Any suggestions for fishing books..

[jacob]

ill start with some of my favorite ones.

Knowing Bass by Keith A. Jones

Big Bass Zone by Bill Siemantal & Michael Jones

Sowbelly by Monte Burke

[MikeD]

well, its not a book but sit me in front of the magic box showing me some Chuck Woolery bass fishing magic and I'm a happy boy.

[Sean Graf]

Hey Jacob, great subject!

My favorites are:

Trolling Truths for Trout, Kokanee and Landlocked King Salmon by Sep & Marilyn Hendrickson,


301 Fishing Tips from the Fisherman's Forecast, By Bud Neville

Has tips that will help any angler improve their chances for success on the water. From fly fishing to tuna fishing, there is information that will help the angler catch more fish.

Look for Folsom Fantasy by J.Scarlett a fiction novel about an angler who catches tons of HUGE fish!

Sean

[Kevin Evans - Kap]

I second the BBZ - Big Bass Zone - By Bill Siemantel and Michael Jones...
Kap

[185vsfrog]

Iaconelli's book is Excellent! Great book for the tournament angler. Another book that seems pretty good so far is a book called "Sowbelly". It is about the chase for the world record largmouth.

[SethB]

Bill Murphy - In Persiut of Giant Bass.
Doug Hannon - Big Bass Magic.
Bill Seimantel and Mike Jones - Big Bass Zone.

[Barry Watson]

Lucas on Bass Fishing......Jason Lucas
Complete Book of Bass Fishing....Grits Gresham
Bass Tackle and Tactics..........Hollis
In Pursuit of Giant Bass.........Murphy
Tales of Swordfish and Tuna .....Zane Grey

[Guest]

I think I read this one in Jr. High - Moby Dick.

Sowbelly is a farce.. the guy was on a witch hunt. I read it and it made me sick listening to this guy slander and try to make bad stuff up about guys I know personally who are not the way they were portrayed.

A really good book for the basics of bass fishing is by Terry Hodges and I belive its called Bass Fishing Basics or something like that. Its great for the basic stuff.

Ike's book is great for entertainment and a look at the angling career side of things.

[bassenvy]

Largemouth Bass by the In-Fisherman staff has loads of scientific study from fisheries biologists and covers the gammut of highland,lowland,flatland,wetland lakes/res etc

[g-man]

"Incredible fishing stories", written by Shaun Morey. Its got some pretty crazy stories in it. B.A.S.S has some pretty good hard back books you can buy from them like, "Bass Pro Secrets"

[Ron T.]

First Bills BBZone . second , Buck Perrys guidelines for fishing success . Old school . Gotta be open minded to apply his metheds to todays applications . ( spoonplugging baby ! ) I think the Macabees read this one and put it to work on Clear Lake .

[Marty]

There is a book I’m looking for that I was told was read by Gary Dobyns, Jimmy Reese, and Bobby Barrack that had a title of something like “Structure Fishingâ€

[RichThiel]

There is only one "BooK" on the Market that is worth Reading. On the opening pages it will tell you if your not a fisherman it ain't your time in reading it. Put it down an take up Golf.

Author> Buck Perry
"The Daddy of Structure Fishing"

Title> Spoonplugging

Type in "Buck Perry" in your Search Engine and go from there. Its a $19.95 book. Bobby, Fireball Chris, old Man Dee, Gliebe, Art Roland, myself, Cooch all have it hiden somewhere in our homes LOL...

Rich Thiel

[RichThiel]

Ron T...

Buck Perry was here in the early 70's and came in with a magnum limit that was unheard of....He is the one that found "Glen Haven Reef....No one new it was there back then.

Rich Thiel

[Marty]

Thanks Rich – I’m getting older – I believe you’re the one that told me to read this book – thanks again!

[Colebass]

mentioned:

Powerhand Baitcasting by Richard Forhan
Bass Wars Bt Nick Taylor
Diary of a Bass Pro by Joe Thomas and Tim Tucker

You can learn from all three and the last two are even entertaining. Rich's book is great as a read and then go back and reference.

[Barry Watson]

Thanks for reminding me Rich. I dug around in my old lure collection and found a new in the box number 101 Buck Perry Spoonplug. Looks as if they were made in Hickory North Carolina. I see they were offering a free booklet " Spoonplugging for Freshwater Bass." I wish I had a copy of that booklet.

[ash]

Buck Perry
Bill Murphy - In Persiut of Giant Bass
BBZ
Powerhand Baitcasting by Rich Forhan
Slider Fishing by Brauer?

Slider fishing is really a twist on Buck Perry's spoon Plugging both are very relavant for understanding Structure fishing and lure action.

[Nozmo King]

It’s interesting that several of you guys have read Buck Perry’s book. I read it, too, back in the 70’s. Don’t know that many guys who have ever heard of him, although he was very influential back in the day. I wasn’t successful in trolling with spoonplugs, but I found the book to be an interesting read & thought-provoking.

Now that it’s 2007 – what do you think of his theories about deep water being the home of the fish? How much do you feel that you apply his ideas? I like structure fishing (i.e., working changes in bottom contours as opposed to cover). But, on places like the Delta & Clear Lake, especially in the spring, I can’t say that I find it to be terribly useful.

Perry also seemed negative about tournament fishing. IMO, he oversimplified the approach to fishing (e.g., he advocated limiting lure selection to those that could be trolled to define structure, “jump typeâ€

[Ron T.]

You are right about Buck discounting size and color but only to a cirtian degree . Its been a while since I read his books but I think his thoughts were that those were not as important as for locating the structure and fish . After locating the structure and fish than you could play with size and color to perfect the spot . For those of you that have not read his books , what he was teaching was that how important lure control really is and presentation will depend on that lure control . Very simular to Bills BBzone . I am very confidant that if swimbaits were in the picture back than Buck would have Spoon Pluged them . Again another chapter in Bills BBZone . Since I have read Bucks books with a very open mind I now refer to spoon plugging on a regular basis . Not with the ( spoon plug ) but with tools such as one ton jigs deep cranks and yes the swim bait . If a guy were to buy Bills book and Bucks books and see the simularitys , put it all together , one might really be suprised how you look at a day on the water . Nozmo King , you stated you did not find Bucks books usefull , My partner and I have only fished Clear Lake three times for three different fish offs . Of those three fish offs we aquired three top ten finishes including a second place boat . Not bad for a couple So. Cal. boys . Each time in one way or another Spoon Plugging WAS involved looking for deep structure and as Bill would put it " off ramps ". Bucks books can be pretty boring reading so just remember to keep an open mind and try it . Remember , Spoon Plugging can be done with any type of lure ! Even swimbaits .

[Jerry]

Thanks for reminding me Rich. I dug around in my old lure collection and found a new in the box number 101 Buck Perry Spoonplug. Looks as if they were made in Hickory North Carolina. I see they were offering a free booklet " Spoonplugging for Freshwater Bass." I wish I had a copy of that booklet.

I believe that if you go to http://buckperry.com/ that booklet is still available.

[Nozmo King]

Thanks, Ron. Those are interesting points. What I meant was that, in spring, I haven't found structural, i.e., bottom contour, elements to be as important as fishing cover such as tules & docks. But, it's also possible that I was fishing structure & didn't know it. And, most of my experience is @ the Delta & Clear Lake. I still try to apply structure fishing principles, especially in summer & fall. What's funny in tournaments, though, is that sometimes I'll be working the deeper stuff & someone will win the tournie by, say, flipping heavy cover.

Which brings up another question. Is deep water the home of the fish? Or, do big fish spend most of their time buried in heavy cover? Maybe it depends on the type of lake & what it has to offer in terms of deep water & cover.

[Ron T.]

I have not fished the docks much but I do like the tulies . When we did , we tried to find docks or tulies that also had structure near by along with deep water acces . Via the off ramp . Make sence ? Big fish want structure , breaks , rock , stumps , weed line , any thing to guide and conceal them to and from safe deep water . Find the docks and tulies with that and you will find better fish . Bucks theory, seems to work . Spoon plug those spots and you can find their safety zone . Lots of fishing pressure will push them to that zone . If you are fishing a dock that holds big fish but do not get bit , turn the boat to deeper water near by and spoon plug . Chances are there is a safty zone close by . With all this being said , I think I will pull out Bucks books and read them again .