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Recommended Reading
We read a lot of periodicals and books while working on OSJ. Most of them are
readily available on the newstand or in bookstores, but here are some
that may be a little hard to find that you'll find useful, along with
a couple of classics. Do you have some you'd like to add to the list?
E-mail the editor and submit your choices
Magazines
| Focus |
Publication |
Comments |
| Offshore fishing
& boating |
Bluewater Boats and Fishing
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An Australian magazine available in the U.S.The publisher
makes it to the Fred Hall Show in Long Beach every year. Outstanding production
quality, many useful articles. Many of their contributors are small boat
fishermen.
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| Big Game Fishing Journal |
A magazine for advanced fishermen. Many contributors are active sportfishing
boat captains. Good technical articles on tackle and boating.
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| Sport Fishing |
Sport Fishing's editorial guides say "no stories about jetty
or surf fishing. Our readers fish from boats". They also say that their
philosophy is that readers should come away from every issue saying "Wow, I
didn't know that!" My kind of magazine...
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| Sportfishing Boats |
A Poole Publication (see also Trailer Boats Magazine and Bass and Walleye
Boats Magazine). Now defunct, but mentioned here as a memorial for a
good magazine. Maybe a little basic sometimes, and too many big-boat articles
for my tastes, but had the right idea.
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| Salt Water Fly
Fishing |
Fly Fishing in Salt Waters |
Most fishermen think of flats fishing when they think of
salt water fly fishing. But FFinSW editor Scott Leon is a died-in-the-wool
yellowfin tuna addict, and loves the open ocean. A sister magazine to Sport
Fishing, they share the same philosophy of presenting new and interesting info
in every issue.
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| Boating Product Reviews |
Powerboat Reports |
An magazine/newletter focused on unbiased reviews and tests of boating items.
Excellent source of information.
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Books
| Focus |
Title/ Author/ Publisher |
Comments |
| Offshore fishing & boating |
"Fishing for Billfish and Tuna" by
Captain Peter Barrett (Fisherman's Press) |
A good basic primer for billfish and tuna. East Coast flavor, but the basics
are the same
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| Inshore Fishing |
"Between 2 and 20 Fathoms" by Captain Mark Wisch
(Pacific Edge Press) |
A great book on Southern California inshore fishing techniques. The book covers
a lot of critical issues from a small boater's perspective, such as anchoring
and positioning the boat. |
| Boating |
"Chapman Piloting,
Seamanship & Boat Handling " by Elbert S. Maloney (Hearst Marine
Books) |
A classic, this boat should be in every boater's library |
| "Boatowners Mechanical and Electrical Manual" by
Nigel Calder (McGraw-Hill) |
Outstanding all-around boat maintenance book. Covers the wheres, whys and hows
in detail. If you're going to be doing work on your boat, this is an excellent
reference |
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