Professional angler Edwin Evers takes the challenge of fishing three bodies of water in Oklahoma under a number of different conditions.  Classic Patterns: 3 Levels of Power (http://www.lurenet.com/) is divided into 3 sections: Balsa Bassin’, Oologah Bushes, and Deep Crankin.  In each section, Evers shows anglers how to locate and pattern bass on unfamiliar lakes.

 Professional angler Dave Wolak takes us on a journey from up north to down south in search of both smallmouth and largemouth.  Classic Patterns: Adapting to Conditions Wolak shows anglers how to adapt to catch bass not only in very cold water, but the warm waters in South Texas.  Classic Patterns: Adapting to Conditions (http://www.lurenet.com/) is divided into three sections: Cold Weather, Cold Water Smallmouth, and Falcon’s Giants.

This is what it is all about… fly versus artificial, fly line against braid; the art of casting in rhythmic movements to deliver a fly gently on the surface of the water compare to power fishing with a heavy action fishing rod and high speed reel making pin-point accurate casts.  Which angler, the fly fisherman or the professional bass angler can catch more and bigger bass?  In the beginning, the premise of Bass: The Movie was to be a challenge between the two types of anglers.  In the end, it became angler versus the bass.  Who would be able to conquer the other?  Largemouth Bass had the home field advantage and utilized acrobatic jumps to dislodge any fly or soft plastic lure stuck in its mouth or dive deep in to heavy cover to escape.  The fly fishermen and the professional bass anglers used precise cast to place a fly or lure in the bass’ home, enticing, maybe aggravating them in to striking.

It’s in the book; everything you need to know about making your own tackle is in this book.  It’s a must have for any novice or expert tackle builder.  No matter what reasons you are building your own tackle or rods including a hobby, to save you money, or allowing you to build custom built tackle to your own specifications that cannot be purchased in any store.  The Complete Book of Tackle Making by C. Boyd Pfeiffer covers every aspect of tackle crafting including tools and materials needed, substitute tools and tools to make, spinners, bucktails, jigs, soft-plastic lures, spoons, wooden plugs, plastic plugs, offshore lures, wire leaders, rigging, tackle accessories, making molds for lead and soft-plastic lures, painting, and finishing.  In addition to basic rod building, rod blanks, rod parts, specific rod styles, handle, grip assembly, guides, spacing, guide wrapping, part spacing, butt wraps, decorative wraps, and finishing rods is all cover in the book.

It has been said that an angler is only as good as the knot he ties.  How many knots do you know how to tie?  Maybe you know one or two knots extremely well, but with technology driven fishing lines your knot may not be strong enough or even hold at all.  One instructional DVD that anglers will find beneficial when learning how to tie new knots and rigs is Geoff Wilson’s Fishing Knots and Rigs Volume 1&2 (www.cardinalpub.com).