There are some fishermen whose
preparation can be summed up as buying some equipment and turning up to
fish. Some people fish bass just to pass
the time, and for them just going through the motions, so-to-speak, is enough.
For others, preparation goes a lot
deeper. Thorough preparation includes
understanding bass behavior, how bass are affected by the weather, by the water
temperatures, learning about different baits and lures to use, what causes bass
to strike, and many other factors.
Below are some bass fishing tips you can take with you on your next bass Fishing
excursion.
Fish
need to eat
Bass feed on a wide variety of
creatures including other small fish, worms, snakes, bugs, frogs and
crayfish. Understanding what food the
bass are eating at your fishing spot helps you to choose appropriate bait. The closer your bait is to the food in the
water the more likely you are to tempt the bass with something they recognize.
While you want to match your lures
to the color of the native Bass prey, if the water is murky or otherwise
stained, you will want to use a lure colored to stand out.
Water
Temperature
Fish are cold blooded and are
affected by the temperature of the water they reside in. Knowing this helps you to determine the best
spots to find them at different seasons of the year.
Cover
Bass are predators, they like cover
that allows them to ambush their intended prey from a relatively safe
position. Try fishing for bass where
there is cover for them to hide in.
Grasses under the water, fallen tree branches, and even fishing docks
are great places to find bass lurking.
Underwater
Plant-life
Plants produce essential oxygen
which feeds many small underwater life forms such as small fish and frogs –
which make ideal food for hungry bass.
Where there is active plant-life underwater, there will be food, and
where there is food there will be bass hunting them.
Clear
Water
When you fish in very clear water
the bass you are hunting will be relying primarily on their sight, and one of
the things they can easily pick upon is that fisherman above the water in his
brightly colored clothes tossing out his line and jerking it around to attract
the fish.
You need to make your lure move a
lot fast in clear water to avoid the fish recognizing it as a fake, and you
need to wear clothes that won’t cause you to stand out above the water.
Murky
water
Sight becoming impractical in murky
waters, but luckily bass can use their lateral lines to detect motion in the
water, which they use to tell where potential food may be. If it’s harder to see in murky water, it
makes sense to use a more brightly colored lure to help the bass see what it's
hunting.
Crankbaits and spinners can help in
murky water by reflecting more light and making sounds that the bass can detect
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