KNOWING BASS:THE SCIENTIFIC APPROACH TO CATCHING MORE FISH

KNOWING BASS:THE SCIENTIFIC APPROACH TO CATCHING MORE FISH Bass, especially largemouth bass, are easily the single most popular freshwater gamefish in the United States. Knowing Bass is a book about the science of bass fishing, with particular emphasis on the bass itself: What bass can sense, how they use their senses to feed, how they relate to fishing lures, and ultimately how they interact with anglers. Understanding why bass do what they do will greatly improve anyones chances of being a better and more successful angler, no matter the anglers present skill level. And thats the purpose behind this book, to improve everyones chances of success at catching bass.Topics covered include bass biology; life history; the basss organs of vision, hearing, smell, and taste, including the smells and flavors bass likeand dont like; how smell and taste control feeding behavior; the best kinds lures to trigger the attack response in certain situations; and even minimizing stress on caught bass that are to be released. A distinguished scientist who knows how, when, and why bass pursue their prey, Dr. Jones offers a wealth of valuable information on pursuing this popular gamefish to anglers of all skill levels. No bass angler, whether a weekend visitor to local ponds visitor to local ponds or a professional tournament bass fishermen, can afford to overlook this book.ABOUT THE AUTHOR:Keith A. Jones, Ph.D. brings a unique professional perspective to the task of illuminating bass senses and behavior. For sixteen years he has studied bass intensively as Director of Fish Research at the Berkley Fish Research Center in Spirit Lake, Iowa. The Center is dedicated to the study of bass and other gamefish, most notably their attack behaviors, for the purpose of designing improved lures and baits. ISBN: 1-59228-616-X publish date: 05/15/2005