| It doesn't matter if you are on a new lake or one | | | | later.o Be organized and prepared. |
| where you feel at home, the main purpose of | | | | Always keep all your equipment together where |
| going fishing is to locate and catch as many fish | | | | you can find them when needed. It is best to |
| as possible. In this case these bass fishing tips will | | | | keep the equipment you regularly use, in the boat, |
| help you locate and catch as many bass fish as | | | | together with replacement parts in case |
| you can. | | | | something goes wrong.o Batteries. |
| In each body of water you'll find an infinite | | | | Take care of your batteries and always bring a |
| number of different forms of structure and cover | | | | spare for emergency purposes.o Boat bearings. |
| located in a variety of depths and water | | | | Many anglers including bass anglers neglect to |
| conditions. This means that you can use many | | | | check the wheel bearings on their boat trailers. |
| types of fishing equipment and catch a lot of fish | | | | Every spring when you take your boat out of |
| in a proper and legal way. Hence we need to take | | | | storage, always have your bearings checked. This |
| good care of the equipment we use to catch fish | | | | could save you from a serious accident with your |
| with. | | | | boat.o Rod basic. |
| The following are some of the most important | | | | The most accurate casting is achieved with |
| bass fishing tips to remember:o Keep your feet | | | | overhand casting. Bait casting gear is extremely |
| dry. | | | | well suited for "targeted" fishing such as when |
| You can accomplish this by using Seal skin sox or | | | | catching bass. Sometimes it may be necessary to |
| a waterproof pair of shoes that you can wear in | | | | place a lure under a boat dock, under over lying |
| any shoe. You will find this helpful especially when | | | | limbs or between pontoons. In this case it is |
| fishing in a shallow lake that requires you to step | | | | recommended that you skip a lure and use a |
| into the water in order to push your boat off.o | | | | spinning outfit instead. Be adaptable and make use |
| Keep your rods as good as new. | | | | of both types of equipment.o Graphite rods. |
| Well-kept equipment are always good to look at | | | | The biggest killer of graphite rods is impacting |
| and increases your enthusiasm which is essential | | | | against a hard object, so keep this in mind when |
| for success. You can use a simple prep pad to | | | | stowing rods for travel to fish for bass. The |
| clean the cork handles on the rod. If the cork of | | | | impact may not cause a break on that day, but it |
| your fishing rods is very untidy it makes them | | | | will create a weak spot that can break later. If |
| look a few years older than they really are. Use a | | | | you are keeping them on the deck, strap them |
| very light grade sand paper to sand the cork | | | | flush against the deck so that the parts of the |
| handles and you will find that all the dirt will | | | | deck aren't rapping against it during travel. |
| disappear, leaving you with a brand-new looking | | | | If you are storing them in a locker, do the same |
| fishing rod. Plus it will help your rod perform better | | | | or put them in a horizontal holding system, where |
| and last longer.o Hi- tech basin. | | | | they won't hit the side or floor of the locker. If |
| A handheld computer as well as organizers such | | | | you are the non boater and your partner doesn't |
| as the palm pilot can be very useful to the bass | | | | have room in his locker, try to find the spot that |
| angler. It allows you to create a checklist of things | | | | prevents or minimizes repeated bouncing. If you |
| you need so you don't forget anything, log | | | | have to, lay them over your leg when running the |
| conditions and store the numbers of your new | | | | big engine. It's never fun to set the hook on a |
| friends you might have met along the way. | | | | good fish and end up with a three piece rod. |
| It will also allow you to download a map of your | | | | Following these bass fishing tips will ensure that |
| destinations which you can transfer to your | | | | your next fishing trip is perfect and without any |
| desktop when you get home, for easy access | | | | nasty surprises. |