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