Back To The Basics Of Bass Fishing

These days the whole bass fishing seen has becomethem big bass. Id be willing to go up against any pro on
one big confusing, complicated mess! It seems most ofmy lake or river with nothing more than a bucket full of
us in our quest for big bass have overlooked theshiners and a few sharp hooks, let him throw all his
basics and now spend more time playing off the hypefancy lures around and Im sure id come out ahead.
we see on TV and read in their favorite bass fishingCatching more and bigger bass is not difficult nor is it
magazines. So ill ask you to try a different approach,something that needs to be complicated, for the vast
quit paying attention to what your favorite pro is doingmajority of us we are out there to have fun and catch
on TV, quit believing all the hype and get back to thefish, thats hard to do when your paying more attention
basics! You want to catch more and biggerto that huge box of fishing lures, than actually hunting
largemouth bass? Learn the largemouth bass and theirdown and catching bass. Don't get me wrong here,
habitats.having a good selection of fishing gear is important, but
The key to catching more and bigger largemouth bassall that gear is useless to you unless you know and
is not in buying that new flashy crankbait that yourare familiar with the basics. Unless you are familiar with
favorite pro is getting paid to promote. though having allthe largemouth bass and how they act and react, how
the latest fishing gear is nice, its not the secret or thethey live and feed, how they move and breed, without
key to catching largemouth bass!this knowledge you will find yourself in the same boat
Like mentioned above, in this day and age many of usas so many other anglers, wondering why your not
are jaded by all the hype that surrounds bass fishing,catching the big ones, wondering why your bass fishing
to many of us have lost sight of the big picture andefforts result to being average. Most of us get stuck in
are lost in a world of promotions and misinformation.a rut like this because we are overlooking the basics,
We are being programed to believe that buying this orthe fundamentals of bass fishing.
that will catch us more and bigger bass. Now don't getSo thats it in a nutshell, you want to catch more and
me wrong, theres some good information out there,bigger bass? Get back to the basics of bass fishing,
but for the most part the world of bass fishing hasquit complicating things and most importantly don't
turned into a circus.believe all the hype! Just because Joe Basser is using
So by now you've probably figured out that the secretthe new gypsy diver and catching fish on TV with it,
to catching huge bass is not some grand closelydoesn't mean its worth your time or money.
guarded secret, its actually quite simple and comesI am sincere about this;
down to this, KISS "Keep It Simple Stupid!" Try to shyId be willing to go up against any pro on my lake or
away from the hype and instead focus on the basics.river with nothing more than a bucket full of shiners
Learn the Largemouth bass and learn him well. Spendand a few sharp hooks, let him throw all his fancy lures
more time educating yourself about the largemoutharound and I'm sure id come out ahead.
bass and less time educating yourself on what yourSo by all means, if any professional bass fisherman
favorite pro is fishing with and you will start catchingwould like to take me up on the challenge, I'm game,
bigger and better bass. You will also begin to realizelets go fishing!
that you don't need all the latest fishing gear to catch