The author, Brian Andrews, was (happily) afflicted with an intense interest in freshwater and marine life at a very early age. One outcome has included a long career in aquaculture and research, but eclipsing all other indulgences has been the capture of large samples of marine life - by fishing. The more frequently the better, the bigger the sample the better. The author is often told he is a crazy, over-the-top-fisherman. (Who knows what he gets referred to as behind his back, but it is all regarded as a complement - an excellent indicator that he has achieved what God put him on the planet for in the first place.) The author was also blessed (well he thinks it's a blessing, others might not...) with an acute sense of humour. Not your common-or-garden kind, but severely warped. The book 'In Search Of Big Fish' did not escape this blessing, and is liberally infused with fishing's funny events, including cartoons for those who can't read. And the author loves writing and drawing - especially, of course, about his favourite subject! So the production of this book has been great fun. Born in East London, South Africa, in 1951, the author fished various parts of that country's magnificent waters for rock and pelagic fish until leaving for the equally superb shore-based angler's paradise of Australia in 1990. The book includes both. Brian Andrews has also published a 528 page manual on the production of freshwater aquarium and pond fish, which has sold over 300 copies worldwide. Enough about the author, except to say that he still fishes like a maniac at every opportunity, wife permitting.