I Married Her So She Wouldn’t Leave Me

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A man with a difficult childhood marries a woman out of fear of abandonment.

The Humble Fish Hook

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Fishing, like sex and golf, is another thing you don’t have to be good at to enjoy.

Learning How to Grow

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After a stroke, Bryce Emley’s father suffers permanent physical and mental impairment, but the cruelest effect has been the damage to his manhood.

A Cloak, a Scythe, and Sweet Halloween Revenge

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After a viewing of Children of the Corn, Joanna Schroeder and her dad hatch a plan to scare the living shit out of her older brother and his friends in true Halloween fashion.

Paid to Stay out of the Way

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Most boys learn to be a “real man” from their dad. Mine paid me to stay out of his way.

10 Things Dads Love To Do With Their Sons

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Fathers and sons share a special bond. Here a few ways that gets expressed.

“Why would a little girl need a pink fishing rod to like fishing? Haven’t we forced enough on our girls?”

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This is a comment by Ric E on the post “Our words influence the way we look at the world. For example: calling pink a ‘girly’ color.”

Shark Week: Close Encounters With Jeff Kurr

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Discovery Channel Shark Week producer and shark expert Jeff Kurr has more advice for finding—and avoiding—close encounters of the shark kind on your summer vacation.

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Dear John: Happy Birthday to Whom, Exactly?

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This week, Dear John addresses surprise implants, nanny crushes, and collegiate cheating.

“If men want to teach their kids survival traits that’s fine, but don’t teach them those are what MAKE men.”

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This is a comment by Kaleb Blake on the post “Poll: Why is Our Society Obsessed with Modern Men and Manliness?”

Best Fishing Video Ever! Spoiler: Cameo by Giant Shark

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WTH!? That scared the crap out of me!

A Gay Cowboy’s First Castro Pride

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One gay cowboy’s mind is opened by the diversity of celebrants at the 1987 San Francisco Gay Pride parade.

The Road Diary of a Stay at Home Dad

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Don’t pity stay at home dad Jeff Bogle: he manages to get away a few times a year.

News: It’s Komplicated on Sunday Morning Live, Today at 10AM PST [@isidra]

Before going fishing for the season finale on our webcast, It’s Komplicated appears on the popular web radio show.

Heddon Lucky 13

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“Guilty? I asked and squinted, held my hand over my eyes, shielding the sun. I decided his lips were loamy; full and dirty.” By Shelagh Power-Chopra

Losing Grandpa

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After 20 years sober, Kase Johnstun’s grandfather fell off the wagon during a fishing trip in Alaska. He never got back on.

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