| What is it in bass fishing that everybody
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| | well-oriented about the water clarity of
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| is driven on to engage in such a sport?
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| | your location.
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| People get fond of bass fishing. That is
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| | 5. Water temperatures
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| why every trend that they hear about in
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| | 6. Seasonal patterns- this is in relation
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| bass fishing really catches their
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| | with the trend whether bass fishing is
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| interests. As much as possible they get
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| | seasonal or not.
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| into it and become passionate about the
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| | 7. Locating structure areas
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| subject.
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| | 8. Finding vegetation areas
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| Where are the bass? Where are the bass?
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| | But there is more! Being a consistent
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| How many of the anglers (tournament and
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| | bass angler is so much more than just
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| recreational) go to a body of water
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| | getting in your boat, hitting the water,
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| you've never fished before, drop the boat
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| | and casting your baits. That's why bass
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| in the water, then, ask this question to
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| | tournaments are so competitive and
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| themselves? This is probably one of the
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| | exciting, because the more you learn
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| biggest topics in bass fishing that an
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| | about locating bass the quicker you can
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| angler should learn more about.
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| | start catching them right? And hey, isn't
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| Here you will be getting information on
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| | that half the battle?
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| how to locate areas best for bass
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| | Let's start by looking at a lake map.
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| fishing.
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| | There are two general types of lake maps
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| Locating bass and understanding the water
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| | that most anglers will use which are
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| would be the number one question among
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| | referred to as the; Hot Spot and
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| bass anglers today. The next most asked
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| | Topographical maps. The differences
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| question would be which baits they should
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| | between the two is that a Topo map shows
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| use to catch a "big" bass.
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| | more detail, and the Hot Spots map shows
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| Now when you think about it, there are
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| | more fishing spots (well, at least they
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| really only two (2) main topics that go
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| | are supposed to).
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| hand-in-hand when it comes to bass
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| | The secret (or key) in learning how to
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| fishing. If you understood more about
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| | use a lake map would be to sector the
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| these two, you would definitely become a
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| | map. What I mean by this is that I will
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| much better angler, and they are:
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| | take the map and study it for a moment
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| 1. Knowing how to locate bass.
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| | (looking for areas where the fish would
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| 2. Knowing how to catch bass using all
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| | most likely be.) Next, I will (using a
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| the different techniques, presentations,
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| | highlighter) divide the map in sections
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| and baits.
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| | based on how much time I have to pre-fish
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| Learning how to locate bass can be
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| | for a tournament or how many days I have
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| somewhat of a challenge to most anglers
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| | to just fish the body of water for fun.
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| because there are so many different
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| | The size of the sections will vary
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| factors that need to be determined such
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| | depending on contours, structure, and how
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| as:
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| | many places I may want to check out
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| 1. Knowing how to read a map - this is
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| | during the course of the day based on
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| the fundamental skill that you should try
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| | what the map shows me. I am certainly not
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| to learn because through a map it is
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| | one to just cast bait into the water and
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| easier for you to take on the appropriate
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| | work it for five minutes and leave; I
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| location good for bass fishing.
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| | will try an assortment of baits if I see
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| 2. Knowing the most practical places to
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| | signs of fish in any given area to try to
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| look for Active Bass just after cold
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| | establish a working pattern.
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| fronts and during early spring and late
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| | Here are some key elements that you can
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| fall periods. Weather conditions must be
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| | usually look for when it comes to
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| especially considered as well.
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| | locating bass on any given body of water:
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| 3. Understanding water depth- this is an
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| | 1. Vegetation areas
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| important element because the depth or
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| | 2. Irregular contours
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| the hollowness of the water will serve as
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| | 3. Shallow water close to deep water
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| a factor for you to know if it is a good
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| | areas
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| location.
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| | 4. Points and point drops
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| 4. Water clarity- it could be easier for
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| | 5.
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| you to do your bass fishing if you are
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