The Bass Angler's Almanac: More Than 650 Tips and Tactics [Paperback]

John Weiss (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1, 2002

This book is loaded with detailed illustrations and photographs that can help any bass fisherman take his share of good-sized fish.

Editorial Reviews

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 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.
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From the Back Cover

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.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Lyons Press; 1st edition (April 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1585744719
• ISBN-13: 978-1585744718
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #104,380 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An informative easy read!, January 23, 2005

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Fred Mertz "Fred Mertz" (Buffalo, NY USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Bass Angler's Almanac: More than 650 Tips and Tactics (Hardcover)

In my opinion, this is a very under-rated book. Weiss does a nice job of integrating biology, tactics, weather and technology in a concise informative format that is easy to read and digest. The three main black bass species are covered; Largemouth, Smallmouth and Spotted.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars this book is full of information., December 23, 2007

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L. Clay - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Bass Angler's Almanac: More Than 650 Tips and Tactics (Paperback)

this book is loaded with bass knowledge chapter afer chapter.they make it easy to understand.i've been fishing for years but was learning from the 1st chapter.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Book Loaded With Info, October 14, 2009

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This review is from: The Bass Angler's Almanac: More Than 650 Tips and Tactics (Paperback)

This book was an excellent read. it is loaded with tips for the beginner as well as advanced fisherman. the book discusses habits of bass on different bodies of water, which i found to be interesting and would be good for the fisherman who is used to fishing lakes and was going to fish rivers for the first time. weiss did a great job, as usual.