{"product_id":"the-catch-by-anna-clark-9781761342202","title":"The Catch","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBringing her personal passion for throwing in a line, author and historian Anna Clark celebrates the enduring pleasure of fishing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn every coastal town in Australia, there's a bait shop and a boat ramp. Fishing rods are strung up in laundries and garages around the country, waiting for their next outing. Walk over a bridge, look across to a wharf and there will be people casting a line. Many people have a special fishing spot, and families pass on tips from generation to generation and exchange fishy tales of amazing catches and near misses.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBringing her personal passion for throwing in a line, author and historian Anna Clark celebrates the enduring pleasure of fishing in \u003cem\u003eThe Catch\u003c\/em\u003e. She charts its history, from the first known accounts of Indigenous fishing and early European encounters with Australia's waters, to the latest fishing fads; from the introduction of trout and fly-fishing, to the challenges of balancing the needs of commercial and recreational fishers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOriginally published to accompany an exhibition at the National Library of Australia, now with updated material and all new photographs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46342735069420,"sku":"9781761342202","price":34.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/2723173482815.jpg?v=1743938546","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/the-catch-by-anna-clark-9781761342202","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}