| One of the best bass fishing techniques would | | | | A bass has picked up your lure and is just |
| have to be splitshotting. This can make all the | | | | following along with your forward movement. This |
| difference between a successful days fishing or | | | | is why it is so important to maintain bottom |
| sitting twiddling your thumbs all day. | | | | contact. Once you realize that you've lost the feel |
| Without doubt you should take the time to | | | | of the weight against the bottom, and your depth |
| practice this bass fishing technique and not only | | | | hasn't changed significantly, you have to put two |
| will it make your a better bass fisher but it will | | | | and two together and get ready to set the hook. |
| give you more enjoyment when your out fishing | | | | The preferred hook set for this technique is called |
| during the cold winter months. | | | | a sweep set. Once you have detected a fish |
| If you desire to master bass fishing then this is a | | | | holding your bait drop the rod tip towards the |
| technique that you must learn. | | | | fish, reel down to the point of feeling resistance |
| If you do decide to put the effort in you will learn | | | | (or just shy of that point) and 'sweep' the rod |
| very quickly how to master the art of the fall | | | | horizontally away from the fish. |
| and winter bass fishing. By taking the time to | | | | If the rod loads up good and you're sure that |
| learn techniques you will be rewarded with | | | | you've got the hook in the fish just fight him to |
| exceptional smallmouth bass. | | | | the boat. If you set the hook and it didn't feel |
| A fact that you must remember is that it takes | | | | solid you may want to set the hook a second |
| a smallmouth bass about eight to ten years to | | | | time. The drag on your reel should be set tight |
| gain a weight in excess of five lbs. To make sure | | | | enough that it doesn't give on the initial hook set. |
| you preserve the smallmouth bass you should | | | | But it shouldn't be set so tight that a larger fish |
| always practice responsible catch and released | | | | can't take the line if needed. |
| techniques. | | | | When fishing for bass the best spots will never be |
| The cold weather will always put bass fish into | | | | in weeds or cover, this is why you should always |
| their winter patterns. You will need to forget all | | | | use weed less lures whenever possible. This will |
| about spinner baits, rips baits and crank baits. The | | | | help to save you money as you will not lose as |
| time will have come to break out all the finesse | | | | many lures. |
| gear. And as mentioned earlier, one of the most | | | | Bass fish do exist in a variety of different |
| successful bass fishing techniques to get the bass | | | | temperatures but the do tend to be less frequent |
| to bite during the colder months is splitshotting. | | | | on the cold front. Fish will always tend to swim |
| It is quite a simple technique to master and will | | | | deeper during the sunniest time of day. Sun does |
| not require you to invest much in termainal tackle. | | | | seems to effect bass fishing in a negative way. |
| One of the hardest things to teach an angle in | | | | Try to seek out the more shady spots or areas |
| learning the splitshot bass fishing technique is being | | | | with deeper water and cover. |
| able to teach them how to detect the bite. The | | | | Then if you are fishing on a overcast day you |
| bite will always vary depending on the activity | | | | should try and find shallower water. When in cold |
| level of the fish. | | | | waters you should reel in your bait much slower |
| Sometimes the bass fish will pop the bait hard | | | | and fish generally tend to react much slower in |
| and it will be easy to tell when they bite but then | | | | colder temperatures. |
| on other occasions there will quick tick and then | | | | Another popular technique that is used by many |
| nothing after that. | | | | angles is the freshwater fish identification. This is |
| And last but not least there is the pressure bite | | | | handy knowledge to know if you ever find |
| which is dreaded by many fishermen. | | | | yourself watching bass fishing pro or listening to |
| The pressure generally takes 2 forms | | | | commentary during a fishing program you will |
| The first way to describe a pressure bite is you | | | | know they are speaking the truth. |
| will feel a slight resistance to pulling your line | | | | To become a great angler you will need to learn |
| forward. This is somewhat like hooking a soft, | | | | many bass fishing techniques. Remember to |
| spongy rubber band. The second pressure bite is | | | | practice each one often and you will find yourself |
| when you lose contact with the bottom. | | | | getting better and better. |