middle of the river alone in your thoughts and then getting smashed by a 30+ inch tank of a brown trout that can almost literally rip the rod out of your hands. It's the ultimate rush for me. I fish pretty much everywhere I go. I've caught trout in 14 different states, I love the salt too, and ocean fishing is different yet just as special. I've always been this way, caught my first fish at like 3 or 4 years old... grew up a river rat... |
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Posted: 8/4/2023 8:53:09 PM EST
[#21]
One of the best days of my life was the last time I got to go fishing with my dad. We absolutely slayed them that day. I wish I had that day back.
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Posted: 8/4/2023 8:56:12 PM EST
[#22]
I have always been fascinated by water, and the critters in it.
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Posted: 8/4/2023 9:05:16 PM EST
[#23]
I love offshore fishing and do it often. I love spearfishing even more. OP need to have his T checked.
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Posted: 8/4/2023 9:09:54 PM EST
[#24]
I can't understand how fishing is enjoyable either. It's similar to gardening as a hobby.
I think I liked it as a kid into my early teenage years, but being trapped on the boat for hours in the heat grew old pretty quick. My dad still likes to go fishing and so do both of my brothers. They go out maybe a couple times a year when they get the chance. I'm always welcome, but I'd rather stay home and stare at the walls than sit out in the heat all day while trying to stab a hook into a worm... To each their own though. I don't have a lot of manly things I enjoy doing though. I'm not into sports, I don't have any interest in cars or wrenching on them, I don't have any interest in hunting, I don't drink beer and I don't like steak.  And I think this is the first narphenal post that I'm in agreement with. |
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Posted: 8/4/2023 9:10:38 PM EST
[#25]
I don’t even care about actually catching the fish, in fact I’d probably be just as happy casting a weight instead of a lure. What I like is just being on the water, I find it relaxing. The fishing part of it just gives me justification for sitting out there.
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Posted: 8/4/2023 9:16:17 PM EST
[#26]
Fishing is life. I get up at 3 am Saturday and Sunday mornings to haul my kayak out into the water chasing smallmouth.
But seeing so many backward hat bro's in 130k bass boats I would agree with you. Fishing sucks, not worth it. Stay off the water. Its the best thing for everyone involved. |
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Posted: 8/4/2023 9:27:20 PM EST
[#27]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I live on a boat. I fish almost everyday. I don't give a fuck if you don't like what I like. I wish more people were like op and less like you lol we need less people hunting and fishing |
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Posted: 8/4/2023 9:30:19 PM EST
[#28]
Quote HistoryQuoted: There are fishermen, then the are people who fish. The fishermen understand the drive and we tend to be a little off. I fish almost every day, fly fishing is a perishable skill and I like to stay sharp. On a hard weekend I've fished for 18 hours straight covering prolly 3 miles of river fishing through the night and into the day. I fished like this every weekend for almost 2 years driven by something inside that made me chase them. My favorite fishing time is winter around 30 degrees out, maybe some snow. You wader up and get deep in the water so it insulates you. We fish at night chasing big brown trout in my favorite tail waters of MO in the pitch black darkness. It's very surreal and calming to be standing in the middle of the river alone in your thoughts and then getting smashed by a 30+ inch tank of a brown trout that can almost literally rip the rod out of your hands. It's the ultimate rush for me. I fish pretty much everywhere I go. I've caught trout in 14 different states, I love the salt too, and ocean fishing is different yet just as special. I've always been this way, caught my first fish at like 3 or 4 years old... grew up a river rat... You get it. Everyone else needs something to do while they drink, enjoy nature, think or post pictures to IG. That something happens to be fishing. But you are not those people. |
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Posted: 8/4/2023 9:33:56 PM EST
[#29]
I never cared for fishing. I don't think I've caught a fish. My wife had taken our kids fishing with guides* and my son likes to catch fish. I guess I'll have to take him.
*hey I was busy! |
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Posted: 8/4/2023 9:48:51 PM EST
[#30]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I have yet to find someone that has a convincing answer but I keep hoping that someone can put it into words. Quote HistoryQuoted: I have yet to find someone that has a convincing answer but I keep hoping that someone can put it into words. It's on page one. Quoted: It’s not what is there while fishing. It’s what is not there.  Attached File |
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Posted: 8/4/2023 10:42:41 PM EST
[#31]
You are right, do not fish. No one should fish.
Definitely do not fish anywhere near me if you see me fishing. |
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Posted: 8/4/2023 10:44:46 PM EST
[#32]
 Last cast of the day |
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Posted: 8/4/2023 10:46:32 PM EST
[#33]
Quote HistoryQuoted: You get it. Everyone else needs something to do while they drink, enjoy nature, think or post pictures to IG. That something happens to be fishing. But you are not those people.  I love drinking beer, and people are shocked when they find out I don't drink while I fish... it's counter productive to staying alive while wading in the dark in sub freezing temps in 45 degree water
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Posted: 8/4/2023 10:51:08 PM EST
[#34]
Just today, my dad and I went out and caught 6 king salmon, a silver, a couple black rockfish, then we pulled our subsistence halibut skate and caught 9 halibut.
This is how we fill our freezer, along with venison. Maybe you should stop trying to be an edgy MFer with your opinion because you come across as quite ignorant and stupid sometimes.  Attached File Attached File |
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Posted: 8/4/2023 10:56:00 PM EST
[#35]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I wish more people were like op and less like you lol we need less people hunting and fishing So then, be like OP and give it up, if you have that attitude. |
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Posted: 8/4/2023 11:02:51 PM EST
[#36]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Just today, my dad and I went out and caught 6 king salmon, a silver, a couple black rockfish, then we pulled our subsistence halibut skate and caught 9 halibut. This is how we fill our freezer, along with venison. Maybe you should stop trying to be an edgy MFer with your opinion because you come across as quite ignorant and stupid sometimes. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/171443/31BBB6C8-C14E-472B-9C45-2D177ABCE5DA_jpe-2908735.JPG https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/171443/85DAECAC-906B-4ED2-AF95-6C2BA706BCFF_jpe-2908736.JPG Love Halibut tacos. That's a lot of good eating right there. I make a cast iron blackened halibut in like 2 inch wide 4-5 inches long and about an inch thick. That for 1 taco. Purple cabbage , havarti cheese, with an avocado cilantro lime drizzle. |
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Posted: 8/4/2023 11:04:07 PM EST
[#37]
It's pretty damned boring, to be honest.
I'll do it to eat, but as a hobby I'd rather watch grass grow. |
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Posted: 8/4/2023 11:16:17 PM EST
[#38]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Love Halibut tacos. That's a lot of good eating right there. I make a cast iron blackened halibut in like 2 inch wide 4-5 inches long and about an inch thick. That for 1 taco. Purple cabbage , havarti cheese, with an avocado cilantro lime drizzle. Yeah, you have it figured out, lol. blackened rockfish is also delicious, |
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Posted: 8/4/2023 11:32:38 PM EST
[#39]
It would probably would have been easier to just say "I suck at fishing."
Now go start another Sig thread. |
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Posted: 8/4/2023 11:40:44 PM EST
[#40]
I actually loved commercial fishing as well. I hated the shore work part but it is what it is.
 Attached FileBack on my boat visiting my uncle  Attached FileSometimes I think about ways to work at sea but there's really nothing that I could do that wouldn't take me away from my family. |
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Posted: 8/4/2023 11:52:14 PM EST
[#41]
A lot of guys like spending money on cool shit. If I ever got into fishing, I think I'd pride myself on spending the least amount of money.
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Posted: 8/4/2023 11:58:39 PM EST
[#42]
I love eating fresh fish. I hate fishing. And I live in pretty much the fishing Capital of America.
I still do it, because all my buddies have boats, and they're like "Hey, let's go fishin'", and I'm like "K, sounds like a good excuse to get day drunk and sunburned." |
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Posted: 8/5/2023 12:05:34 AM EST
[#43]
I have a buddy who is deathly allergic to fish but loves fishing. Boat, ice whatever he’s on water with his giant rubber gloves on.. I think for him it’s the fishing and friendships he’s made along the way.
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Posted: 8/5/2023 12:20:28 AM EST
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Posted: 8/5/2023 12:26:38 AM EST
[#45]
It's an opportunity for peace and quiet, isolation.
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Posted: 8/5/2023 1:06:13 AM EST
[#46]
Trout I fish for cause it's close and I get to spend time with my dad.
For fun my brother and I head out for 3/4 days for tuna. Last year my PB went from 40lbs to 178. My office ate damn good for a few meals at least, my aunt had plans on coming out and she damn near ate 10 lbs on the first day! Between my brother and I we brought about 300lbs after processing back home. Striper can be fun if there's boiling fish and your chasing the boil catching fish after fish. |
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Posted: 8/5/2023 1:23:44 AM EST
[#47]
I enjoy fishing but it has been a long time. None of my family cares about the outdoors, fishing, or hunting. In my Senior year of High School, I skipped the Prom and took my Grandfather fishing. We had a ball. Catching salmon and going clam digging in Alaska was a dream come true experience. Duck hunting in ND was a blast too. Once the boys grew up they lost interest and going alone just didn't cut it anymore. We live about an hour from a reservoir but no wants to have fun. I talked about buying a small boat and the family had a fit. You'd think I was about to rob a bank.
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Posted: 8/5/2023 1:55:44 AM EST
[#48]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Mono main line, six foot of flouro lead, for the win! Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Bass fishing is the most amazing thing. Golf was invented for people that can't fish.  It's that subtle "thump" on your line or watching it run-off. Truly magical. I never get tired of it. Mono main line, six foot of flouro lead, for the win! As a fellow brother angler...you're missing out! Once you start using braid, you'll never want to use another line. Far superior to mono. No memory, incredible sensitivity, and smaller diameter. Just start with Power Pro. It's cheap and works well. Hi Viz 10-30lb to flouro leader. It's a game-changer. |
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Posted: 8/5/2023 4:03:31 AM EST
[#49]
ive been fishing with 22lr, 9mm, 223, 762x39 mostly. much more than ive ever used a fishing pole. to me fishing can certainly be boring going back to just using a pole. my parents never supervised anything much that i did as a child. they worked me on farm like an animal but supervision was few and far between.
ive seen 223 and 545 rounds nearly go thru my feet when wading in shallow water hunting schools of carp. the rounds point back at you and go in a u shape when hitting water for some reason. happens 100% of the time at most angles go try it youll see what i mean. one time ill never forget a carp was down the river bank about 1 foot deep and i aimed a few inches high and with only one shot of 763x39 was shot in half completely with a hungarian kassnar pre ban underfolder ak. most the time carp take half a mag to blow in half like that so how that one exploded is beyond me. |
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Posted: 8/5/2023 4:27:59 AM EST
[#50]
While I agree with most of your controversial post Mr. Narphenal; you're partially wrong on this topic.
I like to fly fish. I haven't been out in a few years but I like it nonetheless. It's an opportunity to walk away from my busy life for a moment to hike into a beautiful area, and be in the piece and quiet of nature. most fishing though, yeah it's lame as fuck |
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