Here is the blurb from the dust jacket:
Largemouth, smallmouth and spotted bass are the most widely distributed of all our freshwater game fish. As quarry, they are wary and unpredictable and, once hooked, exhibit a ferocious capacity for battle, yielding only to the most skillful and determined of anglers. It is not surprising, then, that bass have such a large, dedicated following among fishermen all over the country.
Yet despite their persistence, many anglers are less than successful in bass fishing. Many of them make good catches one day, but find that luck deserts them on the next trip. Many go for years without experiencing the thrill of hooking a ""lunker--a bass over four pounds. With these anglers in mind, Grits Gresham has written COMPLETE BOOK OF BASS FISHING.
Here is a book that analyzes this bewildering game fish and sets forth the multiplicity of techniques an angler must master in order to fill his stringer consistently.
First off, Gresham explains, it is not enough to motor about a lake and cast haphazardly with a variety of lures. There is a system for finding the fish, and a system for taking them in numbers. In such chapters as Know Your Waters, Establishing a Pattern, Bass in Bunches and Bottom Bumping, the author reveals his secrets and those of bass masters with whom he has fished from coast to coast.
But locating bass is only half the angler's problem. The right lure to use in a given situation still confronts him. Here Gresham contributes valuable information on natural baits and artificial lures -how to choose them and how to fish them-devoting an entire chapter to the technique of fishing one of the deadliest of all bass baits-the plastic worm.
Meeting the reader's questions as they logically arise, the author brings new life and meaning to the subject of casting and retrieving. He explains where and when to cast, and how to retrieve a lure in the most tantalizing manner. And for those anglers who are not content to talk about the lunker that got away, Gresham's chapter on the right way to strike, fight and net bass will guarantee fish on the table. There is also a complete treatise on cleaning and cooking bass, with a number of tested recipes to lend variety to the menu.
Many of the subjects explored in this unique book have rarely been dealt with fully before: Gresham's system of fishing ""hot lakes," the effects of weather on bass behavior, the benefits of fishing again and again, the ageold method of skittering for bass with a cane pole, and current management methods employed by fishery departments to insure better bass fishing in the future. In addition, an entire section is devoted to tackle and how to use it, with ample coverage given to fly fishing, plug casting, spinning and spincasting. Dozens of photographs and drawings throughout the book illustrate and clarify the text.
| Price | $5.50 |
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| Total | $8.50 |
