Fishing: An Angler's Dictionary

by Roy McKie and Henry N. Beard

Book Overview

From the 2.4-million-copy bestselling series that defines pastimes from sailing to gardening to computers, "Fishing" is a comprehensive compilation of angling words and phrases-from hook (an irritating but highly reliable device used to quickly locate one's thumb at the bottom of the tackle box) to line (length of filament stretched between two fishing rods and joined approximately at its midpoint by a pair of linked hooks) to sinker (a lead weight...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761126422
• ISBN13: 9780761126423
• Release Date: April 2002
• Publisher: Workman Publishing
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 4.3" x 4.3"

Customer Reviews

Funny fishing book!

"This book is hilarious! I was flipping through it and had a few good laughs out loud while reading some of the "definitions". The one on the front is indicative of some of the better ones. A short one: "zzzzzzz" is: (1) Sound made by a patient angler waiting for a bite; (2) Sound made by an insect about to deliver one." The book itself is about 4" x 4" and about an inch thick, about 280 pages, and scattered with great little drawings here and there. I'm not a fisherman, but my father and both my brothers are, so I can relate. I bought this for one of my brothers, and recommend it for any fisherman you're fond of.