The Complete Guide to Saltwater Fishing: How to Catch Striped Bass, Sharks, Tuna, Salmon, Ling Cod, and More

by Al Ristori, Angelo Peluso (Foreword by)

Overview

Learn about every aspect of saltwater fishing, including gear, tactics, species, behaviors, knots, and more.

Al Ristori's The Complete Guide to Saltwater Fishing aims to help both the novice and experienced angler succeed in catching more than 125 popular saltwater gamefish species. Some of the information will be indispensable to those just starting to fish oceans, bays, and tidal rivers, but there are more than enough tips beyond the basics to please even those with considerable experience as saltwater anglers. In a down-to-earth style, Ristori shares tips and insights on a long list of saltwater species, including several varieties of billfish, tuna, sharks, mackerels, drums, snappers, sea bass, cod, scorpionfish, salmons, and surfperch.

Other topics include:

• Rod and reel selection
• An overview of terminal tackle
• Knots and rigging
• Both conventional and flyfishing techniques
• Boats and electronics
• Tournaments and written (and unwritten) rules of the game
• Marine conservation

Finally, Ristori urges anglers to remember to enjoy their sport. Whether fishing competitively in thrilling tournaments or having fun with family and friends, use what you've learned from The Complete Guide to Saltwater Fishing to make memories to sustain a lifelong fascination with saltwater fishing.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781510752474
Publisher:	Skyhorse
Publication date:	04/28/2020
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	192
Sales rank:	851,031
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.70(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Angelo Peluso has fly-fished along the entire East Coast of the United States, as well as other destinations throughout the United States, the Yucatan, Bahamas, and Canada. He is a frequent contributor to many local, regional, and national magazines and writes a weekly fishing and outdoors column. His four most recent books, Saltwater Flies of the Northeast, Fly Fishing Long Island, Saltwater Flies of the Southeast and Gulf Coast, and Fly Fishing the Surf, have received national acclaim. He is an active member of the Outdoor Writers Association of America and has written for Field & Stream, Fly Rod and Reel, and American Angler. He lives in Port Jefferson, New York.

Table of Contents

Foreword Angelo Peluso vii

Introduction ix

Chapter 1 Rods & Reels 1

Chapter 2 Terminal Tackle 9

Chapter 3 The Species 19

Chapter 4 Understanding the Marine Environment 102

Chapter 5 Knots 110

Chapter 6 Rigging 118

Chapter 7 Techniques 122

Chapter 8 Boats & Electronics 141

Chapter 9 Shore Fishing 145

Chapter 10 Conservation 150

Chapter 11 The Rules of the Game 154

Chapter 12 Enjoying the Sport 156