| Off shore fishing for large mouth Bass has | | | | warmer water temperatures are present or lack |
| recently renewed its ability to fill the live | | | | of good cover Bass will relate to off shore |
| well! | | | | structure. |
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| Many Largemouth anglers limit themselves to | | | | Boating a Largemouth on a mid lake hump is |
| the lake's shore to pursue bucket mouth. But | | | | unheard of, or is it! If off shore structure, |
| limiting ourselves to shoreline structures | | | | hump or not, is able to sustain bucket mouth |
| alone can also limit the live well numbers. | | | | then why not fish it! Shallow weeds, deep |
| | | | weeds, boulders all combined with deep and |
| By off shore, I'm not saying deep structure. | | | | shallow water and enough food to sustain them |
| I'm simply saying that certain off shore | | | | comfortably; why would they not be there? In |
| structure should not be overlooked. Weeds | | | | three separate occasions during this years |
| found off shore are 'prime' if you know what | | | | tournaments off shore Largemouth have been |
| to look for as far as characteristics go. A | | | | put in the live well. One particular mid lake |
| good six to ten foot cap on a shoal littered | | | | hump produced a five fish limit alone and it |
| with weed growth is good terrain. If | | | | couldn't be more than half a tennis court in |
| surrounded by depths of thirty to forty feet | | | | fishable area! |
| then it might just hold Smallmouth Bass. But | | | | |
| with surrounding depths staying relatively | | | | Lake bottom peninsulas are a Largemouth |
| shallow, say fifteen feet, or better yet, | | | | magnet. Gems like these (See diagram) are |
| gradually sloping rather than dropping off | | | | difficult to find with all the right |
| quickly, its chances of holding Largemouth | | | | characteristics to house the Bass. But when |
| Bass are higher. | | | | you do find one, it can surprise even the |
| | | | novice Bass angler with its fish producing |
| When fishing such areas I am convinced that | | | | abilities. |
| Bass are present when baitfish are spotted or | | | | |
| detected on the end of my line. Good | | | | Off shore islands in relatively shallow lakes |
| structure and baitfish verification gets my | | | | will also hold Largemouth Bass. One |
| Bass instincts 'tingling'. Determination now | | | | Particular island in the Kawartha Lakes, |
| plays a roll! Basically, off shore angling | | | | Ontario, still to this day, produces both |
| for Largemouth should be considered a | | | | bucket and Smallmouth. And yet rarely do I |
| possibility and we know that exploring as | | | | have angler traffic around me. Find weeds and |
| many possibilities in our search for the fish | | | | work them thoroughly! You too will be |
| is just good Bass sense! | | | | rewarded as I was in this photo with the |
| | | | Island in the foreground. Bass like this have |
| Looking for areas like these to fish has its | | | | been a common occurrence! |
| advantages (See diagram). For example, when | | | | |