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I was cleaning through some of the stuff may dad left when they moved and found this...
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I don't know if any of you read the article in Florida SPortsman a few months ago about the development of these kits.
The article is titled Miami Anglers Helped Save the World Live-saving tackle and skills helped turn the tide of World War II.
By Mike Rivkin
Its about half way down this link
http://www.floridasportsman.com/feature ... i_fishing/

My dad was not in WWII so it was probably one of his brothers....
Just thought it was cool and wanted to share.
Here is a link to all the pages- I scanned them to save a copy.
http://picasaweb.google.com/BevisPhotos/FishingGuide
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That is awesome Bman. I read that article when that issue came out and thought to myself that it would be cool to actually get my hands on a kit. This looks like a manual from one of the smaller kits. What branch of the military where your uncles/uncle in? This looks like Navy or Air Force Pilot to me.

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One flew B-29's... I'm guessing the booklet was his.
The other was a flight instructor.

My dad was about 10 years younger than they were- a surprise baby.
Too young for WWII too old for Korea.
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Good Stuff!

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awesome Barry. The text is pretty interesting...but makes you wonder about the info given to our military men.

tie a piece of flannel or a piece of wood to hook to imitate a struggling minnow...those fish must not have seen the same pressure as the fish out of St. Marks.

I liked the last paragraph as well..."Native tribes live for generation in the open air...you can too." :roll:
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