The author of the classic fishing book "The Optimist" shares new wisdom, humor, and experiences in seven exceptional float fishing missions—"a captivating personal journey to find what you need to find and keep it in your heart" (Kirkus Reviews). In "The Optimist," David Coggins explored the techniques of float fishing and reflected on its virtues, recounting his victories and failures. Now, in "The Believer," he combines travel, local cultures, new fishing challenges (some of them frustrating), and describes his personal experience as life and love limit his time for fishing. With self-awareness—and self-deprecation—Coggins embarks on seven distant fishing missions, away from screens and social media, without answering his phone and enjoying humanity's relentless desire for exploration, for the rituals and symbolic journeys that mark transitions. For Coggins, these trips—to Norway, Scotland, Spain, Cuba, and Argentina, as well as road trips in Wyoming, Tennessee, and the Catskills—not only highlight his skills as a fisherman but also mark the end of his youth in float fishing. However, this does not mean that Coggins will sell all his rods and hang up his hat. Instead, his relationship with his fishing obsession will evolve—especially if he can catch a challenging salmon or a fiercely strong tarpon or the unpredictable permit. "The Believer" is a humble, humorous appeal for the journey that is as thrilling as the destination, where the quest for greater self-awareness leads to patience, observation, and endurance. And, since it is float fishing, there is always the possibility of complete failure and brilliant reward. Intelligent, entertaining, thoughtful, and relevant, "The Believer" is "a wonderful example of how well fishing can connect us to the world" (Gray’s Sporting Journal) and will captivate both anglers and non-anglers alike.