Book excerpt: Bass Buff-A Striper Fishing Obsession Guide is a no-nonsense honest look at boat fishing techniques used to catch striped bass. It's organized in such a way that the reader can find and absorb each technique and then easily cross reference the technique, thus understanding at a glance why each tackle set up is best for a given angling approach. The author is an extremely skilled angler who appreciates that he wasn't born with a rod and reel in his hand, and that his journey from beginner to pro was an exciting and prolonged learning curve. The author's energy and excitement about fishing for striped bass; the most storied species of inshore fish along the east coast, bubbles clearly through his writing. In the early chapters the readers are treated to the framework of his journey from novice to expert. These chapters that explore his personal pilgrimage to becoming a charter boat captain are very compelling reading and every angler will enjoy and identify with this journey.