Basking in bass

Regarding “Cheddar-Flavor Plastic Lure, Please� [May 3]: Bass fishing is one of the simplest and most satisfying pleasures left in the world. Many thanks for justifying my habit to my husband.

Ketta Brown

Laguna Beach

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Orin Starn’s article was beautifully written, but please let him know that you can actually fly fish for bass. On a fly-fishing trip yesterday, I caught five bass, two sunfish and one 5-pound catfish without using one “garish oversized lure.�

Blair Mathieson

Mission Viejo