| These days the whole bass fishing seen has become | | | | them big bass. Id be willing to go up against any pro on |
| one big confusing, complicated mess! It seems most of | | | | my lake or river with nothing more than a bucket full of |
| us in our quest for big bass have overlooked the | | | | shiners and a few sharp hooks, let him throw all his |
| basics and now spend more time playing off the hype | | | | fancy lures around and Im sure id come out ahead. |
| we see on TV and read in their favorite bass fishing | | | | Catching 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 doing | | | | majority of us we are out there to have fun and catch |
| on TV, quit believing all the hype and get back to the | | | | fish, thats hard to do when your paying more attention |
| basics! You want to catch more and bigger | | | | to that huge box of fishing lures, than actually hunting |
| largemouth bass? Learn the largemouth bass and their | | | | down 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 bass | | | | all that gear is useless to you unless you know and |
| is not in buying that new flashy crankbait that your | | | | are familiar with the basics. Unless you are familiar with |
| favorite pro is getting paid to promote. though having all | | | | the largemouth bass and how they act and react, how |
| the latest fishing gear is nice, its not the secret or the | | | | they 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 us | | | | as 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 and | | | | efforts 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 or | | | | the fundamentals of bass fishing. |
| that will catch us more and bigger bass. Now don't get | | | | So 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 has | | | | quit 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 secret | | | | the new gypsy diver and catching fish on TV with it, |
| to catching huge bass is not some grand closely | | | | doesn't mean its worth your time or money. |
| guarded secret, its actually quite simple and comes | | | | I am sincere about this; |
| down to this, KISS "Keep It Simple Stupid!" Try to shy | | | | Id 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. Spend | | | | and a few sharp hooks, let him throw all his fancy lures |
| more time educating yourself about the largemouth | | | | around and I'm sure id come out ahead. |
| bass and less time educating yourself on what your | | | | So by all means, if any professional bass fisherman |
| favorite pro is fishing with and you will start catching | | | | would like to take me up on the challenge, I'm game, |
| bigger and better bass. You will also begin to realize | | | | lets go fishing! |
| that you don't need all the latest fishing gear to catch | | | | |