The Total Fishing Manual (Paperback Edition): 318 Essential Fishing Skills (Field & Stream)

I purchased this book for a Christmas present for my Brother-In-Law who enjoys Bass fishing. Well, really, fishing in general. As an avid fly fisherman myself, I read other reviews, and the product description and decided to purchase this for him. When it was delivered I spent a few moments combing through it to make sure I didn't just waste a money on something he'll never read. It was one of his favorite gifts, and he spent the entire time reading it Christmas day! Now I need to buy myself one :)You can google all of the free information you want (trust me we have), but it's never going to be put together in such a perfect way as this book puts it together. The pictures are stunning, and the information contained is worth a read to any fisherman - even the pros! It sits nicely on a coffee table, and the book layout makes it so you don't feel obligated to read it cover to cover - although you'll find yourself doing just that because of just how great the book reads. You don't need to be a fisherman to find this book interesting to read, and it may just be the thing to get people you know interested in fishing.Both of us are now on pins and needles to wait for this upstate NY weather to warm up so we can put some of these skills we learned from this book out on the stream and catch some beauties!If you're reading this review, you're hesitating too much on purchasing it. Buy the book. Buy two - one for you and your fishing buddy. You won't regret it.

Tons of ideas to make it happen! Don't know much about fishing but I'm learning, or trying to! 😆 It says things in here I'd never think up. Years of experience obviously went into putting this book together. Now back to learning how to toss a line! Already made a tangled mess learning how to reel it in.😂

I purchased this book because I was having a hard time catching fish at the creek along where my parents live. I was hoping this book would give me some knowledge on the proper bait I could use or maybe help me figure out what I was doing wrong. I didn't really get the answers I was looking for but the book is still a fun book to look through.

Interesting book with alot of information and tips, my nephew lovessss it!

Very informational and helped me learn about fish behavior in different weathers.

quality and content is very nice. thank you all very much.Happy New Year.

This book is just beautiful. I've purchased many books and most aren't in color and don't have nice thick pages or have illistrations on every page that keeps you entertained while reading like this book does. The book itself in terms of material just screams quality I would have loved to see a review specifying that fact I am quite surprised they did not charge more for this book but then again I might not have purchased it if they had. It has all the information I have always wondered about. If your like me and have ever been walking in a store in the sporting goods section and were thinking wow tons of lures I wonder how you would even use them or when to use them or how they would be effective or what works best trust me this book explains it all from building your own lures to store bought lures to various techniques. I have only glanced it over not read it through yet but I do believe they are missing a section for net fishing. Over all excellent because it teaches the novice alot.

There is a lot of information in this book, but it's not very well organized and often assumes you're already an experienced fisherman.