Thread: winter reading
View Single Post
Old 01-22-2008, 10:44 PM   #15
eelslinger
Registered User
 
Join Date: Oct 2001
Posts: 98
Quote:
Originally Posted by Zeno View Post
Finished it up
Its about a seasons worth of experiences from beginning to end on Long Island.Not actually one season but many stories woven into one season.
His stories keep you glued to the pages and his writing style transforms you on location.You almost feel like you are standing next to him and casting.
Although this is not a "how-to" book ,if you ever wanted to know what makes one of the best surfcasters on East Coast tick,how he makes decisions of where to go,what are his reasoning when taking in account baitfish ,current and winds you have to read this book.
Thanks for the review Zeno. It sounds good. I assume it is a Montauk based book or, at least, an LI theme. That would be a good thing for a change of pace. I have fished Montauk several times and it has always amazed me that good story books are nonexistent for M. All those people next to the literary capital of the US and it is a dead zone for the written word. The stories are certainly there. I always thought M would be the perfect counterpoint to Post's "Reading the Water". Maybe this is a start of a trend. There certainly has been a flood of bass books lately. The more the better I say because it establishes a subculture that the web or TV just can't duplicate.

John Skinner's name sounds familiar. I can't remember where I saw it. It may have been on the forums or maybe he was a guy I remember reading in On The Water. I just googled him and yup he is the bearded On The Water guy I remember.
eelslinger is offline   Reply With Quote