A random moment from the weekend bike ride (the Fleche Velocio), a stop at Moskowite Corner, a store and bar at the junction of Highway 121 (from Napa) and 128 (from Winters, and running out to the coast near Navarro in Mendocino County; the word “bait” is in big letters so people going to fish at Lake Berryessa can read it as they motor past). The store’s a convenient place to stop, but doesn’t always offer the friendliest reception to cyclists; I’ve been yelled at in the bar for daring to venture onto the local highways. No yelling on Saturday, though. Just a quick break, then back on the road to Calistoga and Healdsburg.
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In Louisiana, where the fishing is much more serious, they dispense with the “We carry” and just erect gigantic, sometimes flashing neon signs that say BAIT.
I’ve never needed bait though I remember going fishing as a kid and not like the finding worms part of it. So I guess if you can afford store-bought bait, it’s good to know where to buy it.
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Rob: BAIT, one word, in lights, is definitely the way to go. It’s a declaration that a known need can be supplied instead of an answer to an unasked question.
Or something.