The Adaptive Angler
Ontario OUT of DOORS contributor Bob Bailey is, at the start, a well-revered scientist. Earlier than his storied profession, he spent just a few formative seasons as a fishing information, and he has been a devoted angler ever since.
So, it ought to come as no shock that he wrote a scientific ebook on fishing.
The Adaptive Angler isn’t your typical fishing ebook, nonetheless. It isn’t species or approach particular. Nor does it provide many flowery anecdotes or easy options to attempt subsequent time you’re out. As an alternative, I liken it to a textual contentebook on fishing. It covers loads of floor. The 388-page ebook supplies scientific views on the issues anglers already take into consideration. However extra importantly, it delves into concepts that aren’t generally mentioned, comparable to how fish are adapting to elevated fishing strain and catch and launch, and far more.
A science-based method
All through, Bailey introduces a science-based method that the reader can use to catch extra and greater fish of no matter species they goal. This encourages anglers to grasp the surroundings they’re fishing in, in addition to their goal species, and the way they’ve tailored.
Bailey mentioned he wrote it “to empower anglers to make higher choices at each degree of the sport, from selecting a lure to figuring out a specific goal species.”
On the coronary heart of this ebook is Bailey’s perception that the angler’s most potent fishing instrument is their mind. Adaptive asks the angler to suppose, utilizing experience and the details at hand, to adapt to the angling scenario specified by entrance of them.
“The thought is to encourage anglers to deal with change whereas making fixed enhancements of their angling craft,” Bailey mentioned.
MSRP: $49.95 (softcover)
www.adaptiveangler.com