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Fishing with a Fire Extinguisher? We Check Out Powerlining in Chicago
Mar 29, 2021
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Evan Garcia
This time of year at Montrose Harbor, you’ll see people lining the lakefront with fire extinguishers — but they’re not putting out flames, they’re fishing. Powerlining is a unique fishing style with local roots.
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