Fishing Tackle: The Bass Fishing

Bass fishing is a popular activity of angling in the North American. Compared with traditional bass fishing, modern bass fishing has evolved into a multibillion-dollar industry. The sport has driven the development of all manner of fishing gear, including fishing rods&reels, lines, fishing lures, electronic depth and fish-finding instruments, drift boats, float tubes, also boats specified for bass fishing. Then, what do you now about bass fishing?

1. The bass

When you want to fish a bass, the first thing you should do is learn more about the bass. Only when you know them well, you can catch more fish.

Bass is a name shared by many different species of fish. The term encompasses both freshwater and marine species, all belonging to the large order Perciformes, or perch-like fishes, and the word bass comes from Middle English bars, meaning "perch".

There are many types of fishing bass, like black basses, temperate basses, Asian seabasses. But when it comes to the bass fishing, we usually mean fish the largemouth bass. Largemouth basses have a very distinct appearance, they are olive green with dark strip in a jagged strip that is horizontal along each flank. They can live up to 16 years in the wild, reaching a maximum recorded length of 29.5 inches and a weight of 22 pounds. Their diet consists of bait fish, crawfish, frogs, insects, scuds, shrimp, small fish and snakes. They catch and eat prey that can be as large as 25 to 50% of their body length.

2. The fishing tackles

Well begun is half done. You should choose the appropriate fishing tackles when fishing.

Fishing baits/lures

Fishing with crankbaits when you want to cover a lot of water in light vegetation, rocky bottoms, shallow flats, and through bushes and grass. These lures are quite versatile
Fishing with spinnerbaits when you want to cover a lot of water and fish through quick cover.
Fish with topwater lures in very shallow water, or in areas that are covered in surface vegetation, such as lily pads.
Fishing with Jigs when you want a very accurate feel on the line, and are using short-range flipping and pitching techniques instead of casting out into the distance.
Fish with Plastic and Rubber Lure to imitate worms or lizards.

Fishing line

Match your line with the diving depth.
Choose lighter spinnerbaits for shallow water while heavier lures should be used for deeper depths.
Use a floating plastic/rubber lure, around 7 inches, with a light wire rig.

Fishing Rod

Employ a lightweight rod for buzzbaits and spinnerbaits.
Employ a sensitive and lightweight rod for crankbaits and topwater lures.
Employ a sensitive and lightweight graphite rod when using jigs or plastic/rubber lures.

3. The Fishing skills

Fishing for bass at the right time of Day--The best time to fish for bass is the first few early hours of the morning or the last few hours going into the evening.
Big baits catch big bass--Scientists have calculated the sizes of prey that bass consume. For narrow-bodied, soft-finned prey like shad or trout, bass may eat items up to half their own length. Wide-bodied, finny prey are selected at smaller sizes.
Use red fishing hooks--Studies of bass vision indicate they detect red easily and can discriminate among shades.