Tackle Box Troubles: Fish Tale #1: Sammy Spinner

By Susan Duke and Jose Tecson

Sammy Spinner, an eager fishing bait, gets plopped into a tackle box alongside Bucky Bucktail, Francis Frog, and Suki Suick with one goal, to catch big fish. He sees shores lined with pine trees and large loons swimming on the water. He hears giggling eagles sitting in woody nests and beavers’ thick tails building dams.

Sammy believes he is well-prepared to get a fish into the red boat. However, he quickly learns catching fish that live in Northwoods Lakes could take thousands of casts. Sammy is dragged through chilly water filled with long grasses, slimy weeds, sunken logs, and lily pads that hide all types and sizes of fish. Sammy just cannot seem to catch one!

Can the lures from Tackle Box Troubles teach Sammy fishing tips and a proper figure 8 to give him a better chance of catching and releasing a big fish this summer?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: May 4, 2022
• ISBN: 9781669823537

Susan Duke

Susan Duke has spent years fishing and consistently hooking her lures into items other than fish. And now these comical moments have become the basis for Tackle Box Troubles, a series of fun fishing stories filled with trouble told by the colorful lures in the tackle box. Susan is a native of Mt. Prospect, Illinois. She is a devoted special education teacher in Northbrook, Illinois. Susan loves spending summer days in Wisconsin, fishing with her husband, Adam. This is Susan’s second book in the Tackle Box Troubles series.

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