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    Sea Fishing From Small Boats
    Sea Fishing From Small Boats
    Sea Fishing From Small Boats
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    Sea Fishing From Small Boats

    By John Bickerdyke

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    Sea Fishing From Small Boats is a comprehensive guide containing all the information needed for successful small-boat fishing. This book comprises a wealth of angling information that, combined with a plethora of wonderfully detailed illustrations, constitutes a must-have handbook for small-boat fishing enthusiasts and also makes for a lovely addition to any collection of angling literature. C. H. Cook often wrote under the penname ‘John Bickerdyke’ and was a prolific 19th-century angling author who authored many books on coarse and sea fishing. This scarce antiquarian book contains a wealth of timeless information which is as valuable today as it was at the time of its original publication, proudly republished here complete with an additional introduction on the topic of fishing. Many scarce books such as this are increasingly hard to come by and costly; this book has been elected for modern republication due to its immense educational value and in the hope that it can be read and enjoyed by those with an interested in the topic for generations to come.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRead Books Ltd.
    Release dateMay 6, 2015
    ISBN9781473394407
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      Sea Fishing From Small Boats - John Bickerdyke

      Introduction to Sea Fishing

      Fishing is an incredibly ancient practice that dates back to at least the beginning of the Paleolithinc period, about 40,000 years ago. Isotopic analysis of the skeletal remains of Tianyuan man, a 40,000-year old modern human from eastern Asia, has shown that he regularly consumed freshwater fish. Archaeological features such as shell middens, discarded fish bones and cave paintings show that sea foods were important for survival and consumed in significant quantities. During this period, most people lived a hunter-gatherer lifestyle and were, of necessity, constantly on the move. However, where there are early examples of permanent settlements (though not necessarily permanently occupied) such as those at Lepenski Vir (an important Mesolithic archaeological site located in Serbia in the central Balkan peninsula), they are almost always associated with fishing as a major source of food.

      Perhaps the earliest wide scale evidence of our employment of sea fishing in particular, comes from the ancient Greeks. Seafood played a central role in the food culture of Greeks, though fishing scenes are rarely represented in their art, a reflection of the low social status of the occupation. Oppian of Corycus, a well-known Greek author, wrote a major treatise on sea fishing; the Halieulica or Halieutika, composed between 177 and 180. This is the earliest such work to have survived to the modern day. The Romans were also frequent sea-fishers, and the main evidence of this practice in their society comes from surviving mosaics. The Roman god of the sea, Neptune, is a figure which lives on in fishing folklore even today. Fish was an integral part of early civilisations’ protein sources, and the Moche people of ancient Peru showed this importance by frequently depicting sea-fishermen on their beautiful ceramics.

      When fishing from a boat, or fishing vessel, almost any fishing technique can be used, from nets to fish traps, but some form of angling is by far the most common. Compared to fishing from the land, fishing from a boat allows more access to different fishing grounds and different species of fish. Offshore game fish, like marlin and tuna, can be very large and heavy tackle is needed. Such fishing is usually done with sea rods, such as downtide rods, with lines of 30 to 50 pounds and multiplier reels. Baits are the same as for inshore fishing and include squid and whole mackerel as well as artificial lures such as perks. Fishing takes place over reefs and wrecks for very large cod, ling and congers. ‘Inshore boat fishing’ is fishing from a boat in easy sight of land and in water less than about 30 metres deep, whereas, predictably, ‘offshore boat fishing’, sometimes called ‘deep sea’ or ‘open water’ fishing, is fishing in deep water and at some distance from land. Sea fishing is incredibly dangerous when compared to its shallow water counterpart, as much more in-depth knowledge is needed about weather patterns, navigation and safety precautions. It is generally not seen as an activity for beginners.

      Offshore boats are generally much larger than inshore boats, and may need to be moored in a marina. They are sturdily constructed so they can brave the weather and water conditions encountered in open waters, which normally means that they are expensive to build and maintain. Most offshore recreational fishermen charter boats rather than own them. In contrast to the humble origins of fishing in Greek civilisation, recreational-sea fishing is often a pastime of the affluent, and there is a demand for charter boats luxuriously equipped and catered for. Commercial sea-fishing is an entirely different affair however, and those who practice it must often pursue fish far into the ocean under adverse conditions. Commercial fishermen harvest almost all aquatic species, from tuna, cod and salmon to shrimp, krill, lobster, clams, squid and crab, in various fisheries for these species.

      Commercial fishing methods have become very efficient using large nets and sea-going processing factories. As a result of this increasing proficiency, it has become necessary for governments and international bodies to protect dwindling fish stocks, and sustainable methods of fishing are enforced by many countries. Issues involved in the long term sustainability of fishing include overfishing, by-catch, marine pollution, environmental

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