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