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Casting into the light : tales of a fishing life / Janet Messineo.

by Messineo, Janet, author.

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New York : Pantheon Books, [2019]

Messineo, Janet.

Women fishers -- Massachusetts -- Biography.

Surf casting -- Massachusetts.

Surf fishing -- Massachusetts.

9781524747640 (hard cover ; alk. paper) :

1524747645 (hard cover ; alk. paper) :

viii, 308 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

The hook -- My beginning -- The journey begins -- Not a clue and a conger -- Learning to fish the North Shore -_ Solitude and darkness -- My mentor -- History and controversy -- Fishing logs -- So many changes -- Fishing for keeps -- Derby dames -- Respect, secrecy, and fishing ethics -- Superstitions, quirks, and omens -- Tangling with the fly rod -- Delusions of grandeur -- PTFD (post-traumatic fishing disorder) -- Bad luck, good luck -- The grand slam -- The Dory Man: in pursuit of Skilligalle -- The art of taxidermy -- The squeaky reel -- Trash fish to gourmet cuisine -- Pass it on -- Losing another fishing buddy -- How to catch a fish: rules and exceptions -- A glimpse of my maker -- Favorite fish recipes.

Tales of a champion surfcaster: the education of a young woman hell-bent on following her dream and learning the mysterious and profound sport, and art, of surfcasting, on the island of Martha's Vineyard. Janet Messineo knew from the get-go that she wanted to become a great fisherman. She knew she was as capable as any man of catching and landing a huge fish. It took years--and many terrifying nights alone on the beach in complete darkness, in search of a huge creature to pull out of the sea--for her to prove to herself and to the male-dominated fishing community that she could make her dream real.

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