~ You Are Bidding On A Book ~ Title: ADVANCED BASS FISHING Author: Dick Sternberg & Jim Moynagh ISBN: 0-86573-041-5 Publication Date: 1995 Binding: Hardcover Pages: 128 - Color Pictures Dimensions: 8 1/2" x 11" Condition: Used - Great Condition Description: With the explosion of interest in tournament fishing in recent years, bass-fishing methodology and equipment is evolving at an unprecedented rate.  Advanced Bass Fishing focuses on the latest bass-fishing innovations, but also includes many refinements of techniques that have been around for a long time.  As a first step in planning this book, our editors surveyed the professional bass-fishing world to determine the newest and best techniques to feature.  Then, they looked through the pro bass ranks to see who could best explain and demonstrate the techniques to the readers. Many top-name pros were chosen to demonstrate the particular technique with which they're most closely associated.  For instance, Ken Cook, a former BASS Masters Classic champion, is widely known for his spinnerbait expertise, so he was selected for "Spinnerbaiting the Wood."  His technique, like all of the others, was carefully dissected to give you the kind of detail left out of most other books and magazine articles.  It is this detail that separates the real professionals from the want-to-best. The book is organized into four main chapters according to lure type, including soft plastics, jigs, plugs and spinnerbaits.  Every chapter includes three to four sections outlining different techniques.  Besides providing detailed information on tackle and presentation, each gives you when-and-where recommendations, and a collection of the pros' personal tips - the little things they do to get an edge on the competition. Another chapter is devoted entirely to tournament fishing. The authors walk you through the procedures you need to follow to become a successful tournament angler, from pretournament research, to prefishing tactics to tournament-day strategies, which vary greatly depending on the type of tournament you enter.  As an added bonus, this chapter includes the personal tournament-fishing philosophies of some of the country's top pros. Scattered throughout the book are sidebars that present information only marginally related to the technique, but of great interest to many anglers.  In the section,"Football Jigs: Magic for Pre-spawn Bass," for example, we'll show you how to de-gas bass brought up from deep water, greatly increasing the survival rate of those you release. Despite the book's high level of detail and focus on professional bass-fishing tactics, it is a valuable resource for all bass anglers.  By looking beyond the basics, a novice can learn quickly and develop a feel for what's necessary to consistently outwit bass.       CONTENTS: 1.  Advanced Soft-Plastic Techniques Shaw'sSight-FishingSecrets Draggin':  Refinement of a Time-Proven Method Split-Shotting Finicky Largemouth Soft Stickbaits:  Breakthrough for Stubborn Bass 2.  Advanced Jigging Techniques Yo-Yoing for Bass in Dense Milfoil Football Jigs:  Magic for Pre-Spawn Bass Jig-Drifting:  Natural Approach for River Largemouth 3.  Advanced Plug Techniques Zell's Topwater Tricks Crankin' the Weeds for Largemouth Weighted Stickbaits:  Rx for Coldwater Bass Breaking the Live-Bait Habit for Trophy Largemouth 4.  Advanced Spinnerbait Techniques Blades 'N Grubs:  The Right Combination for Muddy-Water Bass Spinnerbaiting the Wood:  Ken Cook's Strategy Calling Up Clearwater Smallmouth Thinking Light for Clearwater Smallmouth 5.  Tournament Fishing Tournament-Fishing Basics Tournament Tips from the Pros Pretournament Research Pretournament Fishing Tournament Strategies Payment & Shipping: Due to the USPS Rate Increase, winning U.S. bidder please add    $4.95   for shipping USPS-Media Mail (5-8 days).... PayPal accepted. Payment due within 3 days after close of auction....Book will be shipped within 2-3 days after payment is made, unless effected by a holiday. Please e-mail me with any questions. THANKS for Bidding and GOOD LUCK! Please Check Out My eBay SPORTSTIQUE Store