HOOKED ON BASS. By Mike Ladle and Alan Vaughan. Second edition.. This item is unavailable.HOOKED ON BASS. By Mike Ladle and Alan Vaughan. Second edition.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (s/hand, Hardcover, 2003). (1988) 2003 2nd edition. 8vo (162 x 240mm). Pp221. Colour & b/w photographs, illustrations. Black boards, spine titled in gilt. Top edge rather dusty, slightly shaken but a good-plus copy in slightly used dust-wrapper. This is the classic work on bass fishing. Originally published in 1988, this was one of the first books to look at sea angling from a scientific viewpoint. Using their knowledge of the ecology of the bass the authors became pioneers in the "new" methods of bass angling, especially plug fishing and flyfishing. Good sections on bass food, baits, tackle, fishing rocky shores, estuaries, deeper water, sandy beaches, piers, etc. Chapters include: The life cycle of the Bass; Food; Natural baits; Tackling up for Bass; Shallow rocky shores; Fishing deeper water and other methods; Sandy beaches; Estuaries; Pier fishing; Where and when to fish; Some successful venues; Dreams do come true. .…