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Usually ships in 1-2 business days | | Only 2 left in stock, order soon! | | | | | | Bonefish are sleek, silvery fish that inhabit some of the most stunningly beautiful tropical waters on earth. They are designed to feed on bottom organisms in extremely shallow water. Crustaceans are their primary food source, which they seize on or near the bottom strata, crushing and pulverizing prey in their powerful jaws. When bonefish feed in water of 14 inches or less, their tails may protrude above the water's surface. Like a signal mirror, bonefish tails provide an unmistakable flashing beacon for anglers. Remarkable eyesight, acute hearing and mind-boggling speed are their main survival mechanisms. Bonefish are also masters at disguise and blend amazingly well into their transparent, skinny water habitat. Their mysterious unseen presence constantly befuddles anglers. A bonefish mirage can suddenly transform into reality and just as quickly dissolve into illusion. Bonefish are indeed phantoms of the flats. Fly fishing for bonefish is not difficult. It is much less complicated than fly fishing for trout. It does not require mythical prowess or exceptional angling skills. Bonefish are plentiful and readily engage anglers in matchless sport, but they are not so easily duped as to cause boredom. Quite the contrary: unskilled anglers could stumble over a school and not see them or present their fly improperly and go fishless. | | | |
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| | Product Details | | Author: | Randall Kaufmann | | Hardcover: | 415 pages | | Publisher: | Frank Amato Publications | | Publication Date: | 2001-03 | | Language: | English | | ISBN: | 1885212135 | | Package Length: | 11.41 inches | | Package Width: | 8.98 inches | | Package Height: | 1.21 inches | | Package Weight: | 4.85 pounds | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 6 reviews |
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13 of 15 found the following review helpful:
 The Exception Proves the Rule Jun 04, 2000
By G. L. Robillard III
I tend to side with Charley Waterman: the world does NOT seem to need yet another book about bonefish angling. However, this book is exceptional and is indeed accretive to the otherwise mostly redundant library. The photos alone are worth the price tag: It will get you through landlocked months away from the flats. Kaufmann is not a new comer trying to prove himself..he's a salty veteran who, like McGuane or Kreh, would be welcome on a flats outing in our boat.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
Beautiful Coffee Table Book Mar 13, 2001
Truly beautiful book with many terrific photos. It is worth owning just for the pictures. I did not read his earlier now out of print bonefishing book, but imagine most of the technique section is a repeat. After a while, all of these fishing books are the same. You can only describe fishing for bones to a certain level, then you just have to go do it! The travel section was extremely thorough, although one might assume it is a plug for Kaufmann travel.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
"I beg to differ!" Pete Carlson Mar 10, 2007
By P. Carlson
Good grief, how good does a book on bonefishing have to be? Those who reviewed this book, either did not read it or do not recognize quality when they see it. No book in the realm of fishing equals this one for acuuracy of information, interesting anectdotes, bredth of coverage, and spectacular photography. I have fished one half dozen times for bones in Florida, Mexico and Belize and can eagerly confirm everything included in Kaufmann's book. I am no expert, but I can tell you it's the best book on the suject written. It does contain fly patterns, but I did not expect tying instuctions for the flies and the leaders. Those subjects are well covered in much more mundane books and video tapes.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
Give it time Nov 04, 2003
My first reaction to this book, having bought it without the chance to look inside, was nice pictures, extensive travelogue on places I'll never go, not worth the money. At that stage I was just getting into saltwater fly fishing. I have had this book for a year now and it has definitely grown on me. The information is pretty good, except you don't know that until you go fishing, come back, and read it again, then it clicks. And the content has application to any flats fishing. The photos, spectacular to start with, sink in and begin to captivate and (this is the worrying bit) you start analysing the content in detail, eg for reels, flies, shirts, packs, boots, and any other detail that might help. Okay, the captions to the photos could use some editing and maybe the text could too, but I find myself returning to this book time and time again - expecially through the winter - when other books are getting dusty
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Get it now before it's gone! Apr 10, 2008
By J. Allen
I have to give this book 5 stars. I picked it up at Kaufman's Streamborn fly shop the first time and it's the reason I went to the Bahamas bonefishing. The information in the book was so right on, that when I got there I felt as if I'd been there and done that. Flies, gear, technique, spotting bones (the hardest part especially if windy), clothing, terrain, food and beer. All there. I ended up taking my signed copy with me and gave it to my guide as part of my tip(along with a ton of tying materials). I miss the book so much I just bought another from Amazon. I suggest everybody get on the stick to get a copy now, cause they are no longer in print!
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