Fishing from beach or rocky coastline presents challenges not faced byanglers who head out to sea. Written to open new frontiers to the oldhand and provide advice to novice surf fishermen, <em>The Complete Book of Surf Fishing</em>will be a boon to all coastline anglers. Author and licensed chartercaptain Al Ristori covers the basics of traditional surfcasting, withwell-illustrated instruction on casting big rods in big water. Hecovers the gamut of tackle that does duty in the surf—conventionalgear, spinning gear, fly tackle, and light tackle—and discusses thefull range of bait, lures, and flies. Most importantly, he tells youhow to find fish. Whether you are casting on the East Coast, GulfCoast, or West Coast, with Ristori's tips and tricks and decades ofknow-how, you will know where the fish are when they are most likely tobite. Everyone needs advice from an experienced fisherman once in awhile, and now no angler plying the surf will have to do without.