| The first step to catching a largemouth
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| | varying depths to give you a good
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| bass is to find out where the bass are
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| | estimate of the water at different
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| located. You can do this through trial
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| | depths.) In this scenario your best bet
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| and error and likely waste a lot of time
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| | would likely be to use a lure that
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| before success, if success comes. Or your
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| | penetrates the water by 1 -3 feet, or
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| can get a good feeling of where the bass
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| | even a top water lure. Keep in mind that
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| are hanging out by determining the
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| | the more shallow areas are the fastest to
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| temperature of the water that you're
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| | warm up to the preferred temperature, so
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| fishing in, and then using the
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| | a logical fishing spot would be in
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| appropriate lure to get you into their
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| | shallow waters (preferably around weeds)
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| neighborhood. This isn't a hard process,
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| | using a shallow diving or top water lure.
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| but it does take some simple
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| | Another example would be if you're in the
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| calculations.
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| | southern US state like Florida and you've
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| The preferred temperature of the
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| | had 3 consecutive months of temperatures
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| largemouth bass is approximately 77
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| | around the 100 degree range. In this
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| degrees (Fahrenheit). This is the
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| | scenario the surface temperature is
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| temperature that bass feel most
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| | likely to be higher than 77 degrees -
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| comfortable in and are quite active. And
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| | especially in the shallow water. In this
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| given that the body temperature of the
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| | case, you would likely be more successful
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| bass is the same as the temperature of
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| | to fish in the deeper waters with deeper
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| the water in which they are located, the
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| | diving bait - perhaps a crank bait or
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| trick to finding bass is simply finding
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| | spinner bait.
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| out where the temperature in the lake is
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| | Sometimes the water never reaches 77
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| likely to be around the 77 degrees.
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| | degrees - like in the late fall and early
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| There are a lot of factors that determine
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| | spring months in Michigan. And since the
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| water temperature - location of lake,
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| | basses metabolic/activity rate is based
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| season, depth, previous day's
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| | on the water temperature. The lower the
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| temperature, etc. However, you don't have
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| | temperature is from 77 degrees, the less
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| to be exact - this isn't a science
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| | active the fish are. And in those cases,
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| experiment! Your goal is to be pretty
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| | you will find that it's much more
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| sure where the 77 degree water is, and
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| | difficult to catch bass during those
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| the variance in the depth of your lure
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| | times.
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| should help compensate for any errors in
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| | Keep in mind that bass will migrate to
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| your figuring of the actual depth.
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| | warmer water once the temperature in
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| For example, if it's a midsummer month
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| | which they are located falls below
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| and you're in a mid-west USA state like
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| | approximately 73 degrees. They will also
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| Michigan where the temperature was likely
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| | move to colder water when the local
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| 80-90 degrees for the previous couple
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| | temperature reaches 83 degrees or so. So
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| months, then it's very likely that the
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| | they are always in search of that 77
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| water surface temperature is close to 77
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| | degree neighborhood. If you keep these
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| degrees. (Note: You could purchase a
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| | basic points in mind, you will be much
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| water temperature gauge to give you a
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| | more likely to find yourself inside the
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| more accurate measure of the water
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| | bass's neighborhood!
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| temperature, and some even submerge to
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