BassFishingTipsAMustReadBy:StephonAnderson

Chapter1:

WhatsHotwithBassFishing?

ForyearsbusinesseshaverodeonthevastinterestBassfishinghasgenerated.Manypeoplearehooked,pardonthepun,onthishobbyandhaveelevatedittoasportandapassion.Resorts,sportsgearsandlineshavebeenbuilt

andmanymoreaspectshavebenefitedfromtheseinterest.

Today,therearemoreandmorepeopletryingtolearnandfindoutwhatthebuzzisallabout.Bassfishingis

morethanjustcatchingafish.Itsnowaboutgettingthoseprizedbigbassandhavingtheopportunitytoshowitoff.Forbeginnerstherearelotsmoretobassfishingthat

meetstheeye.

First,trytoknowtheluresthatyoumusthavetoenjoybassfishing.

Anddoyouknowwhatthetop3luresforcatchingBassare?Althoughtherewasnoparticulargaugethatwaspresentedbytheresearchers,asurveywasperformedamongtheprobassfishermenanditwasfoundthatplasticwormswasthemostpatronizedandrankingon

thesecondandthirdplacewerethespinnerbaitandthenthecrankbait.

However,pickingoneofthese3isnotenough.Somefactorsarestillneededtobeconsidered.Primarily,youmustconsiderifitisbettertocoverasmallersegmentofwaterthoroughlyorskimacrossalargerareaasquickly

aspossibletofindfish.Usingawormisslower,butabsolutelyeffectiveandisveryseductivetoBass.Theydo

bestwhenthefishareschooledoveraparticularstructure.

Theproblemthatusuallyarisewithfishingwithawormistheinabilitytosensestrikes.Usuallytheinabilitytosensethemisduetoasinkerthatistooheavyandalinethatis

toothick.

Tohelpyoutoovercomethispredicamentyouareadvisedtouseavariablebuoyancywormusingleadstrip

sinkers.Herearesomeofitsadvantages:

Nomovingleadonthelinetodampenthefeelofagentlepickup

Youcanapplythepreciseamountofleadtodeliverthewormactionneeded

Itmakesiteasierforabasstoinhaletheworm Itaidsinhooksetting

It'seasiertoshakeloosefromsnags Youcancausethewormtohangvirtuallysuspended

overthebottomwhenfishingshallowwater.

Totellhowmuchleadstripisneeded,wraponestriparoundthehookandburythebarbintheworm.Easeitintothewaterandwatchitsink,itshouldbarelysettletowardthebottom.Ifitsinkstofast,takesomeoff,etc.Makesuretousenoheavierthan8poundmonoline

preferably6pound.

Ontheotherhand,aSpinnerbaitcanbemovedmorequicklyacrossthesurfaceandcanbebouncedonthebottom,sentagainstatreelimbandmovedinmanydifferentwaysinordertostimulatestrikes.Itisagreatprobinglurefortheshorelinebecauseofitstanglefree

construction.

Lastly,Crankbaitscoveralotofwaterinahurry.Usingthem,youcancheckoutaspotwithoutwastingtoomuch

time.Youcanusethemforlocatingfishthatmaybescattered.

Themostimportantthingis,nomatterwhatlureyou

selectfortheparticularlakethatyouarefishingon,youneedtomakeitaseasyfortheBasstogetatitas

possible.Dropthatlurerightinfrontofthem.ScientistshaveproventhatBasscalculatetheamountofenergyit

willtakethemtogoaftertheprey.

Discoverandlearntouseoneofthoseluresthatyoupreferredtouseforyoutoreallyfindenjoymentinbass

fishing!

Asidefromconsideringthelures,itisalsoimportanttodeterminetheaccuratetimeingoingforbassfishing.

Dawnandduskaredefinitelywhenthebiggestbasscanbebroughtin.First,rememberthatbassloveambushspotsofferinglotsofcoverfromthebaitfish.Theyliketo

hid,andpounceontheirprey.

Thesebaitfisharemostactiveintheearlymorningorevening.Whentheyfeed,bassfollowbecausethe

baitfishislessawareofthreatswhentheyfeed.Gooutfishingduringthesetimesforthebestsuccess.

Whenretrievinganunderwaterlureinpoorlight,keepitcomingatasteadypaceonceitissetinmotion.Thiswill

makeiteasierforbasstolocateandgrabit.

Thelastthingis,don'tbothergoingoutinthedawn/duskwhenwaterisbelow50degreesFahrenheit.This

temperaturewipesoutcertainaquaticsandterrestrials,whichnullifiesthefoodchainfeeding.

Luresandpropertimeofgoingonbassfishingareample

factorsonlythatmustbetakenintoaccountbecauseotheraspectssuchaswaterqualityconsiderationsandweatherconditionsarealsonecessaryforyoutowinthe

gameonbassfishing!

Chapter2:

LocatingtheBestBassFishingAreas.

Whatisitinbassfishingthateverybodyaredrivenontoengageonsuchactivity?Peoplegetfondofbassfishing

thatiswhyeverytrendthattheyhearaboutitreallycatchestheirinterestsandasmuchaspossiblegetintoit.

Wherearethewhat...?Wherearethebass!Howmanyoftheanglers(tournamentandrecreational)gotoabodyofwateryou'veneverfishedbefore,droptheboatinthe

water,then,askthisquestiontoyourself?Thisisprobablyoneofthebiggesttopicsinbassfishingthatanangler

shouldlearnmoreabout.

Hereyouwillbegettinginformationonhowtolocateareasbestforbassfishing.

Locatingbassandunderstandingthewaterwouldbethenumberonequestionamongbassanglerstoday.Thenextmostaskedquestionwouldbeiswhichbaitsthey

shouldusetocatcha"big"bass.

Nowwhenyouthinkaboutit,therearereallyonlytwo(2)maintopicsthatgohandinhandwhenitcomestobassfishing.Ifyouunderstoodmoreaboutthesetwo,you

woulddefinitelybecomeamuchbetterangler,andtheyare:

1.Knowinghowtolocatebass.

2.Knowinghowtocatchbassusingallthedifferenttechniques,presentations,andbaits.

Learninghowtolocatebasscanbesomewhatofachallengetomostanglersbecausetherearesomanydifferentfactorsthatneedtobedeterminedsuchas:

1.Knowinghowtoreadamapthisisthefundamental

skillthatyoushouldtrytolearnbecausethroughamapitiseasierforyoutotakeontheappropriatelocationgood

forbassfishing.

2.KnowingthemostpracticalplacestolookforActiveBassjustaftercoldfrontsandduringearlyspringandlatefallperiodsweatherconditionmustbeespecially

consideredaswell.

3.Understandingwaterdepththisisanimportantelementbecausethedepthorthehollownessofthewater

willserveasafactorforyoutoknowifitisagoodlocation.

4.Waterclarityitcouldbeeasierforyoutonowhave

yourbassfishingifyouarewellorientedaboutthewaterclarityofyourlocation.

5.Watertemperatures

6.Seasonalpatternsthisisinrelationwiththetrendwhetherbassfishingisseasonalornot.

7.Locatingstructureareas

8.Findingvegetationareas

Butthereismore!Beingaconsistentbassanglerissomuchmorethanjustgettinginyourboat,hittingthe

water,andcastingyourbaits.That'swhybasstournamentsaresocompetitiveandexciting,becausethemoreyoulearnaboutlocatingbassthequickeryoucanstartcatchingthemright?Andhey,isn'tthathalfthe

battle?

Let'sstartbylookingatalakemap.TherearetwogeneraltypesoflakemapsthatmostanglerswillusewhicharereferredtoastheHotSpotandTopographicalmaps.ThedifferencesbetweenthetwoisthataTopomap

showsmoredetail,andtheHotSpotsmapshowsmorefishingspots(well,atleasttheyresupposedto).

Thesecret(orkey)inlearninghowtousealakemap

wouldbetosectorthemap.WhatImeanbythisisthatIwilltakethemapandstudyitforamoment(lookingforareaswherethefishwouldmostlikelybe.)Next,Iwill

(usingahighlighter)dividethemapinsectionsbasedonhowmuchtimeIhavetoprefishforatournamentorhowmanydaysIhavetojustfishthebodyofwaterforfun.

Thesizeofthesectionswillvarydependingoncontours,structure,andhowmanyplacesImaywanttocheckoutduringthecourseofthedaybasedonwhatthemap

showsme.IamcertainlynotonetojustcastbaitintothewaterandworkitforfiveminutesandleaveIwilltryanassortmentofbaitsifIseesignsoffishinanygivenarea

totrytoestablishaworkingpattern.

Herearesomekeyelementsthatyoucanusuallylookforwhenitcomestolocatingbassonanygivenbodyof

water:

1.Vegetationareas

2.Irregularcontours

3.Shallowwaterclosetodeepwaterareas

4.Pointsandpointdrops

5.Varioustypesofstructure

Chapter3:

BassFishingFactsYouNeedtoKnow

Somepeoplemaynotbeawareofwhatbassfishingis.Bassfishinghasaninterestingstory.Itbeguninthelate18thcenturyanditstillcontinuestodevelopuntiltoday.Moreandmorepeoplehavebeenhookedupwithbass

fishing.

Itisinfactoneofthemostpopularhobbiesofmanypeopleandinmostcountries.Moreandmorecountries

havebeenadoptingbassfishing.

IthadprobablyinthebeginningpracticedinsearchforfoodfromamongthepeopleinthesouthoftheUnitedStates.Fromthatdayonwards,ithasstartedgettingnumerousaudiencesofallagesandnations.Today,

severalcountriessuchasAustralia,Cuba,SouthAfrica,UnitedStatesandmostcitizensfromEuropeparticipatein

thiskindofevent.

Theyear1768or1770wasthebirthofbassfishingsports.OnesimusUstonsonwastheonewhointroducedhisfirstmultiplyingreelstothefishinggurusandloversofbassfishing.Fromthenon,itwasdevelopedintobait

caster.

WilliamShakespeareJr.havematerializedtheconstructionofalevelwinddeviceandsecureditspatent

on1897.

Thenafter,theWilliamJ.JamisonCointroducedtheexcessivelyornamentedShannonTwinSpinnerin1915

andwasenhancedtocreatetoday'sspinnerbaits.

Intheyear1932,PresidentFranklinD.RoosevelthasinstitutedtheformationofTennesseeValleyAuthorityandhasencouragedtheconstructionandbuildingofseveraldams.Thesedamswerelaterusedforculturingdifferentvarietiesofbassfishes.Ifthesedamswerenotbuilt,thepeoplewouldnothavetheplacetogoforbassfishing.

Fiveyearslater,thefamousDuPontCompanyfiledcopyrightfornylonfishingnet,andthiswaslaterurbanizedintonylonmonofilamentfishingline.

Theyear1992isoneofthemostgloriouseventsinthehistoryofbassfishing.LarryNixon,thefamousfishermaninthehistoryofbassfishingwon$1Mtotalearningsfor

thissportonthisyear.

Alotoffishspeciesthatarebeingcaughtinthebassfishingeventsincludethefollowing:

MicropteruspunctatusKentuckyBass

MicropterusdolomieuiSmallmouthbass

Micropterussalmoides(Lacepede)LargemouthBass

TheotherknownclassesofMicropterusarealsowedgedbutinthosetimes,onethatremainsmostacceptedisthe

Largemouthbass.Ontheotherhand,itshouldbeemphasizedthatsomeoftheAustralianBassaredifferentfromtheaboveNorthAmericanBassvariantseventhough

mostsharecomparablefeatures.

Possibly,themostvigoroussuccessofBassFishingwasinthe1950s.Thepopularityofthegameduringthisageist