Synopses & Reviews
The Bass Angler's Almanac is an easy-to-read reference and guide, loaded with detailed illustrations and photographs that can help any bass fisherman - from beginner to expert - take his share of good-sized fish. Written in a straightforward manner, the Almanac is just the type of book that bass anglers need - packed with tips and tidbits that the author has picked up over a lifetime of bass fishing. John Weiss examines all aspects of bass fishing, including: largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted bass biology; tips on reading maps and using sonar; habits of bass in natural lakes, man-made reservoirs, rivers, streams, and strip-mine pits; how weather affects bass; tips on selecting rods, reels, and lines; how to fish live and artificial baits, jigs, soft plastic lures, weedless spoons and jigging spoons; trolling tips that work.
With more than 650 tips total, the Almanac is an indispensable reference that will help any bass angler improve his fishing success quickly and significantly.
Review
From Library JournalWeiss is an outdoors writer of more than a dozen hunting and fishing books, including last year's counterpart, The Whitetail Deer Hunter's Almanac. Readers who like their prose packaged as numbered paragraphs of thematically organized facts and recommendations will appreciate this quick-read arrangement. There are useful tips and tactics on every page, but many segments were obviously culled from scientific press releases that only a biologist will care about. Since the 18 chapters aren't meant to be read in sequence, the same information often gets repeated two or more times; for example, the first two sections deal with the biology of largemouth and smallmouth bass, respectively, so several points, like how to tell them apart, get rehashed in both places. Other sections range from habitats to spawning behavior to the wide variety of modern tackle. Recommended for public libraries where bass fishing is popular.— Will Hepfer, SUNY at Buffalo Libs.
Synopsis
This book is loaded with detailed illustrations and photographs that can help any bass fisherman take his share of good-sized fish.
Synopsis
Thoroughly revised with more than 750 essential and informative tips, this new Bass Anglers Almanac is an indispensable reference to help any bass angler quickly improve on his or her fishing success. Compelling and easy to read, the almanac is loaded with detailed illustrations and new photographs, and its packed with tips and tidbits that author John Weiss has picked up over a lifetime of bass fishing. Whether youre going after largemouth or smallmouth; fishing in lakes and ponds or rivers and streams; or looking for tips on how to use sonar, how weather might affect your fishing, how to choose the right gear, or how to build your own bass pond, The Bass Anglers Almanac is the first book a beginning angler should turn to . . . and the last book even the most experienced fisherman should ever need to buy.
About the Author
John Weiss is the author of numerous fishing and hunting books, including The Whitetail Deer Hunters Almanac (Lyons, 2002; net sales 15,000). He has published hundreds of bass-fishing articles in a series of national magazines.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1 40 Insights About Largemouth Bass Biology
Chapter 2 34 Insights About Smallmouth and Spotted Bass Biology
Chapter 3 30 Tips for Reading Maps and Using Sonar
Chapter 4 42 Facts About Bass Spawning Behavior
Chapter 5 40 Habits of Bass That Live in Natural Lakes
Chapter 6 48 Habits of Bass That Live in Man-made Reservoirs
Chapter 7 40 Habits of Bass That Live in Rivers and Streams
Chapter 8 40 Habits of Bass in Farm Ponds and Strip-Mine Pits
Chapter 9 37 Ways That Water Chemistry and Temperature Influence Bass Behavior
Chapter 10 30 Ways That Weather Influences Bass Behavior
Chapter 11 43 Tackle Tips on Selecting Rods, Reels, and Lines
Chapter 12 35 Ways to Fish Live Baits
Chapter 13 38 Methods for Fishing Crankbaits and Topwater Lures
Chapter 14 37 Tips for Fishing Spinnerbaits and Buzzbaits
Chapter 15 38 Secrets to Effective Jig Fishing
Chapter 16 50 Ways to Fish Soft Plastic Lures
Chapter 17 30 Methods for Fishing Weedless Spoons and Jigging Spoons
Chapter 18 32 Trolling Tips
NEW Chapter 19: 6 of the Best Kept Secrets in Bassdom
Where is the best bass fishing in North America? Fasten your seat belt!
Ontario
Manitoba
Quebec
Great Lakes Bassing
Getting It All Together
Angling Techniques that ScoreNEW Chapter 20: 5 tips about Eyes
Fish biologists have scientific explanations for why eyes on lures draw more strikes from bass.
The Baitfish Connection
Give Your Lures a Paint Job
Is Color the Key?
Eyes on Other Lures
NEW Chapter 21: 7 outlandish bass tactics
Kissing, slamming, doing-the-bump, gardening, slip-corking, crashing and casting Judas plugs are zany yet highly effective ways to catch bass.
NEW Chapter 22: 33 Tips on Building Your Own Private Bass Pond or Lake