Circle on Bass: Bass Wisdom from a Master
His folksy colloquialisms may eventually have you grinding your teeth, but Uncle Homer (as longtimeSports Afieldreaders have come to think of Circle) offers a solid tome on angling for North America's most popular game fish. There are three species of bass--largemouth, smallmouth, and Kentucky or spotted bass--but Circle sets his sights primarily on the largemouth. He gives us good chapters on the many types of baits and lures that tempt these fish, taking enough time to well explain how to use the lures, what they do in the water, and when an angler should use them. Indeed, this advice is so good that inexperienced anglers who, visiting a tackle store, are enticed by lots of pretty lures (that will probably catch more fishers than fish) should just close their eyes, head straight to this book, and then consider opening them again. That way, they will save lots on lures that only wind up in the bottom of the tackle box, gathering rust.Jon Kartman