Download or read book Chasing Records written by Robert Cunningham and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-03-08 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For most anglers, catching a world-record fish is something they can only fantasize about. "Maybe," the angler thinks, "I'll get lucky." But if the reason you fish is to catch world-record fish, then luck is only a very small part of it, as Robert Cunningham has learned in the course of a long quest during which he has caught fifty-seven world-record fish, as certified by the International Game Fish Association (IGFA). Cunningham's pursuit of record fish began on the remote and austere Chandeleur Islands off the Louisiana coast, which he reached flying his own seaplane, and where he chased and landed several world-record redfish. Cunningham then moved offshore, where he took record cobia and dolphin on both conventional tackle with a fly rod, and set an astonishing eleven world records in one year. Cunningham has caught record fish in the sloughs of the Mobile River Delta, the interior lakes of the Bahamas, and along tide rips more than one hundred miles offshore in the Gulf of Mexico. He has fought potential world-record fish for eight hours, only to lose them at boatside, and then gone back for more, and along the way, learned all manner of angling skills as well as the ability to shake off the (literal) bad breaks. His account of one angler's obsession is full of humor, disappointment, and triumph.
Download or read book The Anglers Record written by Leeds and District Amalgamated Society of Anglers and published by . This book was released on 1897 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Big written by Mike Rivkin and published by Artisan Books. This book was released on 2008-11-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ford and Rivkin present the stories of the 50 most incredible record fish catches from around the world. Illustrated.
Download or read book Lords of the Fly written by Monte Burke and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2020-09-01 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the bestselling author of Saban, 4th and Goal, and Sowbelly comes the thrilling, untold story of the quest for the world record tarpon on a fly rod—a tale that reveals as much about Man as it does about the fish. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, something unique happened in the quiet little town on the west coast of Florida known as Homosassa. The best fly anglers in the world—Lefty Kreh, Stu Apte, Ted Williams, Tom Evans, Billy Pate and others—all gathered together to chase the same Holy Grail: The world record for the world’s most glamorous and sought-after fly rod species, the tarpon. The anglers would meet each morning for breakfast. They would compete out on the water during the day, eat dinner together at night, socialize and party. Some harder than others. The world record fell nearly every year. But records weren’t the only things that were broken. Hooks, lines, rods, reels, hearts and marriages didn’t survive, either. The egos involved made the atmosphere electric. The difficulty of the quest made it legitimate. The drugs and romantic entaglements that were swept in with the tide would finally make it all veer out of control. It was a confluence of people and place that had never happened before in the world of fishing and will never happen again. It was a collision of the top anglers and the top species of fish which would lead to smashed lives for nearly all involved, man and fish alike. In Lords of the Fly, Burke, an obsessed tarpon fly angler himself, delves into this incredible moment. He examines the growing popularity of the tarpon, an amazing fish has been around for 50 million years, can live to 80 years old and can grow to 300 pounds in weight. It is a massive, leaping, bullet train of a fish. When hooked in shallow water, it produces “immediate unreality,” as the late poet and tarpon obsessive, Richard Brautigan, once described it. Burke also chronicles the heartbreaking destruction that exists as a result—brought on by greed, environmental degradation and the shenanigans of a notorious Miami gangster—and how all of it has shaped our contemporary fishery. Filled with larger-than-life characters and vivid prose, Lords of the Fly is not only a must read for anglers of all stripes, but also for those interested in the desperate yearning of the human condition.
Download or read book The Art of Fishing for Records written by Barry Osborn and published by . This book was released on 2023-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Art of Fishing for Records provides stories, secrets, and strategies from Barry Osborn, an expert angler with hundreds of fishing records. Barry has a Master's degree in Wildlife and Fisheries Science and has spent his career working to protect the aquatic resource. In addition to conventional fishing techniques, Barry enjoys exploring unconventional fishing techniques including the pole and line no reel (Plnor) method, fly fishing, handline fishing, and using a bow and arrow. Benefit from Barry's experience and learn how to plan, research, and master fishing methods to achieve record success!
Download or read book The Angler s Note book and Naturalist s Record written by and published by . This book was released on 1888 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Angler s Note book and Naturalists Record written by and published by . This book was released on 1888 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Sowbelly written by Monte Burke and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2006-02-28 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1932, a farmer named George Washington Perry decided it was too rainy to plow and went fishing. That day, George landed the largest largemouth ever recorded—twenty-two pounds four ounces. The fish has inspired and frustrated hundreds of anglers for decades. They’ve dedicated their lives to the pursuit of “Sowbelly”—a nearly mythical fish, whose swinelike girth holds the key to their dreams. From an L.A. cop who came within ounces of besting the record to an Alabaman who has lost his marriage and his daughter to this pursuit, Burke takes readers along for the ride in this legendary race.
Download or read book Body of Water written by Chris Dombrowski and published by Milkweed Editions. This book was released on 2016-09-19 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A poet’s memoir of taking an unplanned trip to the Bahamas and meeting a fishing guide who changed his life: “A splendid book.”—Jim Harrison in The New York Times Book Review Chris Dombrowski, a poet and passionate fly-fisher, had a second child on the way and an income hovering perilously close to zero when he received a miraculous email: can’t go, it’s all paid for, just book a flight to Miami. Thus began a journey that would eventually lead to the Bahamas and to David Pinder, a legendary bonefishing guide. Bonefish are prized for their elusiveness and their tenacity. And no one was better at hunting them than Pinder, a Bahamian whose accuracy and patience were virtuosic. He knows what the fish think, said one fisherman, before they think it. By the time Dombrowski meets him, though, Pinder has been abandoned by the industry he helped build. With cataracts from a lifetime of staring at the water and a tiny severance package after forty years of service, he watches as the world of his beloved bonefish is degraded by tourists he himself did so much to attract. But as Pinder’s stories unfold, Dombrowski discovers a profound integrity and wisdom in the bonefishing guide’s life. “A poet and Montana-based fly-fishing guide recounts his trip to the Bahamas, where he met an aging guide who taught him about fish and life…loosely links reflections on his experiences catching and releasing bonefish, the history and geography of the Bahamas, the construction of fishing rods, stories he has told his children, and the difference between fishing or hunting for sport and for dinner.”—Kirkus Reviews “Thematically complex, finely wrought, and profoundly life-affirming.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)
Download or read book The Anglers Record written by Leeds and District Amalgamated Society of Anglers and published by . This book was released on 1899 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Knot It written by John Sherry and published by Workman. This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Master 100 essential outdoor knots with help from John Sherry, the world's leading knot-tying educator! Based on the wildly successful Pro-Knot cards and Sherry's own NetKnots.com website, Knot It! is an unprecedented resource for novices and masters alike. Full-color pages clearly illustrate knot-tying instructions for 100 must-learn knots, plus clever uses and other essential information. The hardcover book also comes with a set of John's coveted 1,000,000-copy selling Pro-Knot cards: 5 waterproof, vinyl, quick-reference cards you can take literally anywhere! Knot It! also includes a length of high-grade paracord rope to practice with.
Download or read book Men Have Feelings Too Sometimes We Feel Like Going Fishing Fishing Record Book written by Bowes Fishing and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2019-01-05 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Men Have Feelings Too Sometimes We Feel Like Going Fishing! A fishing log that is the perfect gift for any angler, fishing lover or fisherman! Fishing Log Book Features: 6"x9" dimensions - Designed to easily slip in a backpack or to be used on the go! 104 fishing log pages, enough for 2 trips each week for a year! Space for your trip date, location, time, fishing partners, weather conditions & water conditions Space for your fish catch time, type, bait/lure, weight & length! Beautifully designed 'Men Have Feelings Too Sometimes We Feel Like Going Fishing' cover! Makes a great fishing lovers christmas gift or birthday gift for an angler or fisherman!
Download or read book Giant Salmon written by Fred Buller and published by Firefly Books Limited. This book was released on 2008 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The product of 4 decades of research, this well-illustrated book traces the biggest Atlantic salmon ever caught on a fly. Using interviews, correspondence, published accounts, archival photographs, maps, this is a unique record of a disappearing fish.
Download or read book Fishing Log Book written by Sporting Books and published by . This book was released on 2019-07-25 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fishing Log Book;- An invaluable tool for anglers. This 6" x 9" book has 120 pages packed full of prompted record pages that will help fishermen to get the best out of their sport. Using this notebook to jot down not only what they caught but also how, when and where, such as the date, time, location, lunar phase, wind & weather, lures or bait used, rigs, and species This information can then be used to improve fishing skills by learning from both the successful trips as well as the failures. This is the perfect record book for both salt and cold water fishing.
Download or read book The Anglers Record Volume 1 written by Leeds and District Amalgamated Society O and published by Palala Press. This book was released on 2015-12-07 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book Angler s Fish Catch Log written by Steve Staddordson and published by . This book was released on 2019-09-11 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Keep track of every fish you catch with this fishing log book. Record the species, date and time, length, weight, bait or lure used, and location of each catch. There is also ample space to take notes. This book is a great tool to help you improve your fishing skills as well as keep the memories alive of your best catches. The 6x9 inch size is perfect for throwing in your tackle box. With space for 800 individual fish, this book is sure to last a long time even for the most avid fisherman. Features: - Track up to 800 catches - Record date, time, species, length, weight, location, and bait or lure used - Plenty of space to take additional notes - 6x9 inch size is perfect for the tackle box
Download or read book The Clown Egg Register written by Luke Stephenson and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2018-03-20 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Step right up for the Greatest Book on Earth! For more than 70 years, Clowns International—the oldest established clowning organization—has been painting the faces of its members on eggs. Each one is a record of a clown's unique identity, preserving the unwritten rule that no clown should copy another's look. This mesmerizing volume collects more than 150 of these portraits, from 1946 to the modern day, accompanied by short personal histories of many of the clowns. Here are Tricky Nicky, Taffy, Bobo, Sammy Sunshine, the legendary Emmett Kelly, and Jolly Jack, clowning since 1977 and still performing today with a penguin puppet named Biscuit. A treasure just like the eggs it enshrines, The Clown Egg Register is an extraordinary archive of images and lives of the men and women behind the make-up.
