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BIG:
The 50 Greatest World Record Catches
Hardcover, jacketed, $50
Over 50 color paintings plus photos
216 pages, 14 x 11 inches
October 2008 Release
ISBN-13: 978-0-86713-099-7

Greenwich Workshop Press books are distributed to the trade by Artisan, a division of Workman Publishing.

Video
About the Book
About the Artist
About the Author
Sample Pages:
  Contents and Introduction
  Big Fish Saltwater
  Big Fish Freshwater
  Big Fish Migratory
Press Release
Wholesale Special Sale Terms

All-tackle World Record fish paintings ©Flick Ford
©Greenwich Workshop Press

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In this short clip, artist Flick Ford discusses the inspiration for his new book and morphology.


	About the Book The universal interest in world records is nowhere more compelling than in the sports world. Fishermen, both pros and weekend anglers, dream of catching “the big one” and BIG: The 50 Greatest World Record Catches will more than satisfy the imagination and fuel the desire to fish through the off season. Artist Flick Ford and International Game Fish Association (IGFA) historian Mike Rivkin have joined to tell the stories of the fifty most amazing record fish catches from around the world, selected for their sheer size, popularity, beauty, and classic record story. Through species research and archival photography, renowned artist Flick Ford reconstructs a portrait of each record catch as it would have looked emerging from the water. This book salutes the sportsmanship of dedicated fishermen, the history of angling and the fine art that brings it alive. Download hi-res cover artwork
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	About the Artist FLICK FORD studied art for ten years and then dove into New York City indie film, publishing, illustration and music. Since the early 1990s he has been painting fish. Concern about the effects of pollution, over-development, and acid rain in the Northeast inspired him to keep a record of the fish he caught. Flick’s first book, FISH: 77 Great Fish of North America was published to critical acclaim in 2006. His detailed watercolor portraits of fish are widely exhibited and sought by collectors. Today he lives on the Hudson River outside Albany, New York. He ties his own flies and fishes more than 100 days per year. For a high-resolution image of the artist, click here.
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	About the Author MIKE RIVKIN is a retired catalogue publisher widely recognized for his spirited and successful copywriting. He is also a veteran offshore angler, Past President of the venerable Tuna Club of Santa Catalina Island, and has served as an International Game Fish Association International Representative. Mike has written extensively on the history of angling, including the widely-acclaimed books Big-Game Fishing Headquarters: A History of the IGFA and Angling and War: The Collision of Big-Game Fishing and WWII. On the water, he has caught every type of marlin that swims, including a 1,226 pound black marlin taken off Australia in 1984. Today Mike lives in La Jolla, California with his wife and three children and plies the Pacific waters nearby on his boat, Silverfish. www.silverfishpress.com For a high-resolution image of the author, click here.
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	Sample Pages To view samples of *BIG: The 50 Greatest World Record Catches* as PDF files, select from the following: Contents and Introduction Big Fish Saltwater Big Fish Freshwater Big Fish Migratory For special sales please contact Wendy Wentworth at Greenwich Workshop Press: (800) 243-4246
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	Press Release To view the press release for *BIG: The 50 Greatest World Record Catches* as a PDF file, click here.
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Artwork ©Flick Ford ©The Greenwich Workshop®, Inc.