Word: catching
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...either the temple or a tiny apartment in the ancient city -- as a base camp for his forays around Japan and into the Himalayas. Iyer's trips have provided grist for a book in progress and recent TIME stories on the Dalai Lama and Tokyo Disneyland. "I try to catch the inner stirrings of a country," he says. "Over the past year I observed the summer solstice in Iceland, attended the Wimbledon tennis matches and went to Cuba for Carnaval." Iyer, 31, can focus his attention on something as small as the comma, the subject of his essay in this...
...best event, the butterfly, requires exceptional power and stamina. But nobody on the Eastern seaboard, bigger or smaller, was able to catch...
...catch is a testament to modern technology, but it is hardly unique. Over the long Memorial Day weekend, many of America's 54 million anglers headed for the nearest river, lake or bay armed with depth finders, pH meters and computerized tackle. The history of fishing is a history of equipment, but with the advent of low-cost electronics, one of the world's most popular participatory sports has rapidly become its most high tech. "Fishermen are looking for every advantage they can get," says Robert Sullivan, a salesman at Larry Smith Electronics in Riviera Beach, Fla. "They are saying...
...various depths help locate acidity "clines," or layers, where fish are apt to feed. Lake Systems Division's $630 Multi-C-Lector, in addition to measuring temperature and pH, also detects water clarity clines, using an underwater light meter. It then suggests which color lures are most likely to catch a fish...
...everyone agrees. Many anglers view fishing as an exercise in applied natural history and take pride in their ability to read fish behavior by such signs as the turn of the tide or the flocking patterns of seabirds. Anybody who cares to can still catch fish without all the new equipment. People have been doing it for centuries...