HOOK LINE AND SINKER. By Ray Doogue.

(1967) 1970 reprint. 8vo (160 x 242mm). Pp327. B/w photographs and illustrations, patterned end-papers. Blue cloth, spine titled in blue-gilt.

New Zealand saltwater angling, surf-fishing to big-game fishing. Chapters include:- Start with simple gear; Reels and lines; I. Basic tackle; II. Basic tackle; The angler's workshop; Finding bait; The feed cycle; Currents; Rough seas; A weather eye on fish; The lure; Attracting fish; Masters of their environment; I. Fishing methods; II. Fishing methods; Fishing the surf; Deep-sea trolling; Deep trolling with wire lines; Bonito and tuna; Big-game fishing; Chartering a boat; Gamesters of the deep; Kahawai, yellowtail, barracouta; Snapper, tarakihi, piper; Creatures happy, creatures sinister; More strange creatures; Odd methods of catching fish; Methods new and old; Seacraft and their usage; Living with the sea; Fish for dinner; The future. Appendices include:- All-tackle world records; New Zealand records; Scientific and common names; Glossary of fishing terms.