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Fins

What fish use to steer with


By Martin Joergensen (ed.), additional photos by Henning Eskol, Steve Schweitzer, Kasper Mühlbach, Lars Persson, Ken Bonde Larsen and Bob Petti.

 Tails  Fins  Heads 
Fins come in all shapes and colors, and the selection below only just tries to illustrate their variety.


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From: Martin Joergensen · martin·at·globalflyfisher.com  Link
Submitted September 3rd 2005

Percas,

Thanks! Very kind of you!

Martin


From: percas · percas·at·gates.sk  Link
Submitted September 3rd 2005

Martin, Kasper & Henning you are very good photographers, when I look at your photos...good light..:-)



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