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08/03/2007: "Eye Candy Says "Check Your Equipment""
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Note: I picked the topic of "Equipment Failure" for this week's Eye Candy well in advance of Wednesday's tragic example in Minneapolis. Even I'm not that much of an asshole. However, rather than cancel the entry, I will instead dedicate it to all of those hard working rescue workers, who right about now could really use a little distraction ...
They say a craftsman never blames his tools, and yet we often see people try to do just that. It's no different in fishing. Every day here at the SCMO Home Office, we get reports of people fighting a big fish only to have their pole snap or their reel fail - most often with catastrophic results.
Now, I could lecture you about reel maintenance or how to determine if a pole has been compromised, but I'd get about two sentences into that topic before you nodded off - and I couldn't blame you. Not exactly the most riveting topic. So instead, let's put it into terms we can all understand - and will remember.
Check out our Eye Candy friend here. She's pretty hot, isn't she. She did her time working out to get that bikini body in time for summer, and she's picked out just the right suit to insure a memorable day at the beach. Unfortunately, just when the paparazzi arrive to capture the moment - oh, no ... equipment failure and a nipple makes a run for it! It's a memorable photo, all right - for all the wrong reasons!
The next time you're getting ready to set out in search of that once-in-a-lifetime billfish, remember our friend and her escaping nipple. You want your trip to be memorable for the achievement, not the failure, so take the time to make sure your equipment is prepared and up to the challenge.
Another public service message from your friends at SCMO ... 
