Spinner Fishing For Trout: A Proven System of Tackle, Techniques, and Strategies for Catching Trout [Paperback]

Jeff Deitrich (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1, 2003

The how-to book on fishing for trout with spinners

How to find and take trout in all four seasons and all weather conditions

What to look for and how much to spend on rods, reels, spinners, and line

Learn how to cast, retrieve, and how to strike, play, and land trout on spinning equipment. The excitement comes across as Deitrich describes "watching any fish follow the spinner from the deep water of his hole, twenty-five feet away, all the way to your feet, where he takes the spinner just before it leaves the water."

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About the Author

Jeff Deitrich lives in State College, Pennsylvania, and has also written Our Paradise (1403316929) and The Penn State Experience (0-324-01831-2).

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Stackpole Books (December 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0811731049
• ISBN-13: 978-0811731041
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6.4 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #921,330 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Rank beginners only, December 12, 2005

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JB in SC (South Carolina) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Spinner Fishing For Trout: A Proven System of Tackle, Techniques, and Strategies for Catching Trout (Paperback)

This book is for rank beginners. The techniques discussed are not innovative and precious little is explained as to what size, weights, and blade shapes are most productive for particular stream structures and depths. I've seen too many beginning fishermen using an inappropriate spinner type and get frustrated easily. More types should be illustrated.

The equipment section is not very helpful, specific rod and reel models would be more appropriate even for beginners. Too many times, beginners buy junk tackle and expect it to handle decent sized trout, it won't. The fish of a lifetime could strike your spinner on the next cast, be prepared for it and don't be disappointed.

Spin Casting Brilliantly is better written and much more helpful.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Are You A Beginning Fisherman (fisherperson)?, January 13, 2005

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qtyrynn (Pagosa Springs, CO) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Spinner Fishing For Trout: A Proven System of Tackle, Techniques, and Strategies for Catching Trout (Paperback)

I have been fishing since I was a young'un but never for trout. Since I recently moved to the mountains, I bought this book along with a fly fishing book to get some insight on trout fishing. For my purposes, I was disappointed in "Spin Fishing for Trout". I think this would be a good book for someone just starting out fishing but if you have been fishing for any time at all, I would use the money to buy a few spinners instead.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great resource ... a classic filled with tips, May 25, 2010

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AG "AG" (Troy, MI) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Spinner Fishing For Trout: A Proven System of Tackle, Techniques, and Strategies for Catching Trout (Paperback)

Caught a few thanks to the tips. Used to fish with spinners in small lakes and streams with my Dad. This helped bring back some spin casting to my usual flyfishing only trips.