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A Fly Rod of Your Own (Paperback)
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A Fly Rod of Your Own (Paperback)
Series: John Gierach's Fly-fishing Library
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List price R419
Loot Price R356
Discovery Miles 3 560
You Save R63 (15%)
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"After five decades, twenty books, and countless columns, [John
Gierach] is still a master," (Forbes) and his newest book only
confirms this assessment, along with his recent induction into the
Flyfishing Hall of Fame. In A Fly Rod of Your Own, Gierach brings
his ever-sharp sense of humor and keen eye for observation to the
fishing life and, for that matter, life in general. Known for his
witty, trenchant observations about fly-fishing, Gierach's
"deceptively laconic prose masks an accomplished storyteller...his
alert and slightly off-kilter observations place him in the general
neighborhood of Mark Twain and James Thurber" (Publishers Weekly).
A Fly Rod of Your Own transports readers to streams and rivers from
Maine to Montana, and as always, Gierach's fishing trips become the
inspiration for his pointed observations on everything from the
psychology of fishing ("Fishing is still an oddly
passive-aggressive business that depends on the prey being the
aggressor"); why even the most veteran fisherman will muff his cast
whenever he's being filmed or photographed; the inevitable
accumulation of more gear than one could ever need ("Nature abhors
an empty pocket. So does the tackle industry"); or the qualities
shared by the best guides ("the generosity of a teacher, the
craftiness of a psychiatrist, and the enthusiasm of a cheerleader
with a kind of Vulcan detachment"). As Gierach likes to say,
"fly-fishing is a continuous process that you learn to love for its
own sake. Those who fish already get it, and those who don't
couldn't care less, so don't waste your breath on someone who
doesn't fish." A Fly Rod of Your Own is an ode to those who fish
that "brings a skeptical, wry voice to the peril and promise of
twenty-first-century fishing" (Booklist).
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