Big fresh-water tacklebuster is a favorite of anglers because of his savagery when he attacks a lure, and because of his head-shaking, leaping battle when hooked.
Due to transplanting, he now can be found in ponds, lakes and rivers throughout the United States, and even in Canada, Mexico, Germany, Spain, France and Africa. His general color is greenish-bronze on the back, a lighter green on the sides, and yellow-white on the belly.
Fishing Guides Tip 1
A line of black marks extends along each of his sides from jaw to tail, giving him the name Linesides.
An easy way to distinguish him from his close relative, the Smallmouth Black Bass, is by the joint of his closed jaw which lies to the rear of his eye, while in the Smallmouth it is directly below the eye.
The Largemouth averages 2 pounds in Northern waters, 8 pounds down South. The world record is 22 pounds, 4 ounces.
The easiest time to catch him is at daybreak and dusk; the best place is close to shore, especially near lily pads, underwater rocky lairs and large surface snags such as fallen trees. He enters this shallow water during the night to hunt for minnows and fry (young fish), night-crawlers that may have slipped off the bank, frogs, lizards, field mice and, in fact, any living thing that can fit into his cavernous mouth, which is large enough to hold another fish two-thirds his own size. Bass have been known to gobble baby ducks, and even to try to swallow one of the parents!
Under these conditions, any of the above natural foods can be used to catch him. But none of them is necessary.
Fishing Guides Tip 2
When Bass are feeding at sunup and sundown, they'll grab almost anything. So, use artificial lures. The lures that swim on the surface or just below it are the best since they arent likely to get hung up, or snagged, on bottom grass or rocks. Besides, the strike of a Bass at a surface lure is spectacular, a thrill youll long remember. You don't need a leader to connect your line to the lure. Tie the line to it directly or attach it with a small snap-swivel.
Use bait-casting or medium-weight spinning tackle and nylon line of at least 8-pound-test (breaking strength).
Shortly after daybreak, as the sun begins to warm the shallows, the Largemouth Bass stops feeding and moves to deeper water, not re-turning until late evening when he works his way shore ward again for his nightly hunt for food. Bass fishing during the day, when the sun is high and the Bass are deep, usually mystifies anglers.
They don't know how to find Bass in deep water! And even when they find them, they can't get them to strike!
The Bass aren't feeding, is the old excuse. Maybe so, but if the only Bass caught were those that were feeding, there would be many more empty stringers. Catching a feeding Bass at dawn or dusk is comparatively easy; catching a non-feeding Bass at midday can be almost as easyif you remember (1) hes the biggest bully in the lake, and (2) its easy to get him to prove it!
To continue reading the rest of this article go now to http://www.fishingcenterguides.com/Fishing-Guide-Largemouth-Black-Bass-Fishing.html
Due to transplanting, he now can be found in ponds, lakes and rivers throughout the United States, and even in Canada, Mexico, Germany, Spain, France and Africa. His general color is greenish-bronze on the back, a lighter green on the sides, and yellow-white on the belly.
Fishing Guides Tip 1
A line of black marks extends along each of his sides from jaw to tail, giving him the name Linesides.
An easy way to distinguish him from his close relative, the Smallmouth Black Bass, is by the joint of his closed jaw which lies to the rear of his eye, while in the Smallmouth it is directly below the eye.
The Largemouth averages 2 pounds in Northern waters, 8 pounds down South. The world record is 22 pounds, 4 ounces.
The easiest time to catch him is at daybreak and dusk; the best place is close to shore, especially near lily pads, underwater rocky lairs and large surface snags such as fallen trees. He enters this shallow water during the night to hunt for minnows and fry (young fish), night-crawlers that may have slipped off the bank, frogs, lizards, field mice and, in fact, any living thing that can fit into his cavernous mouth, which is large enough to hold another fish two-thirds his own size. Bass have been known to gobble baby ducks, and even to try to swallow one of the parents!
Under these conditions, any of the above natural foods can be used to catch him. But none of them is necessary.
Fishing Guides Tip 2
When Bass are feeding at sunup and sundown, they'll grab almost anything. So, use artificial lures. The lures that swim on the surface or just below it are the best since they arent likely to get hung up, or snagged, on bottom grass or rocks. Besides, the strike of a Bass at a surface lure is spectacular, a thrill youll long remember. You don't need a leader to connect your line to the lure. Tie the line to it directly or attach it with a small snap-swivel.
Use bait-casting or medium-weight spinning tackle and nylon line of at least 8-pound-test (breaking strength).
Shortly after daybreak, as the sun begins to warm the shallows, the Largemouth Bass stops feeding and moves to deeper water, not re-turning until late evening when he works his way shore ward again for his nightly hunt for food. Bass fishing during the day, when the sun is high and the Bass are deep, usually mystifies anglers.
They don't know how to find Bass in deep water! And even when they find them, they can't get them to strike!
The Bass aren't feeding, is the old excuse. Maybe so, but if the only Bass caught were those that were feeding, there would be many more empty stringers. Catching a feeding Bass at dawn or dusk is comparatively easy; catching a non-feeding Bass at midday can be almost as easyif you remember (1) hes the biggest bully in the lake, and (2) its easy to get him to prove it!
To continue reading the rest of this article go now to http://www.fishingcenterguides.com/Fishing-Guide-Largemouth-Black-Bass-Fishing.html