Lords of the Fly: Madness, Obsession, and the Hunt for the World Record Tarpon

by Monte Burke

Book Overview

From the bestselling author of Saban, 4th and Goal, and Sowbelly comes the thrilling, untold story of the quest for the world record tarpon on a fly rod--a tale that reveals as much about Man as it does about the fish. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, something unique happened in the quiet little town on the west coast of Florida known as Homosassa. The best fly anglers in the world--Lefty Kreh, Stu Apte, Ted Williams, Tom Evans, Billy Pate, and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1643138553
• ISBN13: 9781643138558
• Release Date: November 2021
• Publisher: Pegasus Books
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.4" x 8.2"