Peacock Bass. Rio Itapara, Brazil


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Barracuda. Yap, Caroline Islands, Pacific Ocean

INTRODUCTION

I’ve enjoyed fishin’ since I was a little kid, but until I retired I wasn’t able to really pursue the sport. Maybe one or two fishing experiences a year if I was lucky

But when I did bid adieu to the working world I at last had the time and resources, along with the inclination, to pursue this fishing business in a big way.

But I almost immediately ran into a serious problem, which almost derailed the show. It seemed that all my old fishing buddies were either dead, broke, decrepit, or had just plain lost interest. Nobody wanted to join me in this great new adventure.

Then I thought of Sam. Although I had never actually fished with him, I had been associated with for him for years, and as we traveled the world together he had bored me with many tales of his fishing exploits.

He was newly retired, had money, a boat, a four wheel drive truck, and lots of other such toys. Seemed like he might be the perfect fishing companion.

We soon got together for a fishing trip, and talk about male bonding, it was instantaneous. Anyhow, in the next ten years or so, we fished together around the world, having a bit of adventure and a lot of improbable experiences in the process. After some of our most interesting excursions, I would jot down my recollections, mostly for the enjoyment of my “armchair“ fishing friends. Some of the stuff, though, did get published, and sometimes even got favorable reviews.

So I thought that I might gather some of the more interesting anecdotes into a small book, and this, for better or for worse, is the result.

That about sums things up for now. Maybe I will go for a sequel some day.

John, Palm Desert CA, January 2007