Saltwater Fishing Made Easy
Your one-stop guide for saltwater fishing in North America\ Whether you’re an experienced angler looking to improve your skills or a beginner just discovering the joys of saltwater fishing, this authoritative guide will help you bring in bigger and better fish every time you cast your line. Saltwater Fishing Made Easy is your all-in-one resource for fishing methods and techniques, tackle and bait, and, most important, the fish themselves. Before you go on your next fishing excursion, make...
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Your one-stop guide for saltwater fishing in North AmericaWhether you’re an experienced angler looking to improve your skills or a beginner just discovering the joys of saltwater fishing, this authoritative guide will help you bring in bigger and better fish every time you cast your line. Saltwater Fishing Made Easy is your all-in-one resource for fishing methods and techniques, tackle and bait, and, most important, the fish themselves. Before you go on your next fishing excursion, make sure this book is in your tackle box.Inside you will learn: Every method and technique of saltwater fishing: surf casting, fly fishing, jigging, trolling, chumming, and more What you need to know about more than 75 popular game fish found on the North American coasts, including feeding habits, preferred environments, and the best techniques for catching them Basic equipment, from rods and reels to bait and boats Step-by-step instructions for tying the 13 most useful fishing knots Proper techniques for cleaning, scaling, and filleting your catch Helpful advice in legal, ethical, and safety issuesMartin Pollizotto has fished America's three coasts for more than forty years, and for five years wrote a monthly column on saltwater fishing for a local U.S. Power Squadrons division.Martin Pollizotto has fished extensively on America's three coasts for 40 years and has written a monthly column on saltwater fishing for the U.S. Power Squadrons.
PrefaceviiiAcknowledgmentsixIntroduction: Why Fish?xPart 1Fishing BasicsChapter 1Luck, the Law, the Moon, and Doing What's Right2Chapter 2Comfort and Safety9Part 2Fishing EquipmentChapter 3Getting Equipped18Chapter 4Saltwater Fishing Rods26Chapter 5Saltwater Reels36Chapter 6Line, Leader, and Swivels46Chapter 7Hooks56Chapter 8Sinkers62Chapter 9Natural Bait68Chapter 10Artificial Bait and Lures80Chapter 11Bucktail Jigs87Chapter 12Tying Effective Knots90Chapter 13Boats103Part 3Fishing Techniques and MethodsChapter 14Hooking, Playing, Chumming, and Other Techniques114Chapter 15Bottom and Pier Fishing, Trolling, and Other Methods119Chapter 16Surf Fishing131Chapter 17Saltwater Fly Fishing139Chapter 1856 Quick Saltwater Fishing Tips150Part 4The PayoffChapter 1989 Popular Species and How to Catch Them156Chapter 20Preparing and Cooking Your Catch297Appendix AFishing and the Law309Appendix BTemperature Ranges for Common Saltwater Fish315Appendix CFishing for the Record317Appendix DFish Names319Appendix EUseful Fishing Websites328Appendix FFishing Log332Glossary333About the Author338Index339
