| When you are at the lake is not the time to | | | | information is truly invaluable? |
| realize you don't know how to catch largemouth | | | | Is there more I don't know about how to catch |
| bass. As you stand there, pole in hand, waiting for | | | | largemouth bass? Well, probably. For example, did |
| a nibble - you gave up on a full-fledged bite hours | | | | you know that the size test line you use depends |
| ago - you think, "What am I missing? There must | | | | on how and why you're fishing? If you're just out |
| be something others know that I don't. What | | | | for the pure joy of fishing, 6 to 8 pound test line |
| don't I know?" | | | | should be quite adequate. You can really feel all |
| Well, do you know where they feed? The food | | | | the hits that way, and you can spend more time |
| they go after (for examples, small birds, frogs, | | | | fighting to get the fish in. But if you're in a |
| snakes, etc.) like to be in the thick weeds and | | | | tournament, you would be wise to go with 15 - |
| grasses that grow near the shore. Unlike many | | | | 20 pound test line so you can reel the fish more |
| fish, the warm water near the shore doesn't | | | | quickly. You don't want to waste valuable time |
| bother these fish, so that's where you are most | | | | fighting with a fish when you want to reel in as |
| likely to find them. Can you see how this type of | | | | many as possible in a timed period. |