This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1911 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER IV SHARKS AS FISHERMEN IF you're going to fish in Boca Grande," said the captain, "I want to go with you, or else have a life boat to go after you in. If you fellers get drowned and I don't, everybody on the coast'll blame me." "Don't worry," I replied, "We'll give you an even chance. We are ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1911 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER IV SHARKS AS FISHERMEN IF you're going to fish in Boca Grande," said the captain, "I want to go with you, or else have a life boat to go after you in. If you fellers get drowned and I don't, everybody on the coast'll blame me." "Don't worry," I replied, "We'll give you an even chance. We are going to fish for the camera after this. Will you paddle the canoe for me or run the Green Pea for the Cameraman?" "Let Joe run the motor boat. He can do it as well as I, but he isn't used to a canoe." "You want to be in the fishing, but there won't be any long range business about this. The tarpon and the canoe have got to be together, as nearly as possible, and we are sure to be swamped sometimes." "I know all about that and I like to swim. Shall we run up to Punta Gorda for the Green Pea, this morning? Tide'll help us both ways if we get off soon." The Green Pea was a little skiff, short and wide with a broad rudder and a tiny motor with reverse gear. It was built for the Camera-man who sat in the bow with camera and plates while the boy in the stern, controlling motor and rudder, backed and filled and almost turned the craft on its center as he placed it wherever directed. When we returned from Punta Gorda the captain advised anchoring in a cove south of Boca Grande, saying, "We're goin' to have a nor'wester and may need some trees to tie to. The Irene isn't a deep water boat." "What makes you think we are going to have a nor'wester?" "Feel it in my bones." "But that is all nonsense," said I. "It's only a guess of yours and a bad one." "Bet you a dollar the wind blows a gale from the nor'west all day to-morrow!" "The only reason I won't bet is because I don't wish to rob you, for to-morrow is going to be fair." But the captain guessed...
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Fine in fine jacket. Fine, fresh copy in equally fine dust jacket. One of 950 unnumbered copies only of this stated first printing. Hardcover in black cloth lettered in silver. 256 pp. + xxi pp. additional tarpon bibliography for this edition. Foreword by thomas McGuane, introduction by Lefty Kreh. Illustrated with photographs by Julian Dimock. Facsimile reissue of the 1912 printing by the Outing Publishing Company of New York. One of the classic works on fishing, A.W. Dimocks book on tarpon, a sporting fish that can reach three hundred pounds. The tarpon has all the merits attributed to great sportfish: speed, strength, cleverness, willingness to take artificials, and their ability to jump high, far, and with explosive strength. The reader of the book will notice that times have remained virtually unchanged in the century plus since Dimock first published--for example, he was sincere in complaining about tourists in the Florida of 1910. Dimock mostly fished out of caneos and mosdt skiffs with everything from harpoons and handlines to solid cane roda.
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Dust jacket in very good condition. Minor shelf and handling wear, overall a clean solid copy with minimal signs of use. Secure packaging for safe delivery.
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Good. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Binding is tight and structurally sound. Clean interior pages. Dust jacket sealed in mylar. Secure packaging for safe delivery.