| No matter what kind of baits you use, there are | | | | impact. If you manually close the reel and pull the |
| tons of bass fishing tips and tricks to help you | | | | line taut on the reel to avoid any loops or tangles. |
| use them successfully. First, let's take a look at | | | | When you use one of the baits with a weight, |
| some of the tips and tricks for using soft plastic | | | | you should use two small bullet shaped weights |
| baits. | | | | pinched on the line. |
| 1. Grubs. These are tiny lures, but you can catch | | | | 3. Soft Jerkbaits. It is best to use a fast action |
| both smallmouth and largemouth bass with them. | | | | rod when using soft jerkbaits, such as Slug-Go, |
| Some of the tricks you can use with these are | | | | because you have more control over the line, the |
| to drop it, dart it or swim it. To drop it means to | | | | lure and big fish. However, you must make sure |
| use a semi-slack line in deep water and hop the | | | | you tie on the hooks with heavy line to give the |
| line back to the boat. When you swim it, you cast | | | | line more strength and resistance to abrasion. Fish |
| out the grub so that it sinks to the bottom. Then | | | | slowly when you are using this type of bait so |
| you slowly start retrieving it back towards the | | | | that the bass will be able to see it under the |
| boat. To dart the grub, let it sink a few feet in | | | | water. Brightly colored soft jerkbaits work best |
| the water and then jerk the tip of the rod | | | | because they attract the attention of the bass. If |
| upwards. | | | | you want to change the action of the lure, simply |
| When it is windy, make sure the nose of the boat | | | | insert a small finishing nail in the body of the lure. |
| is pointed into the wind and that you cast from | | | | If you want to make sure you attract the bass's |
| the back of the boat. If your line is heavy, always | | | | attention add rattles to the lure. |
| use a heavy hook and avid using thin wire hooks | | | | 4. Plastic Worms. Worms are the best bait you |
| that the bass could straighten out. Grubs are best | | | | can use for bass fishing, especially plastic worms. |
| used in summer when the bass are not biting at | | | | It does take a lot of practice to rig one of the |
| crankbaits. | | | | baits and to learn how to fish with the,. The |
| 2. Tube Baits. These are great when the bass are | | | | different rigs you can use are: Texas rigs, Carolina |
| inactive. You should use this type of bait when | | | | rigs, floating rigs and swimming rigs. The size and |
| fishing in deep water- more than 10 feet and for | | | | the color also make a difference in how |
| the best results uses a spinning reel on a 6 - | | | | successful your catch will be. If there is thick |
| 6.5-foot medium action rod. When fishing in | | | | cover and low visibility in the water, you should |
| vegetation use a heavier weight than you would in | | | | use bulky worms with twist tails or even multiple |
| other conditions. Once you have the fish away | | | | tails. Dark worms are best to sue in dark water |
| from the cover, stop reeling and let it tire itself | | | | and smaller worms work better when the fish are |
| out with the rod and the reel absorbing the | | | | inactive. |