Starting Fishing - First Skills Author:Jan McCafferty, Rachel Kirkland Starting Fishing is a practical guide for young anglers. Packed with simple steps, helpful advice and clear illustrations and photographs, it covers everything a beginner needs to know. Find out about when and where to go fishing, what equipment and bait you need, how to put a rod and reel together, different methods of casting and how to land t... more »he fish that you catch. Also has good illustrations of knots, fish identities, various and unusual bats. It provides young anglers with an excellent introduction to the basic skills needed to catch fish safely. It includes advice on what tackle you need and even how to make your own rod and floats. Techniques are clearly explained.« less