Good Books?

[garroyo130]

Anyone have any recommended reading? 

 

Books I have read and enjoyed are:

Spoonplugging

In Pursuit of Giant Bass

Joe Bucher's Crankbait Secrets

 

Anything along the lines of these books (which I consider books for intermediate fishermen) would be great.

[WRB]

Several threads on bass books, Favorite/Books thread Nov 2019 has reference to members book listing.

Tom

[Dens228]

57 minutes ago, garroyo130 said:

Anyone have any recommended reading? 

 

Books I have read and enjoyed are:

Spoonplugging

In Pursuit of Giant Bass

Joe Bucher's Crankbait Secrets

 

Anything along the lines of these books (which I consider books for intermediate fishermen) would be great.

I second "In Pursuit of Giant Bass".  It took me awhile to find a copy though.

 

[garroyo130]

6 minutes ago, WRB said:

Several threads on bass books, Favorite/Books thread Nov 2019 has reference to members book listing.

Tom

Thanks. I did look through that thread and just wanted to see if we had other suggestions come up. 

 

Ive read most books mentioned there with the exception of Knowing Bass 

[MIbassyaker]

The In-Fisherman Critical Concepts series (3 volumes on Fundamentals, Location, & Presentation)

Knowing Bass by Keith Jones (if you can find it for an acceptable price, or check it out somewhere)

Lunker by Bob Underwood -- Underwater observations of bass from 1700 hours of scuba diving.

High-Percentage Fishing by Josh Alwine -- statistical analysis of factors that do (and do not) relate to big fish catches.

 

This topic pops up a lot around here, and as a book fanatic myself, I love these threads.

 

Some previous threads with tons of recommendations:

 

 

 

[WRB]

3 hours ago, MIbassyaker said:

The In-Fisherman Critical Concepts series (3 volumes on Fundamentals, Location, & Presentation)

Knowing Bass by Keith Jones (if you can find it for an acceptable price, or check it out somewhere)

Lunker by Bob Underwood -- Underwater observations of bass from 1700 hours of scuba diving.

High-Percentage Fishing by Josh Alwine -- statistical analysis of factors that do (and do not) relate to big fish catches.

 

This topic pops up a lot around here, and as a book fanatic myself, I love these threads.

 

Some previous threads with tons of recommendations:

 

 

 

You should add Josh Aline (BR member) Lunker Lore to your library.

Tom

[Brayberry]

Here's the ones I enjoyed:

 

Fishing on the Edge by Mike Iaconelli

 

Think Like a Fish by Tom Mann

 

Sowbelly by Monte Burke

 

Bassmaster by Shaw Grigsby

 

Caught Me a Big I'm by Jimmy Houston

 

 

[garroyo130]

I finally found a copy of Knowing Bass, 2 chapters in ... i cant say i understand the hype. Hopefully it will get better from here 

[Columbia Craw]

The manual that comes with your sonar unit.

[Boomstick]

On 8/2/2020 at 1:05 PM, Dens228 said:

I second "In Pursuit of Giant Bass".  It took me awhile to find a copy though.

 

I came here to recommend the same book. I learned so much from that book, most importantly about fishing structure but many other things.

[looking45]

If you want to read about the early days of bass tournaments and BASS, check out BASS WARS, by Rick Taylor. Lots of insight to Rick Clunn. 

[Sam]

The two KVD books in paperback are excellent.

Bass Strategies

Secrets of a Champion

[garroyo130]

28 minutes ago, Sam said:

The two KVD books in paperback are excellent.

Bass Strategies

Secrets of a Champion

Of the two, which do you feel is better?

[Sam]

8 hours ago, garroyo130 said:

Of the two, which do you feel is better?

Wow, Garroyo. They are both excellent.

 

The Secrets of a Champion addresses these topics and a few more:

Spinnerbaits

Topwater Lures

Hard Baits

Soft Baits

Carolina Rigs

Doctoring Lure Colors

Hooks and Stuff

Fishing Line

Rods and Reels

Boat Efficiency

Tactics,including How I Won the Classic

 

Bass Strategies includes:

The Truth About Bass

Dispelling the Myths

Structure and Cover

Understanding Forage

Weather and Such

Choosing Good Bass Waters

Gearing Up

 

Dealing with Dilemmas

Confidence and Observation

Choosing the right rod

The Right Reel

Mystique of Lures

Organize your Tackle

Link to Better Fishing

Value of Electronics

Cold Front Curse

Scoring in Clear Water

Make the Most of Muddy Water

Joy of Fishing from the Shore

 

Both are really good reads.

So it is either...or!