Bluewater Hunting & Free Diving (Hardcover)

by Terry Maas (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 214 pages
• Publisher: Technosports; 2nd edition (July 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0964496631
• ISBN-13: 978-0964496637
• Product Dimensions: 11.3 x 8.8 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #204,181 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Truly incredible tales, January 23, 2002

By	bubbapug "bubbapug" (laguna niguel, ca United States) - See all my reviews

I am an avid scuba diver who likes to hunt for lobster and fish. I was not prepared for what I found in this book. The casual approach to entering the ocean food chain to hunt large tuna and marlin among large great white sharks left me wondering if Terry Maas (the author) has a death wish. Nevertheless, I think I will try this sport on a smaller scale and hopefully venture to south of Cabo to try my hand at large yellowfin. I found this book to be very matter of fact about a not so standard way to kill some time on your vacation. I highly recommend it to anyone who loves diving, extreme adventure, and the ocean.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Best book of its kind., June 30, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Bluewater Hunting & Free Diving (Hardcover)

I've only moved "off the shelf" and into the blue this year, having used a sling since childhood. Had I read this book earlier I would have had many more years' experience by now. It covers a range of topics and is well illustrated. A good practical guide to the sport spiced with enough of the sort of chilling (sharks, line tangles, blackout) and inspiring (marlin hunters, jewfish hunted by sound alone, bluefin rocketing by at 50 mph) story-talk to captivate even my nondiving friends. I've read many of these stories out loud to hushed circles of friends. The comments on safety are reasonable and reflect a good respect for those who've lived a life in the water. A good job all round; I look forward to Terry's next.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The "Bible" for the sport, January 6, 2007

By	Kevin Lynds (San Diego, Ca USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Blue Water Hunting and Freediving, By Terry Maas (Hardcover)

This is a great book if you are a novice, intermediate or advanced spearo. The information on gear is clear and concise, especially in regards to rigging your gun. The chapters on the various types of pelagic fish that are hunted is thorough and informative. Dr. Maas writes not so much as a person that did a lot of research, but more importantly as a person who has experience in the areas he is writing about. His first hand accounts are entertaining and educational.

This book is a must have for anyone in this sport. It will want to make you get in the water.