Don't laugh at me...

[fishweewee]

Nuttin' wrong with reading. I browsed that book at B&N - not bad. Understand that NE saltwater surfcasting is a somewhat specialized subset of "fishing" in general.

I have a pretty extensive library of fishing books to keep me busy during the winter.

I think the one book that would be a really good companion to FFD is "The Compleat Surfcaster" by C. Boyd Pfeiffer. Lots of good tips from the bottom up in this book. I still refer to it at times. If you want to PM me your addy I'll mail you an extra copy.

I guess the hard part is adopting what stuff you find useful...and perhaps reading with a *critical* eye... filtering out stuff that may outdated, wrong, or even intentionally mis-leading.

Combine this with first-hand knowledge from the sharpies on this board, and time on the water - and you'll be unstoppable. (BTW, I'm a fishing dummy.)

-WW