Book info

• Title Extreme Fishing
• Author Robson Green
• Year 2013
• Genre Sports

Actor and passionate fisherman Robson Green is on a mission to discover the weird, the wonderful and the way-off-limits that the angling world has to offer. Working alongside some of the finest in their field, his exhilarating adventure series Extreme Fishing with Robson Greentakes him to the greatest fishing destinations ever seen; chasing the most elusive and terrifying creatures on the planet, learning new tricks, hearing old stories and eating pretty much everything he catches.

Thoughts

I’ve not seen the TV series that this book is extracted from, but I was a fan of Robson Green in the old days and was keen to read what he had to say about the process of making a show about fishing. I can’t say that the sport particularly interests me, hence not watching any episodes, but it’s always worth dipping into a book and seeing what it’s all about.

I actually quite enjoyed it. It’s a diary of sorts, across four series of the Extreme Fishing show and following Robson on his adventures across the globe, catching the largest and smallest that the sea, rivers and lakes have to offer. Thankfully, the fishing jargon is kept to a minimum, and most of the technical things are explained for the uninitiated.

The writing style is good and very inclusive, although does tend towards the cheeky chappy - on the one hand that makes it a friendly and approachable read, no doubt like Robson himself, but on the other, it can occasionally be a bit much. Overall though, very interesting and maybe I will check out an episode after all.

Rating: 4 / 5