Friday, January 6, 2012

Wintertime Bass Fishing Techniques

By Allan Marsh


Springtime means warm waters, and this is usually the best time to go bass fishing. But some like bass fishing during winter. You can snare in the best looking bass with proper bass fishing techniques, but to set your expectations, getting as much bass as you would in the spring is virtually impossible. With less than half the effort you put in other season you can get bass during winter.

How to Catch Smallmouth Bass in Winter Waters

It can be a Herculean task to catch those smallmouth bass. They are even more skittish in the winter months, which makes it even more challenging. Because smallmouth bass in the winter months can be as elusive as D.B. Cooper, you want to learn those bass fishing techniques as early as possible. The most common sense, yet most important technique of them all would be patience -- how much of it do you have? Remember to wear insulated clothing while fishing (and choose the right type of insulated clothing) and properly judge the depth of the water and the structures underneath.

Proper Bass Fishing Techniques Can Bring You Outstanding Results

Aside from the requirement of having the proper equipment and bait in place, you should be proficient enough in the proper techniques so you can achieve outstanding results in bass fishing. Anybody reading this article should know by now that the bass' appetite is legendary. Only a few people know that they are attracted to jigs. It matters not what bait or what type of equipment you use when catching smallmouth bass. Having a good catch of smallmouth bass is predicated by your knowledge of how to use jigs.

Make sure you choose a good spot

You could have it all rolling, or should we say, fishing in the deep. Believe it or not. This is true for most parts of the year, but during winter thirty feet is the deepest they can go. Look for those parts of the waters that you know are between 20 to 40 feet deep. These could be the places for the smallmouth bass. Choose a place that is a few feet away from the aforementioned area and anchor your boat there to make it easier to cast your line. Casting the jig should be little problem from here on in. It is fairly simple to discern whether your line is striking a rock, a weed, a fish or maybe even a discarded boot. This is simple enough to learn, and once you do, all roads lead to smallmouth bass fishing expertise.

Practice makes perfect

Casting your jig and pulling it back out needs practice. So that you can properly perform this technique without flaw, a lot of practice is needed. Discerning whether the line you have cast has struck a live fish, a dead one or maybe some random divorced couple's wedding picture is an art that needs time to perfect. Practice in such a way that distinguishing a fish from a rock or vice versa becomes preternatural to you. Otherwise you will be losing the fish.




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