Until you’ve consumed all of the best Bass Fishing books, can you even claim to be a true fan?
- High Percentage Fishing: A Statistical Approach To Improving Catch Rates (2016)
- Kevin VanDam’s Bass Strategies Revised Edition (2010)
- The Total Fishing Manual (Paperback Edition): 317 Essential Fishing Skills (Field & Stream) (2017)
- Lunker Lore: The Quest for the Fish of a Lifetime (2017)
- The Pocket Guide to Seasonal Largemouth Bass Patterns: An Angler’s Quick Reference Book (Skyhorse Pocket Guides) (2016)
- Kayak Bass Fishing: “Largemouth, Smallmouth, Stripers” (Heliconia Press) (2009)
- Smallmouth Bass Fishing for Everyone: How to Catch the Hardest Fighting Fish That Swims (2017)
- Roland Martin’s 101 Bass-Catching Secrets (2008)
- How to think like a Bass: Professional Secrets to Catching More and Bigger Bass (2016)
- The Complete Book of Fishing Knots, Leaders, and Lines (2015)
- Bass Fishing Tips: 5 in 1: All 5 books to make you a better bass fisherman (2015)
- Smallmouth: Modern Fly-Fishing Methods, Tactics, and Techniques (2017)
- The Complete Book of Striped Bass Fishing: A Thorough Guide to the Baits, Lures, Flies, Tackle, and Techniques for America?s Favorite Saltwater Game Fish (2016)
- The Best Bass Flies: How to Tie and Fish Them (2017)
High Percentage Fishing: A Statistical Approach To Improving Catch Rates (2016)
Envisioned as the “Moneyball” of largemouth bass fishing, High Percentage Fishing offers a practical approach to put more fish in your boat. It freely mixes big bass wisdom from some of the world’s greatest fishermen, with statistical findings from a vast database of catch information.
Kevin VanDam’s Bass Strategies Revised Edition (2010)
Kevin VanDam – America’s best professional bass angler – reveals his strategies and tactics for catching bass. This update of his best selling bass fishing book includes the latest tips and techniques for locating and catching bass in freshwater lakes and rivers throughout the U.S. The revised edition contains much of the original book with added information, plus new photos and an all-new section on power fishing.
The Total Fishing Manual (Paperback Edition): 317 Essential Fishing Skills (Field & Stream) (2017)
When it comes to fishing, nobody knows more than the writers and editors at Field & Stream magazine–unless it's the local guides, prizewinners, and other experts they interviewed for this book.
Lunker Lore: The Quest for the Fish of a Lifetime (2017)
, Lunker Lore takes the reader to the next level of smart fishing for trophy class largemouth bass!Just how rare are giant largemouth bass? Where do they live and how do they behave? What can you do to maximize your chances of catching a new personal best? Lunker Lore is the culmination of countless hours interviewing the world’s best biologists, trophy anglers, and folks working hard to produce huge bass on private waters.
The Pocket Guide to Seasonal Largemouth Bass Patterns: An Angler’s Quick Reference Book (Skyhorse Pocket Guides) (2016)
Largemouth bass are the most popular game fish in the US. Found in nearly every state, they present an exciting and powerful challenge to anglers of all levels.In The Pocket Guide to Seasonal Largemouth Bass Patterns, author Monte Burch offers advice on determining where to find big bass, and how to effectively catch them.
Kayak Bass Fishing: “Largemouth, Smallmouth, Stripers” (Heliconia Press) (2009)
Anglers of every skill level will benefit from the secrets and strategies that obsessed bass angler Chad Hoover has learned from years of catching trophy bass.The insight he’s gained by using his kayak to remain undetected and observe bass reacting naturally to different lure presentations, is invaluable and guaranteed to improve your effectiv…
Smallmouth Bass Fishing for Everyone: How to Catch the Hardest Fighting Fish That Swims (2017)
Catching a smallmouth bass—especially a big one—can be a daunting pursuit for the unprepared. Successful smallmouth bass fishing depends on a variety of factors, including weather, habitat, time of year, type of tackle, and the tactics you decide to use on any given day.In A Beginner’s Guide to Smallmouth Bass Fishing, lifelong angler Jim Root reveals all the specifics behind achieving success on lake, river, or pond.
Roland Martin’s 101 Bass-Catching Secrets (2008)
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.
How to think like a Bass: Professional Secrets to Catching More and Bigger Bass (2016)
I don’t know if bass can laugh, but I’ll tell you this: If you go bass fishing with the attitude of “I’m the smart human and you’re the dumb bass”, and bass are capable of laughing, then you can bet that they’re laughing at you. Catching a bass, catching any fish for that matter, is a whole lot like getting a date with someone who couldn’t be less interested in you.
The Complete Book of Fishing Knots, Leaders, and Lines (2015)
When you’re fishing, there’s nothing more frustrating than letting a poorly tied knot cost you the catch of the day. Knot expert Lindsey Philpott has written a guide to save anglers everywhere that anguish.
Bass Fishing Tips: 5 in 1: All 5 books to make you a better bass fisherman (2015)
Have all the best tips ready when you need themHow to fish a new lake and each type of lure to catch bassBASS FISHING A NEW LAKEBass fishing tips to get you catching fish right awayDo you want to know how to go on a new lake and catch bass like you fish it all the time? One of the toughest things for weekend Bass fisherman is knowing where to find fish. The problem is compounded when you are going to fish a lake you have not fished before.
Smallmouth: Modern Fly-Fishing Methods, Tactics, and Techniques (2017)
Smallmouth bass swim in more streams, rivers, lakes, and reservoirs than any other gamefish, and exceptional, world-class fishing opportunities for them are found across the country, from the John Day River in Oregon to the Great Lakes, to Maine’s Penobscot.
The Complete Book of Striped Bass Fishing: A Thorough Guide to the Baits, Lures, Flies, Tackle, and Techniques for America?s Favorite Saltwater Game Fish (2016)
Striped bass – in fresh and salt water – are one of the world’s greatest gamefish, and The Complete Book of Striped Bass Fishing is the fullest, most authoritative, most helpful book ever written on the species. Nick Karas, one of the world’s great experts on the striped bass, offers proven techniques for more successful fishing. He details fishing from the surf; from boats; from bank, pier, jetty, and bridge – with all kinds of tackle and methods.
The Best Bass Flies: How to Tie and Fish Them (2017)
Bass fishing (largemouth, primarily) is growing in popularity around the country; it is growing really fast in western states such as Colorado, Idaho, and Nebraska due to the accessibility (public water nearby), crowding of trout streams, and new cadre of anglers that prefer alternatives to trout. Jay Zimmerman features 18 cutting-edge patterns from around the country for largemouth and smallmouth bass, explains how to fish them, and has detailed tying steps.
Best Bass Fishing Books You Must Read
We highly recommend you to buy all paper or e-books in a legal way, for example, on Amazon. But sometimes it might be a need to dig deeper beyond the shiny book cover. Before making a purchase, you can visit resources like Library Genesis and download some bass fishing books mentioned below at your own risk. Once again, we do not host any illegal or copyrighted files, but simply give our visitors a choice and hope they will make a wise decision.
Bass Fishing
Author(s): van Gemert, E.C.
ID: 2909020, Publisher: , Year: 2020, Size: 20 Mb, Format: mobi
365 Fly-Fishing Tips for Trout, Bass, and Panfish
Author(s): Skip Morris
ID: 3587329, Publisher: Stackpole Books, Year: 2019, Size: 44 Mb, Format: epub
Bass Fishing with a Fly: The Complete Guide on How to Catch a Bass on a Fly Rod (Including the Top 10 Flies that will land you the Monster Bass)
Author(s): Tim Robert
ID: 3408360, Publisher: Ileleji Gift, Year: 2018, Size: 544 Kb, Format: epub
Please note that this booklist is not definite. Some books are really record-breakers according to The New York Times, others are written by unknown authors. On top of that, you can always find additional tutorials and courses on Coursera, Udemy or edX, for example. Are there any other relevant links you could recommend? Leave a comment if you have any feedback on the list.