Men, Fish and Tackle (and Sea Monsters)

I've just reprinted Men, Fish and Tackle: The Story of J. A. Coxe, which is basically the reminescences of a deep-sea angler and tackle-maker. While the book was primarily first issued (1936) for fishing enthusiasts, it does have a small point of interest for cryptozoology enthusiasts. Coxe was an eyewitness to an unidentified sea creature off the coast of California. While he believed he had seen the creature a few times over the years, his best sighting occurred while he was fishing with a friend. The friend called his attention to the beast, which Coxe describes: "A thing was sticking up out of the water a good ten feet! It had a reptile like head—must have been four or five feet thick—was covered with coarse, reddish bristles—and had eyes as big as dinner plates! I’m not exaggerating a bit. It’s head kept turning back and forth—then it stopped turning and seemed to be looking at us." His discussion of what he saw is brief, but intriguing. Turns out, also, that the author of the book, Ralph Bandini, also had seen a sea creature in the Pacific. I'm still trying to track down a copy of the article he wrote about it; if I locate it, I'll reprint it in the BioFortean Review.
For more information on this book, see Coachwhip Publications.