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Ernest Hemingway, honorary Vice President of the IGFA,

                                                            poses with his children after a successful day of fishing.
                                                            Hemingway bought his legendary Wheeler Playmate in

                                                            1934, and from then on he did nearly all of his fishing
                                                            from the 38-footer. Built of cedar planking over black oak
                                                            frames, Pilar cost $7,500 new and became a platform for

                                                            both adventure and fishing innovation.


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