| 3 Lures You Must Have
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| | feeders, and it is important to add
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| Do you know what the top 3 lures for
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| | turbulence to the plastic worm. Add a No.
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| catching Bass are? Though there aren't
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| | 3 Hildebrandt gold spinner just ahead of
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| any specific statistics, a survey was
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| | the hook. This sets up a flashing,
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| conducted amongst the pro bass fishermen
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| | hissing, throbbing attraction that bass
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| and it was found that plastic worms won
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| | can hear at considerable distances.
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| by a large margin. Second and third place
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| | Clear water - Cut down the size of the
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| were the spinnerbait and then the crank
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| | worm, line, and sinker so that bass will
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| bait.
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| | have a harder time seeing the lure.
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| Did you know that the Evening Secret ( is
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| | Big vibe worms - Use a worm with a curly
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| THE most effective technique for swarming
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| | tail design that gives off extremely
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| fish to your fishing spot? We use it all
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| | strong vibrations. Try these worms when
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| the time with EXCELLENT and CONSISTANT
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| | your straight worms fail to score.
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| results.
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| | Skipping - This is the only method to get
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| Picking one of these 3 is not enough,
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| | under overhanging branches. You need a
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| however. You must take into account the
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| | spin casting or spinning rig because a
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| lake you are fishing on before you select
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| | level wind reel just doesn't ski8p well.
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| your lure. Especially you must consider
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| | Make a flat hard cast onto the water's
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| if it is better to cover a smaller
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| | surface so that it will make a low skip.
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| segment of water thoroughly or skim
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| | This will reach bass hangouts impossible
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| across a larger expanse as quickly as
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| | to attain in any other way.
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| possible to find fish. Using a worm is
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| | Ripping - This will surprise reluctant
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| slower, but extremely effective and is
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| | bass to strike a worm. Let the worm
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| very seductive to Bass. They do best when
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| | settle to the bottom and lie there for
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| the fish are schooled over a particular
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| | about 20 seconds. Reel slack out of the
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| structure.
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| | line and pick up the worm with a long,
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| Spinnerbait can be moved more quickly
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| | sharp upsweep of the rod tip. Let it
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| across the surface and can be bounced on
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| | settle to the bottom under tension as you
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| the bottom, sent against a tree limb and
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| | slowly lower the rod tip. Repeat for
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| moved in many different ways in order to
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| | three or four rips. Strikes will come.
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| stimulate strikes. It is a great probing
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| | Drift trolling - move to the head of a
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| lure for the shoreline because of its
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| | deep hole and let the wind carry you
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| tangle-free construction.
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| | quietly across the lake while your worm
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| Crankbaits cover a lot of water in a
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| | crawls across bottom cover. Raise and
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| hurry. Using them, you can check out a
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| | lower the worm as it contacts bottom.
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| spot without wasting too much time. You
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| | Pickups usually happen as the worm is
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| can use them for locating fish that may
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| | being pulled off the cover.
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| be scattered.
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| | Flyrodding - Fill a single action flyreel
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| The bottom line is, whatever lure you
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| | with backing and about 50 yards of
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| select for the particular lake that you
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| | 10-pound monofilament. Rig a six-inch
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| are fishing on, you need to make it as
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| | worm weedless and add a small split-shot
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| easy for the Bass to get at it as
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| | ahead of the hook so it will sink slowly.
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| possible. Drop that lure right in front
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| | Either flip or flat-cast the worm into
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| of them. Scientists have proven that Bass
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| | every pocket you see and feed it line as
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| calculate the amount of energy it will
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| | it slowly settles to bottom. Keep the
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| take them to go after the prey vs. the
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| | flyrod tip low so that you can make a
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| return.
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| | long, sweeping strike when you feel a
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| Learn to fish all 3 of these lures
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| | bass inhale the worm. This is practical
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| effectively, and you will catch more than
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| | in ponds, lakes or streams.
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| your share of big game Bass!
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| | Worm rig
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| When to fish for bass
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| | One of the biggest problems with fishing
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| Dawn and dusk are definitely when the
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| | a worm is the inability to sense strikes.
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| biggest bass can be brought in. First,
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| | Usually the inability to sense them is
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| remember that bass love ambush spots
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| | due to a sinker that is too heavy and a
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| offering lots of cover from the baitfish.
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| | line that is too thick.
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| They like to hid, and pounce on their
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| | Use a variable buoyancy worm using lead
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| prey.
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| | strip sinkers. Here are some advantages:
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| These bait fish are most active in the
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| | No moving lead on the line to dampen the
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| early morning or evening. When they feed,
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| | feel of a gentle pickup
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| bass follow because the baitfish are less
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| | You can apply the precise amount of lead
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| aware of threats when they feed. Go out
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| | to deliver the worm action needed
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| fishing during these times for the best
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| | It makes it easier for a bass to inhale
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| success - additionally you will have the
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| | the worm
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| water to yourself as most anglers don't
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| | It aids in hook setting
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| fish during these times.
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| | It's easier to shake loose from snags
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| The first excellent lure to use is a plug
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| | You can cause the worm to hang virtually
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| that looks like a mouse - very
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| | suspended over the bottom when fishing
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| productive. Also use a big spent-wing
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| | shallow water.
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| moth made out of deer hair. Body and
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| | To tell how much lead strip is needed,
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| wings should be about the size of your
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| | wrap one strip around the hook and bury
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| forefinger. The idea is to twitch it
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| | the barb in the worm. Ease it into the
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| along as if it is injured and trying to
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| | water and watch it sink, it should barely
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| get in the air. Other surface plugs that
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| | settle toward the bottom. If it sinks to
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| chug, waddle, or have spinners are
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| | fast, take some off, etc. A slow decent
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| usually productive as well as buzzing
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| | is the ticket here.
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| lures that squeak. The most effective is
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| | Make sure to use no heavier than 8-pound
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| a slim-minnow lure (a floating diving
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| | mono line - preferably 6 pound.
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| type). It resembles an elongated minnow
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| | Weather Matters
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| at rest on the surface, and the lure will
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| | In the early spring and fall bass will
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| dive quickly when twitched, and then pop
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| | smash top water lures such as floating
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| back up as if injured.
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| | propeller types and poppers. They are
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| When retrieving an underwater lure in
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| | also likely to take surface lures when
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| poor light, keep it coming at a steady
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| | found in shallow water, such as along
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| pace once it is set in motion. This will
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| | shorelines near overhanging trees.
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| make it easier for bass to locate and
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| | As the temperature rises and the bass are
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| grab it.
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| | in the cooler, deeper holes, change your
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| The last thing is, don't bother going out
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| | technique. You need something to dredge
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| in the dawn/dusk when water is below 50
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| | the bottom. The plastic worm is ideal for
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| degrees Fahrenheit. This temperature
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| | this, even the most sluggish bass will
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| wipes out certain aquatics and
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| | respond when you drag one slowly past its
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| terrestrials, which nullifies the food
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| | nose.
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| chain feeding.
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| | Crank baits
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| Water Quality Considerations
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| | When fishing a tidal river for bass, cast
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| You need to fish bass differently in
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| | crank baits near the mouths of tiny
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| different kinds of water quality. Follow
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| | feeder streams on the falling tide. Bass
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| the general guidelines below to get
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| | hang out where the water depth drops off,
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| better results.
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| | waiting for crayfish, crabs and minnows
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| Muddy Water: In low-visibility water, a
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| | to be washed out.
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| bass finds food using its sonar senses.
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| | Bait
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| You must use lures with the best
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| | One of the best baits for small mouth
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| vibration and noise. You can tell if a
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| | bass in rivers is the hellgrammite, the
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| lure has a high vibration by feeling the
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| | larva of the Dobson fly. Gather these
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| shaking of your rod as you bring in the
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| | from beneath rocks in shallow riffles
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| lure. Use your heaviest vibrators and
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| | with a mesh net or seine. Fish them on
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| keep them coming at a steady pace so that
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| | No. 4 or 6 fine-wire hooks, drifting them
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| bass can detect it.
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| | naturally through pools and runs below
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| Clear Water: Bass are overly cautious in
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| | rapids.
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| clear water with high visibility. Their
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| | A Trick Most Bass Fishermen Don't Know
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| survival instincts kick in, and they are
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| | First and foremost, most bass fishermen
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| wary of anything out of the ordinary. Use
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| | are not aware of The Evening Secret which
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| lighter lines that are less visible.
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| | is a special device that will bring
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| Also, use longer casts and lures that
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| | feeding fish swarming to your location on
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| resemble bass food in the area. Spinners
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| | the water. It works like a charm.
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| usually work in clear water, but if they
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| | Cast a worm over a limber branch and reel
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| are not working try a black spinner blade
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| | it back so that its tail just touches the
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| to reduce the flash.
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| | water. Then jiggle the rod tip, making
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| Normal Water: This water has normal algae
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| | the worm squirm and wriggle just above
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| and plankton that filters out sunlight.
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| | the surface. Bass will often leap right
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| It is ideal for all types of lures, as
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| | out of the water to snatch it.
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| the bass are not timid. Use the shotgun
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| | Night Fishing
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| approach here and set up 3 outfits, one
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| | Many anglers have the idea that bass do
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| using a surface lure, one using a deep
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| | not see well at night and won't strike.
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| diver, and the last using a plastic worm.
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| | Although it is true that bass cannot see
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| Do about 10 casts with each, and then
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| | well at night, but they have an amazing
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| switch them up to different variations.
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| | ability to pick up disturbances on the
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| This is a great way to find out what is
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| | water and hone in on unsuspecting bait.
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| working.
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| | Given this, lures that vibrate will cause
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| Fishing a Plastic Worm
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| | the most underwater disturbance and are
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| Here are some techniques that you should
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| | most effective. You can also drill a
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| consider for fishing plastic worms for
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| | small hole in balsa or plastic lures to
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| bass in different situations:
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| | place small BB's in them to make some
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| Turbid water - bass are sight and sound
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| | noise.
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