GETTING HOOKED ON FISHING

AN ANGLER'S HANDBOOK

By Jerome Knap and David Richey

Formerly owned by the well-known award-winning sports columnist John Edwin Pope with his ownership stamp on the front end-paper - "Edwin Pope, Miami Herald".

A very good clean hardback in slightly rubbed and shelf-worn, spine-faded dust-wrapper.

From the collection of well-known big game and saltwater angler Jack Reece, with his angling bookplate tipped in.

1974 1st edition. 8vo (158 x 234mm). Pp186. B/w photographs and illustrations. Dark green boards, spine titled in gilt.

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"Getting Hooked on Fishing describes the latest fishing techniques for all major sport fish in the United States and Canada. The book begins with a discussion of how to choose fishing tackle, with hints on what to look for in rods, reels, lines, and lures, and then tells how to cast and what knots to tie, and how to fight and land a fish. Specific instructions are given for the major sport fish, and downrigger fishing, temperature fishing, and fishing by sonar are discussed in detail. The closing chapters of the book tell you how to take care of your catch, how to prepare your fish for the taxidermist, how to plan a fishing trip, what sport fish are found in each state and province, and where to write for additional information. Illustrated throughout with photographs and diagrams."

Contents include:- Introduction; How to choose your tackle; The elements of casting; Fishermen's knots; Temperature fishing; Fishing by sonar; Downrigger fishing; Fighting and landing fish; Brook trout tactics; Lake trout tactics; Brown trout tactics; Rainbow trout tactics; Steelhead tactics; Coho tactics; Chinook tactics; Atlantic salmon tactics; Smallmouth bass tactics; Largemouth bass tactics; Pike tactics; Muskellunge tactics; Walleye tactics; Panfish tactics; Catfish tactics; Taking care of your catch; Planning a fishing trip; Where to fish.