The most fascinating materials are those first published in local newspapers and periodicals during the last two decades of the nineteenth century and in the early decades of the twentieth. Each selection is effectively contextualized by a brief introduction. White, once a fishing guide himself before becoming a best-selling suspense novelist, has over the years amassed an exception library of writings about tarpon and tarpon fishing history, and this collection is drawn upon for the book. Brennan have organized and introduced a selection of previously published writings by a wide range of authors. “Randy Wayne White’s Ultimate Tarpon Book” takes a somewhat different approach. Publisher Thomas Pero’s interview with author and tarpon fanatic Thomas McGuane is a literary high point in the book, which also contains a substantial bibliography and an index. The dazzling double-page spreads of Ford’s work that will make readers gasp with astonishment and understand why the book needs to carry such a high price. The oversized book is generously illustrated, sometimes with old advertisements and magazine covers, sometimes with photographs from the collections of various contributors, but primarily and most notably with glorious original photographs by Pat Ford. His competitive passion, first brought to world renown as an Olympic downhill skier, continues as a multi-time tarpon tournament champion in the Florida Keys and as an advocate for this challenging sport and the way of life that surrounds it.
Mill presents an encyclopedic volume of information in an easy, assessable, and entertaining manner. Through new interviews with legendary guides and stellar fishermen, as well as through contributions commissioned for the book by experts on technical matters, Mr. Andy Mill’s “A Passion for Tarpon” is first of all an elaborate “how-to” book on catching the giant tarpon with a fly rod.
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