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Fishing Florida's Flats: A Guide to Bonefish, Tarpon, Permit, and Much More (Wild Florida)

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This is one of the best books ever compiled and published about specific regionalized fishing techniques. It might just rival Vic Dunaway's classic, Baits, Rigs and Tackle. The investment of $24.95 will pay for itself on your first outing on the water and you might want to check out the other books by Maizler. He's in a class by himself when bringing authoritative fishing basics to life for the reader. Number one on my list of presents to give people that fish -- novice or expert alike.

Good book on fishing in the flats. While I have been fishing the flats in NE Florida for a few years, I picked up a number of good tips that I am anxious to try.

Jan Maizler's book takes a unique approach to shallow water fishing. In the book, readers will find lots of information about general fishing techniques, plus species-specific tips, tricks and lore. The author's personal expertise with hard-fighting and elusive bonefish is informative and useful. The bonefish discussion is wrapped up with an particularly good essay by internationally-recognized angler and artist, Tim Borski. Angling for other species (tarpon, redfish, snook, permit and seatrout) is covered in individual chapters by expert guides from different Florida locations. Maizler did his research and picked some of the best anglers to contribute to this book. Readers will find information from captains Mike Locklear, 'RT' Trosset and John Kumiski thorough, and to the point, with regards to the species they target.

While the title leads one to believe that the book's contents might be limited only to Florida, I think anglers can easily adapt the sage advice of Maizler and his contributors to shallow water 'flats' fishing locations worldwide.