 Author Name: Roy Rowan
Title: SURFCASTER'S QUEST
Binding: Paperback
Type: BOOK
Publisher: GLOBE PEQUOT ( THE LYONS PRESS
ISBN Number: 1592286658 / 9781592286652
Seller ID: 1596257
The author's evocations of fishing the turbulent seas surrounding Block Island. Seeking stripers, blues, & solitude at the edge of the surging sea. Describes habits of blues, stripers, bonito, & other gamefish & how to trick them into striking pieces of wood, plastic, & metal flung out from the shore. Courage, contemplation, solitude, religion, nature. 6x9 inches, 160 pgs.
'"Anyone who has never battled a bull bass all alone on a beach may not
understand the instinctual strand that binds humankind and fish."
So begins Surfcaster's Quest, Roy Rowan's evocations of fishing the turbulent seas surrounding Block Island. As this beautifully descriptive book points out, angling enthusiasts have maintained for centuries that fishing is not simply a sport but a religion.
Therefore, writes Rowan, surfcasters with their own devout followers comprise a special sect. They may be a less pious bunch than fly fishermen; but they are an adventurous, feeling group of outdoors lovers who are as deeply moved by the sun, moon, and stars as they are by their desire to catch fish in the waves crashing around them.
Surfcaster's Quest describes not only the habits of blues, stripers, bonito, and other gamefish, but also how to trick them into striking at pieces of wood, plastic, and metal flung out from the shore. This is a book about courage, contemplation, solitude, the appreciation of nature--and yes, religion, though not the kind conducted under a church steeple.
Interspersed with this thought-provoking mixture of soul-searching and surfcasting are fascinating historical tidbits about the Indians, pirates, and rumrunners who once occupied that obscure oceanic speck originally called "Isle of the Little God."
WHAT THE EXPERTS ARE SAYING:
"[An] eloquent paean to surfcasting...this blend of angling wisdom, history, and craft moves with the increasing rhythm of the tides and will tug at the heart and--dare one say it--the soul of every fisherman." --Dan Rather
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Roy Rowan, a veteran author-journalist and avid fisherman, has covered the world for fifty years for Time, Life, and Fortune. His previous books dealt with a wide variety of topics--from war, politics, and intuition to First Dogs, a history of presidential pooches that was made into a movie aired on the Discovery Channel earlier this year. Rowan lives in Greenwich, Connecticut-and spends as much time as he can on Block Island.
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