Fishing For Dummies. Greg Schwipps
rel="nofollow" href="#ulink_229591d3-b3d9-5b18-a195-e9c5e0380b62">Sharks Tuna Billfish Family Chapter 6: Staying Safe on or near the Water Planning Ahead for Your Trip Water, Water Everywhere: Bringing Food and Drink Serious Safety: First Aid Kits and Sun Protection Safe Wading Danger Amplified: Boating Safety
4 Part 2: Gearing Up Without Going Overboard Chapter 7: Matching the Rod and Reel Getting a Handle on Fishing Rod Basics Catching Up with Reels Classic Beginnings: Spincast Gear So Smooth: Spinning Gear Baitcasting Gear: Complicated, but Worth It Fly-Fishing Gear: Artful and Effective Chapter 8: The Bottom Line on Line Getting to Know the Three Kinds of Line Buying Line 101 Spooling Up: Attaching Line to a Reel Caring for Your New Line and Knowing When to Let It Go Fly Lines Chapter 9: It’s Terminal (Tackle): Hooks, Sinkers, Snaps, Swivels, and Floats Hooks: What They Do and Why They Matter Sinkers: When You Need a Little More Weight Adding On Swivels and Snaps Floats and Bobbers: When You Need to Lighten Up Chapter 10: Going Ahab: Fishing from Boats Taking Advantage of Boat Fishing Choosing a Boat That’s Right for the Way You Fish Considering the Costs of Watercraft Chapter 11: 21st Century Tech: What’s New and What’s Necessary Fish Finders: Can They Really Find Fish? GPS Units: Finding Yourself Trolling Motors: Quiet Power for Boats Underwater Cameras: Seeing Is Believing Anchormates, Lightning Detectors, and What’s Coming Next
5 Part 3: The End of Your Line: Enticing Fish with Bait, Lures, and Flies Chapter 12: Real Food for Real Fish: Using Bait Assessing Your Bait Options Gathering and Keeping Bait Common Natural Freshwater Baits Common Natural Saltwater Baits Why You Can’t Take It with You: Disposing of Leftover Bait Chapter 13: It Only Looks Alive: Tricking Fish with Lures Picking Perfect Plugs Spoons: Heavy Metal Time Spinners: Easy to Fish, Hard to Miss Spinnerbaits: The Masters of Bass Jigs: More Than a Weighted Hook Soft Baits: Plastic Worms and Beyond Narrowing Your Lure Options by Asking Some Key Questions Chapter 14: Fish Don’t Fly, But Flies Catch Fish Taking a Look at Where the Fly in Fly Fishing Came From Figuring Out Which Fly to Use A Rundown of Flies That Work Everywhere
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Part 4: Now You’re Fishing
Chapter 15: Tying Popular Fishing Knots and Rigs
The Knots You Need
Snelling: How to Attach a Hook to Your Line
Using the Right Rig to Present Your Offering
Livebait Rigs: For Presenting Bait in Any Situation
Chapter 16: Choreographing Your Cast
Casting Spincast Gear: Great for Beginners
Casting Spinning Gear: A Little More Difficult, a Lot Smoother
Mastering (Sort of) Baitcasting Techniques
Flycasting: The Beauty of Presenting Flies
Caster of Disaster: How to Handle Snags and Snarls
Chapter 17: Exploring Different Fishing Techniques
Stillfishing (After All These Years)
Casting