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 Improve Your Bass Fishing Technique with These 7 Hot Tips

1. Watch Nature for Clues. When you are fishing, stay aware of the activity level of wildlife around you. Are the birds singing and flying about? Do you see squirrels moving in the shoreline trees? Nature has a rhythm and you can up your catch rate by tuning into it. If you notice lots of wildlife activity around you, odds are the fish are going to be active and receptive to aggressive techniques.

2. Cold fronts are not bad, if you are fishing the right side of one. When a cold front is moving through the area it can cause the bass to begin feeding heavily. The longer the weather has been stable, and the of the coming front determines how strongly the bass will respond. The best bass fishing will often occur in the hours that the front is actually passing through.

3. Size Does Matter! If you have been fishing hard and getting few hits, try downsizing your lure. When bass are not real active a smaller lure can be more attractive. Even active fish can have a size preference.

4. Follow the wind. If the wind has been blowing steadily in one direction for several days it can build up large masses of plankton on the windward shore, which attracts baitfish that feed upon it. Naturally, the bass will follow the baitfish for their own feeding bonanza.

5. Most fishermen avoid making contact with cover for fear of loosing their lure. When you are fishing for bass you need to make your lure contact bang off of cover to be successful. Your luring bashing into a stump and then bouncing off will often trigger a savage strike from a nearby largemouth bass.

6. Always vary your presentation until you find what is working. Your presentation is often more important to success than size and color of your lure. Vary your retrieve on every cast until you find the retrieve that works best. If you begin to catch bass on a particular retrieve, then stick with it until it stops working.

7. Dirty, muddy water often turns anglers off, but it can actually be your best friend. In low visibility conditions largemouth bass tend to close to cover for security. This tends to concentrate the bass into a smaller area, making them easier to find. So, in muddy water conditions always fish tight to any available cover.

I hope these 7 bass fishing technique tips help you catch more bass. Be sure to give them a try the next time you are on the water. I am positive you will see your catch rate increase if you put them to use.


Mike Quinn is an avid bass fisherman and spends a 120+ days a year on the water. Fishing for both fun and in tournaments. Helping others become better bass anglers gives him great satisfaction.