A Few Good Ways to Fish for Bass

Talk to any bass fisherman and he or she will tell you that there are hundreds of different ways to fish for bass. The purpose of this article is to give you five simple but very effective ways to fish for bass that anyone can do. No kidding, whether you are just beginning to fish for largemouth bass or have fished them for years these five tips will be of help to you.

Tip # 1 For years my brothers and I fished either out of a canoe or a small flat bottom row boat. There is more than one way to fish for bass you do not need a $20,000 high speed bass boat to catch bass we caught plenty and some pretty nice ones at that. I vividly remember reeling in keeper bass while all the fast bass boats flew from spot to spot going fast but NOT FISHING! I for one like to fish out a spot before I move on.

Tip # 2 Growing up fishing out of those small boats we learned to stay up in the weeds and away from the waves and wind. After all we did have to row the boat or paddle the canoe. We discovered how to toss our lures up into the open pockets in the weeds and fish right up to the edge and jerk the bait out before we snagged a weed. We caught many bass with plastic worms dropped into those holes and slowly twitching the worms until we hooked the bass. It is a good way to fish for bass. Sometimes you can catch that lunker in a foot of water.

Tip # 3 The top water lure is my favorite to fish especially late evening right as the wind dies down and the sun is only up for another half hour. The water is smooth as glass and every ripple shows. I just find myself a large set of weeds that jut out from the shoreline 25 feet or so and then flip the top water twitch bait right to the edge of the weed bed and slowly and I mean slowly twitch jerk the lure two to three times and let it sit for a second then repeat all the way back to the boat. Nothing is more thrilling than when that largemouth comes out of the water and kisses that lure. I have caught some huge bass with this method.

Tip # 4 Another good way to fish for bass is up near the docks and boat houses along the lake shore. It is amazing how close you can cast your spinner bait to those fancy ski boats tied up to those docks. Bass like to hang out in the shade of the docks hiding in the shadows waiting for a delicious meal to hobble by. Bam! The fight is on when that little spinner shines past his hiding place. Flip your spinner as far under the dock as you can get it and let it sink three quarters of the way to the bottom then retrieve just fast enough to spin the blade give it three or four tries and if no hits then speed up your retrieve. You might want to throw a shallow running crank bait under or right along side the dock or boathouse. Just be careful some people get really upset when you get your hook into their canvas boat cover (personal experience speaking).

Tip # 5 Perhaps one of the older ways to fish for bass, and one not used very often anymore, is with a weed less Johnson Silver Minnow tipped with a green spotted pork rind. We used to slay the bass over thick weeds using this tactic. Find a thick weed bed with few if any holes in it and simply toss the silver minnow onto the top of the bed and reel it just fast enough to keep it from dropping through the weeds. It is amazing how those bass can get through those thick weeds and latch onto that lure. Don’t use a swivel you should always tie your line directly to your lure or you will pick up weeds on the swivel.

I sure hope these five tips on ways to fish for bass have helped you as you go out and fish. Remember even a bad day fishing is better than any day working unless your work is fishing then every day is a good day! Check out my reviews of two fantastic books on bass fishing. http://www.squidoo.com/bass_fishing_review