| As you spend more and more hours and days
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| | Tips and Guides
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| on bass fishing, you will acquire lots of
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| | - Position yourself only as far away as
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| knowledge about the right lure and
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| | water clarity dictates; stay close enough
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| technique for the proper way to do this
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| | for consistent accuracy.
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| sport. The best advice most experienced
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| | - Try to make the lure land on the water
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| and seasoned bass fishermen, is to
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| | with as little noise as possible. Cast
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| examine the fishing conditions, ask for
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| | past the target when possible.
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| tips from anglers familiar with the
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| | - In windy weather, put tension on the
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| waters you are fishing in, and finally,
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| | line just before the lure touches down.
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| try many different lures and bass-fishing
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| | This will straighten out the line and
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| techniques until you discover what works
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| | prevent it from blowing across
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| most effectively to the situation, and
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| | obstructions.
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| which one you are most comfortable with.
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| | - Learn casting techniques that permit a
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| Here are some Guides to Bass Fishing to
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| | low trajectory, such as flipping,
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| become a better Bass angler.
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| | pitching, sidearm casting and underhand
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| The Technique:
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| | casting.
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| The bait must fall to the preferred
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| | - Use a quality rod and reel matched to
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| depth, then you have to shake the rod
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| | the weight of the lure. Rods with a stiff
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| tip. By this, you'll be getting the
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| | blank but relatively fast (limber) tip
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| fishes attention. Do this for at least 30
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| | are easier to cast than extremely stiff
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| seconds, then shaking again for about 2
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| | or uniformly limber rods.
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| or 3 seconds intervals, stop and pull
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| | - Cast with the wrist, not the arm and
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| slowly about six inches. Then dropping
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| | shoulder.
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| again, slowly back and down and repeating
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| | - Lower the lure a few inches below the
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| the process. The first thing to remember
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| | rod tip before casting; this gives extra
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| if they're not biting is to slow down.
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| | momentum for the cast.
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| Tips:
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| | - Be sure to "load" the rod tip, causing
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| - During Springtime, fish uphill
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| | it to bend backward, on the back-cast,
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| (position the boat in shallow water and
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| | then whip the rod forward smoothly.
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| cast to deep water) and use a 1/8 ounce
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| | - Fill the spool of any type reel to
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| weight.
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| | within 1/8 inch of the lip of the spool.
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| - Fish downhill in Fall.
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| | DO NOT OVERFILL!
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| - Try to use a Texas rigged worm to
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| | The Flip-Cast; use your wrist, NOT your
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| prevent hang-ups.
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| | arm.
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| - Fish out the worm and keep suspended
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| | - Concentrate on the spot you want to
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| 90% of the time.
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| | hit, not on what you want to miss.
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| - Always try to sharpen the hooks to make
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| | - Use plenty of scent when trying to
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| sure you have maximized your hookup
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| | penetrate thick cover - it acts as a
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| percentage.
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| | lubricant.
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| - When doodling, it is critical to keep
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| | - Stick to basic jig colors (black/blue,
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| your presentation natural by downsizing
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| | brown/brown, black/chartreuse).
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| your hooks to 1/0 or lower, and paying
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| | - Use a plastic worm with a glass bead
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| delicate, attention to how straight your
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| | between the worm and the weight for
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| bait is in order to maintain a natural
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| | inactive fish.
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| presentation.
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| | - If you think it's a strike, reel down
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| - Crystal clear waters can be tough. The
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| | until your rod is in a hookset position
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| secret to fishing weenie worms is to keep
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| | before you check.
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| slack on your line and "shake" the bait
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| | - A strike is anything different
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| instead of dragging. The shaking of the
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| | (something you wouldn't feel in a
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| rod and your light line gives your worm,
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| | bathtub!).
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| grub or reaper an amazing action.
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| | - Tighten your drag all the way down for
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| When to Go:
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| | better hooksets.
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| When the bass quit hitting during the
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| | - Use 17 to 25 pound test line for bait
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| daytime and when it becomes uncomfortably
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| | casting gear, 10 to 14 pound test on
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| hot on the lake are good signals that
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| | spinning (for flipping finesse baits).
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| it's time to start night fishing. Night
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| | In order to establish a pattern it is
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| fishing is usually practiced when the
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| | essential you understand how a bass lives
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| water is in the mid-60s or warmer.
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| | in its environment. Knowing where the
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| Places to Fish:
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| | bass can be found at any given time or
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| Where to fish at night is a question
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| | place is something you must develop.
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| commonly asked by bass fishermen. Bass
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| | Always go fishing with a plan in mind.
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| don't move great distances in most
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| | Remember that every fish you catch can
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| situations. Smallmouth bass, especially,
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| | reveal clues on how to catch another.
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| are proven stay-at-homes. As the summer
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| | After establishing a pattern, realize
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| wears on, the bass tend to move deeper
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| | that when the action slows down in the
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| and won't come up shallow, even at night
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| | area you were fishing, you can then
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| in many lakes. Night fishing is
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| | search for more areas that would fill the
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| productive when the bass are within the
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| | same criteria.
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| 20-foot zone
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