About the Author
Peter Goadby ranks among the world's leading big game anglers. A successful competitor, Peter has held world records and is renowned not only for his big game expertise but his ability to pass on his knowledge to other enthusiastic anglers. He has fished extensively in Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the United States and has competed successfully against many of the world's best anglers in international tournaments in Hawaii, Tahiti, New Zealand, Nova Scotia and Australia. He has been appointed to overseas tournament boards, has acted as chief judge of the Hawaiian International Billfish Tournament since 1970 and is an honorary member of many national fishing associations including Japan, France, Belgium and New Zealand. He is also a representative of the International Game Fish Association.
Peter Goadby is a conservationist and, with his close associate John O'Brien, is acknowledged as an initiator of, and a driving force behind, the successful trend to tag and release in Australia, Hawaii and other areas of the Pacific. In 1990 the International Game Fish Association recognized his contribution with a Conservation Award.
Peter Goadby has written extensively for fishing magazines, in particular Angler's Digest and Fishing News, and for the International Game Fish Association Annual since 1953. He is also the author of three outstanding books, the best known being Big Fish and Blue Water, now in its fifth edition.
Table of Contents
Foreword
Suggested Reading and Viewing
Section I: Introduction
Ocean Currents
Section II: Classification and Identification
Section III: Where to Find the Fish
Billfish
Tuna
Sharks
The Fun Fish
Section IV: The Fishing Boat
The Sportfishing Boat
The Electronic Fisherman
Mother Ships and Long-Range Boats
Small Boats
Equipping the Boat
Skipper and Crew
Fighting the Fish
Charter Boats
First Aid and Accident Prevention
Section V: Tackle
Choice and Maintenance of Modern Tackle
Lures
Rods
Rigs and Rigging
Section VI: Competitive Fishing
The Fishing Club
Tournaments
Establishing and Enforcing Fishing Tournament Rules
Record Breaking
Section VII: The Travelling Fisherman
Section VIII: Science and the Fisherman
Section IX: Natural Indicators
Section X: Index