BONEFISHING. By Stanley M. Babson.

(1965) 1973 revised edition. 8vo (145 x 215mm). Pp144. B/w photographs, b/w illustrations by G. Don Ray and Matthew Kalmenoff. Light blue cloth, spine titled in black.

The first book dedicated solely to bonefish and bonefish fishing". Bonefish! The ghost of the warm-water flats, so wily that it must be stalked before the fishing battle can start, so strong that even a 5-pounder can take 200 yards of your line on its first run - the fish that many of the world's top anglers, whether they use spinning gear or flyfishing tackle, consider the king of gamefish. ...This book is an invitation to become a bonefish addict. It tells you where to find them - Florida, the Caribbean, the Bahamas - and how to catch them with live bait, lures, or flies. It explains how to select a guide... It discusses both skiff fishing and wading for bonefish... It recounts the history of bonefishing, and the book is salted with the first-hand accounts of some great fishermen - Lee Wulff, Joe Brooks, Ted Williams, and others". Chapters include:- Hooked by the bonefish; Bonefish characteristics; Bait, wiggle jig, and fly; Bonefish psychology; Sporting history of bonefish; Still-fishing, skiff fishing, and wading; Spinning tackle; Flyfishing tackle; Line; Guides good and bad; Guides in action; Some bonefishermen; Bonefish and salmon; A phantom bonefish; Bonefishing areas; Bonefish life cycle and structure; Eating bonefish; If I had only. The foreword is by Lee Wulff.