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The Complete Guide to Freshwater Fishing offers the nearly 40 million freshwater anglers in the U.S. with a comprehensive fishing resource. From the highly respected The Freshwater Angler series, this title covers all the major freshwater species in North America. It includes tips and techniques for catching gamefish throughout the country under every conceivable on-the-water situation.
In developing this book, the writers, editors and researchers traveled from Alaska to Mexico to fish with veteran guides and nationally known tournament anglers. The tips and techniques they uncovered are fully explained and illustrated in the book.
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Excellent introduction to fishingReviewed by G, 2009-04-01
This book is a good, solid reference for most things to do with
fishing. Experienced anglers won't benefit as much from this book
since it seems targeted more for beginners and folks with modest
levels of fishing experience. That's not to say there won't still
be some beneficial tips or knowledge for experienced people,
however. They will just receive less benefit from this book.
Overall, it covers the major areas of fishing - gear, techniques,
boat control, structure, seasonal movements, etc. It illustrates a
few useful knots to cover the most common situations, but is a
little weak in that area. It contains lots of clear photos and is a
great book to get one started on the fine sport of fishing. The
text is simply written and clearly explains the basic concepts.
Good bookReviewed by Ex Texan, 2009-01-11
This is a good read for someone who had been out of fishing for a while
Good all around freshwater fishing bookReviewed by J. Wallbank, 2008-04-09
I was looking for a book that covered all freshwater fish species. I am mostly a bass & panfish fisherman, but I do get occasional opportunities to angle for something else. I wanted a book that would allow me to read a chapter on a specific type of fish and know some good lure types and tactics to try if such an opportunity arose. Overall, this book does a good job at meeting those requirements. On a few of the species the lure information seemed a little sparse and some of the information on tactics was information that was already talked about earlier in the same chapter. Some of the tactics also specified the use of a boat/fish finder, which may not work the best if you are fishing from shore or a canoe/kayak. The book covers most freshwater gamefish species found in the US(bass, walleye, trout, etc), but I would also have liked to have seen a chapter on non-gamefish (carp, gar, etc). Overall a recommended book.
RecommendationReviewed by Christopher J. Mauser, 2008-01-19
Product was exactly as described. Arrived right on time when I needed it for the holidays. Thanks so much!
Perfect for beginnersReviewed by Chris Reese, 2007-11-21
This is the perfect book for beginners. If you car just now getting
into fishing, this is a great first book, no matter what type of
fish you going for. It talks about different type of fishing and
goes into details on how to catch them, and also some good
boating/tackle info.
I would say for beginners, like me, this should be the first book
you buy.
