Thwarted Again: The Permit Curse

“After complaining about my failure on Facebook, I received a novel suggestion from accomplished hunter/angler Jorge Gutierrez: consult a Santeria priest to eliminate the permit curse. Not a bad idea — and the resulting chicken feathers could be used to tie some more permit flies.” Susan Cocking says she’s developed a hit list that includes anglers who catch permit while eating lunch and those that have caught them on tarpon flies. In the Miami Herald. (Thanks to reader Chris Miller for this link.)