| In this article I'm going to give you some tips on how | | | | 3. Largemouth Bass prefer cooler water |
| to catch more and bigger bass. This isn't going to be | | | | temperatures, especially when it's really hot outside. |
| a step by step explanation of how to catch | | | | This is why fishing in the morning and evening is so |
| largemouth bass, but rather tips to make you a | | | | popular. When the sun is high in the sky, target the |
| better and more effective bass fisherman. Any or all | | | | shade created by trees and/or docks. |
| of these tips can be implemented almost immediately, | | | | 4. Be on the water at the most opportune times. |
| and will help anyone have a good day fishing. | | | | The easiest way to know the most opportune times |
| Before I list the tips themselves, let me start by | | | | to be on the water is to pay attention to the |
| sating that in my experience the simplest things are | | | | weather and moon. These two forces of nature |
| often the most effective when it comes to fishing | | | | have an amazing impact on the behavior of fish. |
| for largemouth bass. Many times there seems to be | | | | 5. Largemouth Bass like baitfish, so using a lure that |
| a tendency to overcomplicate things and make bass | | | | imitates bait fish is a great idea. The more realistic |
| fishing seem like rocket science. It's not; after all | | | | your bass fishing lure the more success you will |
| we're just trying to catch a fish, right? | | | | experience. If you like fishing with live bait, whatever |
| In any case the following tips will help any angler learn | | | | baitfish is prevalent in the water you are fishing will |
| how to catch largemouth bass with consistency. | | | | work great. |
| | | | 6. These Fish are largely an ambush predators, so |
| 1. Largemouth Bass have a very sensitive sense of | | | | look for places where the bass can hide from their |
| smell and can easily detect any human scents. This is | | | | prey to ambush it, then pull your lure past these |
| why your hands needs to be cleaned of unnatural | | | | areas. Using a "start & stop" retrieve sometimes |
| scents or baits should be sprayed with a fish | | | | triggers bites as well. |
| attractant. Making sure that your bass bait is free of | | | | Using any or all of the tips above will help anyone |
| any human scent is a key to catching more & | | | | determine how to catch largemouth bass with |
| bigger bass. | | | | consistency. Remember; there's no substitute for |
| 2. Bass like underwater structure of almost any kind. | | | | spending time on the water practicing your craft, so |
| Pylons, docks, underwater brush and/or tees, weeds, | | | | get out there and go fishing as much as you can. |
| and rocks all attract largemouth bass. When fishing | | | | Practicing your bass fishing skills will pay very big |
| for these fish, fish around underwater structure | | | | dividends in your catch rates. |
| whenever you can. | | | | |