Fishing for Dummies Mini: How, When And Where to Catch Fish-Explained in [Hardcover]

Peter Kaminsky (Author)

Book Description

Series: Miniature Editions for Dummies (Running Press) | Publication Date: September 6, 1999

Fish not biting? Go back to the basics! This pocket-size book tells you where to catch fish, what type of bait works best, and what type of gear you need. Also includes quick-reference pages for deciding when you should go fishing and when you should stay home, and matching your lure to your rod and line. More For Dummies Miniature Editions™

Product Details

• Hardcover: 128 pages
• Publisher: Running Press Miniature Editions; Min edition (September 6, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0762406321
• ISBN-13: 978-0762406326
• Product Dimensions: 3.2 x 2.7 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,014,743 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars This mini book is usless as fishing book for beginners or any level, July 23, 2007

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E. Riachi (Kansas, USA) - See all my reviews
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This book is not even useful for a reference. It talks about the anatomy of the hook; but no mention of the sizes or when to use these different sizes. It doesn't even mention how to tie on a hook.

This book mentions to take a thermometer with you to check the water temperature, since fish bite at certain temperatures; it fail to state these temperatures.

The diagrams are very few and confusing with not much text in reference to the diagrams in many cases.

No mention in the book of how to tie the line to hook or lure, where to attach float and/or sinker. No mention on how to use lures and for what fish.

The "search inside this book" feature on Amazon showed a lot more information than contained in this book and therefore was misleading.

If you know nothing about fishing and are just starting out, you are better served by asking the sales clerk in the sports department at a department store about the type of gear you will need and how it all comes together and what are the popular baits or lures they sell. You will get a whole lot more useful fishing information this way than from this book.

A fishing book which looked very useful for the beginner and as a reference is "Fishing Basics" Fishing Basics. I ordered this book from Amazon and I shall post a review after I read it.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Buyer Beware- The Mini Version of this book is useless, July 20, 2007

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J. Mattingly - See all my reviews
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I cannot believe that the Fishing For Dummies Mini is getting the positive reviews that it is getting. People must be referencing the the original 300+ page Fishing For Dummies. The mini is approximately a 2 inch by 2 inch book that has the typesetting of a full-size book. If it was printed on full-size paper, I couldn't imagine it being over 20 pages in length. The Search Inside feature on the website is misleading because it is letting you look at the full-size book, not the mini that is offered here. I was very disappointed when this book arrived. It would make a good gag gift for a fishing enthusiast because it of its size. Please be careful and get the full size book as the mini covers pretty much very very basic items. If you have a small kid who has a limited attention span, this might be decent to introduce them to fishing. Otherwise, the book will probably be tossed to the side and you might not be able to find it again because it is so tiny. This was not the quality of the Dummies book that I have been accustomed to.

3.0 out of 5 stars Mini doesn't refer to the content, November 18, 2010

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David E. Lelievre (Michigan) - See all my reviews
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the book itself is a mini book, I was unaware that dummy books came this small, it is almost a joke/gag gift size. I will place it in a survival kit, the information is good, but I would have rather had a quick primer on basic fishing skills rather than a small print of fishing skills.