Bass Fishing Tips and Tricks “If you give a man a fish you feed him for a day. If you teach a man to fish you feed him for a lifetime”. Fishing is a fun and challenging sport whether you're fishing in a bass tournament or just out on the boat with some friends. There are a lot of tips and tricks to catching bass and there are lots of things you need to be prepared for and know before going out on the water. When planning a bass fishing trip you always need to know the water conditions, like what the temperature is and what color the water is. Having a depth finder and gps unit helps more than a lot of people think. The depth finder has a wired sensor that goes on the back of the boat and one that can be mounted on the bottom of the trolling
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In the mid Summer time into late fall largemouth will often group up and feed. When fishing and you see a whole bunch of shad jumping out of the water, this usually means that the bass are schooled up and are feeding. When fishing schooled bass always keep a backup rod that has a shad imitating bait so you can throw it out there and catch some largemouth. Now for a little something different, night fishing. Fishing at night best works in the summer especially when the waters warm. Almost all bass anglers use a dark bait like topwater poppers, buzz baits, and some fishermen swear by soft plastics. When the sun's out and it's really hot the bass will have 3 feeding times. The first one is around 5 to 6 in the morning. The second is around 10 to 11 depending on the temperature. And the last feeding time is at night, but if it's really windy the bass will hide in cover until night then start feeding so that being said the bass will more than likely go after your bait in the night time. (Hauge page 153)
Fishing has been an essential part of human civilization since the early times. Over the years so many bass fishermen try to find the perfect bait to catch more fish and now there is a countless amount of different baits and lures in the world. So many techniques are learned when bass fishing and another thing you have to learn and deal with is patients. Anglers spend thousands and thousands of dollars each year just trying to have all the gear they need for that year. But at the end of the day Bass fishing isn't just a hobby it's also a sport that a lot of people love including
In the mid Summer time into late fall largemouth will often group up and feed. When fishing and you see a whole bunch of shad jumping out of the water, this usually means that the bass are schooled up and are feeding. When fishing schooled bass always keep a backup rod that has a shad imitating bait so you can throw it out there and catch some largemouth. Now for a little something different, night fishing. Fishing at night best works in the summer especially when the waters warm. Almost all bass anglers use a dark bait like topwater poppers, buzz baits, and some fishermen swear by soft plastics. When the sun's out and it's really hot the bass will have 3 feeding times. The first one is around 5 to 6 in the morning. The second is around 10 to 11 depending on the temperature. And the last feeding time is at night, but if it's really windy the bass will hide in cover until night then start feeding so that being said the bass will more than likely go after your bait in the night time. (Hauge page 153)
Fishing has been an essential part of human civilization since the early times. Over the years so many bass fishermen try to find the perfect bait to catch more fish and now there is a countless amount of different baits and lures in the world. So many techniques are learned when bass fishing and another thing you have to learn and deal with is patients. Anglers spend thousands and thousands of dollars each year just trying to have all the gear they need for that year. But at the end of the day Bass fishing isn't just a hobby it's also a sport that a lot of people love including