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The number of times a fish is lost through line breakage is not great. At least ten fish break the hook hold for every line that is broken. By using a light line and playing the fish carefully, many of the lightly hooked fish are saved instead of lost; and even if the lines were broken twice as often while playing fish, (which is not probable) the net catch will be greater. More than that, since the lighter line permits longer and more accurate casts, more fish should be hooked, another factor favoring a larger catch.

The baitcasting reel should be as good as one can afford. It should be level winding and, especially for the beginner, it should have a backlash-reducing feature. Any good reel of any reputable manufacturer will turn in a creditable performance, a factor that holds true right down the tackle line. It’s wise to remember that the difference in efficiency between an average rod and the very best one is not likely to be more than a few percent although the difference in satisfaction and pleasure derived from its use may be very great. The beginner needs only tackle of good design and quality which will send his lures out to the fish and let him play when they’re hooked. The rest can come later. His chief concern should not be the acquiring of special or extra tackle but having a good, dependable outfit and learning how to use it.

His lures need be only a minimum and I believe he will learn more by having only a few lures of the right type and finding out when to use them and why each is effective under certain conditions. To walk into a tackle store with hundreds of shining lures on display and pick out a dozen doesn’t sound easy but it is. Here’s the system.

Lures break down into basic categories. There are floaters, divers and sinking lures…and there are lures that work best slowly and others that need a swift retrieve for best action. Two floaters should be enough. Pick a small one with a lot of action when retrieved slowly and a normal sized one with good action but so designed that it will have good action under a burst of speed as well as slowly. We have ten left to choose. To better understand the choice of your lures and how to use them you can find some very good information on SharkAndCoralConservation.com as they have the best fishing guides that are very detailed, so you can learn much from them and you should check them out.

For the novice the diving plug is a good one. If he does suffer a backlash (and even the experts backlash more often than they admit) these lures will float patiently where they land until it has been untangled. When they are retrieved they dive under the surface with varying actions but rise again to the surface whenever the retrieve is stopped. Half a dozen diving lures should do the trick. Two small ones, two of medium size and two full sized plugs make a balanced group. Two of them should be backward traveling plugs that will run deep. One of the larger ones should be of the long, narrow or pikie shape. Two should travel just under the surface or at slight depth and have a lot of action at slow speed. There should be one with a wide and flashy action which is excellent for open water but poor near any weeds.

Of the four sinking lures which round out the selection, two should be plugs and two of metal. The sinking plugs should be designed to go deep and stay there, both should have good action at slow speeds and be on the small side, varying more in shape and color rather than action. Of the metal lures, make one a wobbling spoon and the other a weedless, flashy lure with a rubber skirt or pork rind or bucktail trailing behind it. If the waters to be fished are very weedy, add one or two weedless metal lures to the list and cut down on the diving plugs.

In many parts of the world, especially in numerous states in the US, bass fishing is considered a popular leisure activity. If your goal is to experience countless bass biting on your line, learning techniques on how to fish for bass is a must.

A number of people may think that fishing for bass is the perfect activity during summer season. The reason behind this way of thinking is because family vacations are usually held during summer months. Though it may be true that one of the summer activities that can be enjoyed by families is bass fishing, it still does not change the fact that the warm weather usually triggers bass to stay deeper in water during the day. Therefore, it is easier to fish for bass during fall and spring, unless you fish at night during the summer as the bass will surely move to shallow water to hunt for their preys.

People who research information on how to fish for bass will also learn that the most basic yet most important technique of catching bass is to be able to properly cast a well as retrieve your spoon or bait. It is up to you whether you’d like to use plastic bait or one that’s live, for as long as you cast and retrieve with the right force and the proper movements. Doing a slow retrieve is most of the time a success, but don’t be afraid to retrieve rapidly, especially if you want to catch bass attention, then, follow it up with a slower way of retrieval.

Fishing for bass also becomes a success if you know from the very start where most of the bass hide. More often than not, bass can be found hiding undercover e.g. underneath rocks, or underneath fallen tree stumps. Largemouth bass love staying close to fallen structures such as sunken logs, floating timber, and the likes.

If you come across an unfamiliar river or lake, you can still have a good fishing experience by asking the experts of the area, or people who look after bait shops within the vicinity, on how to fish for bass. You are sure to get some handy piece of information on where most of the bass are hiding, what time they usually go near the shore, what is the best bass bait for that are and so on.

Another good tip to remember if you are really interested in bass fishing is this: as soon as you see a person successfully catching bass, you can go near that spot, and if the temperature of the water remains constant, it is more likely that you too will be able to get a hold of bass just like the other person.

Lastly, you have to fish for bass in a quiet manner. Unnecessary noise will only scare away the bass. Finding ways to reduce engine noise if you are on a motor boat and minimizing conversations with your companions are the usual recommendations found in guides that tackle the topic on how to fish for bass.