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American Angler in Australia
Most of the fish caught are sharks (great white, tiger, even a few carpet!) but you can't go big game fishing in Australia and not expect to be teased by marlins.
115 pages, Hardcover
First published December 1, 1976
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Zane Grey
2,104 books592 followersPearl Zane Grey was an American author best known for his popular adventure novels and stories that presented an idealized image of the rugged Old West. As of June 2007, the Internet Movie Database credits Grey with 110 films, one TV episode, and a series, Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater based loosely on his novels and short stories.
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February 3, 2017
Interesting for sure!
Gaffing man-eating sharks at the boat, kookaburras, albatross, gum trees, record breaking game fish and more. Not much 'meat' to this book but what it does contain is delicious and perfectly rare.
Long before Australia was considered a destination for game fish, Zane Grey had a hunch and set out to prove it. In doing so, records were broken, and Australia soon became a destination for anglers and sportsmen the world over.
Just like most adept anglers, Grey was full of himself. However, he had the snuff to back it up, unlike the 'great' anglers we see on TV and in print today.
When most folks think of Zane Grey they think of Riders of the Purple Sage and other dime-store western garbage he penned. Grey mainly wrote his sappy and wildly popular westerns that read more like romance novels than gritty westerns so he could go fishing in luxuriant and extravagant fashion. Zane Grey was the Howard Hughes of angling with many inventions and records to his name.
And just for the record, I still think Riders of the Purple Sage is a great book and story. But when I think of Zane Grey now I think of an angler first and an author of dime-store westerns second.
Gaffing man-eating sharks at the boat, kookaburras, albatross, gum trees, record breaking game fish and more. Not much 'meat' to this book but what it does contain is delicious and perfectly rare.
Long before Australia was considered a destination for game fish, Zane Grey had a hunch and set out to prove it. In doing so, records were broken, and Australia soon became a destination for anglers and sportsmen the world over.
Just like most adept anglers, Grey was full of himself. However, he had the snuff to back it up, unlike the 'great' anglers we see on TV and in print today.
When most folks think of Zane Grey they think of Riders of the Purple Sage and other dime-store western garbage he penned. Grey mainly wrote his sappy and wildly popular westerns that read more like romance novels than gritty westerns so he could go fishing in luxuriant and extravagant fashion. Zane Grey was the Howard Hughes of angling with many inventions and records to his name.
And just for the record, I still think Riders of the Purple Sage is a great book and story. But when I think of Zane Grey now I think of an angler first and an author of dime-store westerns second.
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