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In Pursuit of Giant Bass

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Finally a book comes out that gives a complete overview on how to catch huge Largemouth Bass in the "THE GOLDEN STATE." Bill Murphy, a well-known and sucessful angler in the bass fishing world, helped put together this comperhesive guide.This book well improve your skills in catching LUNKER BASS.It covers a wide range of tactics, i.e. stitching, split shoting, etc. that bring in those 10lbs+ bass. He also gives you inside tips on how to use his favorite big bass lures. Not only well this book improve your fishing skills, it well help you strenghten your cofidence in yourself as an angler. With strong confidence and the correct tatics that this book provides, you well be more successful in catching bass and able to enjoy each trip you take out on the water!

If you are serious about bass fishing, this is a must have for your library. Bill knows what he is talking about. His explinations make sense and ring true. Does not rehash the same old cliches of other outdoor writers because he knows it and does it. Bill is a master at what he does and this book will make you a better fisherman if you pay even half attention to what he has to offer.

Bill Murphy is the king of trophy bass fishing. I learned more about the art of trophy bass fishing from this book in one night than I had learned in 15 years of fanatical bass fishing.

In Pursuit of Giant Bass is a winner. The narrative style, complete with personal experiences of the author, make this how to book a must. This book speaks only to the specific ways to catch and pursue the really trophy sized bass. Reading it will raise your interest to the point that you will want to try all the tricks of the trade in order to experience the really big thrills of catching the really big bass. The information is exact. The author explains very specifically the bait, method, and patience it takes in order to entice the really big ones to strike. If giant bass are your interest, this book will help fulfill those desires.

I bought this book in 1992 while living in Northern California and fishing tournaments. I was amazed that a fisherman would divulge all Bill put in this book. I don't believe he held anything back, well except photos and coordinates of all his key spots--yet he gives enough instruction you should be able to find them yourself. I found it extremely helpful and used the principles often.
I am quite sure Bill was not properly compensated with the treasure he has shared with us.
Recently returning to the San Diego area I will now be able to apply these gems on the home water.
Chuck Rhodes

Once starting, you can't put this book down. I wish Bill Murphy's book was given to me 15 years ago. It teaches technique and PATIENCE. "In Pursuit of Giant Bass" is a rare book that reminds us that "true" fishing is an art. Thank you Mr. Murphy.

This book answers all the questions shallow water fishermen have regarding structure fishing. Shallow waters are popular with largemouth and its hard to tear yourself away from the shallows if you don't understand structure fishing. Bill explains how bass relate to stucture and the techniques he uses to catch them. After moving to Tennessee, I was stumped trying to catch bass in Tennessee's highland reservoirs. I thought it was impossible. Since reading Bill's book, I havn't landed any monsters, but I have increased my total weight at the scales and the size of the checks I've been cashing. Yes, you can apply Bill's approaches to bass fishing in your tournament fishing! This book is more like a text book written by a professor who has conducted numerous experiments and proven his theories. It is obvious that Bill contributed a great deal of his time to bass fishing and has aquired a great wealth of information. He shares this wealth, generously, in this book. Its not just for Southern California anglers. These techniques are applicable to structure that can be found in shallow lakes, on the lower end of probably all lakes, and even on ledges and points of large river run lakes. I wish I would have read this book fifteen years ago. Special thanks to Mrs. Murphy who handles distribution.

It is easy to think that bass fishing expertise can be gathered within the pages of a book, but sadly that is not the case. Murphy constantly reminds readers to get out on the water to make their learning real. With that, Murphy provides readers with interesting insight into the habits of large bass. The drawings add to the verbal explanation of fishing locations and potential structure. The lessons are good for a tournament fisherman as well as a giant hunter.

I can't believe a resource like this is available. I live in Orange County CA. This book's focus is on how to target big bass in my backyard: Southern CA reservoirs. Pick your lake in SD, the IE, or LA.

Seems like many bass fishing books are fluffy and focus on the South and East of the Mississippi. I lived there. It's a different game than ours in CA. Like a desert golf course vs. a tropical course -- one's not better than the other; they just different. This book is for Southern CA. And it's a good read.

I'm not going to go into why because everyone else did a better job than could I. Just buy it if you are a bass angler who gets Disneyland CA resident discounts because of your zip code.

I'm only half way in this book and it has the most information I've ever see. As I read it every thing seems clearer. Why some days were bad. Why I caught that big bass one day and have never caught any thing close to it in that spot again. This book is great. Can't wait to try out the tech. In it.