Basic Freshwater Fishing: Step-by-step Guide to Tackle and Know-how that Catch the Favorite Fish in Your Area

If you're like me and don't know a thing about fishing and find the huge assortment of fishing products in your local retailer bewildering then this is the book for you! I work for a national retailer and was recently promoted to oversee the sporting goods department. This book was a godsend! Now I know the difference between a baitcasing and spincasting reel, the different kinds of lures and the difference between a sinker and a bobber. I don't know everything about fishing now, but at least I can talk to a cusomer half-intelligently :-) . Now if only someone would write a book about firearms basics!

I was given this book by my parents when I was in my early teens, and I read it so much I practically had it memorized at one time. That was around ten years ago, and I still enjoy going back to the book and brushing up on the basics occasionally. I highly recommend this book to anyone with little or no experience in freshwater fishing, or to a parent who wants to help a young person get started in the sport.

This is a wonderful book to give a newcomer to fishing enough of the basic know-how to get them started in recreational freshwater fishing. It is well-organized, well-written, and has enough information in it to warrant rereading several times over. It is a good confidence builder and a great early reference guide for a great recreational pastime.

This book is a valuable source of information for anyone who is interested in learning about all the basic elements of fishing. Regardless of age or fishing knowledge, this is a must have book. I totally enjoyed every chapter of it!