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Stray Cast: Sox & hoggin’ catfish

By  Sun-Times Wire
   
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It only seems apt to run the Stray Cast here.

After all, this Web log is named for the Stray Cast, which has snapped off the end of the outdoors column in the Sun-Times on Wednesdays since April 2, 2003.

Here’s today’s:

The White Sox’ season reminds me of hoggin’ channel catfish on Rend Lake: Every time I thought I had a grip on one, it bit down, forcing me to jerk back my hand, shredded and bloodied.

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