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The Big One:
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Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist David Kinney gives readers a fascinating look behind the scenes at the annual Martha's Vineyard Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby in this entertaining account of the island's famous month-long fishing tournament and its two grand prizes worth $30,000 each. Kinney presents a colorful and eccentric cast of characters and provides an insider's view of striper madness with the fish stories of amateurs, regulars, experts, and derby judges, and even participates in the striped bass and bluefish competition himself. Originating in 1946, the MV Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby was intended as an advertising draw to bring tourists to the island, but now the author discovers that the annual fishing tournament has become "symbolic of Martha's Vineyard's continuing personality crisis between its blue collar, commercial fishing roots and its newer, wealthy persona."
Available in hardcover, The Big One: An Island, an Obsession, and the Furious Pursuit of a Great Fish is a fun read as Kinney presents a daily account of the derby's excitement, drama, rivalries, hopes, and heartbreaks. Item #: BKBIG-1895
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Fishing Diamond Jigs and BucktailsHow to Fish the World's Most Versatile Saltwater LuresHere is a complete, fully-illustrated guide to the most versatile and effective saltwater lures in ever devised - diamond jigs and bucktails. Expert angler Tom Migdalski details specific methods for catching striped bass, blues, cod, pollock, bonito, false albacore, and many other gamefish - what tackle to use and how to rig and fish the wide array of diamond jigs and bucktails available to the saltwater angler.Tom Migdalski is a widely-published writer on saltwater fishing. Tom writes for Salt Water Sportsman, The Fisherman, and many other fishing publications. Item #: BKFDJB-1895
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Fishing Saltwater Baits"Fishing Saltwater Baits" is a comprehensive guide that will help every saltwater angler become a better fisherman. Experienced saltwater anglers know that fishing natural baits is the most reliable way to catch fish, but fishing with the proper technique, using the right baits, and using the right rigs are also important factors of success. This fishing book details how to choose and care for baits such as clams, crabs, eels, menhaden, mullet, shrimp, spot, squid, worms, and more. Proper usage of the bait fisherman's equipment, such as tackle, rigs, cast nets, livewells, bait buckets, and other gear, are also discussed. "Fishing Saltwater Baits" explores the techniques that bring in saltwater species such as flounder, striped bass, kingfish, pompano, tarpon, and many others, from beach, bay, and offshore.Item #: BKFSB-1695
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Fishing Soft Baits in SaltwaterThe past decade has seen a revolution in how saltwater fishermen pursue fish: using soft-plastic imitations that out-fish traditional lures and baits. Fishing this new style of lure takes knowledge and skill to do it right, which Pete Barrett provides in abundance in FISHING SOFT BAITS IN SALTWATER. Learn the secrets of trolling, jigging, drifting and casting soft baits for all types of fish, plus rigging techniques, adding colors, skirts, eyes and hooks, rigging plastic bucktails, tube rigs, shrimp, Slug-Go's, shads, offshore techniques, and much more. Chapters on tackle and tips and tricks for the soft-bait angler round out this excellent, practical guide.Item #: BKSOFTBAIT-1650
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Fluke - An Angler's GuideOne of the northeast's best fishermen, Sampson offers a complete guide to catching a prized saltwater game fish, famous as great sport, and great eating. This book covers tactical, techniques, baits, and lures for catching fluke in bays, from boats, and in the surf. Every fluke angler, veteran, or beginner will learn valuable information. Paperback - 167 pages, black and white photos.Item #: BKFLK-128
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Monster Shallow Water StripersMonster Shallow Water Stripers is a great resource that details how to fish shallow water areas successfully. This fishing book features chapters on how to fish rivers, coves, flats, rocky structure, points, and estuaries. Other chapters cover kayak fishing, weather, the surf, and much, much more. Easy to read, you'll learn many tips and hints that will put more striped bass on the end of your line.Item #: BKMSWS-2400
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Offshore PursuitLearn how to rig trolling baits like the pros do, with different methods to fit different situations. Find the most productive offshore trolling areas. Tease marlin to the hook. Apply the tactics and techniques detailed by blue water fishing pro John Unkart, and your catch rate is bound to grow exponentially. Whether you're after billfish, mahi-mahi, wahoo or tuna, you'll gain the hard-earned insight and knowledge Unkart has accumulated through more than 40 years of offshore experience.Item #: BKOP-1995
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Rudow's Guide to Fishing the ChesapeakeThe most comprehensive guide to angling on all of the Chesapeake's waters from main-stem Bay to tributaries and tidal creeks. Detailed charts show more than 550 specific hot spots and 35 public shoreline fishing hot spots, plus 33 reliable public boat ramps. Specific Bay sportfish and the most effective methods of catching them during each phase of the season are meticulously discussed, as are both modern and traditional tackle and rigs. The topics are as varied as casting for spring trophy rock on the Susquehanna Flats, jigging for seatrout at the Bay Bridge, wire-lining for flounder at the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel, and ice fishing for perch in Port Deposit.Item #: BKRGFC-1995
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Rudow's Guide to Fishing the Mid AtlanticWith 38 charts detailing over 300 bay, inlet, inshore, and offshore hotspots from New York to North Carolina, Rudow gives away a treasure trove of secrets in this book. It also contains the how-to/where-to information you need to know to catch more fish in all of these locations, as well as detailed descriptions of the tackle, tactics, and techniques for coastal, inshore, and offshore fishing. Plus, every Mid Atlantic species from sea bass to swordfish is meticulously examined on a seasonal and situational basis. Whether you drift for flounder in Shinnecock Bay or troll for tuna at Poor Man's Canyon, Rudow's guide will help you boost your catch rate!About the author Lenny Rudow is Boating Magazine's "Ultimate Angler" and senior technical editor, and writes for other magazines such as The Fisherman and Texas Fish & Game. Item #: BKRGFMA-1995
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Rudow's Guide to RockfishThe striped bass - rockfish, to anglers living in this fish's southern range - is the most popular inshore gamefish in the mid-Atlantic region. This book is dedicated to one thing - helping you catch more striped bass - and catch bigger ones, too. In Rudow's Guide to Rockfish, you'll learn the factors that have an effect on the way you fish: tidal patterns, water quality, sun & moon, weather changes, and the like. This book will detail each of the major tactics used by recreational & professional anglers and discuss which is the most effective when, where, and why. You'll learn Rudow's top 10 hotspots for catching stripers, and why each of these locations offers an opportunity to enjoy the striper fishing of a lifetime.Item #: BKRGRF-1895
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Saltwater Fishing - A Tactical ApproachDrawing on almost a century of combined saltwater fishing experience, the authors reveal the hard-earned techniques and tactics that will make any northeast angler more successful from the boat, beach, or jetty, with spinning or conventional gear, and the fly rod. Paperback - 256 pages, 50 black and white photos.Item #: BKSAFI-126
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Spin Fishing BasicsSpin Fishing Basics is a straightforward guide to spin-fishing techniques for the absolute beginner, the soon-to-be fisherman who has never fished before. This fishing book will show the reader how to select a rod, reel, and terminal tackle; put the reel on the rod, and line on the reel; how to cast; how fast to retrieve; what to put on the line; knots you need to know; and all the other information to get anyone, anywhere, successfully out on the water and catching fish.128 pages - 50 black & white photographs Item #: BKSFB-1275
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Stemming The TideStemming The Tide is a collection of stories about the life and times of a young boy who lost his dad at an early age and was thrusted into the role of man of the house. His relationships with old salts at the boat house near his home provided a one of a kind education that fueled his ambitions and passion for saltwater fishing and shaped the author into the man he is today. The award-winning author, lecturer, and fishing guide went on to become a full-time journalist who has been writing for publications along the striper coast since 1964. We hope you enjoy some of the great stories and excerpts that hold hidden insight on where and when to fish for Striped Bass by none other than Charley Soares.This is the perfect book for any angler looking for a good read during the cold winter months! Each copy bought online is signed by author Charley Soares. Soft cover, illustrations and photos - 223 pages. Item #: BKST-1650
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Striper Hot SpotsThe 100 Top Surfcasting Locations from Maine to New Jersey. This directory of traditional striper fishing locations runs south to north pinning down the "Striper Coast" for surf fishers who want to know more about where the best beach fishing can be found. Each spot is rated 1 to 5 fish, like movies and restaurants. Specific directions on how to drive to each listed place are revealed. Spots which are seasonally dependent have the best months listed. Methods, which are chosen by local tradition, are exposed. And conditions which make a hot spot a little better - a favorable tide or wind - are included. There is an interesting blurb on each location. Most of the spots have a local shop, with phone number, that you can call to inquire about the fishing. Those that don't offer an interesting and informative "tip" or surf fishing. Rather than a curl up and read type of book, this is more of a directory. However, any surf fisher who is traveling to unfamiliar territory will find Hot Spots an invaluable reference with amazingly accurate details that can make the difference in your fishing.Item #: BKSTHP-450
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Striper StrategiesExpert angler D. J. Muller presents ten methods for catching striped bass, all of them effective, yet differing widely in their technique and the approach used by the fisherman. Muller details how best to fish sub-surface lures, soft baits, surface lures (such as swimmers and poppers), casting metal lures, raking crabs, fishing clams, chunking, live-lining herring, bunker and mullet, fishing eels, and snag-and-drop fishing with bunker.Also discussed is tackle and rigging best suited to each form of fishing. Any striped-bass angler, beginner to advanced, will benefit from the cutting-edge advice in this book. (192 pages - 50 black & white photographs) Item #: BKSS-1675
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Striper Tales:
Noted fishing expert and author D. J. Muller's latest fishing book, "Striper Tales: A Collection of Surfcasting Stories," is a dynamic compilation of 46 surfcasting stories about the adventures of anglers off the shores of New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts. These fishing stories are descriptive, authentic, and riveting, and capture all of the challenges and rewards experienced by fishermen in the quest of catching striped bass. "Striper Tales" is a fishing book that the non-angler or the hard-core surfcaster are both sure to enjoy!
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The Art of Surfcasting with LuresThis book will be considered the ultimate guide to surf fishing with lures for years to come. The first half of the book is loaded with information on gear, structure, tide, winds and moon periods. Additional chapters cover baitfish profiles, fishing strategies and what goes into a surfcaster's decision making process when selecting a lure and presenting it to structure. The second half of the book covers each of today's most popular lures in detail with tips on colors, sizes, retrieves and on modifications to increase their effectiveness.This book leaves no stone unturned. In more detail then ever before found in one publication, veteran surfcaster Zeno Hromin covers every type of situation surfcasters might find themselves in and presents the best strategies to succeed. If you ever wanted to learn how to use lures with consistent success or if you are a veteran angler who is looking to gain an edge on your fishing buddies, this book will provide you with information to do both. A revolutionary book, called a new "surfcasters bible" by some of the legendary surfcasters on the east coast, the Art of Surfcasting with Lures is the ultimate reference guide for any surfcaster. Item #: BKTACK-995
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The Complete Kayak FishermanA revolutionary new technique has already begun to have an influence on anglers everywhere: kayak fishing. Kayaks enable fishermen to go into virtually any fishing location in near-total silence, and to be completely mobile and have all gear at hand. Previously unreachable waters are now able to be fished - and the results are spectacular.Here is a thorough guide to this new breed of angling, for both fresh and saltwater fishermen. Choosing a kayak, outfitting the craft with rod-holders, electronics, storage, anchoring systems, and more, plus techniques for fighting fish from the kayak and full safety guidelines are all covered in this book. Item #: BKKAYAK-1695
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The Hunt for Big StripersFrom the book introduction by legendaryNY surfcaster Al Bentsen: "Zeno Hromin's new book takes a quantum leap forward, and puts the reader in touch with expert surf fishermen who share with the reader methods of fishing that you may know little or nothing about ... Not only is this a great 'how to' book, but it has some entertaining stories that will hold your attention throughout the read. This is Zeno's second book and it's another home run. Never has an angler put so much between the covers of two books. Whether you are an experienced angler or a novice this is a great read for you ... I am certain that this book will help you put that 'bass of your dreams' on the sand." Each purchased copy of this book is signed by the author! Item #: BKSTBA-105
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The Striped Bass BookHere is a complete, fully illustrated guide to catching striped bass. Written by Milt Rosko, a seasoned pro, it details everything you need to know from the surf, jetties, or boats, using spinning tackle or fly rods. Rosko covers it all. This book also includes Rosko's favorite recipes, notes on cleaning the catch, state-by-state guide to striper hotspots, and much more. Paperback - 256 pages, 67 black and white photos and drawings.Item #: BKSTBA-105
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The Surfcaster's Guide to the Striper CoastHere in a single book is everything the surfcaster needs to know to catch striped bass consistently on the "striper coast" from the Outer Banks to Maine. Veteran surf fisherman D. J. Muller thoroughly describes the life and habits of bass and how this knowledge can be used to increase angling success. He details where to find stripers-on the beach, in rivers and canals, bays and backwaters, and how to read these waters to find fish. Tackle and technique for nearly every possible fishing situation is covered in depth. Chapters on driving and outfitting the beach buggy, surfcasting etiquette, the traveling surfcaster, physical fitness for tough fishing conditions, and specifics on Striper Coast hot spots will make this revolutionary book the go-to reference for veteran and beginning surfcasters alike.D J. Muller writes for The Fisherman and other publications and fishes intensively throughout the year. Item #: BKSGSC-1695
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The Ultimate Guide to Striped Bass FishingThe amazing resurgence of the East Coast's premier saltwater gamefish has sent hundreds of thousands of anglers in search of their fathers' and grandfathers' favorite quarry: the magnificent striped bass. But the best tools and techniques have changed since the striped bass was nearly wiped out, and anyone who has a hope of catching it must know this fish's many unique characteristics and habits.In The Ultimate Guide to Striped Bass Fishing, noted angler and author Eric Burnley has compiled everything any angler needs to know to be successful at catching this wonderful fish. Burnley starts with the biology of the fish itself--its life cycle, migratory patterns up and down the seacoast, the baitfish and other foods it prefers, and the underwater structures anglers must learn to find monster stripers. This thorough, hard-cover book addresses every possible way the sport angler can catch stripers in exacting detail. Item #: BKUGSBF-220
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The Ultimate Guide to SurfcastingFive-time U.S. surfcasting champion Ron Arra's new surf fishing book, The Ultimate Guide to Surfcasting, will help you improve your casting distance and become a better surfcaster. Ron offers detailed explanations of surfcasting techniques for the overhead beach cast, the off-the-beach cast, the modified pendulum cast, the light-tackle cast, and many others. He also explains how to apply these techniques under actual fishing conditions on the beach or in fishing tournaments. The book also has great recommendations for lure and rig selection, tackle, and tuning reels for maximum surfcasting distance. The concise descriptions of distance casting tips and the many step-by-step photographs of Ron Arra in action are sure to help the surfcasting skills of every angler. (By Ron Arra & Curt Garfield, 6 x 9, 152 pages, B&W photos)Item #: BKUGS-1895
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Trolling for Striped Bass and BluefishHere is a definitive guide for the boating angler on trolling for striped bass and blues, the two most sought-after species along the eastern seaboard. Famed fishing authority Pete Barrett covers outfitting the boat and the angler, selecting the most effective trolling lures, solving the tackle and technique challenges of trolling with monofilament, super braid, and wire lines, using downriggers, and much more.Pete Barrett is a highly regarded expert on saltwater fishing and operated the charter boat "Linda B" for 25 years. He has written over 900 feature stories for national and regional fishing publications, and recently retired as executive editor of The Fisherman magazine. His other books include Saltwater Fishing Guide, Fishing For Sharks, and Fishing for Tuna and Marlin. Item #: BKTSBB-1695
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