After seeing the thread on classic rods, and having ordered Mike's book today, I'd like to start a thread about everyone's favorite fishing books. I collect all kinds of outdoor books and have found many for less than a buck at antique stores and yard sales.
I can't name an absolute favorite, but Tales of Swordfish and Tuna by Zane Grey sits high on the list.
I hope some of your posts will give me some new titles to search for.
Thanks,
Patrick
My favorite is ""Saltwater Fishing Tackle"" by Harlan Major. First printing is in 1939 by Funk & Wagnalls Company, New York and London.
Fishing Hawaiian Style, 1, 2 and 3 by Jim Rizutto. He is also a very well known lure maker and Kona fisherman.
Mike,
I did a little searching and found the following description of a copy of your favorite book for sale...
Item Description: NY 1939., 1939. Drawings by F.B. Junghans, 9.5 x 6.5", cloth, 284 w/ index, a nice copy. FIRST EDITION, INSCRIBED & SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR "To Franklin Roosevelt, with tight lines from one fisherman to another." ROOSEVELT'S PERSONAL COPY, SIGNED "FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT, THE WHITE HOUSE" WITH FDR NAMEPLATE ON SPINE. Bookseller Inventory # 78-201
$1750.00 and it's yours. It's pie in the sky for me, but what a book to add to the shelf!
There are, however, quite a few nice copies under 50 bucks including some that are signed.
Patrick
One of my all time favorite "outdoor" books is "The Old Man and the Boy" by Robert Ruark. About a small boy coming of age while fishing and hunting with his grandfather in NC in the 20's and 30's. If you've never read it, I highly recommend it. Some tremendous "life lessons" are learned from the Grandfather.
I have probably owned 10 copies of that book. I'll loan it out and forget who I loaned it to. Or give it as gifts to young people.
I'm slightly prejudiced in touting this book. I also grew up in NC (in the 50's and early 60's), and I had a great uncle who often took me hunting and fishing and tried to impart some adult wisdom on me. With varying degrees of success, I might add.
Mike Pate
Hemingway's "The Old Man and the Sea" is another classic.
The Compleat Angler, Izaak Walton. Captains Courageous, Rudyard Kipling. Also The Perfect Storm, by Sebastian Junger. :)
~A~
Since you mentioned the Old Man and the Sea, let me throw in "Kon Tiki" by Thor Heyerdahl. I have an old schoolhouse copy of this book I paid about 40 cents for at an estate sale. One of the best narrative adventures I've ever read.
I was in Southport, NC and couple weeks back and saw the Robert Ruark house. I wasn't able to do a lot of digging into his relationship with that town, but hope to in the future.
Aiala, I'm a little ashamed to say that I haven't ever read The Compleat Angler.
QuoteItem Description: NY 1939., 1939. Drawings by F.B. Junghans, 9.5 x 6.5", cloth, 284 w/ index, a nice copy. FIRST EDITION, INSCRIBED & SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR "To Franklin Roosevelt, with tight lines from one fisherman to another." ROOSEVELT'S PERSONAL COPY, SIGNED "FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT, THE WHITE HOUSE" WITH FDR NAMEPLATE ON SPINE. Bookseller Inventory # 78-201
$1750.00 and it's yours. It's pie in the sky for me, but what a book to add to the shelf!
This is my favorite book, inscribed to my favorite president. WOW! There is a very significant factor concerning this particular copy. Harlan Major was a very important contributor to the troops during WW II. Here are a couple of little statements about him,
"""...Harlan Major & His Fishermen, a group of volunteers who spend their spare time in a basement workshop in his house, at 115 E. 35th St., reconditioning and preparing fishing gear for the Army & Navy stationed any place outside the U. S. that offers good fishing."""-------------------New Yorker magazine, April, 1944
"""...Harlan Major was a superb tackle technician and a gifted entrepreneur of saltwater angling...With the advent of World War II, Major began a campaign to ship free tackle overseas. The basement of his New York City home became the clearinghouse for huge amounts of donated equipment and supplies that were sorted, repaired and packaged by volunteers."""------- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-Quf4S4dds
Mr. Major was responsible for sending massive amounts of free fishing tackle to our troops stationed in the Pacific during the war. His contribution to fishing tackle and the sport of saltwater fishing cannot be overstated. So this particular copy signed to FDR (War Time President) copy of his book is very special. Thanks for mentioning it. It is pie in the sky for me too; but, it is nice to know it is being preserved by a collector somewhere.
QuoteAiala, I'm a little ashamed to say that I haven't never read The Compleat Angler.
I have never read the work either; but, I do mention it in one of my unpublished works:
"The Complete Angler, was a study of sport fishing from his own personal experiences and experiences of some of his friends. It was first published in 1653. For the next 25 years, Izaak Walton continued to add to his original work. Many updated editions were written by Mr. Walton before his death. The fifth edition of The Complete Angler was written in 1676 and had grown the work from its original length of 13 chapters to 21 chapters, but his death did not mark the end of his work in the marketplace. The Complete Angler has never been out of print. I do not know how many editions of this work exist but over 300 years after the passing of Mr. Walton, The Complete Angler is still being published, as a matter of fact, the last edition I know of was released in 2003 and is currently for sale online. Izaak Walton was a pioneer in terms of documenting his fishing techniques and satisfying feelings a fisherman may have about our sport."
I must get a copy of this book in the near future, I just have to figure what edition I want.......................................... ??? ???
Patrick and Mike, I'd probably go for the latest edition... I mean, why not? :)
"Izaak Walton was a pioneer in terms of documenting his fishing techniques and satisfying feelings a fisherman may have about our sport."
Very true! Now, obviously Walton never fished for YFT, dorado, shark, etc... as I recall he and his fellow "brothers of the angle" caught fish with odd names such as "tench", "dace" and what have you. I found it all fascinating, especially his philosophical musings about fishermen: ...Who were (as most Anglers are) quiet men, and followers of peace; men that were so simply-wise, as not to sell their Consciences to buy riches, and with them vexation and a fear to die.
Truly great reading (even for non-English majors!) http://anglicanhistory.org/walton/angler/ ;)
~A~
Mike,
That little piece of history was awesome! I had never heard of Major until you mentioned him. I found four or five books he wrote, most of which were on fishing. I will definitely have to look further.
Aiala, as the son of an English teacher, our current abuse of the language thanks to pop culture and texting is very sad. I do love these old books and the authors who wrote carefully and thoughtfully.
Patrick
I have to weigh in with Goadby, Peter. Saltwater Gamefishing: Offshore and Onshore. North Ryde, N.S.W.: Collins/Angus & Robertson, 1991. Print. This book lists almost every game fish and how to fish for them. The book also includes detailed descriptions of the game fish. Dominick
Quote from: spc7669 on July 06, 2016, 04:17:15 PM
Aiala, as the son of an English teacher, our current abuse of the language thanks to pop culture and texting is very sad.
UR rite. >:(
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A~
I'll offer up another which may be slightly out of place on this forum. A Passion for Tarponby Andy Mill. He's the five time winner of the Gold Cup and the book is an exhaustive work on the fish and how to fish for them. It has some of the most beautiful photography anywhere. If you love tarpon, it's a must have edition to your library.
QuoteQuote from: spc7669 on Today at 08:17:15 AM
Aiala, as the son of an English teacher, our current abuse of the language thanks to pop culture and texting is very sad.
UR rite. Angry
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Quote from: spc7669 on July 06, 2016, 06:53:08 PM
I'll offer up another which may be slightly out of place on this forum. A Passion for Tarponby Andy Mill. He's the five time winner of the Gold Cup and the book is an exhaustive work on the fish and how to fish for them. It has some of the most beautiful photography anywhere. If you love tarpon, it's a must have edition to your library.
Correction, if you love tarpon AND have very deep pockets. The book sells for around $350 https://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/0984227121/ref=sr_1_1_twi_har_1_olp?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1467845301&sr=1-1&keywords=a+passion+for+tarpon
Sid
I met Andy Mill at a fly fishing show. He was as nice a guy as you'll ever meet. Gave my 10 year old nephew an impromptu casting lesson and spent 15 or 20 minutes talking to him about fishing. I'll never forget the way he took that time with a kid he didn't know. My nephew is 17 now and still talks about casting with Andy Mill.
Then he gave me a fly from his fly box to use on my trip. I framed that fly and bought the stuff to tie my own copy.
He didn't have any copies of the book, but wrote my info down and sent me an autographed personalized copy. Cost me a hundred bucks. They are still available at that price from the publisher, Wild River Press.
Non-fiction: Profiles in Saltwater Angling by George Reiger
Fiction: The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
Semi-fiction: Tales of Fishing Virgin Seas by Zane Grey
Magazine Column: Looking Astern by Ed Ries
I have a duck hunting book by George Reiger called The Wings of Dawn. He is a great writer.
There are two books on fishing that I've enjoyed: First is "Shore Fishing in Hawaii", by Edward Hosaka. I wore it out when I was a young kid. The next was by Peter Goadby, "Big Fish and Blue Water". The latter was the first time I read about Everol reels. As for reel books, my favorite is "A Conversation With Oscar Kovalovsky" by Douglas and Lauve.
QuoteAs for reel books, my favorite is "A Conversation With Oscar Kovalovsky" by Douglas and Lauve.
Great book, available at the Whitefish Press.
Many good books -- this has always been one of my favorites -- no hype...just techniques, facts, and proven methods.
Was first published in 72 -- I got it around 77.
Best,
Fred
There are books about fishing?
My dad gave me my first book, everything you need to know about fishing, it's a little pocket sized book.
Every page is blank, he told me every time I go fishing I should write down what I did and what happened.
I never wrote a thing in it and I still have it 52 yrs later. I figured the author and publisher intended it that way.
The early lessons I learned.
If you caught it in the river tell them you caught it in the lake. If you caught it in the lake, tell them you caught it in the river!
If you caught it on a fly, tell them you caught it on a worm! You get the idea it goes on. Point is don't tell anybody anything useful and damn sure don't ever tell anyone where you fished. My greatest joy was out fishing my dad and my grandfather who lived right on the feather river in a little town called Clio. He always recommended my brothers and I fish the river with rooster tails, we figured that meant worms! But we fished rooster tails, super dupers and panther martins. Never caught much. One day my younger brother discovered a secret worm bed beside the house, now why would grandpa grow night crawlers if he wasn't fishing with them. We asked permission to catch a few and try them out. Grandpa said you'll never catch anything in that river on a night rawer, stay out of my worm bed! We decided grandpa needed to be taught a lesson, we scoured his gravel driveway for an hour searching for the perfect rock, it needed to be as perfectly round as a rock could be and just small enough to fit through the inlet on the fuel tank of his GMC which had the old suicide tank behind the seat. We finally found it and dropped it in. We laughed every time we thought about it.
Every time we saw grandpa after that we'd ask, how's your truck! He always answered fine why do you ask?
No reason grandpa. It wasn't until after his death some 10 yrs later that grandma came to us and asked which one of us put the marble in grandpas tank? We told her the story and she told us every time the road got uneven that thing would roll across the tank and nock into the side, then it would roll back, Grandpa would smile and laugh, but he never let on to us. We went back and stole his worms after putting the rock in his gas tank then went down to the river and I proceeded to land a beautiful 4lb steelhead, my younger brother hooked up minutes later, there was a man on the bridge above us screaming down, he ran down and pushed me aside and cast a big lure over my brothers line and slid it down and hooked the fish ripping it off my brother Steves line. He quickly reeled in one just like mine, grabbed it and ran off still screaming! We looked at each other in shock and amazement. Cussed for awhile and started to go back to fishing when I heard snorting behind us.
I turned around and there was a 2000 lb angus bull standing not 20' behind us, snorting and pawing the ground. I put my hand on Steves shoulder and whispered we have to leave now, Steve didn't care about the bull, I had to drag him up the hill and to this day he's still mad because I wouldn't let him stay and catch a fish.
We got back to grandpas and everyone wanted to know the story, so we told them the truth, good one boys you practiced that one pretty good. To this day I don't think anyone believes it but as I live and breath it is 100% the gods honest truth.
I enjoyed that one David.
Thank you I hoped some would enjoy it.
David,
Some of the best writers tell stories just like that. I really enjoyed it. Reminded me of fishing for red eye bass in the creek on the farm where I grew up.
I have collected pre-1960 bass fishing books since before 1960. I'm pretty sure I have them all. Many are informative and give insights to the earlier developments in freshwater tackle. The books I like best are those that entertain as they inform. There is no substitute for a good story teller. Two books I have always enjoyed are Advanced Bait Casting by Charles K. Fox (1949) and Black Bass Lore by Wallace Gallaher (1936) These as most older books are always available on used book sites such as abebooks.
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Growing up in the 1960s, there were two books that really stand out.
My first was A Guide to Fresh and Salt-Water Fishing, in the Golden Guide series. Cost--$1.00 in the early to mid-1960s. It was full of color pics and plenty of information for a 12 year old novice. Next was The Fresh-Water Fisherman's Bible by Vlad Evanoff, published in 1964. (https://alantani.com/gallery/31/17863_05_01_20_3_03_13.jpeg)
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Harlin Majors' book again
Amateur Rodmaking (1914) P.D. Frazer
Fly-Fishing for Bonefish (2004) Chico Fernandes
Glory of the Silver King - The Golden Age of Tarpon Fishing (2011) Hart Stilwell
Lucas on Bass Fishing (1947) Jason Lucas
Glad you mentioned Lucas on Bass Fishing as it was one of the first three books I collected at a young age. The front page of mine (seen here) still thrills me as it did when I was in High School. The other two, by the way, were Robert Page Lincoln's Black Bass Fishing and Ray Bergman's Fresh Water Bass.
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Two fiction:
"Big Two-Hearted River", by Ernest Hemmingway;
"Rogue River Feud", by Zane Grey.
Frank
"Denizens of the Deep" Phillip Wylie. He wrote a lot of fiction, but this is all straightforward non-fiction, and a lot about the early days of the IGFA.
A favorite that I love that is dog eared - "Certainly More Than You Want to Know About Fishes of the Pacific Coast". Kind of expensive, the size of a phone book, and basically, this is a college level textbook. The photography is excellent, the humor is to my taste, and if you really, really want to know everything there is to know about a certain species - this book has it.
I am currently reading "Hemingway's Boat". Given that his relationship with Pilar lasted longer than any of his 4 marriages, this could be interesting but only just started it. - John
When I was a kid (10-13 yrs.) I read all kinds of "boys" books--Hardy Boys, Tom Swift, Jim Kjelgaard books, etc.--but one that stood out (and that I can't remember the author or title of--help?) was about 3 brothers who went up to Seboomook, Maine and took a canoe trip thru the rivers/lakes toward Mt. Katahdin, dodging mysterious saboteurs of their canoe and catching fish like no tomorrow. I don't think I learned much about fishing, but have since always wondered what it would be like to take such a trip (without the saboteurs).
Some non-fiction books I've liked:
Dale Clemons' rod building books;
"Secrets of Successful Fishing", by A. J. McClane;
"101 Bass Catching Secrets" by Roland Martin.
Frank
I got this book in the early 80s from a local fishing shop which was put together by local fishermen. I like how they hand drew the maps.A lot of the spots people don't fish anymore but I have fished them and the fish are still there .A book I would like to get and read is Maneater man.Alf Dean the world 's greatest shark hunter. By Colin Thiele. Who wrote books like Bluefin and stormboy.
I took Wally15s recommendation and got ahold of a copy of "The Old Man and the Boy". If you like the outdoors and believe that being self-reliant is one of the most admirable character traits a person can have, you will feel right at home with this book. Too bad kids (and people in general) probably can't/don't live this way any longer. It sure might be good for the kids. I live in a rural area, and other than a rare farm kid, maybe, there are no kids growing up anywhere close to the way the Boy did anymore.
Frank
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...If you like the outdoors and believe that being self-reliant is one of the most admirable character traits a person can have, you will feel right at home with this book...
Frank
don't know if his book is any good, but I love the old Dick Proenneke documentaries (film; many hrs.):
https://www.bing.com/search?q=Dick+Proenneke+-+One+Man%27s+Alaska&form=EDNTHB&mkt=en-us&httpsmsn=1&msnews=1&plvar=0&refig=10394916466046d0d83fd49fd4cd31d9&PC=HCTS
Quote from: happyhooker on January 17, 2020, 08:13:09 PM
I took Wally15s recommendation and got ahold of a copy of "The Old Man and the Boy". If you like the outdoors and believe that being self-reliant is one of the most admirable character traits a person can have, you will feel right at home with this book. Too bad kids (and people in general) probably can't/don't live this way any longer. It sure might be good for the kids. I live in a rural area, and other than a rare farm kid, maybe, there are no kids growing up anywhere close to the way the Boy did anymore.
Frank
Glad you liked it. He wrote a sequel to the book (The Old Man's Boy Grows Older) about 10 years later that isn't as good a read (imo).
I just got back from NC attending the funeral of my 93 yo aunt. Her husband raised beagles and loved rabbit hunting. At about age 13 I missed a rabbit with my trusty single shot 410 and slightly wounded one of his beagles. He reminded me of that incident for the next 50 years.
How I miss those "formative years". You hardly see any rabbits in most areas of the Southeast anymore. Feral cats and stray dogs have decimated the population. Plus loss of habitat as well.
GA Mike
Quote from: festus on January 05, 2020, 10:22:50 PMMy first was A Guide to Fresh and Salt-Water Fishing, in the Golden Guide series. Cost--$1.00 in the early to mid-1960s. It was full of color pics and plenty of information for a 12 year old novice.
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I have a nice old copy of this, looks just like the cover you posted. I bought it for $2 at a used book store (in 2003) while in Tennessee with my Church High School youth group. It's honestly one of my favorites, beautiful illustrations, pretty moderately in depth, and made me go from a monkey-see monkey-do 16 year old to a guy who actually knew what he was doing when it came to fishing. I love it so much that when the binding was failing I asked the school librarian to repair the binding for me, as it was loose. It's one of the treasures in my collection, alongside some vintage copies of some of Tolkien's works.
Love to see it mentioned here :)
A very silly, ridiculous book that is full of nonsense and only sort of fishing related (and still highly recommended, if you find it cheap) is "how to fish good" by Milford "Stanley" Poltroon-
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A book I read as a young teenager (13/14 yrs old) - The Compleat Angler or the Comtemplative Man's Recreation
"First study to be quiet" - The words still echo down the centuries.
Current reading River Monsters - Jeremy Wade. I've seen all the TV series but the book is better ;)
Another book by the same guy (plus Paul Boote):
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A bit of a cult book and a little pricey but still worthy of a read - I have a signed mint hard back - BUT I don't want to thumb through it and spoil its 'virgin' status. So i'm looking for a 'tatty' paperback copy to read.
Quotebook I read as a young teenager (13/14 yrs old) - The Compleat Angler or the Comtemplative Man's Recreation
"First study to be quiet" - The words still echo down the centuries.
I love it when I hear someone mention this book. This is the true bible of fishing books. I make mention of it in my Ocean City book. Here is some history about this work,
""" Izaak Walton was a 17th Century author. He penned many works but his most famous work was titled "The Complete Angler". The story of Izaak Walton could easily take over this piece, so, suffice to say, Mr Walton had an amazingly long life, especially when you consider the times he lived in England. He was born in 1594 (approximately) and died in 1683. His work, The Complete Angler, was a study of sport fishing from his own personal experiences and experiences of some of his friends. It was first published in 1653. For the next 25 years, Izaak Walton continued to add to his original work. Many updated editions were written by Mr. Walton before his death. The fifth edition of The Complete Angler was written in 1676 and had grown the work from its original length of 13 chapters to 21 chapters, but his death did not mark the end of his work in the marketplace. The Complete Angler has never been out of print. I do not know how many editions of this work exist but over 300 years after the passing of Mr. Walton, The Complete Angler is still being published, as a matter of fact, the last edition I know of was released in 2003 and is currently for sale online. Izaak Walton was a pioneer in terms of documenting his fishing techniques and satisfying feelings a fisherman may have about our sport."""
I have the 2005 edition of Walton and have read parts of it. It is really difficult to read. Walton did not write in Old English, but it may have been something like Anglo Norman which would be a like a foreign language to us. Somewhere along the line the language was updated to modern English. Now, we can understand the words but the writing style is nothing like what is found today. So, it is still difficult and very tedious to wade through.
-steve
I just ordered a 1955 copy of The Compleat Angler on Biblio for $3.89 shipped. Thanks for the recommendation- the language alone that I could see makes for an interesting read. I may have to add a few more things from this thread to the wishlist as well :)
You might as start at the beginning with A Treatise of Fishing with an Angle by the saintly Dame Juliana Berners, about 1400. I particularly enjoyed the section on rod building.
-steve
https://www.amazon.com/Treatise-Fishing-Angle-Juliana-Berners-ebook/dp/B00SU3XY8Y (https://www.amazon.com/Treatise-Fishing-Angle-Juliana-Berners-ebook/dp/B00SU3XY8Y)
The cat likes when I pull this book out,,,,,, ;D
Tommy Gifford's book, he was there in the formative years of big game. He is on the right in the tuna photo, taken in the exact same spot as my avatar in Wedgeport NS. Check the building in the background. Interesting read, can be had for short bucks on the net.
This thread - like so many others on AT - is a true gem. Thank you all so much for the excellent recommendations. So much knowledge and wisdom here, absolutely incredible.
If I may add a few other titles for your consideration, I'd suggest Phillip Wylie's Crunch and Des stories. When I was a kid in the early seventies, no trip to Papa and Granny's house was complete unless I dug through Papa's garage looking for treasures (of course when you are 10 years old almost anything qualifies as a treasure). This is where I discovered almost a quarter of a century's worth of the Saturday Evening Post which he kept in wooden Quaker State boxes on a shelf - and that is where I discovered Crunch & Des. Even as a kid, when I read those stories I could imagine the taste of salt, the feel of the sun and wind in my face; dreaming of pulling a monster over the rail. It was a magical thing to be transported from a musty garage to the pitching deck of the Poseidon heading out through Government Cut for a day's fishing. I'm thankful that magical feeling has never left.
Also, of more recent vintage I would humbly recommend two books whose subject matter deals with two places that have left indelible marks on my life and that of so many others who share a passion for fishing - The Outer Banks of North Carolina and the Florida Everglades. "Hatteras Blues: A Story from the Edge of America" by Tom Carlson and "Totch: A Life in the Everglades" by Loren G. "Totch" Brown. If you give 'em a read I don't think you'll be disappointed.
Best regards and thank you all again for sharing what you know!
Chris
Quote from: CW33919 on February 26, 2020, 10:40:56 PM
I'd suggest Phillip Wylie's Crunch and Des stories.
Remember the Crunch and Des TV series? About a charter boat operation. God, I loved that.
-steve
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Just released by local fishing legend Captain Kenton Gear
I recently finished this by Captain Mark Wisch. Great read if you've spent much time at Catalina.
In The Gray. I can't correct the photo orientation.
Tight lines, Brendan.
These books are free and legal to borrow from online libraries..credit card not needed. There are many more but these are my favourites. Hope it helps someone.
Fishing Adventures in Florida (https://archive.org/details/fishingadventure0000hunn)
Fishing the South East Coast (https://archive.org/details/fishingsoutheast0000mill/page/n9/mode/1up)
The Snook Book (https://archive.org/details/snookbookcomplet0000sarg)
Masters Book of Snook (https://archive.org/details/originalmirrolur0000sarg)
The Hunt for Big Stripers (https://archive.org/details/huntforbigstripe0000unse)
Profiles in Saltwater Angling (specifically the chapter on Al Reinfelder) (https://archive.org/details/profilesinsaltwa0000reig)
Away all Boats (https://archive.org/details/awayallboatspers0000cole)
Reading the Water..my favourite fishing book (https://archive.org/details/readingwateradve00post)
Fishing the Flats (https://archive.org/details/fishingflats00sosi)
Practical Black Bass Fishing (https://archive.org/details/practicalblackba00sosi/page/n6/mode/1up)
It might not be my favourite, but I must recommend "Calling All Sea-Fishers' by Alan D'Egville - makes you chuckle when you see yourself in so many of its pages!
The other one I love is 'Crash Strike' by Cullen and Hemphill.
Just two of the too many to mention.
My first four favorite books were all on bass fishing ---
101 Bass Catching Secrets by Roland Martin
Bass 'N Objects by Bill Dance
Them Ol' Brown Fish by Billy Westmorland
Lucas on Bass.
...Soon after I became a Lifetime Member of B.A.S.S.