Roland Martin's 101 Bass-Catching Secrets

Babe Winkleman's Let’s Go Fishing: The Beginner’s Guide to Fishing

Larry Larsen NAFC Mastering Largemouth Bass

Good Fishing 

18 minutes ago, GreenTrout said:

Roland Martin's 101 Bass-Catching Secrets

Babe Winkleman's Let’s Go Fishing: The Beginner’s Guide to Fishing

Larry Larsen NAFC Mastering Largemouth Bass

Good Fishing 

Thanks. I found the Roland Martin book earlier on pdf actually.

Virginia tech library has a copy of knowing bass. I know this for sure cause my wife has a way to get the copy 😂 

I am going to see if my local library can get it.

1 hour ago, GreenTrout said:

Roland Martin's 101 Bass-Catching Secrets

 

I came here to recommend this one. I used to take it with me when I would rent boats and read it while on the water, LOL.

In Pursuit of Giant Bass by Bill Murphy is a great book. Highly recommended.

Well, I finished High Percentage Fishing by Josh Alwine. It was very informative and interesting.

 

I started reading Fishing On The Edge by Mike Iocanelli.

Lunker Lore by Josh Alwine is a good read too. WRB is a part of the book. 

I finished Ike's book. Very interesting. I'm more toned down than him, but I might put out a whoop when I catch a nice fish so I can't say I don't connect with him.

A lot of Florida guys don't "connect" well to Ike! When Ike lands on a Florida lake and starts his moving in on "community" spots others are already sitting in within casting range of them, and then begins his yelling and whooping, Ike can clear out an entire lake in minutes as every Florida guy is heading to the boat ramp as fast as they can cursing and wondering where can they go to find some peace and quiet and respect on the water!

 

Anywhere except where Ike is! A general consensus. He don't much like to play by common courtesy rules. Just ask KVD about that! Classic confrontations caught on camera.

 

 

 

I can't tell you how many would like to pull an Ish Monroe on him!

@FloridaFishinFool, could you explain to me what Ike did wrong in the first video? I don't see that he did anything wrong.

He appeared to be something like 40-50 yards from KVD.

It also appears to be open water. Sure, if Ike had come up to 10 yards away and started throwing to the same laydown that KVD was doing, I could see an issue.

What if KVD and Ike both found that spot in the practice, is it not as much Ike's spot as KDV's?

In the second video, I can see that Ike didn't handle it the best, but I don't see how he did anything wrong again. He was mapping the grass line, he went well around the guy that was fishing there.

It's no different than when fishing from the bank and someone is walking up the bank faster than you, they just walk around you and keep on going. What are you supposed to do? Hollar at the guy because you were going to fish that stretch of bank eventually when you got there?

 

Now, I'm not saying Ike couldn't use some people skills here, but I'm saying, I don't see what he did wrong other than not being nice as he could be.

Right and wrong aren't the issue.

 

I think in that case it is the "pressure" difference between $100,000.00 in KVD's pocket or losing was prompting it more than anything else.

 

I think in that case it boils down to casting distances. KVD was first on the spot. Ike barged in KNOWING others were catching a limited number of fish on that spot. If Ike can cast towards KVD and KVD can cast towards Ike and their lures can overlap in any way, then Ike is in the wrong. He would be preventing KVD from his casting distance towards Ike if they tangled up lures and line. That is too close by common courtesy etiquette in my opinion.

 

Both fishermen were casting into the same hole as well. KVD was OK with the fishermen on other side when everyone is staying out of everyone else's way. But it can get too crowded and Ike just blew in there like he owned the place and yelled at KVD "community hole bro!" Those are fighting words!

 

Ike was casting into the very same area in that hole KVD was casting into. A central location and Ike wanted a piece of it too, but intruded across etiquette and common courtesy boundaries.

 

When that much money is on the line, both fishermen want the fish in their boats, not the other guy's boat. KVD is basically saying to Ike you are casting into the same place or hole I am and I was here first and its not cool what you are doing.

 

"If you want me to leave bro just be a man and tell me and I'll leave!" OK. LEAVE!

 

I think the other case is also an issue of common courtesy. If I see someone is working their way down a bank fishing it, it would be extremely rude of me to go around him and start fishing the bank directly in front of that fisherman's immediate path or move in and start scaring fish and tearing up the place ahead of that other fisherman. Huge no no for good guys.

 

Part of the problem with tournament pros is they seem to have this mentality that when they are in a tournament on a body of water that locals and non-tournament fishermen should yield and give way to them because they are special or something and more important. It really rubs the locals the wrong way big time.

 

Again, right and wrong is not the issue. It is just common courtesy and etiquette. Some people have it. Some don't. Ike is one of those guys who knows etiquette but when $100,000.00 is on the line he is the first to toss it out the window and intrude without a care in the world to see if others will let him get away with it. KVD and that local took it to him to! And as I see it rightly so too! Bad Ike!

 

He earns a bad reputation by doing things like that. He's like the Bubba Wallace of bass fishing. Intentionally causing trouble everywhere he goes. He seems to thrive on it.

I see. That makes sense. Thanks @FloridaFishinFool.

Bob Cobb The Bass Story is really a good read 

Anything by Mike Mladenik on River Smallies 

KVD winning secrets

Robert Montgomery Big bass 

Bassmaster books over the years. 
Them Ole Brown fish by Billy Westmorland 

F3, what does "do an Ish Monroe on him" mean?

12 hours ago, Swamp Girl said:

F3, what does "do an Ish Monroe on him" mean?

During a tournament on Toho, Keith Poche came into the lock hot and ran into Ish’s boat. After things got a little heated back and forth, Ish made a beeline between boats to adjust Poche’s attitude for him. There was not a single punch landed, but Poche fell out of the boat while backing away (after inviting Ish to come at him-twice). Ish got a misdemeanor battery charge out of it and a hole in his gunwale, both got DQ’d.

 

 

Thank you, Handsome One.

On 9/9/2025 at 12:05 AM, Bazoo said:

Well, I finished High Percentage Fishing by Josh Alwine. It was very informative and interesting.

 

I started reading Fishing On The Edge by Mike Iocanelli.

I really enjoyed Mikes book, I read it all in one day.  Unusual for me!