| I get a lot of great “How To” bass | | | | what works for you. |
| fishing questions, and I think it’s great that | | | | |
| more people are becoming interested in fishing. I | | | | Finding a Good Spot |
| love answering their questions, but frankly, it’s | | | | A completely different aspect of fishing that you |
| easier to show than it is to tell (or type, as it | | | | must consider is where to fish. Because I |
| were). However, I've put together some basic | | | | don’t know what you have available to you in |
| information that I hope will be helpful and get | | | | your area, so I’ll tell you what I look for in a |
| people started fishing. | | | | good fishing spot in the waters where I fish. |
| Lures and Styles of Fishing | | | | - River fishing for bass is my favorite bass fishing. |
| Bass fishing techniques are varied as they are | | | | I’ve fished on big rivers, but enjoy smaller |
| numerous. There’s no simple answer that will | | | | rivers more. Naturally, quiet out of the way places |
| suit everyone all the time. I’ve picked out | | | | work better than areas with lots of people. |
| two of the best and easiest techniques to explain | | | | It’s generally a good plan to try to look for |
| and I feel that they will have some benefit to | | | | the spots in the river that aren’t typical. For |
| those who are just getting started in bass fishing. | | | | instance, if you find a big boulder or something |
| - Shaky Head Fishing – This is a rather new | | | | blocking the current, you can generally find a nice |
| technique that is quickly becoming one of my | | | | fishing spot on the downstream side of the |
| favorites (and apparently many other people feel | | | | boulder because dead bugs and such gather |
| the same way). It’s making the rounds in the | | | | where the current is blocked. Another good idea |
| fishing tournaments and does quite well. Ironically, | | | | is to look for a spot where a lot of tree branches |
| it seems to do even better when other lures | | | | overhang the river. Fish gather to eat the bugs |
| aren’t getting much attention from bass. I | | | | that fall out of the trees and they like the shade, |
| have actually made a page completely dedicated | | | | especially in hot weather. Downstream of a |
| to shaky head fishing at ShakyHeadJig.com so I | | | | confluence is also a good place to look for a |
| won’t explain it in detail here. You can visit | | | | fishing spot. Fish tend to gather in hopes of |
| my other articles for this one. | | | | getting the extra grub that washes out of the |
| - Top Water Fishing - This tried and true | | | | creek, stream or river. |
| technique requires a floating bait, a rod and real. | | | | - Lake fishing for Bass. Bass fishing from the bank |
| You generally use a bait that replicates an injured | | | | can be very challenging, but not impossible if you |
| minnow -some of them have propellers that | | | | have the patients and dedication for it. Look for |
| sputter and splash across the top of the water. | | | | schools of shad. Anywhere that shad gather, bass |
| Buzz baits are also a topwater bait. You can cast | | | | will be nearby. An abundance of underwater cover |
| and reel at a slow, steady pace or you can cast | | | | such as logs, rocks or artificial crappie beds are |
| and reel it in short spurts to further reproduce | | | | places where bass like to hide out. All fish like |
| the effect of an injured fish. The great part about | | | | cover and quiet little hiding spots and bass are no |
| topwater fishing is that when the bass strikes | | | | exception. The challenge to this is that often you |
| there’s a HUGE splash. It’s really exciting | | | | get your favorite lures caught in the cover and |
| to watch the fish lunge toward the bait. | | | | can’t retrieve them. Boat fishing defiantly |
| | | | | has its advantages, but there’s a lot of good |
| | | | | fishing to be had without a boat. Of course, if you |
| Either of these styles of fishing should be | | | | have one, use it. If you don’t, don’t let |
| enjoyable and successful for anyone. There are a | | | | that stop you. |
| lot of articles out there that make both styles | | | | |
| sound much more complicated than need be. | | | | |
| They are both effective and simple and should be | | | | That's it! You're on the way to the best bass |
| enjoyable to any fisher man. It takes some | | | | fishing of your life! Fish on! |
| experimentation to find what you like best and | | | | |