Big Game Fishing

Big Game Fishing — page 1 — Visit us at www abdopublishing com Published by Abdo Publishing Company a division of ABDO PO Box 398166 Minneapolis Minnesota 55439 Copyright 2015 by Abdo Consulting Group Inc International copyrights reserved in all countries No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without written permission from the publisher A D Xtreme is a trademark and logo of Abdo Publishing Company Printed in the United States of America North Mankato Minnesota 102014 012015 Editor John Hamilton Graphic Design John Hamilton Cover Design Sue Hamilton Cover Photo Corbis Interior Photos Alamy-pgs 8-9 9 11 26 AP Images-pgs 13 18-19 23 Corbis-pgs 12 14 16-17 22-23 26-27 29 iStock-pgs 1 2-3 4-5 6 7 10 14-15 18 20 20-21 24 25 28-29 30-31 32 Websites To learn more about Fishing visit booklinks abdopublishing com These links are routinely monitored and updated to provide the most current information available Library of Congress Control Number 2014944874 Cataloging-in-Publication Data Hamilton S L Big game fishing S L Hamilton p cm Xtreme fishing ISBN 978-1-62403-679-8 lib bdg Includes index 1 Big game fishing Juvenile literature I Title 799 16 dc23 2014944874

Big Game Fishing — page 2 — Big Game Fishing 4 Boats and Gear 6 Marlin 8 Sailﬁsh 10 Swordﬁsh 12 Blueﬁn Tuna 14 Yellowﬁn Tuna 16 Great White Sharks 18 Mako Sharks 20 Thresher Sharks 22 Dorado 24 Tarpon 26 Dangers 28 Glossary 30 Index 32

Big Game Fishing — page 3 — The deep waters of Earth’s oceans and seas hold monster-sized fish Big game anglers seek the thrills and excitement of hooking powerful fighters such as barracuda tuna and sharks Barracuda 4

Big Game Fishing — page 4 — Big game fish are known for their strength and speed They can reach sizes of more than 1,500 pounds 680 kg XTREME FACT Big game fishing is also called blue-water fishing or deep sea fishing 5

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