| Although you can watch others when they are bass | | | | your lures are to see if they are in the right area. If not, |
| fishing and read about various techniques, you really | | | | you can make the necessary adjustments. |
| have to try out the techniques for yourself so that you | | | | When the fish are really biting, many anglers get |
| can put your own individual spin on them and make | | | | caught up in the moment and forget to retie or decide |
| them your own. The bass fishing techniques that work | | | | to wait just a little longer. The next fish could be the big |
| for your fishing buddy may not work for you, even | | | | one you have been waiting for and when it catches |
| though all the techniques share some similarities. What | | | | hold, it will snap your line. As you become more |
| you need to do is try out the various techniques to find | | | | accustomed to the lures and which one works for you |
| the ones that work best for you and then use them to | | | | in different situations, you will also learn how to make |
| your advantage. For this reason, it is necessary for | | | | modifications to them. You can do such things as |
| you to have an overview of the techniques used by | | | | modify a lure to run left or right or something as simple |
| the majority of bass fishers. | | | | as changing the blades on a spinnerbait. |
| First, start thinking like a bass. Research this fish to find | | | | Practice is the key to successful bass fishing, just as it |
| out what kind of food it likes to eat and what part of | | | | is with everything else. Plastic baits work best in some |
| the lake it is most likely to be found. Knowledge of | | | | water, while wooden baits are better in others. There |
| seasonal patterns are of extreme importance. For | | | | are few anglers that are experts in the use of both. |
| example, shad is one of the best lures you can use | | | | Even if you prefer using one kind, you should practice |
| when fishing bass, but it is best used in summer when | | | | using the other so that you can use it when the |
| the shad spend their time at the bottom and a re | | | | situation demands. It is important to know your |
| therefore not very plentiful in the water. | | | | strengths, but it is equally important to work on your |
| Learn about the feeding habits of the bass and then | | | | weaknesses. |
| look for pockets of baitfish in the water. This will likely | | | | Techniques for successful bass fishing also include |
| be where you will find the bass and you won't waste | | | | being able to recognize patterns in the water. If you |
| your efforts fishing in other locations on the lake. Use | | | | see a shad flipping in the water, this could be a sign |
| the electronics in your boat to find where the fish are. | | | | that there are bass nearby. The same thing applies to |
| Even if you are just practicing throwing out the line and | | | | noticing ripples in the water that could denote the |
| happen to get a bite or even catch a fish, take note of | | | | existence of bass chasing bait. |
| the location on the depth finder. Take note of where | | | | |