Better Bass Fishing provides a look at the “big picture” of bass fishing. In addition to how-to information, it reveals secrets for becoming a better bass angler through scientific knowledge on bass biology and the effects of weather, as well as helpful logistical instruction on equipment and techniques. Better Bass Fishing encourages a thoughtful approach to fishing and the realization that success is tied to more than just using the right bait.
About the Author: Robert U. Montgomery has fished for bass across most of the United States, as well as in Canada, Mexico, and South Africa. He regularly fishes with professional bass anglers and guides on some of the world’s best bass waters. He has been a full-time freelance writer, specializing in fishing and water-related conservation, since 1989 and a Senior Writer for ESPN/BASS Publications since 1985, covering the Bassmaster Classic and the Women’s Bassmaster Tour. He has articles appearing regularly in both Bassmaster Magazine and BASS Times. He lives in Bonne Terre, Missouri.
Biography: Since he opened the backdoor on his own at age four and stepped outside, Robert U. Montgomery has had a love affair with nature. He has been hooked on fishing since he first tried the sport during a Cub Scout outing. A degree in journalism from the University of Missouri helped him turn his passions into a career as a nature/fishing writer.
He is author of Fish, Frogs, and Fireflies: Growing Up With Nature (NorLights Press), Why We Fish (NorLights Press) and Better Bass Fishing (Countryman Press) and founder of Activist Angler, a website devoted to promoting and protecting recreational fishing. He is a long-time Senior Writer specializing in conservation for B.A.S.S. Publications, and a contributing writer for Fishing Tackle Retailer Magazine.
In addition, the Missouri native is a winner of the prestigious Homer Circle Fishing Communicator Award. He serves on the Board of Directors of Recycled Fish, a national conservation organization, and on the Conservation Pro Staff of Vanishing Paradise, a National Wildlife Federation initiative to restore Louisiana’s fish and waterfowl habitat by reconnecting the Mississippi River to the state’s wetlands.
Robert has fished in Africa, South America, Central America, and throughout much of North America. He enjoys catching bluegill and crappie just as much as tarpon and sailfish. Well . . . nearly as much.
He has caught–and released–more than a dozen 10-pound largemouth bass. Montgomery lives on a small lake in the eastern Ozarks with his dog Pippa.
