The Complete Guide to Surfcasting

· Simon and Schuster
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320
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About this ebook

From selecting tackle to reading the beach, here is a truly “complete” guide to the most popular form of saltwater angling. Saltwater expert Joe Cermele details literally everything the beginning to intermediate-level surfcaster needs to know, including:

·how to select rod, reel, and line

·baits—which ones to use, how to care for them, and how to fish them

·lures—how to select and how to present most effectively

·knots every surfcaster must know

·reading the beach

·primary surf species—stripers, blues, flounder, drum and many more

·fishing for pelagics: bonito, false albacore, Spanish mackerel

·jetty and rock fishing

·surfcasting by region, on every coast, from Maine to the Pacific Northwest

·fishing the storied hotspots—Montauk, Hatteras, Padre Island and more



The Complete Guide to Surfcasting also covers driving on the beach, tools and accessories for the surfcaster, basic gear maintenance, and much more. With over 250 photographs and illustrations, this is a book that can help turn the casual surfcaster into a seasoned pro.

About the author

Joe Cermele is Fishing Editor of Field & Stream Magazine, and was formerly on the staff of Salt Water Sportsman.  In addition to these publications he has also written for Men’s Journal, World Wide Angler, and New Jersey Angler.  He lives in Lawrenceville, NJ.

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