Bass Madness: Bigmouths, Big Money, and Big Dreams at the Bassmaster Classic | 
 enlarge | Author: Ken Schultz
Publisher: Wiley
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 640229
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 320
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.4
Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 6.1 x 1.2
ISBN: 0471746274
Dewey Decimal Number: 799.1773
EAN: 9780471746270
ASIN: 0471746274
Publication Date: October 6, 2006
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Product Description
In Bass Madness, fishing authority Ken Schultz goes behind the scenes of the so-called “Super Bowl of bass fishing” to uncover what turned an unassuming sport into a full-blown sporting spectacle complete with athletes, spectators, TV cameras, and intense drama. This is an entertaining and enlightening guide to the history, legends, and lore of bass fishing’s greatest championship.
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 Great book! January 11, 2008
I read this book and couldn't put it down. It provided insights that you'll never see or hear about from almost any published source these days that covers bass tournaments in general. What some reviewers have called 'cynical' is nothing more than Schultz looking to draw some comparisons and contrasts to a sometimes overblown drama. In a multi-billion dollar industry, it shouldn't come as any surprise that it's all about the show and the money, folks.
Schultz has an insider's look at what really goes on in a bass tournament and is fully entitled to give us HIS viewpoint on what he has witnesses. Given the depth and breadth of his fishing industry experience, he has the credentialsl, credibility, and writing ability to make this book a great book.
In the bass tournament world where everyone is politically correct and plays nice in the sandbox, it's no wonder some don't get the value of this book.
 Candid but disorganized October 30, 2007
Bass Madness provides an interesting background on professional bass tournaments. It covers the history of BASS and the way the landscape has changed with its takeover by ESPN and the rise of FLW -- very informative to us saltwater anglers who, as Schultz notes, were wondering why Sunday television is now filled with fisherman screaming at 12 inch bass.
The book's strengths are its honesty and candor, and Schultz's longtime experience in freshwater fishing and fishing journalism. It's disorganized, though, and issues are brought up repeatedly at various points, with no real structure to the book. It also frequently comes across as petty and cynical -- another reviewer already mentioned the silly sniping at Denny Brauer's grammar.
 Bassmaster Cynicism September 3, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a book about my favorite subject, bass fishing. Unfortunately, it is written in such a cynical and disagreeable fashion that it became an irritating and frustrating read. Ken Schultz' personality seems to be the star of this show. Bring up a topic or person in the world of bass fishing and he will have a disparaging comment or two to make. When he started taking pot shots at Denny Brauer's grammer (Denny used the term "them fish" on the air) it was clear that the book was just one big complaint. If Denny Brauer's Ozark roots come out with phrases like, "them fish", I would sooner change my way of speaking than start criticizing a good ol' boy like Denny who happens to be a great bass fishermen -- and a real gentleman. Ken Schultz brings up some very valid questions, like, should we have entire tournaments which seem to target spawning bass? Unfortunately, these points are a sidelight in a book who's author seems to think that the most entertaining part of a Bassmaster (Mercury sponsored) broadcast is when a boat with a Yamaha banner sneaks into the picture. You know, there are many positives in the world of professional bass fishing but they aren't covered here. The book reminded me of a horror movie that I couldn't watch but I couldn't stop watching.
Boring August 6, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Plot: Schultz reports on the 2005 and 2006 Bassmaster fishing tournaments
Pros: Well written, some parts are amusing and interesting, has occasional pictures.
Cons: Boring, very boring
Other Thoughts: The only thing more boring than reading about someone else fishing, is reading about someone watching someone else fish.
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