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Are you worried about 

 Christmas gifts for that favorite 

 recreational fisherman who 

 has just about everything? 



Try browsing the UNC 

 Sea Grant bookshelves. 



Sea Grant has a large 

 selection of books and 

 bulletins, all of which make 

 wonderful stocking stuffers for 

 the angler in the family. 



KEEPING GEAR 

 IN ORDER 



Sportfishing Gear 

 Maintenance is a two-page 

 blueprint that advises fisher- 

 men about how to take care of 

 rods and reels and other 

 fishing equipment. 



Any fisherman knows that 

 well-kept gear can be crucial 

 to landing the next big one. 

 Best of all, it's free. 



Write Sea Grant and ask 

 for publication number UNC- 

 SG-BP-81-1. 



A BETTER DEAL 

 ON A USED BOAT 



Is your fisherman thinking 

 about buying a used boat? 



How to Buy A Used Boat is 

 a publication that can give him 

 or her all the information 

 needed to make a wise 

 selection. 



What's the best type of 

 boat to buy? What does a 

 person look for when 

 checking for defects and 

 problems? What is a good 

 price? 



The answers can be 

 found in How To Buy A Used 

 Boat. Included is a checklist 

 for evaluating small recre- 

 ational boats and guidelines 



for determining a fair price. 



For your copy, send S2 to 

 Sea Grant. Ask for publication 

 number UNC-SG-81-10. 



A HANDY FISH 

 REFERENCE 



One of Sea Grant's most 

 popular free publications is the 

 Recreational Guide to Manage- 

 ment of Fish in South Atlantic 

 Waters. 



It's a one-page guide 

 crammed with current 

 biological data on many 

 popular species. It also 

 includes the latest state and 

 federal regulations for catching 

 fish off the North Carolina 

 coast. 



Write Sea Grant and ask 

 for a free copy of publication 

 number UNC-SG-89-06. 



SHRIMP IN 

 YOUR FREEZER 



Wouldn't it be nice to 

 settle down for the winter with 

 a freezer full of delicious Tar 

 Heel shrimp? 



A Guide to Recreational 

 Shrimping provides detailed 

 instructions for rigging small 

 boats to catch these small 

 crustaceans. 



In 34 pages of advice and 

 illustrations, this book shows 

 how to build doors, choose 

 nets, rig the boat and pull the 

 net. 



It's a real bargain at $4. 

 For your copy, write Sea Grant 

 and ask for publication 

 number UNC-SG-86-07. 



Publications to Enrich Your Coastal Library 



STEP-BY-STEP 

 CRAB POTS 



Has your favorite fisher- 

 man ever built a crab pot? 



It's more complictaed 

 than it looks. Sea Grant's 

 booklet, How To Build A Crab 

 Pot is one of the best booklets 

 available on the subject. 



Learn the step-by-step 

 procedures for assembling this 

 sure-fire method for catching 

 crabs. For your copy, send 

 $1.50 to Sea Grant and ask for 

 publication number UNC-SG- 

 80-03. 



HARDBOTTOM 

 DISTRIBUTION/ 

 FISHING MAP 



This 39"x27" poster is a 

 guide to the natural offshore 

 reefs (hardbottoms) between 

 Cape Lookout and Cape Fear. 

 These are prime fishing spots 

 and can be located using the 

 map's Loran grid. The flip side 

 of the poster features five four- 

 color paintings of the reefs. It 

 also makes an excellent 

 educational tool. For The 

 Hardbottom Distribution/ 

 Fishing Map, write to Sea 

 Grant and ask for publication 

 number UNC-SG-86-25. The 

 cost is S5. 



ODD FISH? NOT 

 NECESSARILY. 



These 16 colorful pamph- 

 lets feature underutilized 

 species from Gulf and South 

 Atlantic waters. The Non- 

 traditional Fish Brochures 

 describe how to catch, clean 

 and prepare the fish. Recipes 

 are also included. 



Series 1 covers amberjack, 

 sea robin, skates and rays, 

 triggerfish, panfish, jack 

 crevaEe, sharks, sheepshead, 

 bonito and croaker. Series 2 

 covers black drum, bluefish, 

 ladyfish, mullet, pigfish and 

 sea catfish. 



For your copies, send $1 

 per series to Sea Grant and ask 

 for publication numbers UNC- 

 SG-85-09 through UNC-SG-85- 

 18 (for Series 1) and publica- 

 tion numbers UNC-SG-86-13 

 through UNC-SG-86-18 (for 

 Series 2). 



THE NEW WAVE 

 COOKBOOK 



A fresh slant on preparing 

 unusual fish is found in 

 Recipes With a New Catch. This 

 40-page booklet is full of 

 delicious recipes for cooking 

 non-traditional fish — shark, 

 triggerfish, bluefish, amberjack 

 and more. 



It's a catch for $2. For 

 your copy, write Sea Grant 

 and ask for publication 

 number UNC-SG-86-06. 



Ordering Information 



To speed delivery of Sea 

 Grant publications, please use 

 your Coastwatch mailing label 

 or the customer number that 

 appears above your name. 

 Make checks payable to Sea 

 Grant, unless othenvise 

 specified. 



Send all requests to: 

 Publications, UNC Sea Grant, 

 Box 8605, N.C State Univer- 

 sity Raleigh, NC 27695. For 

 multiple copies or further 

 assistance, call Carole Purser 

 at 919/515-2454. 



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