Bass Fishing Guides

Here are some Guides to Bass Fishing to become a better Bass angler.

The Technique:

The bait must fall to the preferred depth, then you have to shake the rod tip. By this, you'll be getting the fishes attention. Do this for at least 30 seconds, then shaking again for about 2 or 3 seconds intervals, stop and pull slowly about six inches. Then dropping again, slowly back and down and repeating the process. The first thing to remember if they’re not biting is to slow down.

When to Go:

When the bass quit hitting during the daytime and when it becomes uncomfortably hot on the lake are good signals that it's time to start night fishing. Night fishing is usually practiced when the water is in the mid-60s or warmer.

Places to Fish :

Where to fish at night is a question commonly asked by bass fishermen. Bass don't move great distances in most situations. Smallmouth bass, especially, are proven stay-at-homes. As the summer wears on, the bass tend to move deeper and won’t come up shallow, even at night in many lakes. Night fishing is productive when the bass are within the 20-foot zone

Tips and Guides:

Position yourself only as far away as water clarity dictates; stay close enough for consistent accuracy.
Try to make the lure land on the water with as little noise as possible. Cast past the target when possible.
In windy weather, put tension on the line just before the lure touches down. This will straighten out the line and prevent it from blowing across obstructions.
Learn casting techniques that permit a low trajectory, such as flipping, pitching, sidearm casting and underhand casting.
Use a quality rod and reel matched to the weight of the lure. Rods with a stiff blank but relatively fast (limber) tip are easier to cast than extremely stiff or uniformly limber rods.
Cast with the wrist, not the arm and shoulder.
Lower the lure a few inches below the rod tip before casting; this gives extra momentum for the cast.
Be sure to “load” the rod tip, causing it to bend backward, on the back-cast, then whip the rod forward smoothly.
Fill the spool of any type reel to within 1/8 inch of the lip of the spool. DO NOT OVERFILL!
The Flip-Cast; use your wrist, NOT your arm.
Concentrate on the spot you want to hit, not on what you want to miss.
Use plenty of scent when trying to penetrate thick cover - it acts as a lubricant.
Stick to basic jig colors (black/blue, brown/brown, black/chartreuse).
Use a plastic worm with a glass bead between the worm and the weight for inactive fish.
If you think it’s a strike, reel down until your rod is in a hookset position before you check.
A strike is anything different (something you wouldn't feel in a bathtub!).
Tighten your drag all the way down for better hooksets.
Use 17 to 25 pound test line for bait casting gear, 10 to 14 pound test on spinning (for flipping finesse baits).

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