| Talk to any bass fisherman and he or she will tell | | | | largemouth comes out of the water and kisses |
| you that there are hundreds of different ways to | | | | that lure. I have caught some huge bass with this |
| fish for bass. The purpose of this article is to give | | | | method. |
| you five simple but very effective ways to fish | | | | Tip # 4 Another good way to fish for bass is up |
| for bass that anyone can do. No kidding, whether | | | | near the docks and boat houses along the lake |
| you are just beginning to fish for largemouth bass | | | | shore. It is amazing how close you can cast your |
| or have fished them for years these five tips will | | | | spinner bait to those fancy ski boats tied up to |
| be of help to you. | | | | those docks. Bass like to hang out in the shade of |
| Tip # 1 For years my brothers and I fished either | | | | the docks hiding in the shadows waiting for a |
| out of a canoe or a small flat bottom row boat. | | | | delicious meal to hobble by. Bam! The fight is on |
| There is more than one way to fish for bass you | | | | when that little spinner shines past his hiding place. |
| do not need a $20,000 high speed bass boat to | | | | Flip your spinner as far under the dock as you |
| catch bass we caught plenty and some pretty | | | | can get it and let it sink three quarters of the |
| nice ones at that. I vividly remember reeling in | | | | way to the bottom then retrieve just fast |
| keeper bass while all the fast bass boats flew | | | | enough to spin the blade give it three or four tries |
| from spot to spot going fast but NOT FISHING! I | | | | and if no hits then speed up your retrieve. You |
| for one like to fish out a spot before I move on. | | | | might want to throw a shallow running crank bait |
| Tip # 2 Growing up fishing out of those small | | | | under or right along side the dock or boathouse. |
| boats we learned to stay up in the weeds and | | | | Just be careful some people get really upset |
| away from the waves and wind. After all we did | | | | when you get your hook into their canvas boat |
| have to row the boat or paddle the canoe. We | | | | cover (personal experience speaking). |
| discovered how to toss our lures up into the open | | | | Tip # 5 Perhaps one of the older ways to fish for |
| pockets in the weeds and fish right up to the | | | | bass, and one not used very often anymore, is |
| edge and jerk the bait out before we snagged a | | | | with a weed less Johnson Silver Minnow tipped |
| weed. We caught many bass with plastic worms | | | | with a green spotted pork rind. We used to slay |
| dropped into those holes and slowly twitching the | | | | the bass over thick weeds using this tactic. Find a |
| worms until we hooked the bass. It is a good | | | | thick weed bed with few if any holes in it and |
| way to fish for bass. Sometimes you can catch | | | | simply toss the silver minnow onto the top of the |
| that lunker in a foot of water. | | | | bed and reel it just fast enough to keep it from |
| Tip # 3 The top water lure is my favorite to fish | | | | dropping through the weeds. It is amazing how |
| especially late evening right as the wind dies down | | | | those bass can get through those thick weeds |
| and the sun is only up for another half hour. The | | | | and latch onto that lure. Don't use a swivel you |
| water is smooth as glass and every ripple shows. | | | | should always tie your line directly to your lure or |
| I just find myself a large set of weeds that jut | | | | you will pick up weeds on the swivel. |
| out from the shoreline 25 feet or so and then flip | | | | I sure hope these five tips on ways to fish for |
| the top water twitch bait right to the edge of the | | | | bass have helped you as you go out and fish. |
| weed bed and slowly and I mean slowly twitch | | | | Remember even a bad day fishing is better than |
| jerk the lure two to three times and let it sit for | | | | any day working unless your work is fishing then |
| a second then repeat all the way back to the | | | | every day is a good day! |
| boat. Nothing is more thrilling than when that | | | | |