SERIOUS ABOUT SPORTFISHING: A SALTWATER GUIDE FOR NEW ZEALAND ANGLERS. By Sam Mossman.

1993 1st edition. 4to paperback (192 x 252mm). Pp224. Colour photographs, illustrations by John Morgan, bibliography, glossary.

Essentially a vastly revised and expanded edition of the author's previous book on saltwater sportfishing in New Zealand". This authoritative and readable guide will lead the reader from the basics of putting a piece of bait on a hook, right through to techniques for fighting giant gamefish. Serious About Sportfishing covers all types of fishing and fish; from blue cod and trumpeter in the deep south, to the snapper, tuna and marlin of the north, and all points in between. There are chapters on bait fishing from the beach right out to the super depths off the continental shelf, livebaiting, gamefishing with troll lures or baits, saltwater flyfishing, the fine points of jigging, popper fishing, and spinning, fighting fish on all types of tackle, boating or landing your catch, tagging and management, understanding tackle, and, most importantly, putting it all together! In other words, everything the keen angler needs to know".