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Bass Fishing: Largemouth, Smallmouth and Spotted Bass Explained
Bass fishing from the biology up: how to tell the five black bass species apart, when they spawn, the six-season pattern the pros fish, and the records.
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Fishing, explained properly.
Species, techniques, lures, bait, gear and the rules in every state. Written from the sources, compared on the numbers, and kept up to date.
Species
Every fish worth chasing: how to identify it, where it lives, when it bites.
Techniques
Rigs, knots, casting, and the disciplines from fly to ice to surf.
Lures
Crankbaits to soft plastics: how each one works and when to throw it.
Bait
Live, cut and prepared bait, how to rig it and how to keep it.
Start with Best Catfish Bait.
Gear
Rods, reels, line, hooks and electronics, compared on the numbers.
States
Licenses, seasons and the best water, state by state.
Start with Fishing for Beginners.
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Fishing Accessories: The Small Gear That Decides the Day
The fishing accessories worth carrying: net, pliers, scale, thermometer, tackle box and the rest, with the one spec that matters on each and what it is for.
gear
Best Fishing Thermometers: From a $14 Stream Tube to the Fish Hawk TD
A $14 encased stream thermometer serves most anglers; only a depth probe reads where summer bass and walleye sit. Five types compared, with picks.
gear
Best Fishing Reels: The Reviewers' Picks by Type and Budget
The best fishing reels by type and budget: spinning, baitcasting and spincast picks with weight, drag and price from the makers' spec sheets.
lures
Glide Baits: How They Work, How to Fish Them, and Which to Buy
Glide baits are single-joint hard swimbaits that swing in a wide S. Five retrieves, the 180 turn for followers, rod and line numbers, sink rates, $10 to $250.
lures
Whopper Plopper Lure: Sizes, How to Fish It, and Where It Began
The Whopper Plopper lure: all six sizes with the maker's weights and hooks, rod and line by size, the retrieves, colors by light and water, and the hookset.
species
Endangered Fish in the United States: Which Ones You Might Hook, and What to Do
Endangered fish in the US: 167 listings, 90 endangered and 77 threatened. The ones an angler might hook, what to do when you do, the rarest fish, the comebacks.
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World Record Pike: The 55 lb German Fish, the 46 lb American One and the State Records
The world record pike is 55 lb 1 oz, caught in Germany in 1986. North America's best is 46 lb 2 oz from New York in 1940, a fish its captor never mounted.
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Best Fish Finder for the Money: What Each Price Step Buys
The best fish finder at each price from $120 to $3,000, what every step adds, and the Black Friday price to wait for on each pick.
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