| Pro Tips about Bass Fishing | | | | that into account when choosing your bait. Bass eat |
| By Pete Lambert | | | | sunfish, minnows, shiners, bluegill, crayfish, frogs, and |
| I'd like to share with you a bass fishing technique, | | | | insects. But you could add a lot more things to the |
| that I have found that will make bass literally attack | | | | list. Large bass have been known to eat baby |
| your lure! I'll also reveal why the flavor and texture | | | | ducklings, rats, and blackbirds. Because of the bass's |
| of your bait makes a difference, and explain what | | | | large mouth and flexible stomach it can eat prey |
| color lures to use depending on the general weather | | | | nearly half it's own length. Shiny and silver or yellow |
| conditions. | | | | lures will imitate minnows and sunfish, greens and |
| There is a bass fishing technique that will aggravate a | | | | browns resemble crayfish and frogs. If you can |
| bass to attack your lure frenziedly! As you know, | | | | determine what the bass are biting on, you will |
| bass see in color, and some colors are more | | | | always be more successful. |
| effective than others depending on various elements. | | | | Just as important to the choice of color is the smell, |
| But when a bass sees a spot of red on your lure, it | | | | taste, and feel of your bait. According to Bill Dance, |
| really drives a bass crazy. That's because a little red | | | | "Bass can smell 8 times better than a dog can." Some |
| on your lure looks to the bass like the blood of | | | | fisherman fail to take into account the smells that rub |
| injured prey! It's not surprising that pro bass | | | | off their hands onto their bait. Your hands must be |
| fishermen will often attach something red to their | | | | free of the smell of any petroleum products like |
| bait that resembles blood. Adding a splash of red can | | | | gasoline, suntan oil, or sunscreen. Insect repellent, |
| double the potency of your lure. | | | | tobacco, and the natural oils produced by your skin |
| It is important to choose the right bass fishing lure | | | | alert bass that there's a predator in the vicinity. |
| and this will increase your catch dramatically! let's look | | | | These man made scents will scare away a wary |
| at how to choose the best colored lure. There are | | | | bass. Conversely, coating your bait with a powerful |
| three main areas to consider when choosing your | | | | scent like cod liver oil or other fish attractant can |
| lure: (1) light (2) water and (3) what the bass are | | | | make a big difference in the size of your catch. |
| feeding on, on that particular day. | | | | If you smoke, just remember that when you are |
| (1) Light | | | | bass fishing, you need to clean your hands before |
| The amount and quality of light will depend on the | | | | handling your bait or lures. Bass fishing expert Russ |
| time of day and the general weather conditions. On | | | | Bassdozer recommends, " keep a bar of Ivory soap |
| overcast days, try and choose a brightly colored | | | | on the boat. It is 99.44% pure, no added perfumes, |
| lure.These colors tend to give a good light reflectance | | | | and it floats if you drop it." The smell of soap, of |
| which allows the bass to see the lure quicker and | | | | course, is not ideal either, so you should use some |
| give it a better chance to react to your presentation. | | | | kind of fish attractant to mask or neutralize the |
| On clear sunny days, a white color lure is often the | | | | negative smells that stick to your hands. |
| best choice. Surprisingly, as dusk approaches, darker | | | | As for the feel and taste of your bait or lures, it is |
| colored lures seem to work best. Some bass fishing | | | | important to understand how a bass eats its prey. |
| pros recommend using black or purple colored lures | | | | When chasing a fish, an aggressive bass will inhale its |
| as the night draws in. | | | | prey with its large cavernous jaws. But once inside its |
| (2) Water | | | | mouth, the bass will feel and taste whatever it has |
| You must also take into account the water visibility | | | | fed on, and only then will it decide to swallow. If a |
| when choosing the color of your bass fishing lure. It | | | | bass detects the feel of metal, it will likely spit it out. |
| is proven fact that bass have excellent eyesight! | | | | That's why you will often have more success with a |
| According to Bill Dance, "The eye of a bass receives | | | | lure or bait that is made of rubber or otherwise |
| five times more light than the human eye and can | | | | imitates the feel of something natural like a fish or |
| see around 40ft in clear water. In murky water, they | | | | frog. |
| can see up to 17ft. In muddy water, they can still | | | | Another good reason for using a fish attractant is |
| see 5ft - 7ft." If the water is dark, cloudy or dingy, | | | | that once the bass has your lure in it's mouth, the |
| your best choice to attract the bass's attention are | | | | scent and taste of the attractant will cause the fish |
| bright and shiny or fluorescent colored lures. When | | | | to hold the lure in its mouth longer than if it tastes a |
| the water is downright muddy and clarity is very | | | | PVC plastic cocktail and spits it out, says Russ |
| poor, then flashy, bulky, and noisy baits that give off | | | | Bassdozer. This will give you those few precious, |
| a vibration are your best bet. If the water is clear, | | | | extra seconds to detect the bass on the end of |
| you will want to choose natural colored lures that | | | | your line and to set the hook. |
| imitate the food found in the bass environment. | | | | If you are aware of their senses, you can use them |
| (3) Feeding Habits | | | | to your advantage to make bass bite. |
| Try to determine what the bass are eating and take | | | | |