Surfcaster's quest : seeking stripers, blues, and solitude at the edge of the surging sea / Roy Rowan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rowan, Roy.

Contributor:

Gotham Book Mart Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Surf casting--Rhode Island--Block Island (Island)--Anecdotes.

Surf casting.

Rowan, Roy.

Rhode Island--Block Island (Island).

Genre:

Anecdotes.

Penn Provenance:

Rowan, Roy (autograph) (inscription) (Gotham Book Mart Collection copy)

Gotham Book Mart (former owner) (Gotham Book Mart Collection copy)

Physical Description:

vii, 151 pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Lyons Press, [1999]

Summary:

"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, contrmplation, solitude, the appreciation of nature". -- Jacket.

Contents:

1 Getting Hooked 1

2 Sport or Religion? 11

3 Lures to Lure the Fisherman 27

4 Casting for Fresh Ideas 45

5 Camaraderie is Catching 59

6 The Joys of Fishing Alone 77

7 Beauty and the Beach 93

8 Thinking Like a Fish 107

9 Adventures in the Dark 121

10 The Last Bass 137.

Local Notes:

Gotham Book Mart Collection copy has dustjacket retained.

Gotham Book Mart Collection copy has ms. inscription by the author: "For Ralph and Eleanor - Who love islands and the sea. With great affection, Roy".

ISBN:

1558219811

9781558219816

OCLC:

41468544