ok guys well i broke my femur and have some time on my hands right now and would like to know what books you think i should get for large mouth bass and also pan fish?(crappie i think yellow perch) i am from north east and fish a 1,500 acher pond ( im not sure what pan fish would be in here) thanks, any books also to help with lure selection and things idk let me know what u think please

Sorry to hear that! In the spring of 2009 I broke my ankle in two places so that fishing season was completely shot.

Only a visit from my dad who travelled thousands of miles to see me made me go (since he wanted to go fishing) with cast and crutches just once during recovery.

You can call me a nerd, but I am always hungry for information and knowledge, especially when it pertains to fishing.

Here are just a few things I have read that I could recommend. Your local library would be my recommendation to get a hold of these books without having to buy them. I should have made my screen name bookworm bass! I keep a note and ISBN numbers of the books I have read so that I can quickly find them.

Knowing Bass

Keith A. Jones, PhD

ISBN: 1-59228-616-X

ISBN: 1-58574-523-5 paperback

IB's note: A Scientific Approach to Catching more bass. This book dispels a few myths bass anglers hold true. Want to know which ones? Read the book!!

Largemouth Bass

Don Oster

ISBN: 0-86573-005-9

ISBN: 0-86573-016-4 (paperback)

Successful Bass Fishing

Ken Schultz

ISBN: 0-07-057236-4

Circle on Bass - Bass Wisdom from a Master

Homer Circle

ISBN: 1-55821-463-1

In Pursuit of Giant Bass

Bill Murphy

ISBN: 0-9633120-0-6

IB's Note: Great Read Covers the stitching technique and how to anchor your boat. Another keeper.

Bass Angler's Almanac

John Weiss

ISBN: 1-58574-214-7

Sow Belly

Monte Burke

ISBN: 0-525-94863-5

ISBN: 0-452-28715-4 Paperback

IB's Note: Great book about the search for big bass.

Not Bass books but still well worth the reading.

Title: What Fish See

Author: Colin J, Kageyama, O.D., F.C.O.V.D.

ISBN: 1-57188-140-9

IB's Note: Tons of information about the color shift that happens underwater. While it mainly focuses on steelhead and salmon, the knowledge Dr. Kageyama imparts is invaluable for bass anglers too. BTW, there is a bass section that I found most informative. I have become a better angler after reading this book. Make better, more educated selections in your choices for lure colors. This book is now a part of my personal library.

Title: How Fish Work Fish Biology and Angling

Author: Thomas J. Sholsheth, DVM, MPVM

ISBN: 1-57188-239-1

IB's Note: It turns out fish focus on seeing polarized light. This book, though informative is more technical in its style. If you enjoy reading technical articles, you'll like its format. I plan to buy this book.

In pursuit of giant bass by Bill Murphy and The Big Bass Zone by Bill Siemantle and Mike Jones are my favorites.

wow ok thanks for all the informations ha and i got a three month recovery and i in begining of month 2 and i just went fishing today for twenty min but got nothing ha my leg was starting to hurt so i called it quits ha thanks guys