Fishing the Long Island Coast [Paperback]

Tom Melton (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 30, 2005

A complete where-to guide for some of the best saltwater fishing anywhere.

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Burford Books (August 30, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1580801293
• ISBN-13: 978-1580801294
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #607,480 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Very Light on Information, September 28, 2005

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bravajo (Long Island, NY) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Fishing the Long Island Coast (Paperback)

I read a lot of non-fiction books. Recently I have read a lot of books on Navigation, Boating and Fishing (over 20 books in 6 months). I could say that of these books every book had something that I felt, "I have never heard that before. That is a great technique or idea. I have to remember that.".

Fishing the Long Island Coast was totally absent of that kind of information. It felt contrived and drawn-out. It certainly felt that the Freshwater section was thrown-in as an afterthought when they realized that the format chosen for the book yielded a very short manuscript.

The fact that there is a section dedicated to the various fish species that could be found off Long Island just shows the audience this books may be valuable to (someone who has no fishing background).

My parting comment is; why include driving directions to each of the "hotspots"? There are certainly other, better sources of driving directions. Describe fishing to me, not driving.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars OK Guide, But Lite on Info, January 27, 2006

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Montauk Dream'n (NE Coast) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fishing the Long Island Coast (Paperback)

I was looking forward to this book, but after reading it I must say I was disppointed. This book is a good attempt, and may be valuable to some who may be brand new to fishing, but it is really lacking in dept. It does a disservice to one of the most productive fishing areas on the coast. Compare this to "Fishing the New Jersey Coast" and you will know what I mean. That is the way it should be done. With all due respect to the 5 star review given, do you work for the author?

4.0 out of 5 stars Good for the beginner to intermediate fisherman, April 4, 2008

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Sebastian Lock - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fishing the Long Island Coast (Paperback)

This book is a good read for beginning to intermediate fishermen. While I have been freshwater fishing for a good part of my life, I have just started to venture into saltwater fishing and found much on the information helpful.