He artfully describes the birth of the nation’s first fishing rodeo, which later introduced a spearfishing division attracting “divers from all over the world” to the fertile waters near and then farther beyond New Orleans. Fontova provides a fine, detailed history of the pastime that causes 98% of all diving accidents. The book is part Hunter Thompson “gonzo”-style tale about “kick-ass, deep-diving, monstrosity-spearing rig divers,” and part paean to the fearless diving sportsmen of the 1950s including a young Jacques Cousteau, who first taught American divers about the “kill zone” at a shark’s forehead who the author sees in the same role as the first men who crossed the Bering land bridge and found virgin hunting lands teeming with unsuspecting prey on a new continent. This highly entertaining read follows the adventures of a pack of New Orleans-based middle-aged crazies whose idea of “sport” is hunting dangerous fish near offshore oil rigs. (Paperback) Editorial Reviews From Publishers Weekly Description The Helldivers’ Rodeo: A Deadly, X-Treme, Scuba-Diving, Spearfishing, Adventure Amid the Off Shore Oil Platforms in the Murky Waters of the Gulf of Mexico.
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