In no time the store was the hub of the largest sports fishing emporium in the South, and wealthy sportsmen paid top prices for lures tested where trophy fish swam: Jay’s gar ponds
One day, a wealthy gar pond patron asked the gar men which lures gars preferred above all others. Since Junior was an expert whittler and carved lures to catch any kind of fish, he opened a huge tackle box, and said, “I’ve got quite an array of jigs, crank baits, spoons, spinners, and top-water lures that I’ve whittled to perfection over the years to catch whatever kind of fish for which I was angling.”
The fisherman gasped, “Jumping Jehoshaphat, Junior! I have never seen such perfectly crafted lures. I will pay whatever you ask for a few of them, especially the ones that are deadliest on gars.” With his moneymaking mind clicking, Junior said, “Here, try this one,” as the angler pulled a wad of greenbacks from his wallet. “It is called the Extraordinary Orange Omnipotent Obliterator, and I have landed gars weighing up to 100 pounds with it.” The man didn’t even bother to count the bills as he handed them over and galloped away to the ponds.
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