Best/Favorite Book? 2024
afree reply :
Hi All,
I was wondering if you all had any favorite books on bass fishing? More specifically, books on tactics and expanding my arsenal of fishing techniques. I spend a lot of time on airplanes (190,000 miles/year) and am looking to do some learning on my long haul international flights.
I do apologize if there have been numerous threads on this topic, I am new and this is my first post but I did do a quick search and found one semi-related thread about collections.
Thanks in advance.
WRB reply :
My 1st book on bass fishing is Lucas on Bass by Jason Lucas in 1960 signed copy with written note to me is my most cherished book.
In Pursuit of Giant Bass by Bill Murphy is my favorite bass book, I knew Bill we were in the same Pisces bass club.
Josh Alwine is a BR member and his book Lunker Lore is good*.
Tom
* self-aggrandizing
2tall79 reply :
101 Bass Catching secrets Roland Martin
Old but still very much on point.
bowhunter63 reply :
Billy Westmorland them old brown fish if I still had a copy.
MIbassyaker reply :
Put the In-Fisherman Largemouth and Smallmouth guides on your list for an in-depth survey of fish, location, and presentation fundamentals. They're old, but information is rock-solid, and they have something of a Northern perspective which you might appreciate given your location. They're still in print, but you can often find used copies for dirt cheap.
For techniques, have a look at Kevin Van Dam's books, Secrets of a Champion and Bass Strategies.
Harold Scoggins reply :
On 11/15/2019 at 2:06 AM, WRB said:In Pursuit of Giant Bass by Bill Murphy
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Tizi reply :
Doug Hannon's Big Bass Magic. Read it as a kid and continue to reference that book.
Darren. reply :
Welcome aboard!
Most of my reading was from mags and such, did read an old
fishing book from my Dad. Wasn't specific to bass, but more
to finding fish in streams, rivers, lakes. Wish I could remember
the title....
Sam reply :
KVD's paperbacks are great: Secrets of a Champion and Bass Strategies
Just Google Kevin Van Dam's books and you will see them.
Excellent reads.
Crestliner2008 reply :
If you haven't read it, you need to: "Spoonplugging" by Elwood Buck Perry. You will learn what structure is and how bass (and many other species) relate to it.
galyonj reply :
On 11/15/2019 at 2:06 AM, WRB said:Josh Alwine is a BR member and his book Lunker Lore is good.
I quite liked High Percentage Fishing.
scbassin reply :
Crestliner 2008 has recommended A very good book. If you read & follow what Buck Perry had to say you will become a much better fisherman.
frogflogger reply :
Have an extensive library but Lucas on bass fishing still has (for me) some good points on behavior of anglers. bill Murphys book very helpful, Buck Perry's, usually glean something from them - the most interesting has been Knowing Bass which is based on science and shows why the Ned Rig is so successful.
Jaderose reply :
*Sigh* I hate threads like this. Not because it's a bad subject or anything (it isn't), but because it means that winter doldrums are setting in.
Fishes in trees reply :
I think that the spoon plugging book is required reading, it gives you an extensive knowledge about what structure meant to Buck Perry. Over the years, structure has come to mean different things to different folks at different times, but that book gives you a place to start.
Every so often I go back and re-read Charlie Brewers book on Slider Fishing, more or less to reinforce the notion that finesse fishing is as much an attitude as it is any particular bait.
BassNJake reply :
On 11/15/2019 at 9:16 PM, frogflogger said:Have an extensive library but Lucas on bass fishing still has (for me) some good points on behavior of anglers. bill Murphys book very helpful, Buck Perry's, usually glean something from them - the most interesting has been Knowing Bass which is based on science and shows why the Ned Rig is so successful.
The Knowing Bass book has been recommended many times.
I believe it is written in gold.
Prices are cray cray
ryanerb reply :
You have already got a lot of responses.
There are also a few other threads that have some suggestions from days past:
Bigassbass reply :
Don't spend a hundred dollars on a book take the money and go somewhere warm and go fishing!
frogflogger reply :
On 11/16/2019 at 2:48 AM, BassNJake said:The Knowing Bass book has been recommended many times.
I believe it is written in gold.
Prices are cray cray
Wow - I paid $16.95 for mine. It's a good informative book but over $100 they need to come out with a reissue or something. The knowledge in is around in pieces in magazine articles but the shape of lures that bass prefer confirmed what we had learned from fishing the beetle and then the ned rig.
Excuse the disjointed entry above - the over $100 had me choking on my coffee.
Dirtyeggroll reply :
On 11/16/2019 at 8:50 PM, frogflogger said:Wow - I paid $16.95 for mine. It's a good informative book but over $100 they need to come out with a reissue or something. The knowledge in is around in pieces in magazine articles but the shape of lures that bass prefer confirmed what we had learned from fishing the beetle and then the ned rig.
Excuse the disjointed entry above - the over $100 had me choking on my coffee.
On 11/16/2019 at 2:48 AM, BassNJake said:The Knowing Bass book has been recommended many times.
I believe it is written in gold.
Prices are cray cray
It was ~$400 less than a year ago. Must be a digital copy floating around bringing the price down.
MIbassyaker reply :
Knowing Bass is an exceptional book, well worth reading and owning as a reference. It's the definitive source for information bass physiology, perceptual abilities, learning, and strike response to lure characteristics based on experiments at the Berkley Fish Research Lab. In fact, many times when you see some factoid about a lure experiment cited in a magazine, the original source is this book.
Is the book worth $100, though? I don't know about that. But ask yourself this: how many times that amount over the last few years have you spent on lures and gear you didn't get much use out of? Or haven't gotten around to using at all??
Columbia Craw reply :
Catch More Bass by Stan Fagerstrom. Stan left us early this year. He was a great fisherman and an even better person. The book might be out dated but it shares so many basics and fundamentals well it's still relevant.
OkobojiEagle reply :
On 11/15/2019 at 2:06 AM, WRB said:My 1st book on bass fishing is Lucas on Bass by Jason Lucas in 1960 signed copy with written note to me is my most cherished book.
Tom
... a 1st edition copy printed by Johann Gutenberg. (just poking you with a stick)
oe
WRB reply :
On 11/17/2019 at 4:12 AM, OkobojiEagle said:... a 1st edition copy printed by Johann Gutenberg. (just poking you with a stick)
oe
Hope it's a Trigger Stick.
I started writing Jay asking questions when he was Sports Afield editor in '54 and would always find the time to answer a 11 year old kid.
Tom
PS, I will add Finesse Bass Fishing and the Sonar Connection paper back book by Don Iovino to the list.
afree reply :
Thank you all very much for your suggestions and the warm welcome!
There will be a bunch more Amazon boxes at the door this week, that's for sure. Will make my 24 hours of travel next week much more bearable!
OkobojiEagle reply :
"What Fish See:"; Colin J. Kageyama -- will give you much of what Keith Jones gave us of bass vision in "Knowing Bass".
I'll 2nd "Big Bass Magic"; Doug Hannon... "Them Ol' Brown Fish"; Billy Westmorland... and "Charlie Brewer on Slider Fishin'" and add "Finesse Fishing with Mike Iaconelli".
Two of my favorites: "Tony Bean's Smallmouth Guide" and "The Last Smallmouth"; both by Tony Bean. The first of these two is out of print.
oe
scbassin reply :
Knowing Bass by Keith Jones is a tough read but has good information in it, but is it worth $100? This topic has mention many other excellent books.
WRB reply :
The word scientific applied bass behavior should be taken with caution including Keith Jones studies. Dissection and analytical study of physical body parts usues scientific methods but doesn't scientifically prove how the brain inturprets the input affecting behavior. Observing bass in a controlled environmemt to determine how their brain functions becomes subjective not sceintific. Read books and take away what is supported by your own experiences and observations.
When we think we know bass behavior the fish proves us wrong.
Tom
dupert reply :
In Pursuit of Giant Bass by Bill Murphy is one of my favorites.
WRB reply :
I was going to reference some archived threads on bass books but couldn't locate them?
The following are a few worth reading and having in your collection;
Book of Black Bass by Dr. Henshaw
Black Bass Fishing by Lincoln
Hannons Field Guide for Bass Fishing by Doug Hannon
Think Like a Fish by Tom Mann
Sow Belly by Monte Burke
Big Bass Zone by Bill Siemantel
Tom
Logan S reply :
I'll second the In-Fisherman book on Largemouth Bass (and Smallmouth too). I've had my copy since high school and still try to re-read it every so often. Some of the references will seem a bit dated now, but the knowledge and core content is evergreen.
I'm a little surprised more people haven't recommended it honestly.
Bankbeater reply :
The first books I ever read about bass fishing were put out by Bassmaster. They were Seasonal bass fishing, and Advanced bass fishing tactics. Very general but they did help me get started.
Bassjam2000 reply :
Joe Buchers crankbait secret’s, the first fishing book that blew my mind.
jpurdue reply :
Keith Jones wrote Knowing Bass in 2002 with information he acquired from the Berkley Fishing laboratory while working for the company. Since then the company was sold to Pure Fishing in 2007. Sometime after 2007 the book went out of print. I have reached out to Dr. Jones directly to get the full story, but I have never been able to get him to respond. I can only assume that Pure Fishing deemed the contents of the book to be the intellectual property of Berkley and forced Jones to remove it from print. Since 2007 Berkley has been sold two additional times with no re-release of the book. I doubt it'll ever go back into print. Luckily I got a copy back in 2006 for 16 bucks at Barns and Noble! My how times have changed!
-Josh Alwine
DogBone_384 reply :
On 11/15/2019 at 2:06 AM, WRB said:In Pursuit of Giant Bass
This ^^^^^^
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