From the Back Cover
Striped bass - in fresh and salt water - are one of the world's greatest gamefish, and The Striped Bass is the fullest, most authoritative, most helpful book ever written on the species. In this fully revised and greatly expanded edition, it becomes the essential book for all striped bass enthusiasts. Nick Karas has spent season after season in pursuit of the fish - and he has read and analyzed research reports from more than twenty states and several provinces. The result is a book no striped bass fisherman will want to be without.Part One, "The Fish," offers a complete portrait of the fish itself - its history, its distribution and migration, its biology, its reproductive cycle, varieties of the bass on the East Coast, the Gulf Coast, the Pacific Coast, and in fresh water, and the management of the populations of this great fish.Part Two, "Fishing Techniques," takes a detailed look at early striped bass fishing and fishermen, and then offers practical, proven techniques for fishing from the surf, from boats, from bank, pier, jetty, and bridge; it looks carefully at the growing popularity of fly rodding for stripers, fishing at night, and how to catch the striped bass in fresh water.Part Three, "Tackle for Catching Striped Bass," is a thorough look at the best "Rods, Reels, Lines, and Hooks," live and natural baits, artificial lures, accessory equipment, bass boats, and the most innovative and practical beach vehicles. There is even a crisp and interesting section on how best to cook the delicious striped bass.In all, the twenty-eight chapters in this book offer a comprehensive look at every aspect of the striped bass. The Striped Bass is a book that no one who fishes for this great gamefish will want to be without. (61/4 X 91/4, 500 pages, b&w photos, maps, illustrations, charts)
