HOOKED ON BASS. By Mike Ladle and Alan Vaughan. First edition.

1988 1st edition. 8vo (160 x 242mm). Pp192. Colour and b/w photographs, illustrations. Black boards, spine titled in gilt.

This was one of the first books to look at sea angling from a scientific viewpoint. Using their knowledge of the ecology of the bass the authors became pioneers in the "new" methods of bass angling, especially plug fishing and flyfishing. Good sections on bass food, baits, tackle, fishing rocky shores, estuaries, deeper water, sandy beaches, piers, etc. Chapters include: The life cycle of the Bass; Food; Natural baits; Tackling up for Bass; Shallow rocky shores; Fishing deeper water and other methods; Sandy beaches; Estuaries; Pier fishing; Where and when to fish; Some successful venues; Dreams do come true.