| Bass fishing not only a popular hobby, but it is also | | | | Using lures is very popular amongst bass |
| considered a sport with many events and | | | | fisherman. The best time to use lures are first |
| competitions being held each year in the US and | | | | thing in the morning or late at night. Using lures will |
| other countries around the world. Three of the | | | | require patience to find the right type at the right |
| most popular types of event bass are the small | | | | fishing spot. One thing to remember with |
| and largemouth bass as well as the kentucky | | | | spinnerbait is that the darker the water you're |
| bass species. | | | | fishing in, the brighter the spinner should be. |
| Bass Fishing originated roughly in the mid 18th | | | | Plug Fishing |
| century. It was primarily thought that fishing for | | | | Plugs are another type of bass lure and there are |
| bass in these times was for food and not | | | | many different types. Some are for the surface |
| recreation. It was in 1768 that bass fishing | | | | and other are to catch deep swimming bass. |
| became a sport. | | | | Because bass are a predator and eat most of |
| There are many different ways to catch a bass. | | | | their food alive, some say that certain plugs are |
| Here are just a few of the most popular | | | | the best way to catch them other than live bait |
| methods. | | | | because the ones that give off vibrations and |
| Live Bait Fishing | | | | make sound look as life-like as something alive |
| There is live bait fishing, with popular baits being | | | | that the bass would eat. |
| worms, wild shiners and shad which are | | | | There are two major bass fishing tournaments in |
| considered by some fishing experts to be the | | | | the US which are the Bassmaster Tournament |
| easiest way to catch that big bass. Care needs to | | | | Trail and the Wal-Mart FLW Tour which have a |
| be taken not to kill the bait and fish will strike at | | | | first prize of $500,000 and $1,000,000 |
| bait that looks healthy and normal rather than bait | | | | respectively andare televised all around the US on |
| that can barely move. | | | | television. |
| Spinner Fishing | | | | |