| Largemouth bass are one of the best fighting fish | | | | another largemouth bass will have taken over the |
| in the world. What makes them such an extreme | | | | territory. |
| adventure for every fisherman is their aggressive | | | | 5. Become a better bass fisherman by casting in |
| nature. Nearly every swamp, pond, lake and river | | | | the same fishing spot at least a few times. Bass |
| holds a largemouth bass that's keen to strike. The | | | | get increasingly more protective and you will |
| trick is outsmarting them and getting them to | | | | eventually get a strike. It is inherent in their |
| strike. | | | | behaviour to strike to protect their environment |
| There are professional bass fishing techniques that | | | | so don't give up too soon. |
| amateur anglers are using to bag largemouth bass | | | | 6. Bass can't stand direct sunlight for too long as |
| on almost every single cast. It's almost like these | | | | they have no eye lids. They will always be viewing |
| men have goneinto the mindset of the | | | | their food source from a shady secluded spot. |
| largemouth bass species. They can predict their | | | | 7. Largemouth bass pick up vibrations very easily |
| every move, where they're going to be, when | | | | in the water with their lateral line which extends |
| they're going to be there, how long they are | | | | from its fill plates to the centre of its tail. This |
| going to be there. Their friends can't believe their | | | | lateral line is very sensitive to vibration and these |
| luck. | | | | vibrations, in turn, easily tell them what shape, |
| By following the following 10 bass fishing | | | | speed and size their prey is. |
| techniques you will be well on your way to wall | | | | 8. Their sense of smell is extremely sensitive. |
| mounting your first trophy bass. | | | | Their thinking process is pretty simple. If they |
| 1. Water temperature plays a very important role | | | | smell a predator they will always swim away. If |
| in the activity of largemouth bass. The most ideal | | | | they smell a small prey they will always hunt for |
| water temperature for largemouth bass is | | | | it. |
| between 58 and 75 degrees Farhenheit. | | | | 9. Avoid largemouth bass shying away from a |
| 2. Largemouth bass can tell when a cold front is | | | | strike by limiting smells from outside sources. |
| on its way and start to binge eat. This lasts until | | | | Nicotine, sunscreen, perfumes and even human |
| the cold front finally hits. If you turn up in the | | | | sweat can easily get transferred onto bait. |
| middle of a cold patch there will be little | | | | 10. Bass have a very keen sense of hearing and |
| largemouth bass activity. | | | | in fact their entire body acts as an ear. This is of |
| 3. Full grown largemouth bass travel alone. Unlike | | | | course how it hears its prey move through the |
| many other game fish they do not run in schools. | | | | water. You are serious about bagging a trophy |
| Instead they are extremely territorial and will | | | | bass then remember not to talk. |
| always claim an area as their own. Find this area | | | | Bass will shy away if they hear unfamiliar loud |
| and they will defend it against all intruders. And | | | | noises. Largemouth bass are one of the best |
| that means a strike for you! | | | | fighting fish in the world. In the last 25 years the |
| 4. Experienced trophy bass fishermen will always | | | | sport of bass fishing has grown into a billion dollar |
| remember the exact location that they caught a | | | | industry which shows no signs of slowing down. |
| bass. That is because in a maximum of 2 days | | | | |