Fishing Fanatic's Guide to Happiness - Paperback

by Nic Van Oudtshoorn (Author)

Here's a succulent chowder of witty quotes, hilarious jokes, crazy cartoons and brain-busting puzzles to brighten every fishing fanatic's day. Stir in amazing "Did you know?" facts about fish, then season with tasty short stories from famous writers - and you're in for a tantalizing treat. It's a book crammed tight as a sardine can with enough fun to turn long hours into mere minutes while you wait for that whopper to bite Part 1 of The Fishing Fanatic's Guide to Happiness brings together the wit and the wisdom of fishing fanatics through the ages who have tried to capture in words a pleasure we all know but find impossible to express. It is also a survival guide for anglers everywhere, packed with apt advice like this from Mark Twain: "Don't tell fish stories where the people know you; but particularly, don't tell them where they know the fish." In Part 2 (starting on page 81) we turn from the wisdom of the sages to the wit of the Web for some of the funniest fishing tales around. They're guaranteed to keep you chuckling at your favorite fishing spot. Spice up this succulent chowder with wordsearch and maze puzzles, a Fishing Dictionary (page 84), Monsters of the Deep (page 105), Fishinating Facts (page 125), and great fishing stories by Jerome K. Jerome (page 113) and Zane Grey (page 135) - and you have a dish that will keep you entertained for hours