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Carolina Rig Basics for Deep Water Bass

April 22, 2021April 22, 2021 PracticalAngler 2 Comments

practical bass fishing tip Many bass anglers focus their fishing attention in relatively shallow water depths (<10 feet) for one of two basic reasons:

1) the waters they fish are primarily that shallow or

2) they are not comfortable with fishing deep water.

Though the second reason may involve a lack of confidence in finding bass holding structures in deep water, often times it relates to a lack of skills in deepwater presentations techniques.

Probably the most basic of deep water bass fishing methods involves using a simple system called

Best Bass Boat Accessory Available

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Here is another bass fishing tip for all you bass anglers with a boat and guest fisherman you are not quite sure of … If you are a bass boat owner and ever taken a guest angler along for a day on the water, I imagine you have had a day where the back-seater stressed…

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Solunar Tables for Bass Fishing

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Bass movements and moods (as well as other fish and game) have been related to changes in the Earth-Moon-Sun orientation (and therefore energy) for much of human history. Even early hunters recognized different animal movements during different Moon phases and adjusted accordingly.

I even have to admit, when I took the time to check, bass feeding activities often seemed to coincide with major or minor solunar periods.

Following is a version of a Solunar Table for April 2010 (Astro Table) which was derived based using Moon and Sun phase information (it also links to current Bassmaster page):

Meaning of the data in the columns:

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Use Fishing Journals To Up Fishing Success

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Identifying the key elements and patterns is a critical factor often turning our bass trips from fishing events into bass catching adventures.

Most of us can recall the generalities of past days on the water then mentally compare those sketchy details against the conditions we currently face during a day of fishing.

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Although many of the methods employed and patterns encountered may be remembered, the subtle details that actually lead to success during those previous outings usually escapes us.

Why Bass Pros Succeed …

So how do the professional anglers apparently adjust so quickly to changing conditions on the water during tournaments?

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Topographic Map Tips for Bass Anglers

January 21, 2021April 9, 2021 PracticalAngler No Comments

Maps are an important tool and great asset for bass anglers and a good topographic map can be the very best map resource. Being an outdoorsman, most bass fishermen likely know at least a little about topographic maps especially about using them for navigating across their local fishing and hunting haunts … Beyond indicating the…

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