I have become an audio book junkie! Not liking to fly and so driving everywhere be it fishing trips or to tie at shows audio books have become my salvation. I usually have a buddy or two with me on the longer trips to Pa., or Wisc,or other out of state trip but when I fish the Catskills or the Ausable I drive alone 90 percent of the time. Tying shows however, it is the exact opposite percentage. When I have someone along there is usually a non-stop back and forth conversation but on longer trips from here in upstate NY to Wisc, Mich or south to NC we eventually start repeating ourselves and it is time for an audio tape or CD.
Listening to an audio book makes a 2 to 3 hour drive home in the dark along winding carless roads or major hi-ways become less hurried and on longer trips it keeps me awake and alert.. When I tie I always have a head set on and sometimes I get so involved with the tying that I play the tape or cassette a second or even third time.
I prefer FF type tapes like Trout Bum and John's other 3 books on tape. Trout Magic and Trout Madness, A river runs thru it, Ernies S reading a series of fishing stories, Lee Wulff, Jim Bashlines 9 , that I have, of his series of interviews with sages of the time and Gary LaFountaines "River Rap" series where he goes pool to pool on famous rivers discussing hatches and the best way to fish the river.
I do listen to others. Mysteries, some best sellers etc but it is the fishing audio books that I never seem to tire of.
Under "Things Wanted" I had listed "Anatomy of a Fisherman" and Joe Fox emailed me a great site: If you are into FF audios Check out [url=http://www.chartingnature.com/:9ab1a]http://www.chartingnature.com/[/url:9ab1a]

So, anyone else out there building an audio library or is it just me?



[This message has been edited by mantis (edited 08 November 2005).]