Ingenious Angler: Hundreds of Do-It-Yourself Projects and Tips to Improve Your Fishing Boat and Tackle - Softcover

Walters, Keith

Softcover

ISBN 10: 007137793X ISBN 13: 9780071377935

Publisher: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press, 2001

Synopsis

"A book full of things to do to get ready to fish or to make it easier and more fun."­­USA Today

From optimizing a boat for fishing, to maintaining rods and reels, to improving store-bought lures or creating lures from scratch, here are 101 ingenious money-saving projects and do-it-yourself tips guaranteed to help small-boat anglers save money, catch more fish, and have more fun.

About this title

About the Author

Keith Walters has been landing prize-winning fish since the 1950s. Since retiring as chief of photography at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, he has written articles on fishing for Salt Water Sportsman, Coastal Fisherman, and Chesapeake Bay Magazine, among many others, and self-published four books.

From the Back Cover

"Highly recommended. . . . Paid for itself in one project."--Washington Times

A bad day fishing is better than a good day working, right? Keith Walters has been fishing for over fifty years, and he knows that even a good day fishing can be made better by simple, do-it-yourself projects that will improve your boat, your tackle, and your temper. His priorities are safety, comfort, and "fishability," and he's gathered more than a hundred tips on everything from handy rod rests and space-saving tackle storage lockers to modifying or making your own lures and rigs.

The Ingenious Angler will help you catch more fish, have more fun, and save money at the same time! You'll learn to

• optimize your boat for fishing
• maintain and repair your rods and reels
• create your own rigs and lures and tie the best angling knots
• make anchoring, docking, and trailering easier and more comfortable

"Keith has put the best of the tips, projects, and ideas he has developed, found, tried, and used though the years into this book. . . . It will save you money while making fishing more fun."--from the foreword by C. Boyd Pfeiffer

"Full of things to do to get ready to fish or make it easier or more fun."--USA Today

"Good for every angler of every stripe who likes to tinker or fix things up."--Washington Times

"This information-packed book includes hundreds of ideas and projects for small-boat and shore-bound anglers."--Salt Water Sportsman

Edition details

• Publisher: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 007137793X
• ISBN 13: 9780071377935
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 176