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"Pattern Fishing"
Bass have seasonal movements through out the year. It is your job, to try and locate these fish, and gain as much knowledge as possible to improve your skills and technique on trying to catch them. Be it, pitching a jig, throwing a spinner bait, or crank bait, it takes time and practice.
Many professionals and amateur fishermen develop, and practice these skills, bye putting countless hours on their local rivers, small ponds and lakes. They fine-tune their basic knowledge, and information by doing so continuously. Bass fishing is about ten percent luck, and ninety percent of skill. I’m sure this can be greatly debated to those who feel differently.
Developing a pattern is only through practice, and elimination of what is not working. For instance, if you begin throwing top water bait, and have not had a strike with in an hour or two, you can be rest assured that a top water bite is not your best approach for that moment. The top water bite might develop later on through out the day as the wind picks up, so let’s not eliminate it all together. This in turn may switch you to throw soft plastic baits, or deep diving crank baits. Be more flexible to change in conditions, and don’t get trapped into throwing something continuously that is not working. What worked last week, generally doses not work the following week.
Fish as frequently as you can. It is all more knowledge being absorbed, and later put to use. Take mental notes of any fish that you do catch. Was it shallow? Was it in five to seven feet of water, or more? Was the strike subtle or aggressive? Ask yourself these questions, and you will become a better fishermen just bye doing that. You can always hear fishermen discussing water temperature; this is a crucial factor in the pattern of fishing you will choose. The air temperatures are rarely discussed, but remember that this will have a large effect on the water surface temperature. Knowing your strengths and weaknesses are vital to your learning process of becoming a good bass fisherman. My approach to fishing begins with three basic kinds of patterns, top water, then medium depth, or bottom fishing. Look at pattern fishing as positive feedback. By approaching it in this manner, your bass fishing style is being appraised by the amount and quality of the fish you will catch.
By identifying all of these styles, your fishing will improve dramatically and leverage your unique sources of power. You’re asking yourself, what does that mean, and how do it relate to bass fishing? If you feel you are a better spinner bait fisherman, but not as good as a worm fisherman, or a crank bait fisherman, then learn the spinner bait style and all of its techniques.
When fishing open water, vary your speed, angle, and approach. Slow down your retrieve, and then some in cold water. The optimum water temperature for aggressive large mouth bass is usually between 60°F and 65°F. Small mouth bass are generally aggressive 10°F lower (55°F) than large mouth bass. Reaction baits such as; stick baits, spinner baits, crank baits, can aggravate a fish just enough to make it come out of its ambush area or staging spot, and strike a lure with force. I call these areas, “the zone”. Find this zone, and normally all the fish will be at that depth all over the lake (hopefully). Also remember that large mouth bass are very territorial. The strike’s you will get are normally a fish that is defending the area in which he is bedding.
I hope these tips can help you in the future. Keep in mind, to stay focus, and be more mindful of the weather before you go fishing. This will help you to fine-tune your pattern. Remember to always sharpen your hook points. Dull points will not penetrate a fish. Plan your time through out the day with a variety of lures and structure you want to fish. This makes fishing allot more enjoyable.
Take a friend fishing
Elliott Liardo
Many professionals and amateur fishermen develop, and practice these skills, bye putting countless hours on their local rivers, small ponds and lakes. They fine-tune their basic knowledge, and information by doing so continuously. Bass fishing is about ten percent luck, and ninety percent of skill. I’m sure this can be greatly debated to those who feel differently.
Developing a pattern is only through practice, and elimination of what is not working. For instance, if you begin throwing top water bait, and have not had a strike with in an hour or two, you can be rest assured that a top water bite is not your best approach for that moment. The top water bite might develop later on through out the day as the wind picks up, so let’s not eliminate it all together. This in turn may switch you to throw soft plastic baits, or deep diving crank baits. Be more flexible to change in conditions, and don’t get trapped into throwing something continuously that is not working. What worked last week, generally doses not work the following week.
Fish as frequently as you can. It is all more knowledge being absorbed, and later put to use. Take mental notes of any fish that you do catch. Was it shallow? Was it in five to seven feet of water, or more? Was the strike subtle or aggressive? Ask yourself these questions, and you will become a better fishermen just bye doing that. You can always hear fishermen discussing water temperature; this is a crucial factor in the pattern of fishing you will choose. The air temperatures are rarely discussed, but remember that this will have a large effect on the water surface temperature. Knowing your strengths and weaknesses are vital to your learning process of becoming a good bass fisherman. My approach to fishing begins with three basic kinds of patterns, top water, then medium depth, or bottom fishing. Look at pattern fishing as positive feedback. By approaching it in this manner, your bass fishing style is being appraised by the amount and quality of the fish you will catch.
By identifying all of these styles, your fishing will improve dramatically and leverage your unique sources of power. You’re asking yourself, what does that mean, and how do it relate to bass fishing? If you feel you are a better spinner bait fisherman, but not as good as a worm fisherman, or a crank bait fisherman, then learn the spinner bait style and all of its techniques.
When fishing open water, vary your speed, angle, and approach. Slow down your retrieve, and then some in cold water. The optimum water temperature for aggressive large mouth bass is usually between 60°F and 65°F. Small mouth bass are generally aggressive 10°F lower (55°F) than large mouth bass. Reaction baits such as; stick baits, spinner baits, crank baits, can aggravate a fish just enough to make it come out of its ambush area or staging spot, and strike a lure with force. I call these areas, “the zone”. Find this zone, and normally all the fish will be at that depth all over the lake (hopefully). Also remember that large mouth bass are very territorial. The strike’s you will get are normally a fish that is defending the area in which he is bedding.
I hope these tips can help you in the future. Keep in mind, to stay focus, and be more mindful of the weather before you go fishing. This will help you to fine-tune your pattern. Remember to always sharpen your hook points. Dull points will not penetrate a fish. Plan your time through out the day with a variety of lures and structure you want to fish. This makes fishing allot more enjoyable.
Take a friend fishing
Elliott Liardo
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