| As a new bass fisherperson, what do I need to | | | | water to fish in, but you also need to know |
| equip myself with and where can I get it? If | | | | what part of those waters to fish in. It's a |
| you want to begin bass fishing, you probably | | | | good idea to keep a journal or log of good |
| have a lot of questions. Bass are known to be | | | | places to find bass so that you can return to |
| some of the best fish to fish for but there | | | | this same spot again and again over the |
| are also many stories, tales and techniques | | | | years. If you are fishing in a farm pond, you |
| that go along with popular bass fishing. Many | | | | will want to try around the edges and in |
| people have questions regarding fishing for | | | | shady parts of the pond. Bass prefer the |
| bass and it's great that you came to the | | | | shade and will cluster near the edges since |
| right place for answers. | | | | farm ponds don't get fished in very often. |
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| If you want to learn bass fishing, you're in | | | | In fact, all ponds are often overlooked by |
| luck because there is a tremendous amount of | | | | fishermen and bass love to congregate here. |
| resources available out there to help you. We | | | | They can even turn up in old mine pits and |
| have compiled some of the best basic | | | | other places where runoff waters can form a |
| information to help you with bass fishing no | | | | small body of water. These ponds are usually |
| matter where in the country you live and what | | | | not more than 15 feet deep and the bass |
| your experience as a fisherman. | | | | prefer to stay clustered in the more shallow |
| | | | areas, often near the edges. If there are |
| Where to Fish | | | | trees or other debris in the water, you can |
| | | | expect to find many bass hanging around these |
| Do you know where some great bass fishing | | | | obstructions. |
| ponds are? There are many different areas of | | | | |
| the country that are stocked with bass. There | | | | Ponds aren't the only place to fish for bass, |
| are also many different types of bass to fish | | | | of course. They can be found in most any |
| for. Where you fish will depend greatly on | | | | freshwater body of water around. Lakes are |
| the area you are fishing in. Let's take ponds | | | | also good for fishing for bass but most will |
| for example since they are one of the most | | | | be found near the lake's edge, not in the |
| common locations to find bass in America. | | | | middle and deep parts of the lake. Rivers of |
| | | | all types are great for spotting bass as |
| Not only do you need to know what bodies of | | | | well. |