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cjanak
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Bass Book Recommendations?

Post by cjanak » Sun May 13, 2007 10:15 pm

Anybody willing to recommend a good Bass fishing book? I'd prefer something that tries to get the reader in to the mind of a bass, so to speak. References to scientific studies would be a plus. I'm not so interested in a simple laundry list of proven tactics.

I already own Washington Fishing by Rudnick, Complete Book of Baits, Rigs & Tackle by Dunaway, and The Freshwater Fisherman's Bible by Evanoff.

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RE:Bass Book Recommendations?

Post by Bassmaster2008 » Mon May 14, 2007 1:41 am

Hey I got 2 books I refer to and I usually can find the things I want to know in these books quickly.

World of Fishing for Largemouth Bass by Field and Stream- This is a collection of articles that has some insightful things from pro tournament fishers and Field and Stream writers. Has some basic tactics as well.

The Freshwater Angler: Largemouth Bass by Don Oster: This book has all the basics as well, but its very methodical and organized in the presentation. The style it is put together gives a very strong base idea of what the bass are doing. Multiple scientific studies are shown the book.

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RE:Bass Book Recommendations?

Post by fishnislife » Mon May 14, 2007 8:06 pm

A MUST HAVE!
Largemouth Bass - An In-fisherman Handbook of Strategies

ANOTHER GOOD ONE....
The Bass Angler's Almanac

ONE OF MY FAVORITE BASS FISHING BOOKS TO READ...
Fishing on the Edge: The Mike Iaconelli Story



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RE:Bass Book Recommendations?

Post by fishnislife » Sat Jun 16, 2007 3:24 pm

I'm bumping this one up for dilbert.
Hopefully you guys will have more books that you can recommend for all of us.



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RE:Bass Book Recommendations?

Post by JWerner » Sat Jun 16, 2007 11:07 pm

You need Roland Martin's book. He goes into the "fish's brain", trying to explain why fish do what they do. Doug Hannon also has a good book, but I can not recal the title. Subscribing to BassWest magazine would be a good choice as well. Best of luck -

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RE:Bass Book Recommendations?

Post by dilbert » Mon Jun 18, 2007 7:48 am

Thanks for the recommendations. I ended up reserving as many of the recommended books as I could find at the library (and a few others). Maybe I'll be ready to catch bass just in time for the season to be over.
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