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all have milestones in both our personal and professional lives. SKA members will always remember the first time they finished in the money or took first place in an event. A fifty- or sixty-pounder caught in a tournament won’t soon be forgotten. And earning the title of National Champion or Angler of the Year will not only cement your place in angling history, but also give you lifetime bragging rights. Any of these accomplishments can land you a spot on the cover of SKA’s Angler magazine, which leads to a personal milestone of my own: May 2011 marks my 100th issue as your magazine director. Many of you have tenure with the SKA much longer than mine, but 100 issues seemed a good time to take a look back to honor the past and also to look forward to the future of your magazine. When I interviewed for this job back in 2002, Jack Holmes related how he and Deona would paste up the magazine the old fashioned way with galley set text and darkroom-shot halftones on boards using wax and border tape. Jack and I are kindred spirits—I grew up in my dad’s print shop doing paste-up the same way. Everything changes. Since the late 90s, Angler has been produced entirely on Apple computers. The software has changed over the years, but the days of paste-up are long gone. Some say print will be dead in the near future. May 2011 | ANGLER
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