Bimini Twists: A Short Fiction
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| Rating | : | 4.81 (637 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1586670557 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 232 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-07-21 |
| Language | : | English |
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Whether it is a woman boarding his boat in high heels or a yuppie attempting to juggle a cell phone and a fishing rod, these irritations threaten Skip's love for the sport. Rodgers has written for numerous fishing magazines, and while her prose style might be appropriate to such venues, it is loaded with awkward similes and such embarrassing declarations as "smoked turkey breast coursed through his blood." This effort might do better in sporting goods shops than in bookstores. Most of the hardscrabble stories detail Skip's experiences towing scores of ignorant, haughty customers who won't follow his instructions, upon whom he bestows nicknames like Hangover, Motor Lips and Knowbetter. But what should have been a dream job has turned into a nightmare: reckless jet-skiers, vicious industry backbiting and, worst of all, clients from hell disturb Skip's former paradise. Describing Skip and Shelly's experiences as proprietors of a small
Sandy and her husband, Bob, reside in the Florida Keys, where they collaborate as co-columnists for Sporting Classics and Reel-Time, and serve as Florida regional editors for Fly Fish America.. Sandy Rodgers has published stories and articles in Gray's Sporting Journal, Fly Fish America, Saltwater Sportsman, Fly Fishing in Saltwaters, Sporting Classics, Saltwater Flyfishing, Trofeo Pesca, The Elements of Fly
His clients seem to have a knack for being unable to see fish let alone cast anywhere near them and the jet skiers are very good at coming around just in time to scare the fish. Still, life as a fishing guide has its moments-teaching a child to fly-fish, watching a rookie pull in their first tarpon or the even rarer, permit.. Meet Skip and his wife Shelly, in Bimini Twists. Skip is a fishing guide and lately his life of guiding would-be fishing masters around the flats has been a little less dream-fulfilling then he had anticipated
Carp! Carp! Carp! wm bolton That should have been the title of this book. It's one long complaint. Skip makes guiding for fish in the Florida Keys sound like working in the salt mines. Most of the guides I know don't expect their clients to be the experts they are. If they were then they wouldn't need their services. I also live in the Keys and I am familiar with the problems Skip encounters but I don't plan to move any time soon. I also found the writing to be less than smooth. A lot less. In "Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus" it is said that men solve problems while women just want to complain about them in order