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conversations.value: Provide a description for a book titled Fishing for Dummies about with the genre: Sports & Outdoors, Hunting & Fishing.
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conversations.value: The fast and easy way to get hooked on fishing
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conversations.value: Provide a description for a book titled Fishing for Dummies about Dummies, Fishing, Top with the genre: Sports & Outdoors, Hunting & Fishing.
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conversations.value: You know the saying: Give a man (or woman) a fish, and you give him dinner; teach a man (or woman) to fish and he'll have dinner for the rest of his life. The always entertaining and instructional "... for Dummies" series reeled in witty outdoors writer the author to keep the rest of us fed--as in food for the table and food for thought--with this step-by-step guide to pretty much every right and obtuse angle on angling. As with all the books in the series, Fishing is filled with punchy advice, plenty of diagrams, and a series of Top 10 lists that should bag aspiring fishers hook, line, and sinker.
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conversations.value: Provide the first three paragraphs for this book.
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conversations.value: Fishing for Dummies
  Like a spincast reel, a baitcasting reel has a button or lever that disengages the reel. Unlike a spincast reel, though, the baitcaster has a spool that rotates, and you need to control the rotation of the spool. If you don't, it's likely to rotate too quickly, piling up extra line in the reel housing. Meet the backlash.
  Most baitcasting reels feature a tension knob that adjusts the speed of the spool's rotation. You want to set this so that the reel can cast freely, but not so free that you can't control it. More on that later in this section. But your thumb matters here, too — your thumb must learn to control the spool. When you cast with baitcasting gear, you need to press the spool with your thumb to stop it from spinning as soon as the lure hits the water. If you don't do this, the reel will keep spinning as the lure splashes down, and that's a sure recipe for a backlash.
  The way to learn baitcasting with minimum heartbreak is to try it a little bit at a time, following these steps and referring to Figure 16-6:
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conversations.value: If the fight has been especially long or strenuous, the fish comes in totally exhausted. You'll know this because the fish will float on its side or back, hardly moving. If you simply unhook and release an exhausted fish right away, you have a belly-up, soon-to-be-dead fish on your hands. Before you release, you need to revive.
  A good rule of thumb to follow in figuring out if a fish needs reviving is this: If the fish lets you hold it and doesn't struggle, revive it. After all, any self-respecting wild animal will take off like greased lightning to escape the clutches of a strange creature. To a fish, a human is a strange creature.
  If a fish is merely exhausted (and not bleeding or otherwise injured), it may spring back to life and be fine if it receives the proper care. Follow these steps to help ensure that a caught-and-released fish survives:
  Cradle it from below if you can. If you cannot, hold it gently by its sides. You may grasp some mid-size fish (salmon and stripers, for example) by the tail. On lakes or in the ocean, however, current usually isn't a factor when reviving a fish.
  When properly done, this technique delivers oxygen to a heavily oxygen-depleted fish. Reviving the fish so that it can swim under its own steam may take a few minutes, and sometimes up to an hour. It lets you know that it is ready to be released when it starts to wiggle.
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conversations.value: It lets you know that it is ready to be released when it starts to wiggle.. Reviving the fish so that it can swim under its own steam may take a few minutes, and sometimes up to an hour.
  When properly done, this technique delivers oxygen to a heavily oxygen-depleted fish. On lakes or in the ocean, however, current usually isn't a factor when reviving a fish. You may grasp some mid-size fish (salmon and stripers, for example) by the tail. If you cannot, hold it gently by its sides. Follow these steps to help ensure that a caught-and-released fish survives:
  Cradle it from below if you can.
  If a fish is merely exhausted (and not bleeding or otherwise injured), it may spring back to life and be fine if it receives the proper care. To a fish, a human is a strange creature. After all, any self-respecting wild animal will take off like greased lightning to escape the clutches of a strange creature.
  A good rule of thumb to follow in figuring out if a fish needs reviving is this: If the fish lets you hold it and doesn't struggle, revive it. Before you release, you need to revive. If you simply unhook and release an exhausted fish right away, you have a belly-up, soon-to-be-dead fish on your hands. You'll know this because the fish will float on its side or back, hardly moving.If the fight has been especially long or strenuous, the fish comes in totally exhausted
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conversations.value: For kids old enough to be comfortable in a canoe, there's no better way to spend a Saturday than to canoe a quiet stretch of the local stream. Even near major metropolitan areas, small rivers and streams tend to remain wild because building is often prohibited in the floodplain. You'll be amazed at the wildlife you can spot, and you should catch some really nice fish, too. Boredom is seldom an issue because you're always able to paddle on down the river.
  Check your local laws, but most states allow you to chum for fish. This practice involves placing an attractant in an area to lure fish. For sharks, chum consists of blood and ground-up fish. For carp, it involves a handful of canned sweet corn. Heat a can of corn in a saucepan over the stove, adding a bit of maple syrup and Kool-Aid (any flavor will do — carp aren't that picky). When you get to the lake or stream, toss a handful of corn as far out as you can. Then bait a hook with several kernels of corn and cast into the same area. Hold on! Carp come to the corn, and then feed ravenously. Carp fight hard, so don't let them pull the rod into the water!
  Fishing and camping go together like football and tailgating. Too often, fishing time is defined by the trip there and the departure. Setting up camp near a likely fishing spot removes the pressure. Like Nick Adams in "Big Two-Hearted River," you can relax and enjoy the fishing. For kids, a campsite means a campfire, marshmallows, flashlights, tents, and snuggly sleeping bags. Camping while fishing makes the fishing part of the adventure — not the whole adventure itself.
  It's quite possible that kids are too competitive these days. Still, catching fish naturally leads to some good-natured competition. Who caught the most fish? The biggest? We see nothing wrong with a little tournament action for an afternoon's fishing session. After all, unlike sports such as soccer, fishing might favor the quiet, contemplative kids that care less about active sports. Fishing is a great equalizer in that way. Bass pros compete for million dollar purses — we recommend prizes like a new tackle box or a fishing hat.
  Night fishing is more challenging, potentially risky, and more frustrating than daytime fishing. Seems like the exact opposite of what a kid needs. True, but night fishing is also absolutely enchanting. The world, quite literally, changes. Exposing experienced kids to night fishing is like opening the door to another world.