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Bass are a peculiar species. What works well one day may not
the next. For instance, suppose you discreetly position your boat near a large
section of lily pads in four foot deep water. To thoroughly fish an area such as
this you need to cast both along the edges of the pads and if that is not
successful you need to cast to pockets in the middle of the pads. You also need
to vary the speed and depth of your offering.
In this scenario I would likely start by selecting a spinnerbait as my
artificial lure of choice. I would begin by casting along the edge of the pads,
retrieving fast so the lure ran no deeper than one foot below the surface. If I
was not having success using this approach my next option would be to slow down
my retrieve and allow the lure to run at a 2-3 foot depth. You would be
surprised the difference this can and will make.
Always fish an area thoroughly and using your entire arsenal of baits and
techniques. Be versatile and learn to fish in many different ways. This allows
you adjust to the behavior of the fish and catch them all the time rather than
only occasionally.
2)When fishing for Largemouth Bass always look for wood. Wood is a magnet for
Largemouth Bass and is without a doubt the number one place to try and catch
them. Fallen trees and standing timber are equally excellent choices.
3)Understand what you are doing and fish with a plan in mind.
You should try and think like the fish you are trying to catch. For instance,
everyone knows that shoreline areas are excellent places to fish. But many
people do not understand why. These people will fish any shoreline at random and
wonder why some produce and others do not.
Think like the fish, think about the food chain. Shorelines that offer
access to deep water are much better than those that do not. Shorelines with
trees hanging over them and steep banks are much better also. Think of the food
chain. Steep banks and hanging trees deposit bugs and other small creatures into
the water. These creatures are eaten by small fish which in turn attract the
bass to these areas.
the color of the fishing lures where is extremely important. Of course, there
are only a handful of colors you should be worried about, although there many
available. The one you should be focusing on is either black, red, green, and
blue. These are by far the most effective for your bass fishing. If you only
focus on these, you’ll is simply have enough to last you for the whole year.
Black and blue are generally the most popular lures, and there are many
manufactures that make them; therefore, whichever one you choose is simply a
matter of personal preference.
Here’s a quick rundown of the kinds of bass fishing lures are available:
first of all, the spinner bait’s are one of the most popular, can easily adapt
to a just about any water you put them in. These are extremely effective in
either fast or slow water, clear or murky water, and regardless of which depth
you decide to fish in.
Crank baits are another very popular type of fishing where, and they these
common all different kinds of shapes and sizes. Artificial worms and minnows are
also very common, and can just about always be counted on to produce good
results. Even when the other ones fail, depending on what water you fish in, you
can usually always fall back on these when all else fails.
If you fish a crank bait enough, you will discover that these diving
plugs are among the best possible tools for covering a lot of water and finding
fish. If you are on a good pattern and know the color of the lure to use and the
right cover to fish, you can cover more water with a crank bait than you can
even with a spinnerbait. Crank baits are high saturation lures. If the bass are
feeding for only 20 minutes in the morning, you can make more casts and show the
bait to more fish in that 20 minutes with a crank bait than any other lure. That
is one of its biggest advantages.
fishing larger crank baits, although there is plenty to be said for the small
diving lures like the Deep Wee-R and the small Rapalas, which catch a lot of
small fish. But I seem to lose more fish on the little crank baits, which can be
attributed to using lighter line and the small hooks on the lures. But you will
hardly miss a bass when using 1/2- and 5/8-ounce Hellbenders or Fat Raps,
which have bigger hooks.
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