BUCKET LIST LEVIATHANS. By Phil Wakeford.

2021 1st edition. 4to (173 x 248mm). Pp224. Colour photographs throughout, illustrations. Foreword by John Watson. Dark blue boards, spine and upper board titled in gilt and silver.

A chronicle of 25 years of hunting big fish in exotic locations - from mahseer to blue marlin. Chapters include: Foreword by John Watson; Introduction - there's no time like the present; Circumventing the mighty mahseer of southern India; Big girls ain't easy; More tales of silver kings from the Florida Keys; A big birthday surprise, by Wyndon Coole; Fishing in a pressure cooker, by John 'Watto' Watson; My quest for a giant Irish tope; Chasing catfish in Catalonia; Garfish on the starboard bow, alligator gar in Texas; Arapaima at Gillham's Resorts, man-made marvel; Marlin, a fish too far; Hunting marlin in the Sea of Cortez; Panamanian powerhouse; Ten go on a trip to Panama; Drifting for Cornish blues; Man in pub, by Mick Cutler; My unbelievable muskie dream; My musky dream becomes reality; Opportunistic holiday fishing; What did you do last week?; Bluefin tuna, behemoths of the oceans; Welcome to the jungle, Surinam 2016, by Ian Breslin; See ya later (on the rocks); Bucket list review.