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Entries in Books (73)

Monday
Oct202014

The compass of my soul has always pointed to the ocean....

...the magnetism nowhere stronger than Madaket Harbor in the spring when the stripers cruised the shallow flats.

Matt Reinemo is running a fly giveaway contest to help spread the good word about his book. Compass of My Soul is a great read so pick up a copy and you could also possibly score some of Matt's signature flies.

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Thursday
Oct022014

It's true I tell ya....

Here are Remarkable Catches—like the time Billy Sandifer caught a 1,000-pound tiger shark in the surf (he released it after nabbing a souvenir tooth). Grueling Battles—like Bob Ploeger’s record-breaking 37-hour fight with a Pacific salmon. Hilarious Feats of Bravery, like the exploits of Matt Watson, who leapt out of a helicopter to land on the back of a marlin. And, in what can only be considered poetic justice, Shocking Acts of Fish Aggression, like Mitchell Lee Franklin’s visit to the emergency room with a 5-pound catfish attached to his chest via an impaled dorsal fin. Includes illustrations, photos, and links to videos on the author’s website.

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Monday
Jun022014

There once was a fisherman from Nantucket......

Fishing was Matt Reinemo’s top priority. Then, in quick succession, he fell in love with a non-fishing woman, got married, and became a father. Now along with his tackle box, he juggles a diaper bag. In Compass of My Soul, Reinemo searches for striped bass and peace of mind on the flats of his beloved Nantucket Island, suffers through luxury during a fishless weekend at a bed and breakfast, chases marlin offshore, and fights a losing battle to control the size and scope of a birthday party at home. Through remembrances of his own upbringing in things piscatorial, fishing adventures in Florida, the Bahamas, the Caribbean, and Costa Rica, and having observed countless fathers fish with sons in his years as a guide, Reinemo considers what it means to be a good fishing father, and somewhere along the way, a great dad.

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I'm a few chapters into Matt's book and so far it's a really great read.

Tuesday
May202014

Fly Tying with Common Household Materials

Thursday
May082014

An Angler Looks at 50

To celebrate his upcoming 50th birthday, Tosh Brown is releasing a new fly-fishing book in July that follows a wobbly timeline of fish, people, and places that he's encountered over the years. 

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In the meantime Tosh is looking for some old geezer jokes.

Thursday
Apr032014

‘The Full Moon Beckons Like a Crack Pipe'

"This is an eye-opening account of the black market striped bass industry, and a vivid portrayal of one man's fishing addiction that contributed to it. With chapters like 'The Full Moon Beckons Like a Crack Pipe,' the reader is drawn into the world of obsessive striped bass fishing and this angler's eventual descent into the underground market to support the ever-growing expenses of his fishing habit. But it's the Striped Bass as a species that suffer the most, as stocks are - once again - pushed into decline." --John Skinner, Noreast.com, author of "A Season on the Edge"

LINK (via:Stripers Forever)