Kayak Fishing Book Help Needed

[JC54]

Hi

I am a keen kayaker myself - and go out to sea fishing.

I am writing a book about kayak fishing but would like to know what others would most like to see included on a book about kayak fishing?

I'll give you a free copy of the book when it's finished if you jot down your
most pressing questions.

thanks

[kayakjak]

Great idea!

How about a chapter on installing accessories?:enlighten

Kayakjak http://www.kayakjak.com/fishing

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[PerryC]

Hmmm,
What you may want to cover are the questions asked on the message boards. The which kayak is right for me? How do I install this? and so on. One other thing you may want to think about is using your own cash to finance the book, and not get sucked into the politics that can happen if you have someone bankroll it, then have to pimp them or their brand of products in your book for repayment. Just a thought,

PerryC.

[JC54]

thank you all for answering any other very welcome. The book would be written by myself no sponsoring from other people other wise it becomes biased like you said.

[Scott Shaw]

What I see with the books already out there is that they are too regional in outlook. You might want stuff about saltwater as well as freshwater fishing for different types of fish. The techniques for saltwater are different then freshwater. For instance, trolling leadline works good in big lakes. Also fly fishing works o'k with kayaks. Scott

[Toad Patrol]

Gee, a book on kayak fishing, huh? What exactly do you want to accomplish?
Get more newbies on the water, who'll soon be fishing your (or my) favorite spot while you're at the keyboard?
Educate the average kayak angler with chapters on rigging, knots, species ID, bait,lure, and equiptment choices, blah blah blah? (I thought that's what the long years of experience was supposed to do.)
Maybe an inspirational (sp?) book with lots of beautiful photos and stories of heroic angling and exotic destinations like the Farralon Is. for great whites or the Amazon for pirannahs? I know, trolling for pit bulls and hookers in the LA river!
How about squid flavored pages that I can rip out and use for chum?
A chapter on first aid for idiots who hook themselves in the face.
Or how to look cool in a hazmat suit?
Which kayak has a draft beer dispenser?
Which sealife are psychotropic?
How not to get ground up in the prop of angry sport boat captains, or drunk ski boat drivers.
Which bait tastes great, in case you don't catch anything.
Ten reasons NOT to wear your PFD.
Murphy's Laws. (like: the more expensive the gear the more likely to flip in the surf, or tell your wife your bringing home dinner means no bites at all.)
All great questions, I'm sure you'll agree.
I'd personally like a book of maps detailing everybody else's secret spot.
I can't wait for my copy (I'm outa TP)
Just kidding of course. Good Luck.
Actually we don't need any more books, tackle, boats, gizmos. We need a new improved FISH! One that grows like a dorado, fights like a wahoo, tastes great, lives in polluted water, and hands back your pliers when you drop them overboard.
-Scott

[PerryC]

Scott,
Man, I haven't seen you around in years How 'ya been? I was going through some of my old photos a few months ago and ran across a few old photos of the old "Fishing Fools" kayak fishing club Mike Owens had going about 6 years ago in SD, and reminisced about the old days of the sport. Man, what a change. Now the manufacturers have teams or pros or whatever you want to call them promoting their stuff, then you have pro staffers around promoting this store...that store, this dealer...that dealer, this club...that club, this click....that click. Makes me wonder where the guys went who JUST FISH,LOL.

I still remember you and your kayak seat with the PVC rod holders you had sewn into them. What an innovation that was. I was up in the Sierra's a couple years back and Mark Hunter from the old Yakfishing.com came up for the night and was doing well which was good to see. Anyway, I hope you've been well and fishing (from a kayak or otherwise) and enjoying life. Take Care,
Perry

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