I have the book and read I think its nice and does have great photos . But I feel that the whole book is trying to sell his products and besides the baitfish part I thought it was to basic for me and geared more to the beginner .. I think that Tim Holscklag book is the best Smallie book that I have read to date so if you get some time so check it out heres a link to his website :-D http://www.smallmouthangler.com/html/books.html