Publisher Description

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 issues

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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 issues Martin 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.

Author Biography

Martin Pollizotto has extensively fished America's three coasts for 40 years, and for five years wrote a monthly column on saltwater fishing for the U.S. Power Squadrons. A recently retired instructor of aviation maintenance technology, he is a skilled in presenting technical material (like fishing) in an accessible manner, and he devoted almost every school vacation to the pursuit of his fishing passion.

Table of Contents

PrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Why Fish?PART 1: FISHING BASICSChapter 1Luck, the Law, the Moon, and Doing What's RightChapter 2Comfort and SafetyPART 2: FISHING EQUIPMENTChapter 3Getting EquippedChapter 4Saltwater Fishing RodsChapter 5Saltwater ReelsChapter 6Line, Leader, and SwivelsChapter 7HooksChapter 8SinkersChapter 9Natural BaitChapter 10Artificial Bait and LuresChapter 11Bucktail JigsChapter 12Tying Effective KnotsChapter 13BoatsPART 3: FISHING TECHNIQUES AND METHODSChapter 14Hooking, Playing, Chumming, and Other TechniquesChapter 15Bottom and Pier Fishing, Trolling, and Other MethodsChapter 16Surf FishingChapter 17Saltwater Fly FishingChapter 1856 Quick Saltwater Fishing TipsPART 4: THE PAYOFFChapter 1989 Popular Species and How to Catch ThemChapter 20Preparing and Cooking Your CatchAppendix AFishing and the LawAppendix BTemperature Ranges for Common Saltwater FishAppendix CFishing for the RecordAppendix DFish NamesAppendix EUseful Fishing WebsitesAppendix FFishing LogGlossaryAbout the AuthorIndex

Long Description

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 issues

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