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Bass fishing mistakes

Sometimes what makes a good fisherman greatout on a certain piece of cover. Have you
is knowing not so much what to do, butever been fishing down a relatively bare bank
rather, what NOT to do. All too often out onand come across a massive tree that has
the water I see very capable anglers makefallen into the water. This tree has
mistakes that otherwise could have made for ahundreds of branches and every nook and
good day of fishing. In this article, I wantcranny would have to hold a ten pound bass.
to point out these common mistakes that bothSure, sounds like a great laydown to
experienced and rookie fisherman make andme....I'd fish it! But if I hit the main
hopefully open your eyes to new and betterspots of the laydown with my jig, and maybe
fishing!toss a spinnerbait or crankbait to it a few
times and get nothing, I'm out of there!
#1. The  "Confidence  Bait"  FlawYour fishing time is a precious commodity.
Especially in a tournament, if your not
This is probably the biggest mistake I seegetting bites on a piece of cover, disregard
anglers make on the water. Every fishermanit  and  move  on.
has a confidence bait. That one lure that
always seems to catch fish and outdoes theI've seen fisherman spend hours fishing one
other lures in your tackle box. Ask Dennysingle tree. They will tie on every lure and
Brauer what his confidence bait is and he'llcolor combination imaginable. They have it
tell you straight up, "The Jig". He's madein their mind that this tree, rock pile, or
millions fishing that lure. Rarely will youpier looks too good not to have active fish
ever see him on TV throwing a spinnerbait oron it. If you spend hours on a piece of
slug-go. So what is wrong with having acover, there is a chance that you will find a
confidence bait? Nothing, but if you arenice fish hidden somewhere where your first
going to be like Denny Brauer and alwayshundred casts didn't reach. But you need to
throw that confidence bait, you better knowtake the 'chance' out of fishing! So don't
how to catch fish with it day in and day output all your faith on a single piece of
in  all  conditions.cover,  or  your  asking  for disappointment.
I see it all the time. Fisherman will catch#3. Losing  Concentration
a ton of bass one day on say a worm, and the
next day they are trying to do the sameFishing is a tough sport. Though the whole
thing. I know I would be trying to do the"fishing takes patience" saying is true, the
same thing as the day before, but if it isn'tword 'patience' is less fitting than the word
working, it isn't working. I've seen'focus'. Patience is sitting back, waiting
fisherman go the whole day fishing one bait,for the fish to find your bait. I like to
changing colors thinking a little blue fleckthink of 'focus' more along the lines as
may be all the change that's needed to getactively making your bait seek out the fish.
those bass striking again. You have to beAs much as I think fishing is a relaxing
cognizant and realize when it's time to makesport, if your goal is to catch the most fish
a  change.possible, it really isn't. Your mind has to
be sharp, everything you do must be for a
When you find yourself fishing a lure and notreason, and letting up your focus, will cost
getting any bites, two things should comeyou  in  the  long  run.
into your mind. One, do I need to change
location? Or two, maybe this bait has lostI remember when I was young going fishing
its appeal to the fish. I used to be thewith my dad, the two best casts I made were
kind of fisherman to fish a bait for hoursthe first and last. The first cast I had all
even without a bite, convincing myself thatmy energy and focus. I was ready to catch
if there were a fish to be found, he wouldfish. As soon as that lure hit the water, I
hit my lure I was fishing. Now, I havewas making a note of everything. Every
realized it is much better to constantlylittle bump along the retrieve, water color,
change. I think a lot of anglers watch showstides, wind, etc. I was focused. Then after
like BassMaster and FLW Tour and see thesea couple hours and not having much luck, I
pros spending the whole day throwing the samefound myself just casting. Sure I was still
bait, even though they may not be catchingtrying hard, but that same focus I had on the
fish. But you have to remember, these prosfirst cast wasn't there. I wasn't watching
have spent hundreds of hours pre-fishingthe line when my worm was making every drop,
their waters, so what is on their line theyI wasn't being cognizant of the tides, wind
probably  have  good  reason  for  it.changes, water color, etc. The focus had
died.
So next time your out on the water and your
not getting any strikes, change up! Adapt toThen towards the end of the day, my dad would
the situation, and seek out an answer. Don'talways say, "Alright Kev, we gotta be getting
assume the fish will start biting and whatback in a few." It was right then and there
you have tied on is your best bet, cause ifI was making casts that count! I wanted to
you aren't catching fish, changing up shouldeek out that last bass before heading home.
be  the  only  thing  on  your  mind!Then after ignoring my dad to pack up my
gear, I would hear, "this is your last
#2. Don't  Be  A  Campercast...". It was on that last cast that I
tried my hardest to catch that one last fish.
This is another common mistake I see anglersI would find the BEST spot to cast to, and
making. Whether the particular cover theytry to feel for every little bump and tap I
are fishing has given up good fish in thepossibly could. My eyes glued to my line as
past, or just looks like a winning hotspot,my worm hopped across the bottom, rod ready
fisherman often make the mistake of campingto strike into action



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