Field & Stream: The Total Fishing Manual: 317 Essential Fishing Skills

Make your next fishing trip the best yet with this expert guide to everything the modern fisherman needs to know. When it comes to fishing, nobody knows more than the writers and editors at Field & Stream magazine—unless it’s the local guides, prizewinners, and other experts they interviewed for this book. The Total Fishing Manual is chock full of 318 field-tested tools, techniques and tactics, collected and written by the Field & Stream editors and accompanied by amazing photos and handy illustrations. GEAR UP How to pick the best lures, baits, flies, and tackle for every situation and every style of water you plan to fish. Customize your rod and reel to suit your every need. Learn how to customize your gear, get the most out of your boat, and more. HIT THE WATER From small streams to major rivers, ponds to big lakes, and bays to the open ocean, hundreds of field-tested strategies will help you catch more fish with or without a boat. FIND THE FISH Professional fishing guides from across the country tell you how and where to find lunker bass, trophy walleyes, huge trout, and much more right in your home waters. SET THE HOOK Whether you’re bobber fishing for bluegills with the kids or heading out after the muskie of a lifetime, the techniques and tactics in this book will make your trip a success. GEAR UP How to pick the best lures, baits, flies, and tackle for every situation and every style of water you plan to fish. Customize your rod and reel to suit your every need. Learn how to customize your gear, get the most out of your boat, and more. HIT THE WATER From small streams to major rivers, ponds to big lakes, and bays to the open ocean, hundreds of field-tested strategies will help you catch more fish with or without a boat. FIND THE FISHProfessional fishing guides from across the country tell you how and where to find lunker bass, trophy walleyes, huge trout, and much more right in your home waters. SET THE HOOK Whether you're bobber fishing for bluegills with the kids or heading out after the muskie of a lifetime, the techniques and tactics in this book will make your trip a success. When it comes to fishing, nobody knows more than the writers and editors at Field & Stream magazine--unless it's the guides, prize winners, and other experts they interviewed to create this book. In 324 tips and tricks, this comprehensive handbook covers everything from flyfishing to bass boats to surfcasting, and more. Individual chapters break down how to build the ultimate tackle box, best bait and lures for every species, techniques to catch all of the most popular gamefish, and tactics for fishing ponds, rivers, lakes, and oceans in every season. Whether you're a weekend angler looking to hook your kid on fishing or a serious sport fisher looking for that big trophy bass, this book has the information you need, presented with tons of color photos and handy illustrations " ... Packed with insider tips and tricks from the world's top fishermen, and lavishly illustrated with handy step-by-step how-tos and beautiful photographs, The Total Fishing Manual covers fishing in ponds, lakes, rivers, and streams, as well as the wide and yet underserved world of saltwater fishing. Hints cover everything from how to properly put a worm on your hook (it's harder than you think to do it right!) to how to nab the best spot on a big-bucks party fishing boat, and land the fish of your dreams. Fish stories? This book has them! And soon, the reader will be able to regale friends with his or her own takes ... not of the one that got away, but the one that didn't."--Publisher "When it comes to fishing, nobody knows more than the writers and editors at Field & Stream magazine--unless it's the local guides, prizewinners, and other experts they interviewed for this book. The Total Fishing Manual is chock full of 317 field-tested tools, techniques and tactics, collected and written by the Field & Stream editors and accompanied by amazing photos and handy illustrations"--www.amazon.com.