"Ed Mashburn has fished in many places across the United States in both fresh and salt water. Whether at the pond side on foot to kayak fishing in bayous and rivers to big game fishing in sixty foot power craft, he has cast a line for just about anything that swims. He has caught a few fish, too. In the past ten years, he has seen just about all of Alabama, and he has fished in most of the wet places in the state. When not fishing, Ed is text editor for Florida Sport Fishing Magazine and also Destination Fish magazine. He has published articles on fishing, gardening, and sailing topics, and he is also a longtime photojournalist. When not fishing or writing about fishing or building wooden boats, Ed is an English teacher at Baldwin County High School in his hometown of Bay Minette, Alabama, and an adjunct instructor at Faulkner State College in southern Alabama." (Baker & Taylor)