On a warm summer day, when he usually would not be fishing - and on a part of the Illinois River where commercial fishing is normally illegal - Isaak and his fellow fisherman are casting their nets to drive the Asian Carp out of the water.

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It's a dream of changing the tradition, of having that individual voice added to the tradition, to have it become part of the official heritage and yet at odds with it, casting a different light back.

这是试图改变传统的梦想，试图在传统中,加入自己的声音，让其成为官方遗产的一部分,尽管格格不入，在后面投入一片不一样的光亮。

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