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How to Think Like a Fish

And Other Lessons from a Lifetime in Angling

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How to Think Like a Fish

By: Jeremy Wade
Narrated by: Jeremy Wade
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Summary
 This book is for anyone who fishes, anyone who wants to fish, and the millions worldwide who watched RIVER MONSTERS.
'The greatest angling explorer of his generation' Independent on Sunday

Jeremy Wade has caught an unparalleled array of outsize and outlandish fish from challenging locations all over the world - goliath tigerfish from the Congo, arapaima from the Amazon, 'giant devil catfish' from the Himalayan foothills . . .

As his catches attract increasing public attention, many people ask him how they can improve their own fishing results. This book is his reply. Sparse on the details of technique, it's about the simple, fundamental principles - a mindset for success. Part science, part art, and part elusive something else, this, he says, is within every angler's ability to develop.

How to Think Like a Fish is the distillation of a life spent fishing. Along the way readers will learn when to let instinct override logic. Why less time can bring better results than more. Which details are vital and which may be irrelevant. And how a 'non-result' can be a result. Thoughtful and funny, brimming with wisdom and adventure, here is the book for any angler - novice or old hand - who wants to catch the fish that have so far eluded them.

'A serious angler with a genuinely pioneering streak' Angling Times

Readers love these reflections:

'If you're a fisherman and an angler, you'll learn. If you're a fan, you'll admire. If you're both - this book is gold' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'A book about fishing that felt as good to read as having a line in the water' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'It's amazingly so in-depth and feels like I'm the one holding a fishing pole' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'I think this is required reading for any angler - new or old' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'Jeremy Wade is such a good storyteller that I forgot this book was fundamentally about fishing' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'Spectacular' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐©2017 Jeremy Wade Fishing Hunting & Fishing Outdoors & Nature Human Brain
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A primer on fishing with transferable value to just about any pursuit.

Jeremy adeptly details some of the techniques and mental models which he has used to find success, over and again.

far more than fishing

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Even if you aren't a fisherman/woman you will love the stories in this book. Yeah the fishing tackle section can be a bit boring unless you are going to use it but overall. Its a great book.
I have been watching Jeremy Wade for years on TV and could picture most of the catches he talks about and it was still enthralling.
The only problem with this book is its too short. I'd love to hear an autobiography from him.

Fantastic read

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For a book that begins with the words "How to" it was a very aneamic and skint supply of tips, tricks and information about the behaviour of fish. For a fish scientist you would think there would be a cornucopia of things to do with how to improve ones fishing skill by understanding fish behaviour but this my friends is nothing more than a dramatised and pointless retelling of his own notable catches from the show in print.
If you are after a skill book in order to improve your fishing then look elsewhere.
I scored higher on performance purely because i enjoyed his reading voice but its a dud overall.

Incredibly Dissapointing

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