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by Susan Daignault (Author)
It is said we get our looks from our parents - hair color, eye color, height. But can you inherit the fishing gene? If Sue Daignault is any proof, the answer is a resounding yes! Spending summer childhoods with her family on Cape Cod, Sue and her siblings learned to surfcast for striped bass. She developed a love for fishing that has taken her around the world. In A Full Net, Daignault tells the story of how she came to be an enthusiastic and gifted angler, sharing triumphs (such as 150-lb halibut she caught while serving on a Coast Guard cutter in Alaska) and disappointments (we're looking at you, triggerfish). She shares her knowledge and experience with both the reader and the many people in her book, who range from professional guides to newbies. Through it all shines clearly her love for the waters of the world and respect and admiration for the creatures who call them home.
Author Biography
A Massachusetts native, Sue Daignault spent her childhood summers surfcasting for striped bass with her parents and three siblings along the beaches of Rhode Island and Cape Cod. She graduated from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in 1983, with a degree in marine engineering. For 30 years, she served in the U.S. Coast Guard, including postings from Alaska to Louisiana. She moved to Maine in 1989, travels to the tropics each winter to pursue bonefish, tarpon and permit whenever possible, though Maine's own trout and stripers hold a special place in her heart. Now a Registered Maine Guide and Certified Casting Instructor (Fly Fishers International), she works as an occupational safety consultant, fly fishing instructor and guide. She resides in Harpswell, Maine with her spouse, spending many of her days fishing the fresh and salt waters of Maine.
