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Title: Striper Surf by Frank Daignault ISBN: 1-56440-278-9 Publisher: Globe Pequot Pr Pub. Date: 01 January, 1996 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.5 (6 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: My review
Comment: Book is very well written. Two complaints:
1) there are no illustrations. The pictures were all black and white and very old. I would have liked to see illustrations of baiting techniques like a start to finish illustration of rigging a dead eel. Also no mention or review of using clams as bait? Would have liked a more in depth review of casting techniques ect.
2) About half the book is old fisherman stories. While somewhat entertaining this is not what I bought the book for.
All in all it is a good book. Worth the money but not more than the current selling price.
Rating: 4
Summary: A fantastic book with many uses-but not for beginners
Comment: I loved this book, and have read it several times. All the sections are appropriately done and are close to perfect. The major problem I had with the book, however, is its "Locating Striper's" section. This is because only a cursory look at locating stripers was taken, meanwhile, that is the most important aspect of Surf Fishing! Not as much cursory, but the basic principals such as "what is a tiderip/bar/back eddie/dropoff.exc." were not covered. I think pictures of such structures would have been helpful in locating these structures in real life.
Also, some of the sections on lures were vauge. I mean this not as if they weren't long enough, but simple things beginners would like to know such as retrieve speed of bucktails and plugs weren't covered extensively, meanwhile, these are the most important parts of lure fishing. In fact, all the retrieve speeds for lures were vauge, and, with the exception of the Eel section, the rigs needed for other types of bait fishing weren't covered well.
All in all, a great book, but Daignault shouldn't simply say, "Look for stripers in back eddies and behing bars", before explaining what they are and how to locate them. Pictures would help. Don't read until you know all the Vocabulary of Surf Casting and how to apply it. Then, It will be one of the best books you have ever read
Rating: 5
Summary: A classic from the best saltwater writer since Hal Lyman!
Comment: I've saved just about every article Frank wrote for SWS. He has the ability, as a writer, to make you feel as if you are in waders next to him at the surf's edge. His best book, which offered insight into a family that lived to fish, is "Twenty Years on the Cape" (hard to find, but a great read). This book is great if you want to spend your time (mostly your nights) chasing Roccus from the shore. This is invaluable whether you are just starting out, or have been fishing for years. I'd recommend this to the legions of saltwater fly rodders as well. Frank spends less time on locations to fish, and more on understanding striped bass. Thanks, Frank!
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Title: The Ultimate Guide to Surfcasting by Ron Arra, Curt Garfield ISBN: 1585742996 Publisher: The Lyons Press Pub. Date: 01 November, 2001 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: Striper Hot Spots, 2nd : The 100 Top Surfcasting Locations from Maine to New Jersey by Frank Daignault ISBN: 1564409945 Publisher: Globe Pequot Pr Pub. Date: 01 August, 1996 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: The Trophy Striper by Frank Daignault, Joyce Daignault ISBN: 1580800408 Publisher: Burford Books Pub. Date: October, 1999 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: On the Run : An Angler's Journey Down the Striper Coast by David DiBenedetto ISBN: 0060087455 Publisher: William Morrow Pub. Date: 16 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: The Compleat Surfcaster by C. Boyd Pfeiffer ISBN: 1558210520 Publisher: The Lyons Press Pub. Date: 01 March, 1996 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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