Good Book

With RF winding down and story weather rolling in (eventually) I just read Sowbelly by Monte Burke. Below is the blurb from amazon. Really good read and if you think we got the fever HOLY COW these guys are whacko. Once guy is growing a record size LMB (actually there are two different ppl doing it) Oh and if you'd prefer to catch the record you can buy a lure for $316.

In 1932, a farmer named George Washington Perry decided it was too rainy to plow and went fishing. That day, George landed the largest largemouth ever recorded—twenty-two pounds four ounces. The fish has inspired and frustrated hundreds of anglers for decades. They’ve dedicated their lives to the pursuit of "Sowbelly"—a nearly mythical fish, whose swinelike girth holds the key to their dreams.
From an L.A. cop who came within ounces of besting the record to an Alabaman who has lost his marriage and his daughter to this pursuit, Burke takes readers along for the ride in this legendary race.


Happy reading.....