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  <detail>&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;You gain strenght, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really look fear in the face&amp;quot;: Eleanor Roosevelt.&amp;nbsp; I was in the WTC-1 when the first plane hit.&amp;nbsp; As a former Marine, I&amp;#39;d been taught how not to panic and to quickly access what was going on.&amp;nbsp; After walking down 39 flights of smoke-filled stairs I stood outside watching the unspeakable. Like all of us, 9-11 changed my life...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;As a little boy I grew up on Cape Cod fishing.&amp;nbsp; I&amp;#39;d always wanted to start a business I love, and fishing-related would do it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In 2006 I started LOCAL HOOKER RODS.&amp;nbsp; A custom, high-end, built in New England fishing rod manufacturer.&amp;nbsp; In two years I have gone from 0 to over 600 rods.&amp;nbsp; I have gained a reputation as one of the finest fishing rods available.&amp;nbsp; I&amp;#39;m bringing the pride and &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;built-in-the-USA&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt; back here to New England.&amp;nbsp; I&amp;#39;ve got a patent-pending on a unique way to build a rod, and I&amp;#39;m working on another device I can&amp;#39;t go into here, but will revolutionize how rods are built.&amp;nbsp; My tag line is: &lt;strong&gt;GET BENT&lt;/strong&gt; (as in bending rods)&amp;nbsp; My first series of rods are the Mistress Series, I just started the Pro Series this year.&amp;nbsp; I&amp;#39;ve got a pink rod for the ladies too!&amp;nbsp; Yes, there are a LOT of serious female anglers!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I am looking to build LOCAL HOOKER RODS and hire between 6-8 &amp;quot;HOOKERS&amp;quot; within the next 12-18 months.&amp;nbsp; In addition to the rods, I have a great line of LOCAL HOOKER RODS apparel (hats, t-shirts, sweat-shirts, etc...) The LOCAL HOOKER Cook Book almost complete now.&amp;nbsp; I am working on building the brand: LOCAL HOOKER.&amp;nbsp; Soon it will be the Good Housekeeping seal of approval for fishing/outdoor gear and equipment.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;To see a video clip of some shark fishing, go to www.localhookerrods.com and watch the sharkin video...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Thanks for taking the time!&amp;nbsp; And if you fish: go GET BENT!&amp;nbsp; Bob...&lt;/p&gt;</detail>
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