When it comes to landing that prized Bass, perhaps the best time of the year would have to be fall Bass fishing. While most people love to fish in the summer usually on their vacation, spring and fall bass fishing tend to yield the best results. During the early spring is a great time to fish for bass, as this is generally known as the pre-spawn period. The best time to fish for bass however, is in the fall as they all tend to group together in what is known as the staging areas. Fall fishing allows the angler to find many groups of bass congregating in small schools near the banks or marshy areas to feed.

When the fall bass fishing season kicks in, is a time when the bass are slower as they are now looking for shallow spawning beds. As the bass are preoccupied with procreation rather than daily survival, they tend to be less alert and cautious. While fall fishing does yield the most of the breed, it must be noted that the catch can in fact delete or hamper the spawning regime that this fish tends to follow. This hampering of the lifecycle that the bass follow makes for a lower stock in the lakes come spring.

When it comes to fall bass fishing, there are many key elements to the lake conditions that allow for the bass to be readily available. First and foremost one of the most prominent changes would have to be the temperature of the water when it comes to fall fishing. The temperature of the water in the fall can drop quite drastically lending to more oxygen in the water itself. When this happens in fall fishing season, you will find more bass schooled together resulting in far more hits on your line.

When the temperature in the lake drops, the activity of the bass increases, making fall fishing an ideal time to cast and a better chance of landing the big catch. Fall bass fishing allows for the angler to receive more hits on their line as during this time period bass will more often than not strike at just about anything that looks like a meal. When it comes to fall fishing, you must keep in mind that due to the cooler temperatures in the lake, the bass will be far more active and will feed more often. This makes for an ideal opportunity to cast and get a good strike on your line.

Provided you set a pattern of colors that the fish will be familiar with during fall bass fishing, you can be sure that you will have plenty of bass to fight on any given day as they will follow trends of their environment and be more easily fooled into hitting your lure.

By: Mike Singh
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What are the bass fishing secrets? Oxygen availability, spawning place and food are the factors for making the bass thrive in water.

Being very strong fighters, bass are very difficult to catch and bash fishing has become one of the most popular recreation sports.

Bass fish are found in rivers, lakes, reservoirs, streams or in ponds. When hooked, largemouth bass resist fiercely. Largemouth bass are also very big in size. Small mouth bass known to fight on the surface and jump in order to throw the hook.

Bass-fishing method includes a standard bait, spinning or casting gear with live bait or artificial lures. Using fly-fishing to catch smallmouth has become very popular in the recent years. According to a survey done among the profession bass fisherman, the top 3 lures for catching bass are plastic worm is the most popular followed by spinner bait and crank bait. Bass fish secrets includes various different methods, which are explained below:

Locate an underwater spot or well-structured area most hospitable to bass.

Find out from lake managers or rangers about underwater trees or shelters of rock, which are man made.

Since bass are known to prefer minnows and they nest in sandy spots, try to locate large schools of baitfish in sheltered areas, which are close to shore, and in coves.

Schedule your time of fishing to coincide with the feeding time of basses – late evening or early morning.

When fishing for bass in mossy or weedy area use weedless hook setup while working down the weeds. . Top-water lure with sizeable movement are known to attract the bass particularly during heavy feeding time.

When bass are located note down the exact location immediately because bass are known to feed in the same area repeatedly.

To make bass tear up the bait, use baits which are soft, and have natural colouring such as zoom lizard. Position yourself below the canopy of tree and against the shorelines. Bass tend to think that the food is falling down from the trees and go for it.

Use Senko worms of 4 inches length and preferably matching the colour of the weeds and the water. Bass loves this bait. From the above Bass Fishing Secrets select one which you find appropriate to your fishing location.

By: Greg Edwards
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Have you ever had the pleasure of having a large fish on the end of your line? I'm not talking about a big fish. I'm talking about a LARGE fish. The size that almost instantly makes you break out into a cold sweat, and think to yourself, "My God!" If you have, these tips may help you land that fish. They've been learned by being the victim of not landing that fish, which is a place I would rather no human being has to experience.

1) Set your drag BEFORE you start fishing. You don't want to hear the familiar "zzzzzzzzz", from the drag being too loose or the popular "snap" of you line when your drag is too tight. Check it by pulling it with your hand every ten or so casts.

2) When you have a nice fished hooked and it wants to run, by all means let it. Let the fish tire itself out. This is absolutely imperative to landing a large fish. Let the fish's strength work for you by tiring the fish out. Let it run.

3) When the fish makes a nice "run" (a "run" is when it's pulling drag out) point your rod tip at the fish. Any bend in the rod will put un-needed pressure on your line. So point your rod tip towards the fish when it's making a run.

4) If the fish jumps point your rod tip down. Try to keep your line tight as tight as possible. I've lost many rainbow trout after they start jumping like crazy. When they jump, you need to keep contact with them as much as possible.

5) If you can see any cover in the water, get the fish as far away from the cover as you can. Large fish will almost always run towards cover. This is especially true with trout. If there's a fallen tree in the water, a big trout will by god do everything in its power to get into it. And if it gets into the cover, 95% of the time it's game over. So keep them away from the cover.

6) If you're fighting a large fish in current while wading or standing on the bank, and the fish just stops, don't panic. Many times large fish can position themselves in the current in such a way that they just hold there. As if you were stuck on bottom. It's a crazy thing when you experience it, but I've personally lost more than one fish when the fish does exactly this. I've also landed very nice fish on very light fishing tackle by allowing the fish to just "hold" there for a while. In every case, within 15 minutes the fish begins swimming again. If you use your polarized sun glasses, many times you can see the fish just "holding" there. This is one of those places where patience comes into play.

7) The first time that you actually catch a glimpse of the fish, DON'T PANIC! I've seen it happen, and it's happened to me. Many times, when you catch a glimpse of the monster on the other end of your line panic overtakes you. You must remember to breathe and keep your composure as much as possible.

If you keep these seven things in mind, it could very well help you to land that large fish the next time you have it hooked. That's my hope, that we can all land a monster at least once in our fishing lives. Just keep in mind that it took me three years of hard fishing on the same river and the loss of four or five monsters before I landed the monster I have hanging on my wall. But I knew there were fish of that caliber in the river I was fishing. I just knew it! Keep at it, and your hard work will pay off.

By: Trevor Kugler
Trevor Kugler - Co-founder of JRWfishing.com
Trevor has more than 20 years of fishing experience, and now specializes in ultralight trout fishing. http://www.jrwfishing.com - products and information to save you time and help you catch more fish.
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When I was a lot younger about 25 years ago, I was fishing a lake and not having a whole lot of luck. Even so, I was one of those "kids" who knew almost everything about bass fishing since I had already done it for 25 years.

I seen this older gentleman walk up to the shore about 20 feet away and seen he had the exact same lure on that I was using. I kind of chuckled to myself just knowing he wasn't going to catch anything since I didn't and I had been using this lure most of my life. Well, after watching him for about 5 minutes I seen he had caught one. I said to myself "the lucky bum" and didn't think any more about it, just went my way fishing as nothing happened.

Of course, I kept watch on him out of the corner of my eye. Pretty soon he had caught another one to my amazement. Again, I said to myself "what a lucky bum" and kept on fishing knowing he wouldn't catch anymore but keeping an eye on him just the same. Again he caught another bass and then another and then another and I said to myself, "Let’s see how this lucky bum is doing this".

So, I was on my way walking towards him to talk to him. This man was one of the nicest gentlemen I have ever had the pleasure of meeting. I said, "I have fished that lure most of the day and never caught one thing and you have caught all these bass just within a short time, how did you do that?" He said, "Technique!" I said "technique?" He said, "yep, technique". I went on to tell him I had my own technique and that I fished this lure for over 25 years and usually with pretty good results. Well, what he said next about floored me. "He said "you're using it wrong". I thought, "What the hell is he talking about, me using it wrong?". After all I was young and still had 25 years of bass fishing experience. Who was this guy anyway to tell me I was using one of my favorite lure's wrong?

I got looking at this pretty jacket he was wearing, I was in California at the time and I noticed a couple of things about the jacket. The main thing I noticed was this one patch that said "World's Topwater Bass Fishing Champion" among lot of other sponsor patches. I said to myself "Um...maybe, I better listen to this man". I can just say I am glad I did. He taught me what he was doing different, what I had been doing wrong and a technique that I incorporated from his and my technique that I use on almost on all my topwater bass fishing retrieves even to this day.

I was fishing with my son several years ago at a little lake we fish in Ohio. We were using the exact same rod, reel, line and lure and even the same lure color. I had caught about 15 fish and he hadn't even had a strike and we were only standing about 10 feet apart. He said "Why are you catching all the bass and I haven't caught any?" I said, John, you're not holding you mouth right. He said "How are you supposed to hold it?" I said like this and made the worst face I could think of to make.

Several months later he went to California to visit his grandparents and he was fishing in a river for trout there. His grandfather came along and said "John, are you not feeling well?" John said, "No, I'm fine Grandpa". His grandpa said, "We'll John, what is the matter with your face?" John said, "Well, Grandpa, Dad said I had to hold my face like this to catch fish". John's grandpa couldn't wait to go back to the house to tell his grandma who told my wife who told me. The funny part was I had forgot all about the other incident and me telling him to hold his face like that.

So, what do both of these stories have in common? Even though the older gentleman and I was using the same lure, fishing the same water, he was catching bass and I wasn't because he knew the "technique" to use. On the same hand when John and I was fishing, we were both using the same kind of rod, reel, line, and lure and I was catching fish and he wasn't because I knew the "technique" to use in that situation and John didn't.

It's not only important to know what lure to use when you're fishing but you have to know the technique to use with the lure you choose to fish. It can make all the difference in the world between a great bass fishing day and a not so good bad fishing day, to say the least.

If you would like to learn the right "technique" for the lures you use like the World Topwater Bass Fishing Champion showed me then you will want to find out about "Bass Fishing-From Cast To Catch" e-book at: http://www.bassfishingweekly.com/fromca ... catch.html

By: Charles White
Charles E. White has fished for bass for over 50 years. In that amount of time, he has caught over 6,000 bass with his best day being 76 bass in 3 hours. His biggest bass is 12 pounds 14 ounces.

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The fish finder features you choose are extremely important to the enjoyment you get from your purchase. It doesn't matter whether you are a novice once-a-year fisherman or a professional angler, finding those fish down below can be a frustrating experience. You know they're down there – if only you could see underwater!

Well, you can! A fish finder can give you that little extra advantage. Choosing the right fish finder features can enable it to tell you the depth of the water, location of a single fish or schools of fish, bottom composition (soft, rocky, weedy), thermoclines (difference in water temperature), structures in the water (wrecks, stumps, drop-offs), surface water temperature, and location. It can even help you find your way home!

Depending on the fish finder features you choose, you will find a model to fit any budget from under $100 to over $2,000.

1-Display Screen
Monochrome or color – Color is great but if cost is a concern, the color does not affect the accuracy.
Screen size – the wider the screen the larger the viewing area
Clarity – the number of pixels directly affects the sharpness and clarity of the display; the more pixels, the sharper the images will be
Backlit display – allows viewing after dark
Symbols – fish, number and type
Water temperature sensors – on screen display for surface and underwater changes
Audible/visual alarms – for bottom fish or water temperature changes

Example: Furuno FCV582-L Depth Control Gain (DCG) – for detailed images of structures and bottom densities

Example: Garmin GPSMAP178

2-Mounting
Portable or Fixed-mount – Portable units are entirely self-contained and usually include a carrying case and suction cup transducer hardware. Example: Eagle Fishmark 320
If fixed-mount you will usually attach the transducer to the to the transom of your boat. If you have a single hulled fiberglass boat, you can usually mount it to the inside bottom of your boat. This is known as “shooting through the hull” mounting.

3-Dual or Single Frequency Transponder
Dual frequency – has both 50KHZ and 200KHZ sonar and is used for very deep water or salt water. It will penetrate better in the dense salt water and give a better signal in water over 200 feet deep.
Single frequency – uses only the 200KHZ; used in inland lakes and fresh water and under 200 feet depth. Example: Lowrance X67C
Target definition is actually better with the higher frequency but if you plan to do both fresh and salt water fishing & both shallow and deeper fishing you're better off to get the dual frequency.

4-Temperature gauge
Water temperature greatly affects the behavior of fish. Fish are cold blooded and assume the temperature of the water around them. In lakes, there are warm layers of water and cooler layers. Where these layers meet are called thermoclines. Many times bait fish prefer the areas above the thermoclines while the larger game fish prefer in or just below it. This difference in thermoclines can be seen on the fish finder display screen. The greater the temperature difference, the denser the thermocline shows on the screen. Example: Navman F4500

5-GPS option - Global Positioning System
Your need for the GPS option will depend on where you fish. If you often fish in unfamiliar locations, gps is a great security feature. It maps out your waypoints so you'll always get back to camp, even at night in the dark or around complicated structures and islands. GPS combo units also mark your hot fishing spots so you can come right back to the very same spot a year later. For example, if you fish the same tournaments every year you can mark the best spots and not waste crucial serious fishing time.

Whichever fish finder you choose, this is a great marine electronic device that will make your fishing trips even more enjoyable and successful.

By: Sandra Anness
Sandra Anness, Manager Best Fish Finders
http://bestfishfinders.com.

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I've been fishing for over 50 years and even more frequently in the last 10 years; during this time I have learned a lot of countless things about fishing in general. The most important is that you can never know it all. Even a novice can show an old timer a trick or two.

Over the years I've seen hundreds of anglers come to the areas I fish full of enthusiasm and determination and they end up leaving frustrated and confused. With just a little advice this could have made for a better experience and more than likely created another fishing addict like myself. It may take some time to turn you into that pro, but the enjoyment of the sport would be more easily realised.

When starting out the very first thing you want is just basic information on where and when to fish. Sounds easy and generally just ask other anglers, lodge owners, bait store owners, heck just ask.

Now for the fishing equipment, the rod and reel. Sounds simple enough, but maybe not. As in most other sports, cheap or poor equipment will result in poor results. As an example I met a fellow from southern Ontario (Toronto) while fishing here at home for Northern pike and asked him how the fishing was. His remark was that he was going to rent a boat and give it a try. So I asked him if he would like to go out with me that evening and he accepted. I met him at the dock and told him to load his gear in the boat and offered him a life jacket and away we went. I did not notice what he had loaded at first except he had a nice big new tackle box, as we moved away I asked where is your rod and reel. He went on to open his new tackle box and proceeded to pull out one of those pocket fisherman rigs. Of course I had a hard time from not laughing out loud, but went on to offer him one of my other rigs already in the boat.

Once we hit the area I intended to troll he went on to politely say he wanted to use his own rod but asked what one of his lures he should use for northern pike. He had one large red and white spoon and I told him to use that and made sure he let out enough line for what we were doing. I believe I was praying for him to get the first strike and sure enough he did after about 15 minutes or so and the fun began.

Now this pike he had on was I guessed about 15 pounds, not that big but the struggle with that little, short toy he had was hilarious to watch. I did not believe he would get the fish to the boat but he did although to fast, I had the net and told him to slow down, he did not hear me as I leaned over to net the fish he had it reeled up to about 2 feet from the tip of that little rod, all that pike did was lean on the line and he was gone.

I must add here that he also had no leader on that rig. After that he was so excited and of course wanted to keep fishing, but asked if he could use one of my other rods which was fine because I wanted to see him really hook and land a nice fish. To shorten this story he did land 2 more northerns and a small walleye. Oh yes I did catch a fish, one walleye and one pike, but we had a new fishing addict here. The next day he went into town to the Canadian Tire store and got properly equipped.

I imagine that young man from southern Ontario had some great tall tales to tell when he got home. I wonder how big that one that got away is Now!

A light action graphite spinning rod and reel will handle most fish you will want to catch, plus it is light enough for the beginner to feel even the light hit of those walleye.

So just get out there relax, take your time. Bring some coffee or lunch or even better catch your lunch and cook on one of the many small islands all over these northern lakes. Mostly just enjoy it all the fresh air, wildlife and scenery. Enjoy it all while your watching that loon, deer or even a moose feeding, a big walleye might just swim up and inhale your bait sending that twitch up your line through your rod to your fingers. Set the hook and there's lunch!

Well that's enough from me time for supper and a 5 minute stroll down to the river and make a few casts and see what happens.

By: Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips has been an avid Canadian angler for over 50 years. Fishing Canada provides solid advice for walleye, pike, muskie, a variety of trout, arctic char bass and more. Ideas on when and where to go on your next trip to Canada. Ice fishing tips. Delicious fish recipes also!

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