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Summary: Shadowcasting Rekindles Desire to Fish
Review: I thought I'd lost my rod and reel and then by chance I found them.Then I found Shadowcasting and it definitely rekindled my interest in fishing.It's a little intimidating to start again, especially when I didn't have a clue anymore about how to tie a fly on a line.But Shadowcasting answered all my questions, and lit the fire again.Great fun!
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Summary: Tight Lines.
Review: If you want to learn the basics of fly fishing there are other books that will teach you more. If you want to catch the allure of flyfishing this is a pretty good book.The information that you will recieve in the "instruction" parts of the book are standard and can be found in any how-to book. The thing that I liked so much more about Shadowcasting are the Sidebars. The Sidebars are essays about flyfishing and what it is about on a more personal or perhaps even spiritual level. I appreciated the insights offered in the sidebars. For the absolute beginner, stick to the Curtis Creek Manifesto, for someone who has experienced flyfishing and has not given up, this is a book you should read. It looks good on a coffee table and has helped begin several conversations on the art of flyfishing. Don't buy this to learn how to flyfish, buy it to learn why we flyfish.
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Summary: Enjoyable and Educational
Review: While vacationing in Colorado in 2001, I had the good fortune to find this wonderful book, and meet Gary Hubbell. I was a neophyte fly fisherwoman, and during my one "lesson" with Gary, was struck by his masterful technique, and his reverence for the river and its fish. This is certainly conveyed in the book, which is easy to read and hard to put down! Extremely educational for someone new to this wonderful, peaceful, exciting sport!
Karen Harkins Waterford, MI
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