As you spend more and more hours and days on bass fishing(1,
you will acquire lots of knowledge about the right lure and technique for the
proper way to do this sport. The best advice most experienced and seasoned bass
fishermen, is to examine the fishing conditions, ask for tips from anglers
familiar with the waters you are fishing in, and finally, try many different
lures and bass-fishing techniques until you discover what works most
effectively to the situation, and which one you are most comfortable with.
Here are some Guides to Bass Fishing(2 to become a better Bass
Fisher.
The Technique:
The bait must fall to the preferred depth, then you have to
shake the rod tip. By this, you'll be getting the fishes attention. Do this for
at least 30 seconds, then shaking again for about 2 or 3 seconds intervals,
stop and pull slowly about six inches. Then dropping again(3, slowly back and
down and repeating the process. The first thing to remember if they're not
biting is to slow down.
Tips:
• During
Springtime, fish uphill (position the boat in shallow water and cast to deep
water) and use a 1/8 ounce weight.
• Fish
downhill in Fall.
• Try to
use a Texas rigged worm to prevent hang-ups.
• Fish out
the worm and keep suspended 90% of the time.
• Always
try to sharpen the hooks to make sure you have maximized your hookup
percentage.
• When doodling, it is critical to
keep your presentation natural by downsizing your hooks to 1/0 or lower, and
paying delicate, attention to how straight your bait is in order to maintain a
natural presentation.
• Crystal
clear waters can be tough. The secret to fishing weenie worms is to keep slack
on your line and "shake" the bait instead of dragging. The shaking of
the rod and your light line gives your worm, grub or reaper an amazing action(4.
When to Go:
When the bass quit hitting during the daytime and when it
becomes uncomfortably hot on the lake are good signals that it's time to start
night fishing. Night fishing is usually practiced when the water is in the
mid-60s or warmer.
Where to fish at night is a question commonly asked by bass
fishermen. Bass don't move great distances in most situations. Smallmouth bass,
especially, are proven stay-at-homes. As the summer wears on, the bass tend to
move deeper and won't come up shallow, even at night in many lakes. Night
fishing is productive when the bass are within the 20-foot zone
• Position
yourself only as far away as water clarity dictates; stay close enough for
consistent accuracy.
• Try to
make the lure land on the water with as little noise as possible. Cast past the
target when possible.
• In windy
weather, put tension on the line just before the lure touches down. This will
straighten out the line and prevent it from blowing across obstructions.
• Learncasting techniques(7 that permit a low trajectory, such as flipping, pitching,
sidearm casting and underhand casting.
• Use a
quality rod and reel matched to the weight of the lure. Rods with a stiff blank
but relatively fast (limber) tip are easier to cast than extremely stiff or
uniformly limber rods.
• Cast with
the wrist, not the arm and shoulder.
• Lower the
lure a few inches below the rod tip before casting; this gives extra momentum
for the cast.
• Be sure
to "load" the rod tip, causing it to bend backward, on the back-cast,
then whip the rod forward smoothly.
• Fill the
spool of any type reel to within 1/8 inch of the lip of the spool. DO NOT
OVERFILL!
The Flip-Cast; use your wrist, NOT your arm.
• Concentrate
on the spot you want to hit, not on what you want to miss.
• Use
plenty of scent when trying to penetrate thick cover - it acts as a lubricant.
• Stick to
basic jig colors (black/blue, brown/brown, black/chartreuse).
• Use a
plastic worm with a glass bead between the worm and the weight for inactive
fish.
• If you
think it's a strike, reel down until your rod is in a hookset position before
you check.
• A strike
is anything different (something you wouldn't feel in a bathtub!).
• Tighten
your drag all the way down for better hooksets.
• Use 17 to
25 pound test line for bait casting gear, 10 to 14 pound test on spinning (for
flipping finesse baits).
In order to establish a pattern it is essential you
understand how a bass lives in its environment. Knowing where the bass can be
found at any given time or place is something you must develop. Always gofishing with a plan in mind(9.
Remember that every fish you catch can reveal clues on how
to catch another. After establishing a pattern, realize that when the action
slows down in the area you were fishing, you can then search for more areas
that would fill the same criteria.
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