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I couldn't afford the creel deal, so I had to settle for a funny hat

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From: The Independent on Sunday
Date: 20071111
Author:Keith Elliott

Fishing Lines

So much for my dreams of acquiring a piece of Zane Grey memorabilia. Having travelledall the way to Boston, hopingto pick up some knick-knacks from the famous fisherman's estate, I ended up with nothing. Unfortunately, several thousand others with a lot more money turned up to the auction with the same intention.

I didn't really want Zane's leather trousers, which appear in so many of his pictures. Good job: they sold for $8,750 (4,175). And goodness knows what my wife, Riva, would have said if I had forked out $19,500 for his rather battered personal pennant, sporting the ...

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