The Book of the Tarpon [Hardcover]

A.W. Dimock (Author), Tosh Brown (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 2004

After an astonishing career on Wall Street, Anthony Weston Dimock pioneered the modern sport of tarpon fishing. This legendary 1911 masterwork embodies all of the expeditionary drama and excitement you would expect pursuing a primitive fish in primitive waters while using primitive equipment. It is a delight--vintage Florida and the Everglades teeming with leaping, crashing, somersaulting fish--defining, in many ways, what a great fishing book should be. With a new introduction by author/angler Tosh Brown, we are proud to publish this one again, our third edition.

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Suffice to say, The Book of the Tarpon should be a cornerstone of every saltwater angler's library. -- Steve Raymond, Fly Fishing in Salt Waters Magazine

Product Details

• Hardcover: 256 pages
• Publisher: Meadow Run Press (October 2004)
• ISBN-10: 1886967156
• ISBN-13: 978-1886967151
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6.1 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,065,379 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Florida nature classic., July 17, 2010

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R. Ferriss (Tampa, FL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Book of the Tarpon (Hardcover)

Yes, this book certainly IS a look into days gone by. It's a fascinating journey into an old world and lifestyle that is now impossible due to the crush of humanity along the coasts of Florida. Two brothers paddling their canoe around southwest Florida amongst the fish and birds and raccoons and scattered humans. A.W.'s entertaining prose is well complimented by his brother Julian's photographs -- mostly just canoe and fish shots, but a few great works of art. IMHO, a must read for anyone who's had the good fortune to wander through the natural world in the Sanibel/ Captiva/ Cayo Costa/ Boca Grande area.

5.0 out of 5 stars Book of The Tarpon, September 12, 2009

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Gordon E. Hill "Gordy Hill" (Florida Keys, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Book of the Tarpon (Hardcover)

Excellant piece of fishing history. Text includes descriptions of SW coastal Florida from the late 1800's and early 1900's despite its dedication to the Tarpon.

3.0 out of 5 stars one perspective, April 8, 2009

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Salty - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Book Of The Tarpon (Paperback)

More of look into days gone by than anything else. With that said, not all prior happenings are as we wish they could've been. Harpooning a tarpon? come on? Not a bad read, but this edition does not give the reader a quality view of the many drawings that were in the original print.

Apparently, A.W. Dimock was an interesting guy. He made and lost several fortunes along the way-- on Wall street and specualting gold. Only a man with this kind of swagger could claim to be the first to catch a tarpon on rod and reel. In 1882?? Who knows?