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Bass behavior reading material...?
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02/19/19 05:41 PM
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i-Fish
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What is considered good literature on the behavior of bass, their reactions to weather, moon phases, sunshine, cloud cover, wind, etc. I’d like to get a well rounded understanding of how all of those things interconnect in the mind of those that have been doing this a long time. TIA!
If you can't find em wind em.
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Re: Bass behavior reading material...?
[Re: i-Fish]
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02/19/19 06:10 PM
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Tracking Trophy Bass by John Hope would be the best I know of. Years of research went into it.
I am a Senager. (Senior teenager) I have everything that I wanted as a teenager, only 50 years later. I get an allowance every month. I have PU truck and a bass boat, I am blessed. Conscience never acquits, it either accuses or excuses.
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Re: Bass behavior reading material...?
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02/19/19 06:15 PM
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Lots of really good books on bass fishing. The books by John Hope, Doug Hannon, Josh Alwine, Keith Jones, and Bill Murphy are excellent. Good place to start
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Re: Bass behavior reading material...?
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02/19/19 06:20 PM
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Last edited by T Bird; 02/19/19 06:23 PM.
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Re: Bass behavior reading material...?
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02/19/19 07:18 PM
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Really good question . I don't have any specific books to mention out of all that I have read , but I will say one more topic to add to your search for bass knowledge . Research the behaviors of the food available in the lakes you fish , IE; -- Threadfin Shad , Crawdads , bluegills etc..... If you know what the food is doing , the bass are not far away .
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Re: Bass behavior reading material...?
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02/19/19 08:46 PM
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Knowing Bass by Keith Jones was by far the most helpful book that I have read so far. Behind that, Tracking Trophies, and In Pursuit of Giant Bass. I also really like Buck Perry's books.
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Re: Bass behavior reading material...?
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02/19/19 10:17 PM
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Anyone know where you can get a copy of tracking trophy bass?
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Re: Bass behavior reading material...?
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02/19/19 10:22 PM
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Anyone know where you can get a copy of tracking trophy bass? Try Amazon.
I am a Senager. (Senior teenager) I have everything that I wanted as a teenager, only 50 years later. I get an allowance every month. I have PU truck and a bass boat, I am blessed. Conscience never acquits, it either accuses or excuses.
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Re: Bass behavior reading material...?
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02/19/19 10:25 PM
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Sold out. If anyone is interested in parting ways with your copy, I know a guy.
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Re: Bass behavior reading material...?
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02/19/19 10:35 PM
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i-Fish
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Excellent! Thanks fellas.
If you can't find em wind em.
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Re: Bass behavior reading material...?
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02/19/19 10:39 PM
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T Bird are you saying that I’m not supposed to be throwing watermelon red crank baits and chartreuse soft plastics??? Man I just knew my graphs were broke... water temp 65* mine says 49**?? Lol
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Re: Bass behavior reading material...?
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02/19/19 11:18 PM
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Re: Bass behavior reading material...?
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02/19/19 11:42 PM
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Life�s a garden, dig it
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Re: Bass behavior reading material...?
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02/20/19 12:20 AM
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As already mentioned, Knowing Bass is a great resource - a bit of a dry read as it more biology than how to, but a must read for serious fishermen imo. Easy to find, but ridiculously expensive for the past few years  . But some library's will have a copy. Knowing BassHigh Percentage Fishing/Lunker Lore from Josh Alwine are a great set to have - Josh Alwine BooksIF's 3 part Critical Concepts is a good set to review as well - Critical Concepts BooksI like Larry Larsen's series, but I'm a bit biased being in Florida  . - Larry Larsen BooksRich Zaleski's books is a good one as well - Rich Zaleski Mastering Largemouth BassThere are others of course - In Pursuit mentioned above, older books ie Lucas, Perry, Wiess, Henshall, etc all fun books to read.
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Re: Bass behavior reading material...?
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02/20/19 12:23 AM
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I haven't seen/read this one - interesting it says "prints in 3 to 5 days" - did you get a full on book as you would buy from a bookstore heavier cover stock, color pictures, etc as shown in the images, or a reprinted stock type booklet ie something you would see on a Kindle and whatnot?
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