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Memphis, TN: Susan Schadt Press (2016)

Through photographs, recipes and voices of seasoned award winning chefs, Reel Masters tells the stories of fishing backwaters, bayous and bays and the lure of fishing in unspoiled beauty, fierce and fun.

Susan Schadt's fourth book chronicling and celebrating the bounty and spirit of American sporting life and culinary culture, Reel Masters employs a cookbook anthology model similar to the acclaimed Wild Abundance. This time, we are going fishing along the coastlines and inland shores of the sporting south.

Part cookbook, the collection of 42 carefully curated recipes is gratifyingly inviting, inventive, and one of the finest to be found. Part guidebook, the chefs take us fishing along the coastlines and inland shores of the sporting South, including Birmingham, AL, Charleston, SC, Richmond, VA, Pensacola, FL, and Delacroix, Venice, Port Sulphur, and Toledo Bend, LA. Through narrative and stunning photography they showcase some of the country's most sought-after fishing spots and unknown gems.

Contributors include James Beard Award Winners, Semifinalists & Nominees, Food & Wine Best New Chefs & participants on Top Chef, Top Chef Masters & Food Network. Featuring Jeremiah Bacon, John Besh, Walter Bundy, Bryan Caswell, John Currence, Kelly English, Chris Hastings, Donald Link, and Kevin Wilman.