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Preface | |
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Acknowledgments | |
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Introduction | |
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Fishing Success under Power or Sail: A Preview | |
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Trolling in the South Pacific | |
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Adrift Way Offshore | |
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Anchored in Different Latitudes | |
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Dinghy Adventures | |
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Beneath the Waves and along the Shore | |
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What's Best for You? | |
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With Power Comes Responsibility | |
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Gear, Tackle, and Connections for Hook-and-Line Fishing | |
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Handlines | |
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Rail-Mounted Reels | |
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Stand-Up Outfits | |
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Wire-Line Gear | |
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Spinning Tackle | |
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Fly-Fishing | |
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Selecting Tackle | |
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Connections | |
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Getting Started | |
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Gear Checklist | |
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Offshore Trolling | |
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General Preparations and Perspective | |
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Rigging for Trolling | |
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Deploying Trolling Gear | |
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Safely Boating Your Catch | |
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Selected Trolling Specialties | |
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A Few Last Tricks and Tips | |
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Gear Checklist | |
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Adrift or Anchored | |
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Attracting Fish to Your Boat | |
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Fundamental Techniques of Stationary Hook-and-Line Fishing | |
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Fishing Scenarios | |
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A Word of Caution | |
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Gear Checklist | |
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Dinghy Techniques | |
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Getting Started | |
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Fishing from Shore | |
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Wading the Shallows | |
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Intermediate Depths near Shore | |
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Offshore Dinghy Specialties | |
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Rigging Tips for Dinghy Fishing | |
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Gear Checklist | |
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Walking, Wading, and Diving | |
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Where Do You Start? | |
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Walking and Wading | |
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Diving for Dinner | |
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Gear Checklist | |
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Hand Tools, Traps, Nets, and Other Assorted Gear | |
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Gathering by Hand and with Simple Tools | |
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Harpoons | |
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Shooting through the Air | |
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Stunning Methods | |
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Using Animals | |
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Hookless Line Fishing | |
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More Tricks for Attracting and Aggregating | |
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Single-Event Snares and Traps | |
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Catching Seafood in the Air | |
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Long-Handled Dip and Bully Nets | |
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Traps | |
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Dredges and Beam, Bottom, and Midwater Trawls | |
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Nets for Scooping and Lifting | |
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Seine and Encircling Nets | |
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Gill and Entangling Nets | |
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Cast Nets | |
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Making and Repairing Nets | |
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Gear Checklist | |
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Modifying Your Vessel for Fishing | |
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Clamps, Mounts, and Lanyards for Line Dispensers | |
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Rod Holders | |
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Securing Downriggers, Upriggers, and Outriggers | |
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Superstructure | |
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Afterdeck, Bowguard, and Rubrails | |
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Fish-Cleaning Tables | |
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Small Conveniences That Make a Big Difference | |
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That All-Important Barbecue | |
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Dive Tanks | |
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(Mostly) Horizontal Racks and Holders | |
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Fish Boxes and Bags | |
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Interior Storage | |
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The Wide World of Live Bait Wells | |
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Cold Storage for the Avid Fishing Cruiser | |
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Fishing Electronics | |
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Gear Checklist | |
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Processing Your Catch | |
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The Biochemistry of Seafood Quality | |
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From Ocean to Cleaning Table | |
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General Handling | |
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Tools of the Trade: Get 'Em and Keep 'Em Sharp | |
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Gutting and Gilling Fish | |
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Cleaning Fish | |
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Processing Invertebrates | |
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Preparing for Cold Storage | |
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Chilling, Freezing, and Thawing | |
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Canning | |
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Curing Seafood by Drying, Salting, and Smoking | |
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Alternative Seafood Processing | |
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Gear Checklist | |
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Medical Considerations for the Cruising Fisher | |
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Common (and Not So Common) Fishing Injuries | |
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Other Ailments Caused by Fishing | |
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Review of General Fishing-Tool Safety Measures | |
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Diving-Related and Other Injuries | |
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Galley Injuries and Ailments | |
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Keeping Everything in Perspective | |
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Getting the Most from Your New Cruising Skill | |
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Sink Everyone's Boat but Mine | |
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Respect and Conservation Revisited | |
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Replenishing the Cruising Kitty | |
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Survival Fishing | |
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Catch-and-Release and Light Versus Heavy Tackle | |
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Social Facilitation | |
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Intellectual Stimulation | |
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The Successful Cruiser-Fisher | |
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A Guide to Edible Fish and Invertebrates | |
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Bony Fishes (Phylum Chordata, Class Osteichthyes) | |
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Sharks and Rays (Phylum Chordata, Class Chondrichthys) | |
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Sea Turtles (Phylum Chordata, Class Reptilia, Family Chelonidae) | |
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Invertebrate Seafood | |
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More Seafood Recipes | |
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Starters | |
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Soups and Chowders | |
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Main Courses | |
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Construction and Use of an Umu, or Underground Oven | |
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The Simple Approach | |
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Sources for Fishing and Related Gear | |
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Saltwater Fishing Specialists | |
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Major Boating-Supply Companies | |
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Commercial and Heavy-Duty Equipment Suppliers | |
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Unique Hand-Operated Winches | |
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General Outfitters | |
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Diving and Spearfishing Supplies | |
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Cold-Storage Equipment and Installation | |
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Custom Marine-Metal Fabrication | |
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And If You Just Happen to Be Out in the Middle of the South Pacific | |
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International Gear Sources by Country | |
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Sources for Miscellaneous Products | |
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Further Reading and Information | |
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Books | |
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Periodicals | |
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Organizations and Associations | |
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Other Sources | |
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The Wonderful World of Fly-Fishing | |
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Inexpensive Gear That Will Catch Just about Anything | |
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Assemble Your Gear and Load the Line | |
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Stretch Your Fly Line | |
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Practice Casting | |
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So You Want to Learn More | |
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Fishing-Reel Maintenance and Repair | |
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Spinning Reels | |
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Penn International Big-Game Reels | |
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Other Reels and Winches | |
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A Few Last Tips | |
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References | |
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Index | |