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5.0 out of 5 stars The indispensable fishing anthology
What a wonderful book! There's a lot of great writing about fishing out there, but I've never come across so much of it gathered in one place. Nick Lyons, who is himself a kind of legend in the fishing world, has assembled a sampling of the best of the classic and contemporary tales, memoirs, essays and poetry.
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Published on May 13, 2007 by Peter Corpus

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2.0 out of 5 stars Mostly old stories, mostly boring
This is a collection of mostly out of copyright stories, with very few exceptions. Many of the stories are tedious and dull. Only a few were worth the trouble.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The indispensable fishing anthology, May 13, 2007
This review is from: The Gigantic Book of Fishing Stories (Hardcover)
What a wonderful book! There's a lot of great writing about fishing out there, but I've never come across so much of it gathered in one place. Nick Lyons, who is himself a kind of legend in the fishing world, has assembled a sampling of the best of the classic and contemporary tales, memoirs, essays and poetry.
The Gigantic Book of Fishing Stories is perfect for anyone who fishes, or knows someone who fishes, or loves life out of doors.
I know what I'll be giving as gifts this year.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Talk about "gigantic"!, July 3, 2007
This review is from: The Gigantic Book of Fishing Stories (Hardcover)
I bought this for my dad who loves to fish and always tells a great story. I couldn't believe how big it really was. He really liked it.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A great collection!, April 4, 2007
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I loved this book! It has every fishing story you could ever want to read by a collection of famous authors on fishing.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great stories, December 8, 2009
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A lot of great stories that I appreciated a lot as i have been a long time fisherman myself.
Robert E. Milliken author of Stupid In Montana As America
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2.0 out of 5 stars Mostly old stories, mostly boring, March 27, 2011
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This is a collection of mostly out of copyright stories, with very few exceptions. Many of the stories are tedious and dull. Only a few were worth the trouble.
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