Family Fishing Trips: The trick to getting the kids hooked
A fishing trip or holiday is a great way to share your interest and passion with your children and engage them into having a similar interest as you at an early age. It is a great way to bond and share a rewarding experience that they will take into adulthood. As with anything you introduce children to there has to be three key features: the experience should be rewarding, reinforcing and most importantly successful. If the child walks away from the adventure feeling as though they haven’t achieved they are unlikely to view the experience as a positive one. To get children excited about fishing they must first catch a fish! Read more »
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In the Spring bass fishing can be pretty predictable but its wise to have a few strategies up your sleeve to land bass during the spawn. There is nothing that will change the bass spawning behavior by catching them when they are in the spawning stages. Here are some tips and strategies for catching bass during the spawn and how their behavior is affected by it. Read more »
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Bass fishing in rivers and streams is pretty different than going after them in a lake. In a lake the different species of bass will separate themselves out in different areas according to their different preference on what they like. Read more »
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Whether it be a farm pond or a small lake these can be one of the best areas to catch largemouth bass in. Especially if there are some deep areas in the lake so the bass can live year round and cover for them to hide ambushing their prey with. Believe it or not in the sport of bass fishing in the last 20 years all the state record bass have come from bodies of water that were less than 50 acres in size. Some growing as large as 9 to 14 pounds. These bass fishing tips will help you dominate Farm ponds. Read more »
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When a cold front is coming it has effect on how bass act and is important to know what they will do so you can fish these bass effectively. Bass are very sensitive to sharp changes in their environment and they like things to be stable and consistent. Read more »
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You might want need to know what techniques to use at the various times of the year and the early Spring bass fishing phase is as good a time to start with as any and can be a time for some explosive bass fishing. Read more »
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All lures are intended to perform a specific matter. In most cases, their success or failure is primarily due to the way the angler uses them. The fisherman who knows his quarry and blends his lure variety to the habits of the bass and the maximal conditions is the one who is the most consistently productive in catching largemouth bass. Read more »
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A perfect day for a spinnerbait is with cloud cover enough that you can only see the flash of the spinners. When you use a spinnerbait it’s all about the reaction bite. Once you throw that spinnerbait out there by the cover you can run it fast or you can slow it down. Remember to think of your own way to make that spinnerbait flutter that will really set the bass off. Cover for spinner bait is the best. If you are fishing on a lake or a pond your fishing with a spinner bait look for rocks on the bank, suspended trees, fallen trees or anything that looks like it will hold fish. Read more »
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With Spawning completed female smallmouths and largemouths move over to deeper water and show almost no interest in feeding. The males do provide a fishing opportunity because of their commitment to defending the eggs and fry. Smallies are very vigilant, staying over the nest for as long as a weekend also guarding the area for up to ten days after the eggs hatch. Largemouths will also take a position over or near the nest. IN either case you can often see the males holding ready to protect the eggs and newly hatched bass from panfish. Read more »
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Hello Bass Fishing fans!! It is crucial to know how to read a Lake map when bass fishing a new area. Once you have the maps of course you need to know how to read them and what to look for. This will help you locate the bass quickly and put you on the bass your looking for. Read more »
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Bass fishing with graphite rods are in general the best way to go! They are made of a light weight material but have a strong backbone. Many anglers debate between the graphite and fiberglass but the best lean towards graphite fishing rods. Read more »
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There is a method of backtrolling for largemouth bass using that has proven to be very effective with fishing for bass. It allows you to locate bass in open water very quickly so you can zero in once you find the bass with other methods. With backtrolling you can actually control the depth of your lure which is a big factor that is difficult to do when just casting and reeling in. This method can catch very large bass and the action can be very exciting when this is done right. Read more »
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Bass fishing is symbolized with using artificial lures to catch bass whether it be in a tournament or a farm pond, but you can never get better than good old fashion live bait. It has many advantages since it looks, acts, smells and taste like what the bass are eating daily. When bass are in a neutral state try some live baits to save the day. Read more »
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In Bass fishing metal spoons are among the oldest artificial lures around. They come in two different types: Weedless and jigging~ Weedless spoons avg 2 to 5 inches in length and the most popular weights are one-quarter, three-eights, and one half ounce. Weedless spoons work real well in shallow water less than 6 feet deep and have a weed guard that goes from the line tie back to within a quarter inch of the hook point. Read more »
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There has been a study done by biologist on bass fishing tips and the the power of soft plastics when catching bass in a large area. It has been said that they are actually so effective because they are silent. They don’t have the rattles vibrations and other features that the so called hard lures have. Read more »
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Kentucky Lake has continued been advised a fisherman’s paradise. It is a lake with an amazing design and can challenge some of the best anglers out there. Big largemouth bass are in Kentucky lake and this particular lake is loaded with endless angling opportunities. With 180 miles and 51000 acres of prime fishing water its just a matter of finding the bass. Read more »
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A lure that can be fished anytime throughout the year is a jig. You can fish them in shallow water over the tops of vegetation that has been submerged and even through ice. Jigs can be fished at all different depths including 40 feet or more down and at a variety of speeds from slow to fast. The jig is known as being one of the most versatile lures for all different species of bass. Read more »
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The spinnerbait is one of the most favorite lures for covering water and catching bass that is out there. Bass anglers have been using spinnerbaits for years to locate and catch bass in tournaments and for fun. You can fish spinnerbaits through the surface, mid range and pump it up and down across the bottom. While retrieving this lure it can be extremely slow to moderately fast through open water all year long. Read more »
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A crankbait are designed for catching all kinds of bass and represent a panfish or baitfish trying to get away triggering all kinds of strikes. These are plugs that are made from hollow plastic, cedar and balsa along with foam. Many of the crankbaits that are out there are designed to either float when they rest or dive down to specific depths when being retrieved. Read more »
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When you are out there fishing for bass a technique that some of the best bass fisherman in the world is one called Fan Casting. With this method basically you are hitting the shoreline point, a mid lake reef or some type of bend in then channel. Read more »
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As the air begins to cool and Winter sets in bass fishing tends to slow down. There are still some good opportunities for catching some nice bass with the change of seasons. Bass fishing in the Winter can be fun and exciting when using the right methods. Read more »
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Summer bass fishing can be one of the toughest time to fish along with the most exciting times depending on how you fish for them. There are many things to keep in mind when fishing for largemouth bass during the Summer months and a particular mindset you want to adopt. Read more »
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Fall bass fishing can be some of the most exciting times to be out on the water when its fished right. As the air begins to cool off and the winter approaches bass will start in the shallows and move to deeper water. Read more »
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