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Charter Boat Operator Stabbed by Leaping Marlin And Other Bizarre but...

Charter-boat operator, Ian Card, was on a routine outing for Marlin off the coast of Bermuda, when an angler in his party hooked an 800-pound marlin. The fish immediately peeled line off the reel at an alarming rate. But then the line went slack; there was a moment of calm and suddenly the fish exploded out of the water and leapt over the boat. At the apex of its leap, it speared Card through the chest, carried him 15 feet in the air, then drilled him headfirst into the water.

Ian Card barely survived that day in August 2006. Thankfully he lived to tell his story which has been chronicled along with 25 other bizarre, but true, tales in the new book Fishing'ss Greatest Misadventures (http://www.thefishingbook.com) (Casagrande Press, November 2008).

Fishing is great when it goes well, but it proves a much more interesting subject when it all goes wrong, says the book'ss co-editor, San Diego-based writer, Paul Diamond. I'sve done plenty of lake and ocean fishing. But nothing that I'sve experienced compares to the calamities in this collection.

Other curious but true stories in this book include the tales of:

>    A sport fisherman who gets pulled into the ocean and taken on a harrowing ride by an angry, white shark.

>    An angler whose boat is sunk by a 200 lb Amazon-river catfish.

>    A group of ice fishermen who lose their lake cabin, all their gear, and pride to a single pike.

>    A teenager who sabotages a fish farm, freeing 300,000 salmon.

Disastrous game fishing, unlikely catches, pranks, devastating miscalculations, and fish attacks are just some of the subjects the book contains.

Culled from hundreds of submissions, Fishing'ss Greatest Misadventures exposes the unexpected side of fishing. The editors, Tyler McMahon and Paul Diamond have spent more than a year gathering fishing stories (http://www.thefishingbook.com/mediaKit.html) from journalists, magazine editors and everyday fishermen.

I wanted a collection that would reflect the common threads of all the diverse fishing subcultures, says McMahon. While these stories show the time when it all goes wrong, they also embody the passion and adventure that keep fishermen hooked.

Review copies available upon request. See www.thefishingbook.com for more info.

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