| There are several popular techniques for catching | | | | any strikes. It is imperative you set your hook |
| Largemouth bass. I will describe some of them in | | | | quick and horse the fish away from the heavy |
| this article and hopefully point you in the right | | | | cover you caught him under. This is why the long |
| direction in your search for more fish. | | | | heavy rod and heavy line are used. |
| One of the more popular methods of catching big | | | | Topwater fishing is another excellent method for |
| fish is called "pitching" or "flipping". This method of | | | | catching Largemouth Bass. It is considered by |
| fishing requires patience and stealth. You will need | | | | many to be the most exciting way to fish. |
| a rod that is longer than usual, generally about six | | | | Watching the fish attack your bait and not just |
| and a half to seven and a half feet long. Your reel | | | | feeling it can be a thrill. It can also be a hindrance |
| should be very powerful and should be filled with | | | | if you do not know how to react. It is very |
| heavy line, at least twenty pound test | | | | important to wait until you feel a strike before |
| monofilament. | | | | you set the hook. Novice fisherman will often jerk |
| When using this method of fishing you are | | | | their bait when they see the fish tailing their lure. |
| targeting specific fish holding near specific areas of | | | | This will in fact pull the bait away from the fish |
| cover. You generally will "pitch" your lure no more | | | | before it has had a chance to engulf it. When |
| than twenty to thirty fee from the boat. You | | | | fishing in a topwater style the key concept to |
| therefore need to be very quiet and discreet in | | | | remember is to employ an erratic retrieve. You |
| reaching your spot. Even a trolling motor is too | | | | are trying to imitate a small wounded fish when |
| loud when you start to get very close. This is a | | | | fishing in this manner. The steady monotonous |
| great approach for inactive fish. It works often on | | | | retrieve that works with a crankbait will not |
| hot summer days when the fish will not otherwise | | | | suffice in this scenario. You need to employ a |
| bite. You objective is simply to put your bait right | | | | series of stop and go moves along with the |
| under the nose of the fish. Because you are | | | | occasional jerk of the rod tip to give your bait a |
| fishing heavy cover you need to be ready for | | | | very inconsistent movement pattern. |