| In this article I'm going to reveal 5 smallmouth | | | | time with your line in the water. Being as efficient |
| bass fishing tips that will help any angler catch | | | | as possible when smallmouth fishing is always a |
| more smallmouth bass on their next fishing | | | | good idea. |
| excursion. Although most of these tips can be | | | | 3. Pay Attention To Your Hands - This tip is |
| modified to help you catch smallmouth in many | | | | especially true for bait fishermen. Smallmouth |
| situations, they are particularly effective when | | | | have a sensitive sense of smell, and if they |
| used in the flowing waters of both streams and | | | | detect unnatural scents on the bait your using, |
| small rivers. If you never realized it, these fish can | | | | they will tend not to bite. This is why you need to |
| be caught in much the same manner as trout, | | | | make sure that you don't have any unnatural |
| and this is the type of fishing I'm referring to. | | | | scents on your hands that might transfer to your |
| Smallmouth Bass are widely considered to be the | | | | bait. A good practice is to grab a handful of grass |
| hardest fighting fish, pound for pound, that swims | | | | or dirt and rub it in your hands periodically. This will |
| in freshwater. If you throw the current of a river | | | | help to eliminate any unnatural odors (that might |
| or stream into the mix, the results can be as | | | | be on your hands). |
| much fun as a person can have with their clothes | | | | 4. Pay Attention To When You're Fishing - The |
| on! These hard fighting fish have an uncanny | | | | time when you're fishing is very important. Did |
| knack for using the current top their advantage | | | | you know that natural occurrences such as the |
| during the fight, which can make landing them that | | | | weather and moon have an incredible impact on |
| much more challenging. | | | | the behavior of fish? They truly do, and fishing |
| In any case, let's get down to business, shall we? | | | | when these factors are in your favor is a great |
| As far as I'm concerned, the tips below are the | | | | idea. Very few things will have as big an impact |
| top 5 smallmouth fishing tips (in no particular | | | | on your catch rates as the weather and moon. |
| order). | | | | That's why a great tip is to familiarize yourself |
| | | | with the weather and moon and how the two |
| 1. Use Light Gear - When fishing for smallmouth, | | | | affect fishing. It will help you catch more |
| especially in river and stream situations, we want | | | | smallmouth, I promise you. |
| to use fishing gear that's as light as possible. When | | | | 5. Use Gang Hooks - When fishing for smallmouth, |
| I refer to the word 'gear', I'm referring specifically | | | | you want your bait to look as natural as possible. |
| to your rod, reel, and line. I personally prefer ultra | | | | The best way to accomplish this is through the |
| light action rods and reels, spooled with four-pound | | | | use of pre-tied gang hooks. Gang hooks allow live |
| test. Light action gear spooled with six-eight pound | | | | bait (especially live worms) to be presented in the |
| test is passable as well, but anything heavier than | | | | most natural way possible. Don't you think a live |
| this should not be employed. Using light gear will | | | | worm should look like a live worm, rather than |
| result in more bites, and more bites will result in | | | | some sort of worm ball? Of course, it only makes |
| more fish being caught, it's that simple. | | | | sense, which is why pre-tied gang hooks should |
| 2. Be Efficient - Being efficient when your on the | | | | always be employed when using live bait to fish |
| water is important, because the more efficient | | | | for smallmouth. These top 5 smallmouth fishing |
| you are the more time you spend with your line | | | | tips will help you catch more bass on your next |
| in the water (where the fish are), rather than | | | | fishing trip. Employ one or all of them, and find out |
| searching for gear and/or bait. This is especially | | | | for yourself. How am I so sure that these are |
| true when wading and fishing the flowing waters | | | | the top 5 smallmouth fishing tips? Because I've |
| of a river or stream. This is where things like | | | | personally been using every one of them to catch |
| retractors, rod rulers, and bait bags come into | | | | more smallmouth for more than 20 years, and |
| play. All of these products make you more | | | | know they work. And if they work for me, they |
| efficient, which means you get to spend more | | | | will work for anyone. |