How to Fish for Bass
There are numerous ways to fish, but every bass angler seeks out the best techniques. Learning a few tricks to keep you one step ahead of the bass is enough to keep amateurs and pros going back to a favored fishing spot time and again.
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Consult fishing reports and guides to decide the best location to fish for bass. Rely on professional fishing guides or locals to make suggestions or do research yourself with fishing charts you can purchase. Fishing charts are waterproof field guides you utilize while on a fishing trip that provide fishing tips. Outdoorcharts.com provides a fishing chart tailored toward catching freshwater fishing including several varieties of bass fish.
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Get the bait that bass prefer. Bass fish chase movement, so some live bait such as worms, minnows and crawfish are particularly effective for certain bass fishing. Also use plastic lures and baits that rely on your manipulation of the lure to attract the fish. For example, top water bait such as a frog requires the fisherman to jerk the line and to create the illusion of a jumping frog or other small animal on the water's surface.
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Change baits or lures throughout the day. Start the day with buzz bait or spinnerbait on top water and progress to crankbaits and spinnerbaits at midday when the bass fish migrate to more cover under trees and bushes. Then consider using more top water bait or lures in the afternoon when the bass fish move back to more shallow water. Try out different bait colors throughout the day.
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Use equipment such as polarized fishing glasses to your advantage. Polarized eyewear allows you to better see bass fish in the water as they prepare to bite and it also protects your eyes from the sun and wayward hooks or lures. Many sporting goods stores like BassPro Shop sell polarized sunglasses.
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