Grueling battles, dramatic hooks, and often startling catches. From the author of the bestseller Incredible Fishing Stories, this entertaining calendar is the perfect gift for the fisherman. Learn about Remarkable Catches, including the record 116-pound, 12-ounce stingray caught with just a rod and reel. And the guy named Salmon who holds the Washington State chinook salmon record of 68 pounds, 4 ounces (no, he didn't change his name). Plus Fishermen Catch the Darndest Things, World Record Fish, and trivia: Did you know that orange roughy can live to be 150 years old?
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Some 62 million people fish in America. For these people, the next best thing to fishing is swapping fish tales. Incredible Fishing Stories offers over 80 truly incredible fishing stories--world records, strange happenings, and the revenge of the fish. Author Shaun Morey traveled the world to interview anglers, boat captains, guides, and witnesses. You'll read about Captain Jimmy Lewis who, in a moment of sheer bravado (or insanity), speared by hand-and landed-a 1,600 pound hammerhead shark. Or the 800-pound blue marlin that made a final lunge-ripping up the deck and dragging a chair, with Paul Clause strapped to it, to the bottom of the ocean. (Paul survived; so did the marlin.) Here's one book that goes out to prove that truth is stranger than fiction. Photos and illustrations throughout....