The Cruiser's Handbook of Fishing

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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.

Table of Contents

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 Underground Oven | The Simple Approach

Appendix 1. Sources for Fishing and Related Gear
Saltwater Fishing Specialists | Major Boating-Supply Companies | Commercial and Heavy-Duty Equipment Suppliers | Unique Hand-Operated Winches | General Outfitters | Diving and Spearfishing Supplies | Cold-Storage Equipment and Installation | Custom Marine-Metal Fabrication | And If You Just Happen to Be Out in the Middle of the South Pacific | International Gear Sources by Country | Sources for Miscellaneous Products

Appendix 2. Further Reading and Information
Books | Periodicals | Organizations and Associations | Other Sources

Appendix 3. The Wonderful World of Fly-Fishing
Inexpensive Gear That Will Catch Just about Anything | Assemble Your Gear and Load the Line | Stretch Your Fly Line | Practice Casting | So You Want to Learn More

Appendix 4. Fishing-Reel Maintenance and Repair
Spinning Reels | Penn International Big-Game Reels | Other Reels and Winches | A Few Last Tips

Appendix 5. References

The Cruiser's Handbook of Fishing