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It’s the time of year when many fishermen will seek big bass as all members of the bass family move to the banks to spawn around the major moon phases during May. The astute bass angler will pay close attention to the major and minor activity periods by studying the alignment of celestial bodies compiled…
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It’s springtime (or so the calendar says 😉 )…
That time of year for bass and other gamefish to move shallow as the prepare to re-produce…
Though staging bass can often be fairly easy to catch, spawning fish, especially largemouths often present a challenge to the bed fisherman…
Even though some bedding bass maybe stubborn, understanding the signals they provide as they cruise around the nest area and the lure presentations required to make them strike is key to success…
Understanding the relationship between structure, cover and fish is key when trying to actually catch fish and not just cast for them.
Fortunately, today’s bass fisherman has a myriad of electronic technology available to us helping improve the catch to cast ratio.
Even so, each time an upgrade in technology occurs, it takes a little more time and effort to learn how to interpret the info displayed on the screen…
This is definitely true with the new and improved side-imaging sonar units currently available in the depth finder marketplace…
We all make interpretations on how bass relate to cover but when you actually see it for yourself, it’s pretty amazing! In the following video, the folks at Hook n’ Look Splash (the Stricker Family) show how fall smallmouth bass relate to a deep water ledge (25′ at shallow lip dropping to 40+’ at bottom)…
Many of us fish waters where aquatic vegetation provides the most prominent cover for bass in the lake. Learning the fundamentals of fishing vegetation in bass lakes across the nation is often the key to success. One of the key elements of fishing any type of bass cover is learning the relationship between the cover…