| When you go to your big bass fishing activity, one | | | | is the live shiner, especially the wild or native shiner. |
| good advice is to study the body of water where | | | | Live shiners are easily found anywhere in bass |
| you want to fish. Most big bass can easily be found | | | | country; however such baits are usually raised and |
| in the dark portions of the water, usually where a | | | | grown in nurseries and hatcheries. Shiners are usually |
| piece of structure such as wood is located. This is a | | | | around 3 to 5 inches long, have a silvery hue and are |
| favorite spot for big bass to hide and settle in. The | | | | not hardy. Shiners are best hooked from the bottom |
| darkest portion of the wood is where the big bass is | | | | through the lips using size 1 to 5 bait hooks. A usual |
| most likely to lie in. However, the smaller sized bass | | | | plastic worm hook is reliable, but you should try using |
| are more restless and are swimming around different | | | | an offset-shank bait hook as it is the preferred hook |
| locations of the structure. They prefer to play and | | | | of veteran anglers. |
| bury among and brush pile and just wait for a long | | | | Actually you can easily catch a big bass from a body |
| time until a prey comes swimming by. | | | | of water whether you fish on a shallow area or from |
| You can try looking over the water for the dividing | | | | a much deeper area like 25 feet deep. Try finding a |
| line between the clear water and the muddy water. | | | | dark spot in just a few feet of water. Search for a |
| This division is usually a potential place to fish for the | | | | stump and fish its dark portion. Of course, you can |
| big bass. You can find this particular location wherein | | | | cast your bait at the lighter area, but always try first |
| a stream is flowing onto a body of steady water. | | | | at least two casts at the dark portion. Try to do |
| Just between the contact point of the stream and | | | | correct casting on the first try as improper casting of |
| body of water is a visible line - this is a favorite | | | | the bait can possibly mess up the area and will keep |
| holding out place of big bass. | | | | the big bass from being aggressive when you finally |
| When it comes to using live baits for big bass, there | | | | make the right cast. |
| are many reliable ones, but the best bait for the bass | | | | |