What is your favorite bass book?

Re: What is your favorite bass book?

feeds@kickapps.com (BassYakker) — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 13:28:45 PST

I agree with Alec about Nixon's book, 3rd edition. That is my favorite.

AD Livingston's book, although not as in depth as Ellis' book, is neverless a fun read and is my 2nd favorite book.

Re: What is your favorite bass book?

feeds@kickapps.com (pearow) — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 11:52:55 PST

I just received Joe bates' book, Streamer Fly Tying and fishing; haven't read it yet but the underwater offering for bass is usually a streamer-p-

Re: What is your favorite bass book?

feeds@kickapps.com (B52 bugger) — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 17:15:46 PST

Joe Brooks Bass Fishing and John Alden Knight Black Bass Fishing. I keep checking Alibris.com. My Joe Brooks Copy is from a library through Alibris, I got it dirt cheap. It says Library Copy but I'm not proud. Knight's book got me thinking today, I may be making balsa wood poppers again. Through the years I have made cork, foam and balsa poppers, balsa poppers are my favorite for fresh and salt water bugs. My best friend the late Don Carter (died 1992) was the best balsa bug maker ever. I also look at Heddon Catalog 1950 and admire the beautiful bugs in their catalog.

I think it's time for a bug/fly post column in the Bass Pond.

AJ

Re: What is your favorite bass book?

feeds@kickapps.com (pearow) — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 05:20:16 PST

Forgot to say; I had joe brooks book on bass fishing but lost it in a move, loaned it or somehow it got away; anyway its a great book but the price is now out of sight as its become a collectors item-p-

Re: What is your favorite bass book?

feeds@kickapps.com (pearow) — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 04:59:48 PST

great idea B-52; I am always interested in old "new to me" books on bass fishing. Here's some of mine; i'm not too organized because i couldn't find my Nixon books, which are my favorite(the 3rd edition is the best but the books falls apart from poor binding) Here's some of my collection-p-

Re: What is your favorite bass book?

feeds@kickapps.com (dave potts) — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 08:55:51 PST

That's my six year old grandson (was two years old in that picture). He's wearing a Mizzou Tiger outfit. Doesn't have the attention span for much fishing yet but that'll come in time.

Dave

Re: What is your favorite bass book?

feeds@kickapps.com (B52 bugger) — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 08:58:29 PST

Dave,
How old is the little fisherman. Dave, you have a super day in home life, business and fishing. AJ

Re: What is your favorite bass book?

feeds@kickapps.com (dave potts) — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 07:14:39 PST

Thanks, B52. Sounds like the book would be worth adding to my collection as I go after bass with all those methods.

I share your love for the literature. I've been collecting fishing and flytying books for several decades now and currently have well over 300 volumes. I've told my wife and kids to donate them to a local library when I die so others can enjoy them.

Dave

Re: What is your favorite bass book?

feeds@kickapps.com (B52 bugger) — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 04:59:03 PST

This book by Robert Page Lincoln, is not strictly a book on fly fishing. It covers bait casting and spinning also. It gives a indepth coverage of fly fishing, spinning and bait casting. Giving detail info about the gear at the time used. In the bass bugging chapter talks about the new Shakespeare Howald process, where bamboo fits in. Chapter on bugs. The book came out in 1952, I read the book 1955 - I was eleven years old. My fly rod was Wright McGill Sweetheart, but I knew someday I had to have a Shakespeare then eventually an Orvis bamboo. What was lacking in Page's book was illustrations especially about deer hair bugs. This actually cause me to use my mind.

Sometimes if the weather is not right for fishing. I will pick up one of these treasures and read again. I am amazed how great bass bugging was in the 1920 to 1950. I think spinning changed everything. My father and I were big into Field & Stream Fishing Contest in fifties, sixties and seventies. I wondered...

Re: What is your favorite bass book?

feeds@kickapps.com (Cornmuse) — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 04:40:13 PST

Black Bass and the Flyrod by Waterman is my favorite to read for pleasure. Clouser's Smallmouth is the most impressive overall. Murray's Fly Fishing for Smallmouth Bass is a classic and should be in every angler's library who proclaims a love for moving water. Finally. Will Ryan's Smallmouth Strategies for the Flyrod breaks the most new ground and is a MUST READ for northern or lake anglers.

JOe C.

Re: What is your favorite bass book?

feeds@kickapps.com (dave potts) — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 15:45:41 PST

B52,

Is there much on flyfishing in the Lincoln book Black Bass Fishing?

Dave

Re: What is your favorite bass book?

feeds@kickapps.com (JeffSod) — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 06:33:21 PST

Armand thank you very much for posting that photo of your personal library of Bass Fishing books! I don't have a favorite Bass Bug book myself yet but am slowly building a collection of fishing books. I have received some excellent tips from members here, particulary Alec, on books that I should watch for. Just the other night I was reading Americas Favorite Fishing that was a tip from Alec and cost me all of one dollar and under five with shipping. That is a fabulous book and I was reading the chapter on White Perch. So last night as luck would have it I was fortunate to catch a couple of white perch.

I was also fortunate enough to pick up the first edition of Tom Nixon's book cheap from www.abebooks.com that was former library book from one of the Hawaiian Islands. Apparently not a popular topic as the book was in perfect condition.

I would like to add that anyone interested in purchasing...

Re: What is your favorite bass book?

feeds@kickapps.com (Flytackle) — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 04:24:10 PST

My favorite is Jack Ellis's Bassin' witha Fly Rod. I also really like Tom Nixon's book; particularly the third edition. Alec

Re: What is your favorite bass book?

feeds@kickapps.com (B52 bugger) — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 17:16:44 PST

I tied the bug with deer body hair. I tried casting with fly rod - I gave up. At the time I had 8 1/2 ft Shakespeare

Re: What is your favorite bass book?

feeds@kickapps.com (gillbuster) — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 15:50:49 PST

Let me guess.... Whales, hmmmmm, it was a Jitterbug with a 6/0 treble hook and 14 wt fly rod/line. Nice collection of bass buggin books, good refernces and excellent winter reading

What is your favorite bass book?

feeds@kickapps.com (B52 bugger) — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 15:40:53 PST

I love the magic of an old book on bass bugs and fishing. I wish I had Tom Nixon's book on Fly Tying and Fishing for Bass. He once wrote me for permission to use an article I wrote Bug for whales. It was on 6/0 bass hook.