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Life in the
Slow Lane

Angling results in a precious catch

Joe Potter

Fishing – or angling as some call it – is one of my most enjoyable pastimes. As a Florida native – born and raised in Fort Myers – I have had ample opportunities over the years to fish. I got away from that hobby when I moved to Indiana in the 1980s, but resumed fishing in the 1990s following treatment for throat cancer. I never anticipated getting throat cancer because I had never used any forms of tobacco products. But that’s another story.
There have been some memorable catches over the years, including:
• a 10-pound sand shark (off the Old Edison Bridge over the Caloosahatchee River in Fort Myers in the 1970s) and
• a large catfish (off a dock on Sylvan Lake, Rome City, Ind., in the 1990s).
But I didn’t have to leave my home in Driftwood to make the most precious catch of all.
My wedding band slipped off my finger because of weight I have lost through healthy living. The ring went down the sink, and I thought it had been lost. Or at least it would be a costly proposition to retrieve it, considering I expected to have to call a plumber....for more on this story subscribe

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