IGFA's 101 Freshwater Fishing Tips & Tricks

by Bill Dance

One of America’s best known fishermen with more than 50 years of on-water experience, Bill Dance is also a tournament champion and a television personality. His tips will help any angler catch more and bigger fish. Even experienced fishermen may not know that dark-colored lures work best during low light conditions; that reluctant bass often bite at smaller lures fished slowly; that 75% of all line failures occur at the knot, so good knot tying is essential to success; that when waters rise, bass move shallower—when it falls, they move deeper. Dance’s knowledge is so wide-ranging that absolute beginners and crusty old veteran fishermen alike will be educated and entertained and amazed. This book is being supported by The International Game Fish Association (IGFA), a leading authority on angling and the keeper of fishing’s world record.

Skyhorse Publishing is proud to publish a broad range of books for fishermen. Our books for anglers include titles that focus on fly fishing, bait fishing, fly-casting, spin casting, deep sea fishing, and surf fishing. Our books offer both practical advice on tackle, techniques, knots, and more, as well as lyrical prose on fishing for bass, trout, salmon, crappie, baitfish, catfish, and more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to publishing books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked by other publishers and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

Genres: Outdoors

160 pages, Paperback

First published March 31, 2007

Reviews

[Haines Eason · Rating 5 out of 5]

Go ahead and laugh, but if you care at all about fishing, then a title by a respected angler (like Dance) is the fastest way to learn. This book is as you’d expect: poorly formatted, strangely organized, cheaply printed. That said, it will turn the clueless beginner into an intermediate-level bass fisherman in one read.

[Damien A. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great lessons.

[Mermarie · Rating 4 out of 5]

I've seriously read this, and many more books in its likeness. :] Love me some river fishin'!

[Adam Strunz · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a quick guide to bass fishing. It has usable information and worth the read.