One of America’s best known fishermen with more than 50 years of on-water experience, Bill Dance is also a tournament champion and a television personality. His tips will help any angler catch more and bigger fish. Even experienced fishermen may not know that dark-colored lures work best during low light conditions; that reluctant bass often bite at smaller lures fished slowly; that 75% of all line failures occur at the knot, so good knot tying is essential to success; that wh (more…)

A compact and effective guide to fly fishing for bass and panfish.

From the Back Cover

Say “Dave Whitlock,” and you don’t need to say anything else. His name is included in the pantheon of American fly-fishing writers whose work has changed the way people fish. Whitlock is also known for his unending enthusiasm for teaching anglers new to the sport, for his open-mindedness and inquisitiveness, and for his ability as an illustrator. He is exactly the person (more…)

“Roland Martin is at the forefront of most fishing innovations—either as the inventor, the angler who helped refine it, or a pro who quickly adapted its potential to the bass fishing scene.”—Bassmaster Roland Martin, the most successful bass fisherman in history in terms of tournaments won, is a prolific source of bass fishing wisdom and sure-fire bassing tips. Both practical and discursive, Martin not only discusses why bass strike, how to use live bait, plugs, and spinner (more…)

The nation’s most revered bass angler reveals everything you need to know to catch more bass from reservoirs, natural lakes, and rivers. In addition to dozens of tips for finding and catching bass, VanDam analyzes the dilemmas anglers face and how to overcome them.

About the Author

Kevin VanDam has won three BASS Angler of the Year titles and the 2001 Bassmaster Classic. He teamed with Hall of Fame journalist and Bassmaster Senior Writer Louie Stout to produc (more…)

Review

“Despite what the spammers say, good things do come in small packages, such as this guide by one of America’s foremost fly-fishing experts.”–Woodland Hills Daily News

A master fly fisherman reveals the essentials of fly fishing for largemouth, smallmouth, and exotics.

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From Library Journal

Weiss 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 car (more…)