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Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 799.1092
EAN num: 9780385340083
ISBN number: 0385340087
Label: Delacorte Press
Manufacturer: Delacorte Press
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 272
Printing Date: May 30, 2006
Publishing house: Delacorte Press
Release Date: May 30, 2006
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With his colorful tattoos and booming hip-hop sound track, Mike Iaconelli has turned the world of big-money competitive bass fishing upside down. In Fishing on the Edge, Iaconelli tells his own story–and it’s a whopper: a Philly-born, Jersey-bred Yankee who’s been stealing the spotlight from bass fishing’s traditionally all-Southern anglers, attracting fans and dominating one of the fastest-growing sports in America.
How did Mike Iaconelli, a college-educated kid from New Jersey, come blasting into a sport
dominated by old-school stars like Gary Klein, Kevin VanDam, and Denny Brauer? How did Mike, aka “Ike,” take a secret childhood passion and turn it into a profession, earning million-dollar sponsorships and a storm of media attention, ranging from ESPN’s SportsCenter to profiles in The New York Times and Esquire? While Mike has attracted both fans and foes on the tour,
his sucess speaks for itself, especially his victory at the 2003 CITGO Bassmaster Classic, the Super Bowl of competitive fishing.
Forty-four million Americans fish, but no one does it quite like Mike Iaconelli. In Fishing on the Edge, he lets you in on the secrets to his extraordinary success–how he developed his “power” fishing style, how he attacks the water, positions the boat, and perseveres through those days when the bass just aren’t biting. With sidebar tips that can be used by any fisherman–from using spinner baits to picking out the right rod to his no-fail “secret weapons”–this is an intensive, informative, and often raucous journey through the life of a brash young man destined to do for fishing what Tony Hawk did for the X Games: take the sport to a whole new level. At the same time, it’s the compelling first-person story of a man who prepared carefully every step of the way, kept notes on every fish he ever caught, and executed the perfect plan to get to the top.
A tale of passion, competition, and extreme personality, Fishing on the Edge is a book for anyone who loves the sport of fishing, wants to turn a hobby into a career, or is simply fascinated by a man’s unstoppable drive to succeed.
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This book doesn't seem to blend well with the rest of my shelf. I don't actually fish. My nephew, Miles, loves fishing, and my brother-in-law (his dad) is a competitive bass fisherman. Miles wanted this book for his birthday so we bought it for him and I decided to read it before we gave it to him.
In case you didn't know it, Mike Ianconelli is the hip hop loving, baggy pants wearing, tattoo displaying, former champion break dancer who is from New Jersey (I think - I don't remember now) and has won some major bass tournaments - traditionally a rural, good old boy activity. It is a very quick read (an hour or two) and was very interesting. Until reading this book I had known absolutely nothing about competitive bass fishing; and I feel I now have some insight into an unknown world. Don't expect to see me at a bass tournement anytime soon, or watching one on ESPN2, but this was a fun and interesting book.
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Enjoyed the book, couldn't put it down, finished it quickly, it was an easy read mostly. Except for the tables and stories between the stories that made me stop reading, start reading something else, then go back to reading the story. know what I mean? Distracting. Liked learning about Mike's pro life, could pass on the personal stuff. But can see he has fun doing what he does, and I can appreciate that. I guess some folks dont like his attitude, I thought he came off like a guy I'd like to know.
Good book, glad I read it.
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It's a quick read, I finished it in a couple of hours. I thought the writing style was poor. It's written in a really familiar voice. Picture reading a long email sent by a friend. He uses the monumentally annoying "you know?" at the end of 50 or more sentences throughout the book. Of course I don't "know" what you're talking about, instead of explaining yourself you just trail off thinking the point is too obvious to bother printing.
There's about 15 sidebars throughout the book, explaining everything from breaking down a lake to what his favorite songs are. There's not much technical fishing knowledge (i.e. lure selection or casting technique) in the book, which honestly is OK since I didn't read it for that. The author favors trying to get the reader to see all the questions that were considered to reach a certain decision and I like that approach. Fishing isn't something you apply a template too, many fisherman can figure out what lures and tackle to use if they just know the important questions to ask themselves. I think it's better to learn the right questions to ask and work out the answers for yourself and apparently the author agrees.
The fishing stories themselves are decent, but often plot lines just fade into pointlessness. The best example I recall was his tale of the 2003 Classic. The author is really worried about spectator traffic on day 2 ruining his prime fishing hole. The worry is explained for several pages and even mentions how he tries to wear a goofy costume so that fans wouldn't be able to identify him at a distance as easily. He's doing all he can to throw them off the trail, he doesn't want them to ruin the fishing spot before he can use it to win the Classic. Well, in short, he never brings it up again. When he arrives at the spot he outlines his day's catch and never mentions how the spectators effect him or the fishing. The previous pages of worry are just forgotten and not resolved or explained.
The main focus of the book is really the hardships of living on the road and the lifestyle of fishing for bass professionally. It won't really help your fishing tremendously and the writing isn't very good. Still, it's not a completely miserable book and the subtle fishing related topics do have some value. I don't think there's any reason to own the book if your library has a copy, there's no lasting knowledge or tidbits to revisit between fishing seasons.
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I started to read it and couldn't stop. It took me a week to finish it and it was great. Mike takes you to the real ambience of tournament fishing and his tips are very good to improve your fishing techniques. The books also represents a very good example on how his familiy has been a very important part of becoming a chmapion and how this affected his personal life.
Great book overall!
Pablo Magallanes
Guadalajara, Mexico.
July, 2008
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Full disclosure...I had only read about the author in Bassmaster magazine or watched him on ESPN, so I had a negative opinion about Mike before I ever picked up his book. However, that doesn't mean that he doesn't know what he's talking about when it comes to catching bass. He had many valid points about the world of professional bass fishing. The material about his personal life (e.g., divorce and his sexual conquests) did not really add anything to what he had to say, but all in all it was a pretty good effort. Mike, I don't hate you any more. I just think you are emotionally immature.
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