A two time winner of the B.A.S.S. Angler of the Year Award, and one of the best
known and most loved TV fishing personalities, Jimmy Houston is a bass legend.
Whether he's fishing with sports or political celebrities or with his children,
Jimmy's tips and tales are insightful, instructive, and laugh out loud funny.
There's no story like a fish story, and here are Jimmy's best crammed with all
the know how that has made his name legend. Discover the secrets of tournament
fishermen from Jimmy and other award winning pros; get the lowdown on tackle,
baits, and boats;
Abook that embraces yet transcends the fly fisher's world much as Bryson's A
Walk in the Woods transcends the hiker's world. It is a journey to remote
Labrador, to Alaska, Scotland, Ireland, the Florida Keys, to a Pepsi shack on
the Catawba in the Carolinas, to a tackle shop no bigger than a rooster's nest
on 42nd Street, to Kettle Creek in Pennsylvania's Forbidden Lands. It is
suffused with the fragrance of Montecristos, the plumy sweetness of vintage
Port, the sizzle of sirloins on a Coleman stove.
Competitive bass fishing has hit the big time, with weekly bass fishing shows on
ESPN2; fan magazines such as Bassmaster, which boasts a circulation of 550,000;
and Web sites like bassfan.com, which has one million monthly readers. In this
fascinating chronicle, Schultz takes us along as he covers the sport’s iconic
event, the Bassmaster Classic, in 2005 and 2006. He observes elite anglers (such
as Mike Iocanelli, a hyperactive 32 year old who yells at his fish), talks to
the sport’s rabid fans, shares the history and lore of America’s most popular
game fish, and explores whether the success and marketing of competitive bass
fishing is undermining the sport itself.
A compact, authoritative guide for freshwater fishing
trips
From one of the most respected names in the world of sportfishing comes the
definitive, full color guide to 140 of the most common freshwater fish species
found in North American rivers, lakes, and streams. Featuring information on
identification, habitat, size, and diet, Ken Schultz’s Guide to Freshwater Fish
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