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[bub34]

anyone know any good books to help out the bass fishing and understanding the tides

[evan699]

anyone know any good books to help out the Bass fishing and understanding the tides

There's a dvd out by henry gilby on bass fishing. 2 part dvd, one disc on lure fishing and one on bait. Not bad watching. Don't know where in the country you're based but bob moss has 2 books out. One book (the third breaker) on how to fish surf beaches with the main focus on catching bass. The other book (a guide to shore angling on the dingle peninsula) is about the area around the dingle peninsula and all the angling possibilities down that way. 2 great books and even if you're no where near kerry you should pick up the quide to angling one anyway, it's a good read and i'm sure it'll have you booking a trip to kerry soon if you've not been down that way before. Hope this is of some help to you.

Here's a link for bob moss's contact details, the books aren't available in shops, you have to get them from him directly.
http://www.dinglefishing.com/page_BobMoss.php

[willie bendit]

Try to get hold of any fishing books by the late John Darling.....I suspect that most of them would be out of print ...as an excellent alternative,google probassfisher,by Jim Hendricks,off this site.a powerhouse of information,all freely given by a world class angler/photographer/conservationist.I would also check out Danny Meagher's blog on this site,danny is an approachable guy,with many silver lads under his belt.Good luck

[Tom H]

Have a google for Hooked on bass and also try www.mikeladle.com

[alano]

Bass and B.A.S.S.
Selected writings from the Bass anglers sportfishing society.

I had a look at the forum and would agree what has been suggested to you about searching other sites. It makes perfect scene to ask local certainly experienced anglers.If it is any use to you my advise to you is take a record of what you do.
My findings and in my opinion.
neap tides - decreases catch rate
spring tides - improve catch rate

Now this is where the recording comes into the equation.
I have found that if there is a slack tide with high pressure (good weather) fishing for bass can deteriorate.
A slack (neap) tide with low pressure-winds south-south westerly around 10 knots+ bass fishing will improve, depending on wind direction and duration.
spring tides with high pressure is a good time for bass fishing, again recording previous wind speed and direction does apply in the equation.

Spring tides (big tides) with low pressure- high winds is not what you want.

I have not much experience in your area, but you have for example, Bannow bay which is known for great catches of bass / sea trout. I fish these area types when the slack tides coincide with high pressure, this can be surprisingly good for sea trout. Fish on neap with low pressure can produce good bass catches.
If you fish spring tides with high pressure and neap tides on low (low is to a certain extent of course) you will increase your catch rate! Remember As the tide cycle increases from (in my opinion) from 3.8 to a cycle less then the highest and from after the highest cycle back down to a 3.8 (cheekpoint tables) these are the best tides.(exclude the highest of the tide)
Some say that the decreasing side of the table is the more productive, that and more will have to be experienced by you. I must also tell you that depending on the habitat-Teriann some areas do fish better on different (spring - neap) tide cycles.

The most fish tend to run on the spring tides for the fact that they use less energy. It takes more effort to hunt on slack tides. I record bait fish numbers and species monthly during the year and time and time again the higher number of bait fish in estuaries is on the spring tides.
I hope this is some help to you. Enjoy the experience!

Tight lines. Alan. http://flynlure.blogspot.com/