TAILS AND THE UNEXPECTED: A COLLECTION OF UNUSUAL ANGLING STORIES. Edited by Billee Chapman Pincher.

1995 1st edition. 8vo (158 x 240mm). Ppviii,149. B/w illustrations by Ben Perkins. Brown boards, spine titled in gilt.

Many humorous fishing stories. "Are all fishermen liars or do all liars fish? To counter such mischievous and accusatory questions, Billee Chapman Pincher has gathered together a selection of true and yet highly unusual fishing stories that were told to her by anglers of unquestionable repute. Every tale within these pages has happened to a varied selection of folk, ranging from the famous to the obscure - but all with the common link of rod and line." Chapters include:- Titanic battle; The unfair sex? Nature watch; Lucky fishers; The big ones; Long odds; Total immersion and other embarrassments; Confessions; No rules; Tales of the unexpected; Tales from distant venues; Of nets and other paraphernalia; Ghillies' stories; Unlucky fish; Eccentrics; Fishing dogs; Political aspects; Smoked fish; Swords and the unexpected.