| Remember when bass fishing was simple and fun? | | | | find a lot of bass piled up together. If you catch |
| Now everything has gotten so commercial you | | | | one, you will probably catch a bunch. Keep |
| have to compete to see who has the most | | | | throwing back to where you caught the first fish |
| expensive boat and who has the biggest horse. | | | | because bass like to group up, especially in the fall. |
| Let me tell you something, I've caught more fish | | | | This tactic will work just about any time of the |
| already in a flat bottom aluminum boat than most | | | | year but fall seems to be the best. When I say |
| people will catch in a lifetime. You don't need a | | | | fall what I mean is October through November. |
| twenty or thirty thousand dollar boat to go fishing. | | | | These fish cannot resist live bait. If this fails to |
| There's only two requirements for a boat - it has | | | | work for you, try moving in or out of shallow |
| to float and it has to be safe. Other than that, | | | | water with your trolling motor or with the wind if |
| things like depth finders, gps, etc. ain't really | | | | you don't have a trolling motor. |
| necessary but just good to have. The main thing | | | | Now that you know what to do lets talk about |
| you have to remember about fishing is to have | | | | rigging your bait. The only thing you need is a |
| fun. Having said all this, Let's go! | | | | hook or a hook and cork. I have found it better |
| There are many ways to bass fish, without | | | | to use a brown or cork colored cork, but red and |
| having to spend a lot of money. I will be taking | | | | white will work too. The shad has nose holes. |
| you on one of the easiest and funnest trips you | | | | Stick the hook through one nose hole and out the |
| can go on. All you need for this trip will be a cast | | | | other. This will help keep the shad alive. It is very |
| net, a rod and reel, of course, and an anchor. | | | | important to do everything you can do to keep |
| During the fall, bass pile up on shallow points, road | | | | your bait lively. There are many ways to keep |
| beds, and piers. So what we are going to do | | | | your bait alive, but the easiest way is salt and ice. |
| today is fish points about four to ten feet deep. | | | | About a 1/4 cup of salt added to your bait tank |
| The only catch to this is you have to have shad, | | | | and 1 bag of ice will really help. Even a pump of |
| which can be located by watching the water. | | | | some sort that keeps the water moving will help |
| When you see shad popping the top of the | | | | greatly. Keeping your bait alive will become easy |
| water, throw your net into this big ole pile of bait, | | | | the more you do this type of fishing. |
| throw them into a livewell or tank and you are | | | | This is probably the most productive type of |
| ready to go. | | | | fishing you will ever do because every fish in the |
| Once you get the shad you are ready to find a | | | | lake will eat a shad. I have caught bass, stripe, |
| good point to fish. Long tapering points are the | | | | catfish, drum, etc on shad and it is one of my |
| best, or any point that has a depth change in | | | | favorite ways of fishing. I do this during the |
| close proximity to where you want to anchor | | | | hottest part of summer in the creeks fishing for |
| your boat. I have found it to be better if you | | | | saltwater stripe. My personal best is 31 lbs but |
| stay in about five to six feet of water, casting | | | | that is another story. |
| toward the bank and making a complete circle | | | | Give this a try and let me know if it works for |
| around the boat. This is an easy and fast way to | | | | you. Best of luck! |