Ebook: Fishing: a very peculiar history, with extra maggots

Explores one of the most ancient and popular pastimes in the world in the unique Peculiar History style, packed full of fascinating facts, quirky trivia and mind-boggling statistics. Rob Beattie tackles everything from the history of fish and chips to fish that look like celebrities and from what the well-dressed angler is wearing this season to brave fishing adventures and different fishing techniques from around the world.;Introduction : first casts -- Coarse or game? -- Tackle -- Baits, lures and flies -- Techniques -- Tradition or technology? -- Angling adventures -- Fishing legends -- Glossary -- Timeline.