| Bass fishing is a really popular sport that | | | | and ask for the most popular types for your |
| can be enjoyed by anyone with the knowledge | | | | local area. Start off simple with just a |
| of a few Bass fishing basics. All species of | | | | handful, which should include a couple of |
| Bass are some of the most sought after fish, | | | | (top water baits) a couple of (spinner baits) |
| as they are great fun to catch, and offer | | | | and a couple of (plastic or rubber lures). As |
| some of the best sport, both from the shore | | | | with the live baits these should all be |
| and from a boat. | | | | retrieved slowly when fishing for Bass. |
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| One of the first Bass fishing basics to learn | | | | The next of the Bass fishing basics is the |
| will obviously be the bait. This can be live | | | | cast. When you find yourself fishing from the |
| bait such as peeler or soft back crabs, these | | | | shoreline, make sure to try and cover a large |
| are really fine baits for Bass. A crab is a | | | | area. To do this you should cast in a fan |
| peeler when it is in the process of losing | | | | shape, start with a cast to the left of where |
| its old shell, (to test if a crab is a | | | | you are standing and retrieve your bait, |
| peeler, try lifting the rear end of its | | | | slowly pausing every ten to fifteen feet. On |
| shell; it should come away easily). A crab is | | | | your next cast aim slightly to the right of |
| a soft back when it has already discarded its | | | | the last cast and repeat this process until |
| old shell but before its new shell has | | | | you have covered a fan shaped area. Try this |
| hardened. | | | | a couple of times and if you have no luck |
| | | | simply walk twenty or thirty yards down the |
| Other good Bass fishing baits include | | | | shore and start again. |
| sand-eels, lugworm, and rag worm. Sand-eels | | | | |
| can be collected from wet sand where they lie | | | | Night fishing for Bass can be very |
| buried on a receding tide. They can be used | | | | productive, some of my best Bass fishing has |
| as a dead bait but are more effective as live | | | | been at night. For this you will need a lure |
| bait. Both lugworm and rag worm can be dug at | | | | that makes a lot of noise in the water when |
| low tide and will keep for a couple of days | | | | being retrieved. You can get some great lures |
| wrapped in damp newspaper. You could also try | | | | which bass find very difficult to resist - |
| what is called a bait cocktail, which | | | | just visit your local tackle store. These are |
| consists of both crab and worm on the same | | | | just a few of the Bass fishing basics, you |
| hook. | | | | will pick up more as you go along, but the |
| | | | best advice I can give is to get out there |
| Other popular baits are artificial lures, and | | | | and have a go, I guarantee you will soon be |
| these should be part of any Bass fishing | | | | hooked. |
| basics kit. There are so many of these | | | | |
| artificial baits available that you could | | | | Discover how to catch more fish than anyone |
| spend a fortune on them. My best advice would | | | | else with this expert bass fishing tips |
| be to take a trip to your local tackle store, | | | | guide. |