Flats Fishing II: A Shoalwater Handbook [Paperback]

Jan Maizler (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 12, 2001

Flats Fishing II responds to the growing need for a new how-to book that encompasses all the latest developments in shallow water marine angling. Flats Fishing II lucidly and precisely covers all the major flats species, approaches, tactics, ecological variables, tackle and techniques, flats boats, wading, fly fishing, tips for the traveling fisherman, equipment lists, and health hints. Flats Fishing II culminates in sections devoted to the systems approach, power fishing, and the studious shallow water angler.

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About the Author

Mr. Maizler is a past IGFA world record holder for bonefish and permit. He has caught and released over 2000 bonefish. He has been fishing in saltwater since 1952, and began specializing in flats fishing in 1962. He has written and published numerous articles on angling in many leading magazines.

Product Details

• Paperback: 186 pages
• Publisher: iUniverse (December 12, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0595205984
• ISBN-13: 978-0595205981
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,395,172 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Jan Maizler specializes in writing about human potential and fishing.

Jan is a veteran therapist practicing in Miami for thirty years. He as written numerous articles on human behavior and is the author of "Griefwork Transformation", "The Transformation Handbook", and "The Relationship Handbook."

As an angler, author, and writer, Jan is also a past IGFA world record holder for bonefish on two-pound test line (8 pounds, 4 ounces) and permit on four-pound test line (23 pounds, 15 ounces). He has caught and released over two thousand bonefish and one thousand tarpon in his angling career. Jan has been fishing in salt water since 1962.

In 1977 he published his first flats fishing book entitled "Flats Fishing". Since then, he has written eight books, which include "Flats Fishing II: A Shoalwater Handbook", "Fishing Florida's Coast", and "Fishing Tips, Tales, and Travels." His newest book is "Fishing Florida's Flats" by University Press of Florida.

Jan has published hundreds of articles on light tackle angling and angling travel in many leading magazines, which include "Sport Fishing Magazine", "Florida Sport Fishing Magazine", "Florida Game and Fish Magazine", "Destination Fish Magazine", "Center Console Angler Magazine", "BoatU.S. Trailering Magazine", "Saltwater Sportsman", "Gulf Coast Fisherman", "South Carolina Sportsman", " Marlin Magazine", "Wave South Florida", "Angler's Guide", "The Fisherman" and "Florida Sportsman". His major web site affiliations are with CyberAngler.com as its' Travel Editor, Amazon.com through his AmazonConnect blog and Author Central and BassPro's OutDoorsite Library.

He has been a long-time angler and resource of Miami's Biscayne Bay, a fishery that offers some of the largest bonefish in the world. Jan has traveled the world over in his angling pursuits. Besides residing in Cozumel, Mexico and Ocho Rios, Jamaica, he has fished in the Lower 48 from Rhode Island to Texas, Alaska, British Columbia, Baja California, Pacific Mexico, the entire Yucatan, Costa Rica, Panama, Patagonia/Argentina, Roatan, The Cayman Islands, all over the Bahamas, Turks and Caicos, Puerto Rico, Trinidad, the British Virgin Islands, and many other West Indian Islands. Jan has fished in far-off Fanning Island atoll in the South Pacific and continues to have an active involvement on that island through Fanning fishing and surfing guide Chuck Corbett.

As a traveler, Jan has journeyed through a huge swath of the globe, including every country in Western Europe, and the entire Mediterranean from Lisbon, Gibraltar, and Barcelona in the west all the way to Istanbul and Israel.

Jan is an active member of the Florida Outdoor Writer's Association (FOWA) and the Southeast Outdoor Press Association (SEOPA).

For more information on Jan, search his name, Jan Maizler, on Yahoo.com or Google.com.

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Contact Data-
Phone-305-940-1564
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Required Reading, December 1, 2003

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captain jon cooper (Fort Lauderdale, FL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Flats Fishing II: A Shoalwater Handbook (Paperback)

Jan Maizler contributes 30+ years of real flats fishing knowledge to your library with this concise and thorough handbook. Although I recommend all my customers read the book prior to their guided fishing experience; I, myself, keep it handy for reference. There's no fluff here, just solid information for the beginner to the professional.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Flats Fishing II: A Shoalwater Handbook, September 17, 2002

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Art (Doylestown, PA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Flats Fishing II: A Shoalwater Handbook (Paperback)

This book is perfect for the angler who is looking to learn the techniques of fishing the flats. Flats fishing is a skillful discipline that requires a knowledge of how, when, and where it should be enjoyed. Mr. Maizler has provided that knowledge in Flats Fishing II. He is thorough and articulate. For both, entry level and experienced anglers, this book is a must.

3.0 out of 5 stars Too Basic, July 20, 2007

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Kenneth David Rodgers - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Flats Fishing II: A Shoalwater Handbook (Paperback)

Very basic and not very specific. Author sounded like he was writing a book as opposed to giving tips to a friend.