To the uninitiated, the process of going fishing afloat might seem complicated. Where do you start looking? Which hook? Which bait?
When combined, these give you methods for reeling in no fewer than 24 of the most common fish in British coastal waters, with each fish receiving its own bespoke pages showing you precisely how, where and when to catch them.
Filled with easy-to-follow text and illustrations, RYA Boat Angling Explained is designed to take you, step by step, through how to skipper an angling boat successfully.
Jim O’Donnell is a professional boat angler with vast experience of boat fishing around the UK and overseas. He is an RYA Yachtmaster Offshore commercially endorsed charter skipper and for many years he has been a regular contributor to fishing publications with boat angling being his specialist subject.
Contents
Fo'eword The Secrets Explained Int'oduction: Boat Angling - A Sport for All
Section 1. Safety, Choosing a Boat and Tackle
A Bnef Word about Safety Choosing a Boat for Angling Ecuipping a Boat for Angling Beat Fishing Tackle
Section 2. Boat Angling Method
What is a Fishing Mark?
Using Electronics to Catch Fish (F sh Finders and GPS)
Boat Handling Methods Made Easy How to Anchor
Some Tips to Make Anchoring Simpler! Retrieving your Anchor Using the Alderney Ring Method How to Drift
Some Tips to Get the Best from your Drift Fishing
Basic Boat Fishing Techniques and Fishing Rigs
Predictive Fishing {The Influences of Seasons, Tides and Weather)
Keeping a Fishing Log How Fish Hunt Crxnmon Baits
Section З. Popular Species and Basic Fishing Tactics
Fish Anatomy and the Law
Bailen Wrasse
Black Sea Bream
Bull Huss and Dogfish
Coalish
Cоd
Conger Eel
European Sea Bass
Flatfsh
Flouider
Ling
Mackerel and Garfish
Mullet
Pollack
Rays
Sharks
Smooth Hound
Tope
Whiling
Becoming a Better Angling Skipper Index