| d_section_start --> The very first thing any | | | | Remember that the bass can spawn in as little as 1 |
| fisherman needs to know is that there is a reason | | | | to 2 foot of water up to 12 foot depending on the |
| why a trophy bass is so big, it is because they are | | | | type bass. The shallower you go, the less action you |
| quite hard to find not to mention catch. It is quite | | | | will want on your bait. |
| simple, if all of them were big we all had a trophy | | | | If you are going to fish right from the bank, you |
| bass on our walls, wouldn’t we? The most | | | | must to cast from a respectable distance from the |
| important aspect regarding trophy bass fishing is to | | | | edge of the water. These trophy basses could be |
| arm yourself with patience, we mean a lot of | | | | right at the edge of the bank which means that you |
| patience as catching a trophy bass cannot be done in | | | | do not want to scare them when you walk up. If |
| a few minutes (only if you are a very lucky | | | | you are fishing from a boat (lucky you), then you |
| fisherman). | | | | would want to turn your trolling motor on as low as |
| Most of the big bass live in the deeper waters of the | | | | you can in order to safely keep you off the edge of |
| lakes and they usually take the common regular | | | | the bank. But, do remember that sound travels a lot |
| weekend angler or the one that cannot afford a | | | | easier in water and you could scare these giant |
| bout out of the picture through most of the year. | | | | basses before you even make your first cast. |
| However, spring is considered to be the best time of | | | | We advise you to use your sight ability when you |
| the year for anglers to catch the trophy bass right | | | | are approaching the edges of the bank and once you |
| from the bank. Why? The reason for this is because | | | | have spotted them, keep distance. When you will be |
| spring is the time of the year when these large fish | | | | doing your casting we would recommend that you |
| come out of the deeper waters in order to spawn. | | | | do not cast the lure right on top of these beds as |
| Most likely they will prefer the non-windy pockets of | | | | the bass will most likely retreat to deeper waters |
| the lake, soft muddy bottoms or shallow creeks for | | | | which means that your chances for the big one are |
| laying their eggs for the year. | | | | null. If the surrounding bank will permit you to, |
| As far as baiting is concerned, there is an old saying | | | | attempt casting a weed less salamander or worm |
| which states that the bigger the bait is, the bigger | | | | onto the bank behind the bed and slowly retrieve it |
| the fish — a statement which is in many cases | | | | into the water quietly. |
| quite true. The only drawback is that there have | | | | As you can see, trying to catch a trophy bass is not |
| been several trophy bass caught off of small petite | | | | that easy to do as you need to have the proper |
| baits. The avid angler must keep in mind that snakes, | | | | equipment, the right time of the day, luck of course |
| salamanders as well as other small bass are predators | | | | and most important, lots of patience because without |
| for the bass eggs which is why all fishermen should | | | | patience you will not have a chance of grabbing a big |
| use lures that look a lot like these predators. | | | | one for your bass trophy collection. |