Buck Perry Books?

Jason P · Post by **Jason P** » Wed May 25, 2005 7:42 pm

Has anyone read any of the books written by Buck Perry, trying to get some feedback, I have heard they are great for learning about structure fishing. Any info would be great thanks.

Jason Pardini

mac (Doyle McEwen) · Post by **mac (Doyle McEwen)** » Wed May 25, 2005 8:51 pm

Book on structure fishing and found it very informative..His is the authorative word on understanding a body of water, it structure, cover and so forth..In a sense he was ahead of his time in understanding and taking advantage of everything in the water to find and catch bass..

mac

RogerB · Post by **RogerB** » Wed May 25, 2005 11:09 pm

Mac's absolutely right. Perry's book, Spoonplugging, explains the concept of structure fishing in great depth and detail. It was the foundation for many books and articles that followed. If you want to get it from the "horse's mouth," reading Perry's books (there were others in his formal teaching program on structure fishing) is the way to do it.

Nozmo King · Post by **Nozmo King** » Thu May 26, 2005 11:03 am

I read "The Green Book" back in the 70's, when Buck Perry was well known & Fishing Facts was an awesome magazine. The book is interesting & you have to give Perry a lot of credit for some innovative thinking. On the other hand, his views can be a bit too limiting, in that they seem to overemphasize structure as being the prime determinant in locating fish, with too little thought given to habitat. Also, his insistence that "deep water is the home of the fish" doesn't jibe well with current scientific thought on fish behavior.

In any case, though, his book, Spoonplugging, is well worth reading.