Surfcaster's Quest: Seeking Stripers, Blues, And Solitude At The Edge Of The Surging Sea - Softcover

Rowan, Roy

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9781592286652: Surfcaster's Quest: Seeking Stripers, Blues, And Solitude At The Edge Of The Surging Sea

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ISBN 10: 1592286658 ISBN 13: 9781592286652

Publisher: Lyons Pr, 2005

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The author's evocations of fishing the turbulent seas surrounding Block Island.

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"Surfcaster's Quest is about solitude, meditation, bravery, history, and the love of the outdoors. Rowan investigates the men and women who wade out into the boiling surf to be alone with nature, their thoughts, and the occasional bass or bluefish."-Outdoors Unlimited
"In these pages, you will learn about catching fish, but far more important and satisfying, you will learn about catching the essence of your soul."-Richard B. Stolley, founding editor of People magazine
"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. 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," Block Island. This is a book about courage, contemplation, solitude, the appreciation of nature-and yes, religion, though not the kind conducted under a church steeple.

About the Author:

Roy Rowan, a veteran author-journalist and avid fisherman, has covered the world for fifty years for Time, Life, and Fortune magazines. 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. Rowan lives in Connecticut--and spends as much time as he can on Block Island.

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