Nominated for Book of the Year, California Outdoor Writers Association. Comprehensive encyclopedia of 113 piers from Mexico to Oregon borders. Explicit details (with photos and illustrations) on all piers and fishing techniques. Over 650 black and white images. Use as part of travel guide materials for the California coast with much information on the history of each pier.
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Everything about fishing on piers and the piers. It's also weaved with clever and funny anecdotes. -- Shawn Arnold, "Fish Taco Chronicles"
It's an outstanding guide. Eminently useful to everyone from the beginning angler to the expert. -- Jim Matthews, "California Angler Magazine"
The when, where, how, and even the why, of pier fishing--the book is just plain fun reading. -- Tim Turner, "Rabid Angler Magazine" --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
It's an outstanding guide. Eminently useful to everyone from the beginning angler to the expert. -- Jim Matthews, "California Angler Magazine"
The when, where, how, and even the why, of pier fishing--the book is just plain fun reading. -- Tim Turner, "Rabid Angler Magazine" --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Filled with facts and tips for novice and experts,
By James Liu (Sunnyvale, CA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Pier Fishing in California: The Complete Coast and Bay Guide, 2nd Edition (Paperback)
Public Piers are great places for families and visitors to fish because they are the only places in California where anglers over 16 don't need a license. I've been fishing for 26 years now and build my own rods. I've traveled a lot and fished internationall and this book is unique in the focus it brings to fishing in my home state of California. Much thicker than the first edition and filled with tips and facts that have made my trips more productive. I have other books, like Tom Steinstra's well thumbed guide to California fishing spots, but, those are just a general guide without much depth. Ken Jones gives a detailed review of all the Public Piers in CA. I'd recommend it as required reading for those who are truly interested in catching fish off any California Pier. I've used the book and and found it invaluable as a deskside reference in looking up and planning fishing trips and answering questions authoratively on Ken's Pierfishing.COM website.
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Bible for the California Saltwater Shorefisherman!,
By Salty Nick (San Francisco Bay Area) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Pier Fishing in California: The Complete Coast and Bay Guide (Paperback)
A must for any person who enjoys saltwater fishing in the state of California. Ken has done a wonderful job of clearly and concisely describing fishing tackle & techniques for angling at California's coastal piers, as well as environments and species available at each specific pier. Though useful to any fisherman - as a boatless shorefisherman, this guide has been invaluable to me. The author's obvious years of experience are reflected in this book, which has greatly increased my learning curve (and fish count). And the illustrated reference guide in the back of the book is a great tool in identifying what you've hooked into. Makes me want to go fishing!
13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
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Classic fishing in the mode of simplicity,
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This review is from: Pier Fishing in California: The Complete Coast and Bay Guide (Paperback)
Consumerism has invaded fishing much as it has ruined many other pastimes. We are constantly called upon to buy more and better exotic products, in pursuit of the perfect trade magazine nirvana. No longer can one just go to a pleasant locale and just fish--one must be on a five day trip in Mexican waters aboard a luxury yacht with a ton and a half of electronic equipment and shiny tackle materials that make graphite seem archaic. Pier Fishing in California is about a simpler way--fishing from public piers across the state. Here are simple, inexpensive ways to have a day of fascinating fishing, without the need for boat, high tech tackle, trawling motor, or (in the cases of public piers), even a fishing license. The book does the job just right--a pier by pier rundown of where to fish, what you'll catch, how to catch it, and how good the fishing is, usually with a pier picture. All "how to" books should be this simple and useful, and pier fishing is a sport that deserves more attention. I suspect if more young people were taken to piers and taught patient technique rather than taken on expensive charters and taught how big money= easy fishing, then we might generate more young people with a genuine love for the sport.
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