Whats your favorite surf/bass book ?

[BigFish]

That was...."To Kill A Bass"!

[Karl F]

as TC says.. "But,...What are you catching now?"

I do like hearing of the then, as well, and agree.. he needs to write that book.

[cow tamer]

Some others of mention include:
1/ Secrets of Surf Fishing at Night by William Muller
2/ Striper Surf by Frank Daignault
3/ Inshore Fly Fishing by Lou Tabory
4/ Stripers on the Fly by Lou Tabory
5/ Successful Striped Bass Fishing by Frank Moss
6/ Fishing New England: RI Shore Guide by Gene Bourque
(there are others for different locations)
7/ Fishing for Striped Bass by Gary Caputi
8/ Night Tides (story of Billy the Greek) by Michael Cinquemani
9/ Bait Tail Fishing by Al Reinfield (of Alou Eel fame)

[Joe]

I'm intrigued by what Surfcasting Rhode Island Press has planned....

[Tagger]

My 20 yrs. as a Surf Caster,,,,even though alot of codders don't like Franky D for coming out with it .. I like the whole book but especially the begining . When they use to be able to drive 75 miles on the beach and there were no rules how long you could stay on . Then the raising the family, on the beach, all the kids chipping in, helping make a living fishing . They had so much freedom back then ,,,like America or something .. To me the book has a Last Frontier feel . Family feel . I'll have to re-read it .. Remember at the time, everyone pissed Frank gave away too much .. Now with the intterrnet the point is kinda mute..

[Backbeach Jake]

Originally Posted by Tagger

My 20 yrs. as a Surf Caster,,,,even though alot of codders don't like Franky D for coming out with it .. I like the whole book but especially the begining . When they use to be able to drive 75 miles on the beach and there were no rules how long you could stay on . Then the raising the family, on the beach, all the kids chipping in, helping make a living fishing . They had so much freedom back then ,,,like America or something .. To me the book has a Last Frontier feel . Family feel . I'll have to re-read it .. Remember at the time, everyone pissed Frank gave away too much .. Now with the intterrnet the point is kinda mute..

There's my quote of the month!

[goosefish]

The best fishing books teach us about respect. And they do this by teaching us how to fish. The very best fishing books are about place and about character and less about the knots that we use to connect mono to braid.

[chris L]

would someone be willing to read me a couple of these books . I cant read ! never learned to properly read words silently . I seem to have to yell out each word just to get through one sentence . time consuming to say the least . Im going to go back to remedial reading soon .

I have had bobby post "reading the water" and nick karas " striped bass " read to me by my kids but my kids give me a rough time cause they think Im stupid cause I cant read correctly or quietly .

[Mike P]

Depends what you're looking for.

If you want a book to read by the fire with a smattering of "how-to" between the lines, Daignault's "20 Years on the Cape" and "Eastern Tides" are good, along with "Reading the Water" and John Hershey's "Blues". Or any of Phil Schwind's books.

For "how-to" stuff, Daignault's "Striper Surf" and Richard Reina's "Surf Fishing With the Experts" are good, along with William "Doc" Muller's works. Eric Burnley and C. Boyd Pfeiffer also have similar books. You'll get conflicting opinions on equipment choices, but the actual fishing stuff is pretty good.

Jack Fallon also had a nice book out some years ago--likely out of print, as are Vlad Everoff's books in all likelihood.

[Joe]

It's interesting to note that Van Campen Heilner was only in his early twenties when he wrote The Call Of The Surf. I wonder what kind of reception a young person would get today if he were to presume to know enough to write on the subject? You think that he would be welcomed with open arms by the surfcasting community or dismissed based upon the fact that he did not have 30 or 40 years experience?
But, alas - he was smart enough to write the first book of the genre. One of the advantages of being first at anything is that the critics have yet to emerge.
Robert Post is widely credited with writing Reading The Water - however the book is really a collection of first-person narratives. Dr. Post did write the preface and epilogue and some anecdotes that contribute greatly - and I'm quite sure he edited the essays, but in essence, other fishermen wrote that book.
Take note of how many of the great books are niether how-to nor where-to. How-To’s and Where-To’s are manuals – and really should not be compared to Striper, Twenty Years, Blues, Reading The Water, etc. They sell more, but they won’t win a National Book Award.
So with respect to that “other” type of book, gauchely referred to as “mood books” by the outdoor press, the skill sets are somewhat different than the manuals.
For books of a more literary nature, the author should have a passion for fishing and should be proficient with respect to his fishing skills, but what makes a great book is the not age or experience of the author but rather the soundness of his vision and his ability to coherently articulate a story and emotionally connect with readers.

[redneck24]

on the run #1. i also really enjoyed surfcasters quest.