The question is often asked...Is it easy to fish for bass? You could ask this question to a hundred fisherman and half would respond yes and the other half no. Bass fishing technique will determine whether you are successful or not. Bass can be such an intelligent fish that you have to stay one step ahead of the game to be in the race. Bass fishing technique incorporates several areas and no one technique is more important than the other. More so a combination of things with the one obvious aim of snaring a fish. Let's look firstly at the casting and luring technique. The Cast And Retrieval The cast is fairly straight forward. Casting a reasonable distance is the preferred option. The retrieval of the line is where you should be paying particular attention. You need to tantalize the fish into striking your bait and one way of doing this is simply retrieving the line in short sharp bursts rather than just bringing it back in a straightforward, boring motion. An insect travelling across the water would hop and skip in a stop start fashion and bass find this hard to resist. To them it's food and if your bait is imitating the exact same movement, your chances of inviting the fish to grab your bait increase significantly. Practice And Technique Bass fishing technique involves a lot of prepatory work. It may seem a little complicated to the novice and that's expected but once they get the "bass fishing bug" into their system they become hooked for want of a better word. Here are a few things to consider: - Know your area. If you a travelling to foreign waters get some understanding of the peculiarities of the area. - Your gear should be maintained and up to scratch. For example, are your hooks sharp? - If using worms, Texas rigged worms are preferred. Suspend the bait rather than submerging it. It's usually recommended that the bait be suspended for between 80-90% of the time. - Except when jigging the bait in the retrieval motion, try and keep it as still and straight as possible. I've said the bass are a smart fish; they know what's natural and what's not, believe me! - Many experienced fisherman will tell you to try and avoid clear waters and stick to the murky areas. If your technique is up to scratch, then clear shouldn't really be a problem. Again, avoid the temptation to just drag the bait along the water. It's lazy and the fish aren't stupid. - Fishing at night will get you excellent results with bass. They are adept at seeing in the dark. Spring is generally regarded as the favored time for fishing bass. However, in recent years, many anglers are starting to discover the joys of winter fishing. Obviously, you'll need a little extra clothing during the winter but for prey like the smallmouth bass, your chances are increased sharply. Bass fishing technique will differ slightly from angler to angler but the basic principles usually apply. Just remember not to get too hung up on applying the techniques correctly first time. Just enjoy the fishing! About the Author: Dean Caporella is a professional broadcaster. Master the art of the bass fishing technique.Become a bass fishing success with news, views and reviews at:http://www.bassfishingheaven.com
The largemouth is fundamentally a lake fish, and that is where it colonizes best. It is not a scavenger, it is strictly predaceous! It is not fussy about food. "If it moves, eat it!" is a kind of motto of the species. We bass fishermen today are fortunate that our predecessors in their wisdom saw fit to introduce this species of fish into waters far beyond its natural habitat. Largemouth bass are now to be found extensively in "warm" freshwaters around the world. However, because this bass is by nature exceptionally wary of the dangers affecting its existence, it is frequently frustrating to not be consistently successful in catching them. The Largemouth Bass is the basic freshwater game fish. He is voracious as a predator but extremely wary of danger and spends only a very small portion of each day actually feeding. The largemouth bass are extremely curious and this results in a good many getting hooked early in life. But they soon become wary (maybe "educated" is a better word) and often this leads anglers to believe a lake is "fished out" or does not contain many bass. A largemouth bass soon learns that lures, especially those it sees most often, can get it into trouble. The quality of fish and fishing can be readily diminished by too much angling pressure (at least by too much removal of the larger breeding-size bass). However, an undesirable alteration or destruction of its habitat is the greatest hazard contributing to the depletion of the species in any given body of water. The Largemouth Bass (Micropterus Salmoides) is the most adaptable of all the bass species. Given the choice, he will avoid bottom areas of lakes and other waters which are overly muddy or layered with silt. But the Largemouth Bass is also very tolerant, and if muddy water is unavoidable from time to time he will simply make do. The water may be clear, stained, murky, warm, cool, shallow, deep, cover-free, or infested with jungle-like swamp growth and chances are excellent that "Micropterus" and his progeny will get alone just fine. The Largemouth bass feed primarily by sound (vibration) and sight. They can detect even the smallest vibrations caused by other fish or prey pushing aside water as they move through or onto it. With their extremely acute vision they take full advantage of periods of areas of subdued light. Any predator prefers to remain in darker waters where it is somewhat concealed and where it is far easier to see prey passing by which is swimming in better-lit water while the bass remains in semi-darkness. It is impossible to catch bass until you find them! Therefore, the procedures for locating where they live, feed, relax and rest up between feeding activities are basic to successful catching. Fortunately, it is possible to predict fairly well where bass are located at any given time or place if an angler is prepared with an full understanding of the habits and behavior of this fish. The old admonition to "think like the fish" is merely an incentive to learn the whys and reasons of a fish's normal behavior in order to be more successful in catching them. This article was posted at iReprint.info on 2006-05-25. Webmasters and publishers are free to reprint this article as long as the resource box and all the links remain intact.
If big bass are what you desire there is one bass fishing lure that can put the big ones in the boat. Bass fishing jigs are one of the best bass lures for catching those big bass. This article will discuss some of the techniques and colors to choose for the perfect catch. To Trailer or Not To Trailer Before we decide whether or not to put a trailer on the bass fishing jig it might be appropriate to discuss the purpose of the trailer. Bass trailer give your jig two advantages. One advantage to a jig trailer is to give your jig more body and life. Bass are a fish that likes to attack unsuspecting prey. The trailer will make the jig appear more life like. The trailer will give the jig a look like a crawfish. The legs on the trailer will appear like the claws of the crawfish. This is one of the favorite foods for bass. What Shape Is Your Head? The shape of a bass jig head is very important. There are several shapes available in bass fishing jigs. You will find football jigs, pointed nose head jigs, and the list goes on. The shape is argued by many, but it really comes down to a personal choice. Most choose a football shaped head and this style will sit up nicely on the bottom bringing the trailer to life and looking as if it trying to defend itself. This action will often evoke a strike by the bass. The Weed Guard There are bass jigs that have a weed guard and bass jigs that come without. The most common jigs usually have a weed guard. The key to using a bass fishing jig with a weed guard is to trim it back just a bit. The purpose for this is to make sure that the bass will hook itself properly when it bites down on the jig. Many a fisherman has lost big bass. If you need more helpful Bass Fishing Tips then quickly head over to http://midoregonbass.com where you will find helpful bass fishing tips, advice and resources including information on bass fishing jigs.
As many fishermen agrees to and know, smallmouth bass fishing is one of the biggest fishing challenges pound for pound. While the much bigger largemouth bass is relatively easy to reel in, the smallmouth bass is no such easy task to say the least. Unlike largemouth bass fishing, smallmouth bass fishing entails careful use of lures and careful and fierce fighting. Since smallmouth bass jump, dive, and dance and try to make a run for it, it isn't quite as simple to reel them in without risk of losing your lure, or they can even cause your line to break. Also, unlike other species of black bass, smallmouth bass is mostly done in freshwater lakes and ponds many of which were populated with by fishing associations for the only purpose of gaining an interest in smallmouth bass fishing. While smallmouth bass are located in North America, fishing associations on other continents are starting to populate lakes and ponds with this species, since it is well known for being such an interesting catch. Some of the effects of these population efforts have lead to declines of other fish that are within the area or habitat. While smallmouth bass fishing is done almost exclusively for sport, some anglers also set out on smallmouth bass fishing expeditions for the purpose of catching bass to eat. Many anglers and seafood lovers say that smallmouth bass has a much more refined and delicate flavor than its much bigger counterpart, the largemouth bass. But whatever your reason for smallmouth bass fishing are, you wont want to leave unprepared for this notably tough battle. You will want to equip yourself with a fish finder to start with, so that you can properly locate lakes and nests. Secondly, you will want to purchase bait such as grubs, natural color worm lures, and some jigheads. Smallmouth bass only weigh up to 12 pounds at most, which means that you wont have to worry about using a heavy duty rod. In fact, you will want to use something you can move more approiately to merge with the fish's movements. Hopefully I´ll see you out there. Regards, John
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