Into the Backing: Incredible True Stories about the Big Ones That Got Away-And the Ones That Didn't

Make no mistake: Big fish are box office. They sell tickets. They are those elusive drop-dead-gorgeous creatures of angling lore and myth. If you've ever had a date with one, that's the story your angling peers want to hear - about a very special fish that took you deep into your backing, a battle fought in desperation, with the sound of a whirring reel providing the background music.You'll find many such battles - those won and those lost - in the pages ahead. Best of all, it's not likely any of these tales could have taken place in your own backyard. To witness the frays, we're going places. Our guides are angling writers with the talent and sensibilities to describe what Papa Hemingway called "the way it was," sharing with us all the enchantment and exhilaration of fishing episodes that were anything but ordinary. (6 1/4 x 9 1/4, 296 pages)

Zane Grey, John Gierach, and others share encounters with great gamefish.