Never Sniff a Gift Fish

By: Patrick McManus

Narrated by: Norman Dietz

Length: 6 hrs and 20 mins

Publisher's summary

Humorist Patrick F. McManus has been called "a master at spoofing sportsmen" by Publishers Weekly. His rib-tickling books about hunting, fishing, and camping receive rave reviews from national media. The New York Times Book Review writes, "Everybody should read Patrick McManus."

In the chapters of Never Sniff a Gift Fish, McManus will teach you the wisdom that is usually shared only in the close ranks of modern-day hunters and gatherers. To complete your arsenal, McManus also includes "The Hunter's Workout Guide" and a special "Family Camper's Dictionary". Exercises like the hindquarter shuffle will make you move like a hunter. And phrases like "Yip-yip-yip-Owoooooo!" will help you sound like one, too.

Whether he's poking fun at fly fishing or taking on some other sportsman's icon, Patrick F. McManus is sure to have you laughing aloud. And Norman Dietz's wry narration is the perfect vehicle for McManus' best-selling, tongue-in-cheek works.

©1983 Patrick F. McManus (P)2000 Recorded Books, LLC

Always good for a laugh.

This is humor at its best. Sit down for a good dose whenever you need a pick-me-up.

these books are great

i’ve been listening to these books on repeat every night since 2016, i’m pretty sure i’ve listened to each book at least 100 times, but i still laugh at them. Great series as a whole, rest in peace Patrick F. Mcmanus

Spectacular

This book is spectacular I have listened to it 8 times so far and it is not getting old. 11/10

classic McManus

I grew up reading these books and loved them. audio version is just as good.

Great fun.

Any sportsman who spent time in the outdoors has experienced occasions where it's best to find a way to laugh at the strange things that happen. McManus reminds us of all of those in eloquent comical prose.

I LOVE these books!

I have read/listened to EVERY one of Patrick F. Mcmanus' books several times! The stories never get old. It is good, clean humor that my sons and I have enjoyed together for years! if you like fishing, hunting, camping, basically any outdoor stuff, you will love these too. I wish he was still around to give us more...The world lost a truly funny man and national treasure when he passed. The Narrator Norman Dietz, IS the voice of Patrick McManus and all his hapless characters, especially Rancid Crabtree, my favorite! No one else should even try! Absolutely recommend every book!

AMAZING

I have listened to these books for years and they are one of the few books that are good for rereading. I have almost all of them.

Patrick McManus is pure brilliance!

I have always loved McManus' stories (since I was a child). The characters are somehow believable...

Hilariousness!

They could not have chosen a better narrator for these stories! I laughed so hard my stomach hurt and I had tears streaming down my face! This isn’t the kind of book I would pick up and read typically but McManus was recommended to me so I gave him a shot and now I must read them all! 87 billion stars from me!

McManus, a favorite author for two decades

Would you listen to Never Sniff a Gift Fish again? Why?

McManus has been a favorite author of mine for over two decades, and I'm not yet 31, so I can say that his works appeal to kids, teens, and older adults. I can also attest that no one whom I know who has read his works dislikes his writing.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Rancid Crabtree, and for too many reasons to enumerate.

Have you listened to any of Norman Dietz’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

The best professional reader I have heard for the works of Patrick F McManus is currently deceased, so I doubt he'll produce any more performances; otherwise, Norman Dietz and Dick Hall are very amazing readers for McManus's work. I won't say which of those two is the better, but the difference in their skill is so slim one might as well say they are tied.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

If by "listen to all in one sitting" one means, did I want to turn it off at any point, then let me say I did not want to turn it off, then yes, I wanted to "listen to all in one sitting."

Any additional comments?

Start Time Title
0:00:00 Blowing Smoke
0:17:05 Poof—No Eyebrows!
0:34:18 I Fish; Therefore, I Am
0:44:18 Running on Empty
0:56:52 The Cat and the Cat Burglar
1:10:43 Salami on Rye and Hold the Wild Gobo
1:24:31 Two-Man-Tent Fever
1:37:28 Fish Poles, and Other Useful Terminology
1:51:33 The Man Who Notices Things
2:06:48 The Elk Trappers
2:23:55 The Short Happy Life of Francis Cucumber
2:35:38 The Arkansas Prank Hound
2:46:29 Well, Excuuuuse Me!
2:54:18 The Mountain Car
3:12:57 The Christmas Hatchet
3:25:40 The Night Grandma Shot Shorty
3:34:00 The Kindest Cut of All
3:50:19 The Bush Pilots
4:07:21 Share and Share Alike
4:20:19 Never Sniff a Gift Fish
4:33:39 Backseats I Have Known
4:46:44 Edgy Rider
5:09:14 Strange Scenes and Eerie Events
5:19:28 The Hunters’ Workout Guide
5:32:28 Temporary Measures
5:41:53 The Fibricators
5:54:34 The Family Camper’s Dictionary
6:06:39 The Big Match