Former. Quit years ago.
For fishing, burley in a cob is hard to beat. Get a Missouri Meerschaum, tamp full of Prince Albert or Carter Hall or Sir Walter Raleigh, fish away. If you drop it in the water, you aren't out anything. Watch out for a lot of the other drugstore brands - most others are gooped up with syrupy flavorings and humectants, and will fry your tongue.
Trying to quit cigarettes? Strong blends are your huckleberry. Look for English Lake District blends from Samuel Gawith and Gawith & Hoggarth. Quite a few of their blends are nicotine bombs and will help keep you from going insane for a cig. Samuel Gawith 1792 was a favorite.
I was never a huge fan of latakia blends or Virginia blends, but I'd you want to explore those I would take a look at offerings from Gregory L. Pease.
