Bøker av Henri Onsion

Fishing is the author's main pastime. Since a teenager, aged 16 year-old, he started going to the beach for fishing. He would also accompany an acquainted commercial old fisherman going to the brackish mangrove swamps to catch mud crabs using a steel rod with one end slightly curved and casting net to catch prawns. The author would also go the 'kelong', a platform built from sort of palms driven into the sea bed. It has one or more shacks and a lift net to trap fish and squids at night. The experiences gave him the knowledge and expertise leading him confidently to own a fish farm used to breed fingerlings by the time he matured in his fifties. He also started owning a 62 ft. long fishing boat for charter. He introduced local waters fishing right up to the port limits. To give seasoned fishers a good fight for their money, he sailed out with fishers to Malaysian East Coast waters or to the nearby Indonesian islands waters, depending on the monsoons. Today, the author is in his seventies. He wrote this book to share his experiences and what he knew best that could work on hooking up fish.

Any amateur enthusiast of deep-sea bottom boat fishing would find immense useful information in this book to guide him to fish productively. To guide a beginner of this type of recreational fishing, the book - A Guide To Ultimate Deep Sea Bottom Boat Fishing - studiously lays focus on essential factors.Namely, these are 1. locating the fish's habitats and hunting grounds 2. the mode of fishing and the artful skills of angling 3. the different methods in rigging the line to suit the different species as well as the sea bed 4. the proper understanding and use of the fishing gears and tackles, including tying of fishing hooks5. the baits and lures that are the best options to catch fish6. the proper ways to impale baitsWhile the book main thrust is to show beginners the art of fishing, the book has two important chapters on fishers' safety and short write-up on some of the fishes which may cause injury to the fishers. Safety should always precede enjoyment of the recreational activity.Lastly, there some hints on success to fishing. These are open secrets but few are privileged to learn of them.The author wish you have a fantastic time on the open high sea fishing, and also hope that you return the fish if you do not want to convert a catch for dinner.