Born to Fish: How an Obsessed Angler Became the World's Greatest Striped Bass Fisherman

From RattleSinker inventor Grey Myerson, "an extraordinary story of one man's obsession, a tale of passion, brutality, tragedy, and redemption...a book about a love of fishing that tackles the deepest themes of life" (Helen Macdonald, author of H is for Hawk).

Born to Fish tells the tale of a man who led a harrowing, sometimes dissolute life until he turned himself around, thanks to his rod and reel. Overcoming learning disabilities, substance abuse, and the violence associated with a father in the mob, Greg Myerson, a lifelong sport-fisherman, caught an 82-pound striped bass in 2011, shattering a world record that had stood for 29 years.

Without any training in biological research, he began studying the striped bass like a scientist--examining how it hunts, the food it eats, how its behavior is affected by moon phases and the cycles of the tides--which led to the creation of the RattleSinker, the lure that helped him catch the record-setting bass. During an appearance on the TV show Shark Tank, Mark Cuban bought a 33 percent share of Greg's company, World Record Striper Company.

Yet at the very instant he achieved his crowning glory as a striped bass fisherman, he had a staggering epiphany and instantly regretted killing the fish. Greg is now at the forefront of the effort to save the big striped bass, the most prolific breeders, and actively promotes no-kill catch-and-release tournaments.


Author: Tim Gallagher, Greg Myerson
Publisher: Mariner Books
Published: 05/15/2018
Pages: 224
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.00d
ISBN13: 9780544787247
ISBN10: 0544787242
BISAC Categories:
- Sports & Recreation | Fishing
- Nature | Animals | Fish
- Nature | Environmental Conservation & Protection | General

About the Author
TIM GALLAGHER is an award-winning author of books about Ivory and Imperial Woodpeckers as well as falcons. The former editor of Living Bird magazine, he lives in Freeville, New York.

GREG MYERSON holds the world record for catching the largest striped bass and owns the World Record Striper Company, which was funded on his appearance on the TV show Shark Tank. He lives in Wallingford, Connecticut.