{"product_id":"monsters-of-river-and-rock-my-life-as-iron-maidens-compulsive-angler-9781947026872","title":"Monsters of River and Rock: My Life as Iron Maiden's Compulsive Angler","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIron Maiden guitarist Adrian Smith got hooked on fishing as a child growing up in East London, plundering ponds and bomb craters on the Hackney Marshes for newts and sticklebacks, and catching perch from the Grand Union Canal while on outings with his father.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd then things began to get more exotic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe young angling enthusiast grew up to become lead guitarist in one of the most successful rock bands in history, and started traveling the world playing to millions of fans. But once a fisherman, always a fisherman. The gear went with him; the fish got bigger; the adventures more extreme.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWelcome to the world of Adrian Smith, as he clocks in to his day job furthering the geographical boundaries of hard rock, and clocks out to explore far-flung rivers, seas, waterways, lakes, and pools on his fearless quest for fishing nirvana. His first sturgeon was a whopping 100-pounder from Canada's swirling Fraser River that nearly wiped him out mid-Maiden tour. And how about the close shave with a large shark off the Virgin Islands while wading waist-deep for bonefish? Not to mention an enviable list of specimen coarse fish from the UK. It's a lifetime adventure in fishing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bmg Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/03\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781947026872\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 5.90w x 1.20d","brand":"Adrian Smith","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44561468096693,"sku":"9781947026872","price":22.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_39820109-717a-4aa0-8bb0-34a146d81a05.jpg?v=1723525645","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/monsters-of-river-and-rock-my-life-as-iron-maidens-compulsive-angler-9781947026872","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}