01886cam a2200325 i 4500 623726990 TxAuBib 20071001120000.0 041117s2005||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2004027369 9780811731799 alkaline paper 0811731790 alkaline paper (OCoLC)57043995 DLC eng rda DLC DLC TxAuBib rda Waldman, John R. 100 weird ways to catch fish / John Waldman. One hundred weird ways to catch fish. First edition. Mechanicsburg, PA : Stackpole Books, 2005. xiii, 191 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Memorial donation to Tommy Johnson. Perfect gift book for anglers Entertaining to veterans and newcomers who fish saltwater and fresh Many who catch fish and fish in a variety of foreign and problematic habitats have developed a panoply of interesting, innovative, and oftentimes weird ways of outwitting them. These 90 essays mix fact, lore, and anecdotes in a humorous compilation describing the great lengths to which fishermen are willing to go to extract these relatively dimwitted yet challenging creatures from lakes, rivers, and the sea. On the cover, a retired school bus driver in Washington rigged a giant slingshot to the side of an ancient Volkswagen Beetle. By rearing back about twenty feet on the rubber sling, he could fire his railroad spike sinker and bait well out into the Columbia River to catch sturgeon. 20071001. Fishing Miscellanea. Trivia and miscellanea. TXKPL