Brief grab bag of tips and commentary on the gear and strategies you need to catch fish, with sections on dangers, fish cleaning, and spearfishing. Contains excerpts from hard-to-find bulletin board and newsgroup postings, as well as links to useful sites and vendor pages.
[Bill Dietrich, USA]
How to troll for fish and how to make a simple handline for the job.
[The Cruising Life, Vero Beach, FL, USA]
What you need to fish and what to do with your catch. Includes tips on pulling dangerous fish on board and recipes for sushi and fish tacos.
[Sail Jazz, Mount Pleasant, SC, USA]
In some cruising areas, there is a danger of overfishing by visiting yachtspeople. Some guidelines for respecting local needs and traditions. 3 pages with photos.
[Cruising World, April 2000]
Symptoms and treatment of a variety of toxins and bacterial infections that can come from eating seafood, with some pointers on prevention
[SailNet, 21 March 2003]
Advice on shoal-water tropical fishing, both trolling and reef fishing, with tips on lobster, crayfish, turtles, and conch.
[Darrel Wyatt, MD, Brunswick, GA, USA]
Saltwater anglers′ lobbying and activist association supporting clean water, species protection, commercial fishing limits or bans, building artificial reefs, creating finfish hatcheries, monitoring the quality of freshwater inflows, and more.
[Coastal Conservation Association, Houston, TX, USA]
Comparative test and review of 10 fishing rod holders. 3 pages with photos and specifications.
[Practical Sailor, 15 April 2003]
You need far less fancy fishing equipment than you, and your fisherman friends, might think. A run-down on what should be in a cruiser′s tackle box.
[SailNet, 19 April 2002]
Advice on fishing gear - pole (if any), line, gaff, lures, weights - and technique - distance, hauling in, and killing.
[SailNet, 16 September 2001]