| When you are choosing your bass fishing gear, | | | | in your arsenal at all times. While you may |
| you'll need to make many decisions to assure | | | | develop a preference for one or the other of |
| yourself a good chance of catching a large | | | | these, you may find conditions or areas in |
| number of good sized bass. Rods, reels, bait, | | | | which a different type of reel will bring you |
| lures, and more should be considered when | | | | better results. For example, if you are |
| packing your bass fishing gear, and you'll | | | | fishing under and around the docks with light |
| want to make sure you have the equipment in | | | | bait and need to cast into the wind, you |
| the right combinations to produce results you | | | | probably shouldn't use a baitcaster, |
| want. | | | | especially if it's windy because you may |
| | | | experience a backlash. While a spinning reel |
| The first rule to effective bass fishing gear | | | | may work, you run the risk of catching line |
| is to never overwork your bait. Pairing your | | | | twists in the wind. Instead, try a spincast |
| bait with a reel that offers the wrong | | | | reel, where the line will unwind freely from |
| retrieve speed can cause this. For example, | | | | the reel with no tangles, despite the weather |
| when you try your hand at fishing with a | | | | working against you. |
| crankbait, you'll find that you can present | | | | |
| it many ways, but when retrieved too quickly, | | | | Once you've chosen the appropriate reel for |
| you get no results. Crankbaits come in | | | | the day's journey, you'll need to determine |
| various sizes, ranging from quite narrow for | | | | what type of bait and rigging works best with |
| quicker retrieval to a fat bodied variety | | | | your bass fishing gear. Depending on your |
| that lends itself to a very slow recovery. | | | | choice of bait to pair with your reel, you |
| The latter type of bait should be paired with | | | | may opt for different fishing techniques in |
| a reel that allows the crankbait to come in | | | | the water. For example, if you take a plastic |
| at a slower speed. If the technique you are | | | | lure and configure a Texas rig, you will |
| using with your bass fishing gear is not | | | | probably find the best results with either a |
| working on a given day, try something else. | | | | baitcaster or spinning reel. On the other |
| Increase or decrease your speed, but don't | | | | hand, top water fishing lends itself to |
| overwork the bait. | | | | baitcasting reels alone. Using soft jerk |
| | | | baits, you will probably wan to opt for a |
| In terms of reels, there are three common | | | | spinning reel. Of course, there are plenty of |
| items that are considered necessities in your | | | | other types of baits and fishing techniques, |
| stock of bass fishing gear. Keep baitcasting, | | | | but this gives you an idea of what to expect. |
| spinning, and spincast or closed faced reels | | | | |