viii FOREWORD 



After a lifetime of hard work in the oil business, Lou 

 became financially independent some years ago. But 

 his final achievement of business success left him with 

 neither an aim nor an outlet for his creative urge. Scien- 

 tific studies of the great fish have helped satisfy both 

 needs. 



Fish safaris probably sound glamorous, but there 

 is a good deal more to them than sheer romance. Ever 

 since our first expedition, nearly everyone I meet has 

 greeted me with the same opening line: "Oh, what a 

 glamorous and exciting life you must lead. On your next 

 trip couldn't you find room for a hairdresser?" (Or a 

 doctor or a lawyer or a gin rummy partner, or whatever 

 else the questioner thinks he does best.) 



I have a standard answer. I say, "Glamour, no. Excite- 

 ment, yes. Sorry, I can't use you." 



But that first question is only a teaser. The tough ones 

 follow fast. Where do you go? What do you catch? What 

 do you do with what you catch? When? How? Why? 



I am pleased and flattered that people want to know. 

 I hope this story provides them with the answers. 



