Full Description
From a pioneer in catch-and-release and a legend in saltwater wade-fishing, Rudy Grigar, one of Americas most notorious characters of saltwater wade-fishing, lends the inimitable voice of experience to these yester yarns of the coastal waters of Texas and Louisiana. A fishermans fisherman, Grigar claimed to have caught more than a million pounds of fish in his sixty years along the coast. Yet fervent and abiding concern for those waters spurred his commitment to a catch-and-release policy for all fish under three pounds and to Gulf Coast conservation. His tales and tips are the bible of those now wading the Pluggers favorite spots.
Contents
The Education of a Plug Fisherman When Bays Were Filled with Redfish The 1951 Fish Freeze The Laguna Madre's Great Eighth Pass Watching the Decline of Game Fish Along the Texas Coast The Last Great Wade Fishing Spot in the Gulf Oysters Teach Me a Lesson in Conservation How Greed Almost Decimated the Gulf's Redfish Why Texas Must Open the Laguna Madre Our Coastal Wetlands Can't Take Much More Pollution Support Your Game Warden Shark: The Devil of the Sea Watch Your Step in the Gulf Boats for the New Breed of Wade Fisherman Rules of the Road in the Gulf How to Find Saltwater Game Fish Good Guides Are Worth the Money Fish With the Tides How to Wade Fish a Shell Reef Reels for the Wade Fisherman Fishing Rods for Wade Fishermen Lures for the Wade Fisherman How to Wade Fish a Saltwater Lure Color and Fish The Right Fishing Line Use Good Single Hooks One Knot Ties Your Lures Bucktails and Dry Rinds Catch Fish, Too Use the Right Leader and Swivel Wade Fishing Equipment and Clothing My Million Pounds of Fish Caring for Your Catch Preparing for Your Fish and Game