Tactics & Techniques
Need some help trying to learn the latest bass fishing techniques? Our articles will help you understand when to choose right fishing tactics and techniques for the situation. Whether you are fishing for bass in a small pond or on a big lake with your bass boat, our fishing articles will help you catch more and bigger bass.
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Monday, 13 February 2012 21:36 | Written by Dave Lengyel | 
Man made swamps, every county has a few. Rivers and streams that have been dammed in one spot or another; creating a pool of water for industry, drinking or even recreation. These areas area usually shallow with a deeper spot by the dam, when I say deeper, I mean only around 5 to 6 feet. Fish such as Largemouth Bass love these areas, and some of the swamps can produce pretty sizeable fish. The trick is finding which one to fish and what lures to throw to entice them to bite.
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Summertime on the Mississippi river means one thing, weedless frogs. Lily pads, eel grass and any other submerged vegetation that line the ox bows , chutes and channels on the Mississippi river are stocked full of bass. 
So what is a ditch and how do I find them? Ditches to put it simply are depressions in the bottom. Some people also call them a "hole". Ditches can be natural, or created by water entering a body of water. For example, if you have a creek that pours into a lake, there will be a ditch near the mouth of the creek. These ditches are created from erosion due to current. You can find ditches in other areas as well. They can be found on flats, humps and even points.
With so many lures available on the market today, it is often a daunting task to decide what is good for a particular situation, time of day, water clarity and temperature. The jerkbait is a lure that can produce quality fish for almost all situations, in both still and moving water. What is more, the adaptability of this bait makes it a "go to" when crankbaits or spinnerbaits are not producing.
Over the years I have read a lot about where to fish and what to use, there are many talented Bass anglers that can give advice about a multitude of subjects.
One of the biggest lures of bass fishing is the competitive nature of the sport. At any level, its competing against the fish on an afternoon out, your buddy on a Saturday morning or in the structured setting of a professional tournament, its competition in a pure form. This fact causes us to occasionally encounter the malady that every competitor, in every sport has to face "The Slump." Like the slumping baseball player who is a half a blink slow on a fastball, guessing wrong on the curve and when he does make solid contact hits it directly at the waiting fielder, we can fall into the same rut.
I'm pretty much willing to bet that nearly every angler reading this article, at one point or another, has heard the cliché "Bigger baits catch bigger fish". But does this hold true in every situation? As a Long Island angler, I seriously doubt it! Time to face facts, bigger isn't always better. So with that in mind, we ask ourselves, what are we left with? Answer; finesse! Finesse, a word that many long-time, traditionalist bass anglers cringe at the sound of, has brought about a revolution in the way many anglers approach bass fishing.- Drop Shot Fishing With A Twist
- To Boldly Go Where No Man Has Gone Before
- Full Contact Fishing !!!
- Shallow & Slow
- “Deer Hunting & Bass Fishing”
- A Little Help From Your Friend
- In The Heat Of The Night
- Night Fishing
- PART 1 - Yoga with a Casting Rod
- PART 2 - Bass Talk, Are You Listening?
- PART 3 - What’s Your Lure Doin’?
- Drop Shot Fishing - Top to Bottom
- Bass Rigs With a Twist
- Be A Good Fish Scout
- Power Plant Bass Fishing:
| Concentration is Your Most Important Piece of Equipment |
Bass fishing is not only about rods, reels, lures, boats, and motors. When you hit the water in a tournament or just to fun fish, the most important piece of equipment you can bring is your concentration. The power of your concentration is a huge part of competitive bass fishing. You have to be ready mentally for anything that can happen during the day, such as how and where a bass bites. This will lead you to the next fish of the day and the rest of your limit. You must also be able to recognize when you have to make changes if you are not catching fish. Some of the changes you need to make maybe very small and you need to have your concentration at peak performance to pick up on these subtleties. This brings the other part of the mental game in bass fishing and that is confidence. |
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