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Summary: Reeled In!
Review: A truly enjoyable read, especially for someone who has spent no more than two hours of her life fishing. I originally bought the book for my husband, an avid reader and fly-fisherman, but after scanning the first couple of pages, I couldn't put it down. The story of DiBenedetto's journey down the East Coast is not only entertaining; it speaks of the rich history of a much-admired fish. With his fresh approach to writing full of captivating experiences, DiBenedetto is sure to reel you in from the very first page.
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Summary: Ready to fish the Fall Run Again!
Review: An enjoyable travel log about "fishing" and life on the road. Compact defining details of each trip, well distilled. Treatment of the "Guides" is never fawning or promotional, as a fly fishing for Bass '01 title. The events of Sept. 11 were dealt with without distracting from the story.
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Summary: Maybe I missed something
Review: But, as an avid striped bass fisherman, I thought that this book only scratched the surface of what could've been written regarding the fall run of America's best sportfish. The concept is great, following the fish down the coast, and the approach is well thought out as well, hooking up w/ experienced guides/characters along the way to meld their stories/experiences in with his own. Maybe this book is for those who aren't as familiar w/ striped bass fishing, but every time a story began to unfold, the writer just moved on. Even the most avid fisherman enjoys reading insightful, exciting, and educational fishing reports in the local paper, so I thought the bar was pretty low. Write a book about striped bass, and I will read it, and probably like it, but this book had all the makings for a great story, the writer just fell short of exploring any of his experiences, characters, or even the fish, in great depth.
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Summary: The big one that got away
Review: DiBenedetto's On the Run is an adventure that left me envious. Here's a fishing season story of amusing escapades, exciting expeditions, and outdoor living many of us think about doing but rarely execute. DiBenedetto's book provides us lesser folks a chance to dream more clearly. After reading it I called my best friend and said, "We've got to plan an adventure." He's getting the book for Christmas along with four other buddies. Great work, can't wait for the next one. Fun and inspirational book.
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Summary: On The Run by DiBenedetto
Review: DiBenedetto's On the Run is an adventure that left me envious. Here's a fishing season story of amusing escapades, exciting expeditions, and outdoor living many of us think about doing but rarely execute. DiBenedetto's book provides us lesser folks a chance to dream more clearly. After reading it I called my best friend and said, "We've got to plan an adventure." He's getting the book for Christmas along with four other buddies. Great work, can't wait for the next one. Fun and inspirational book.
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Summary: Maybe I missed something
Review: How refreshing to read a book combining someone's passion for a sport with a natural phenomenon such as the striped bass migration. This book is as much about Mr. DeBenedetto's love of fishing and the striped bass migration as it is about a wonderful road trip. Maybe I'm partial because I caught a few beautiful stipers off of Nauset Beach (Cape Cod) a few years back but objectively....this is an excellent book.
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Summary: You Should be On the Run to Purchase this Book
Review: How refreshing to read a book combining someone's passion for a sport with a natural phenomenon such as the striped bass migration. This book is as much about Mr. DeBenedetto's love of fishing and the striped bass migration as it is about a wonderful road trip. Maybe I'm partial because I caught a few beautiful stipers off of Nauset Beach (Cape Cod) a few years back but objectively....this is an excellent book.
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Summary: Already Reading It Again
Review: I consider myself a reader and a fisherman and I thought this book was super. DiBenedetto takes a great topic and uses a combination of nature, adventure, history and crazy characters to produce a book that is immensely entertaining. While hardcore fishermen will most definitely enjoy DiBenedetto's experiences and insights, just about everyone else is sure to be equally captivated (At one point I had to wrestle the book away from my girlfriend). DiBenedetto's smooth prose, upbeat tempo and abundance of material has resulted in a book that is as exciting as it is interesting.
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Summary: A Pretty Good Book
Review: I enjoyed these stories of fishing for striped bass from Maine to North Carolina. The author describes many interesting people and his experiences fishing with them. He covers virtually every method of taking striped bass from pedestrian fishing off the pier to donning a wetsuit and pursuing them both from the surface as well as below.
This is not a "how to" book, and it isn't deeply philosophical. Other reviewers are critical of the lack of depth. I don't share that criticism. If you're a hard core striper fisherman maybe there's not enough here to satisfy you, but for the casual angler, this book was a great description of an interesting gamefish, the widely varied methods of pursuing it, and interesting (and somewhat unusual) people who pursue it. This book reminded me of "Fish Fights" by Bob Rich, an excellent fishing book.
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Summary: Reeled In!
Review: I just finished Dave DiBenedetto's very readable and informative book.
As someone who has never gone fishing, I found it so refreshing. He did talk about his fascination with the awesome Stripers throughout the volume, -BUT, he weaves into the recounting of the stripers a lot of history, humor, local culture, unforgettable characters, and the flavor of familiar and unfamiliar venues up and down the east coast. Couldn't wait to turn the page and meet the next fun group of fanatical personalities on his trip.Dave has quite a gift for keeping the narrative moving without losing his focus on the prize stipers.
I thought his subtle references to family members made him a warm, fuzzy author.
He is someone with whom I would feel very comfortable sitting down before a roaring fireplace, with a bit of refreshment and just swapping stories... -starting with stripers.
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