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I've been bass fishing for quite some time now, but I want to learn a little more and start fishing tournaments.  I just bought the two books by KVD and read them.  Does anyone have any other recommendations for other good Bass fishing books?  

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Knowing Bass by Keith A. Jones, PhD. This is about how a bass uses its senses and how it reacts to various factors in its environment. This is not a how-to-fish book, but serious tournament fishermen ought to understand the fish they're after.

There are sections of the book that are too much science for some people (like me), but if you like that kind of stuff, then this book is for you. But I still learned from it, even though I couldn't wade through all the chapters.

I have yet to read any of the Bass Books by the modern pros, so I can't comment on those.  Field and Stream has a series of hard back books over a variety of topics, from Panfish, Cooking & Cleaning, as well as several Bass specific books.  The info in them is not something you can't find while digging around here on BR and other sites, but it makes for entertaining browsing on those rainy days.  I love looking at the older pics (mostly 80's or early 90's) of the gear and stuff we still use and do today.

Another resource is Bassmaster and Bassin'.  Both magazines are relatively cheap for a subscription and full of ideas and tactics.  I recommend taking the info (especially from Bassin') with a grain of salt however.  I noticed long ago that every issue features a story about the new lure that is going to 'revolutionize the sport'.  However, both sources always present new tips and ideas, and can introduce you to concepts you may never have considered before.

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