Cruisers Handbook of Fishing 2/E

Informationen zum Autor Scott Bannerot co-authored The Cruisers Handbook of Fishing with his wife! Wendy. He holds a doctorate in fisheries biology! and has worked as a marine biology research scientist and diver! charter fishing captain! commercial fisherman! long-distance sailor! and photojournalist. His feature articles have appeared regularly for 20 years in adventure! sailing! and fishing magazines! and he has published a number of technical works. Scott! Wendy! and seven year old son now live in Australia. Scott is an enthusiastic fun surfer; he has surfed all over the world while sailboat cruising. Klappentext ""The definitive book." -"Cruising World ""Every culture has its bible! and until now! there wasn't one for the voyager with a passion for catching fish." --"Ocean Navigator Here is the first-ever complete guide to finding! catching! processing! and cooking fish from the decks of a slow-moving cruising sail- or powerboat. Scott and Wendy Bannerot have successfully cruise-fished tropical and temperate seas for more than two decades. Zusammenfassung A guide to catching and cooking fish from the decks of a cruising boat. It gives you what you need to know about catching fish in tropical or middle-latitude seas - from a cruising boat underway or at anchor! from a dinghy! in the surf! and while diving reefs. Inhaltsverzeichnis 38999461

Autorentext

Scott Bannerot co-authored The Cruisers Handbook of Fishing with his wife, Wendy. He holds a doctorate in fisheries biology, and has worked as a marine biology research scientist and diver, charter fishing captain, commercial fisherman, long-distance sailor, and photojournalist. His feature articles have appeared regularly for 20 years in adventure, sailing, and fishing magazines, and he has published a number of technical works. Scott, Wendy, and seven year old son now live in Australia. Scott is an enthusiastic fun surfer; he has surfed all over the world while sailboat cruising.

Klappentext

The definitive book."--"Cruising World" The complete guide to catching and cooking fish from the decks of a cruising boat. "The Cruiser's Handbook of Fishing" gives you everything you need to know about catching fish in tropical or middle-latitude seas--from a cruising boat underway or at anchor, from a dinghy, in the surf, and while diving reefs. Step by step this richly detailed guide walks you through: Choosing, using, and maintaining tackle, lures, hooks, leaders, and other rigging essentials Reading currents, wind, wave patterns, tides, water temperature, and atmospheric conditions Modifying vessels with cruise-fishing enhancements such as rod holders, outriggers, cleaning tables, bait wells, and platforms Tying the best knots for cruise fishing Avoiding and treating routine fishing injuries and poisoning--including vital information on ciguatera, venomous stings and punctures, and steering clear of dangerous predators Identifying hundreds of fish species Preparing your catch--including a range of easy and delectable recipes And much more "A great 'catch.' "--"Sailing" "You want to catch fish? Read this book."--Herb McCormick, editor, "Cruising World" "Jam-packed with solid advice on tackle and techniques proven to catch fish."--Barry Gibson, editor, "Salt Water Sportsman" "Every culture has its bible, and until now, there wasn't one for the voyager who had a passion for catching fish."--"Ocean Navigator" "Scott and Wendy are giving their fellow sailors the gift of an abundant life on the sea."--"Blue Water Sailing" "A boatload of hard-earned knowledge and practical advice from a couple who has been there."--"Latitudes and Attitudes"

Zusammenfassung
A guide to catching and cooking fish from the decks of a cruising boat. It gives you what you need to know about catching fish in tropical or middle-latitude seas - from a cruising boat underway or at anchor, from a dinghy, in the surf, and while diving reefs.

Inhalt

Preface

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1. Fishing Success under Power or Sail: A Preview

Trolling in the South Pacific

Adrift Way Offshore

Anchored in Different Latitudes

Dinghy Adventures

Beneath the Waves and along the Shore

What's Best for You?

With Power Comes Responsibility

2. Gear, Tackle, and Connections for Hook-and-Line Fishing

Handlines

Rail-Mounted Reels

Stand-Up Outfits

Wire-Line Gear

Spinning Tackle

Fly-Fishing

Selecting Tackle

Connections

Getting Started

Gear Checklist

3. Offshore Trolling

General Preparations and Perspective

Rigging for Trolling

Deploying Trolling Gear

Safely Boating Your Catch

Selected Trolling Specialities

A Few Last Tricks and Tips

Gear Checklist

4. Adrift or Anchored

Attracting Fish to Your Boat

Fundamental Techniques of Stationary Hook-and-Line Fishing

Fishing Scenarios

A Word of Caution

Gear Checklist

5. Dinghy Techniques

Getting Started

Fishing from Shore

Wading the Shallows

Intermediate Depths near Shore

Offshore Dinghy Specialities

Rigging Tips for Dinghy Fishing

Gear Checklist

6. Walking, Wading, and Diving

Where Do You Start?

Walking and Wading

Diving for Dinner

Gear Checklist

7. Hand Tools, Traps, Nets, and Other Assorted Gear

Gathering by Hand and with Simple Tools

Harpoons

Shooting through the Air

Stunning Methods

Using Animals

Hookless Line Fishing

More Tricks for Attracting and Aggregating

Single-Event Snares and Traps

Catching Seafood in the Air

Long-Handled Dip and Bully Nets

Traps

Dredges and Beam, Bottom, and Midwater Trawls

Nets for Scooping and Lifting

Seine and Encircling Nets

Gill and Entangling Nets

Cast Nets

Making and Repairing Nets

Gear Checklist

8. Modifying Your Vessel for Fishing

Clamps, Mounts, and Lanyards for Line Dispensers

Rod Holders

Securing Downriggers, Upriggers, and Outriggers

Superstructure

Afterdeck, Bowguard, and Rubrails

Fish-Cleaning Tables

Small Conveniences That Make a Big Difference

That All-Important Barbecue

Dive Tanks

(Mostly) Horizontal Racks and Holders

Fish Boxes and Bags

Interior Storage

The Wide World of Live Bait Wells

Cold Storage for the Avid Fishing Cruiser

Fishing Electronics

Gear Checklist

9. Processing Your Catch

The Biochemistry of Seafood Quality

From Ocean to Cleaning Table

General Handling

Tools of the Trade: Get 'Em and Keep 'Em Sharp

Gutting and Gilling Fish

Cleaning Fish

Processing Invertebrates

Preparing for Cold Storage

Chilling, Freezing, and Thawing

Canning

Curing Seafood by Drying, Salting, and Smoking

Alternative Seafood Processing

Gear Checklist

10. Medical Considerations for the Cruising Fisher

Common (and Not So Common) Fishing Injuries

Other Ailments Caused by Fishing

Review of General Fishing-Tool Safety Measures

Diving-Related and Other Injuries

Galley Injuries and Ailments

Keeping Everything in Perspective

11. Getting the Most from Your New Cruising Skill

Sink Everyone's Boat but Mine

Respect and Conservation Revisited

Replenishing the Cruising Kitty

Survival Fishing

Catch-and-Release and Light Versus Heavy Tackle

Social Facilitation

Intellectual Stimulation

The Successful Cruiser-Fisher

12. A Guide to Edible Fish and Invertebrates

Bony Fishes (Phylum Chordata, Class Osteichthyes)

Sharks and Rays (Phylum Chordata, Class Chondrichthys)

Sea Turtles (Phylum Chordata, Class Reptilia, Family Chelonidae)

Invertebrate Seafood

13. More Seafood Recipes

Starters

Soups and Chowders

Main Courses

Construction and Use of an Umu, or Under…