Secrets to Sport Fishing

The sport of fishing for bass is one of the most singularly appreciated summer sporting activities all across the United States. Amateurs and professionals alike enjoy the competition of bass fishing tournaments as well as simply spending a weekend doing some bass fishing.

Bass fishing is an art as well as a significant sporting event. For success, it is critical to be able to select the correct bass fishing baits based on the fish’s seasonal movements, behavior, water conditions and temperature.

There are any number of freshwater bass fishing lures that are customarily used in places where bass tend to exist. The many types of bass include small and large-mouthed bass, peacock, stripped, spotted, and white bass. Each one of these groups is fished using a different size and type of bait. Common bass fishing lures can include:

Swimbaits - these bass baits are streamlined and sectioned throughout the body to produce an almost exact duplicate of a minnow’s swimming movement. They are colored like the bait fish in the area; and, on the whole, the shad colors are the most popular. The swimbait can harbor one single hook, a treble hook or a series of hooks.

Crankbait - these bass fishing lures may be used at any water depth including deep, mid-level, or very close to the surface. Crankbaits may possess a lip or can be lipless, depending on the depth at which they are used and the action that the fisherman desires to get from it. Crankbaits are usually shaped like thick minnows and they cause the fish to become attracted when they move through the water while the lure is being “cranked” or reeled in.

Swimbaits - these bass fishing lures are quite streamlined and sectioned throughout the body in order to nearly duplicate the movement of a swimming minnow. Typically, they have colors like the fish used for bait in the area; and, for most bass fishing, the shad colors are widely preferred. The swimbait can have a single hook, a treble hook or a series of hooks.

Jerkbaits - these are also minnow-shaped, but usually heavier than swimbaits. The jerkbait is not designed for a smooth retrieval as with other baits. Instead, they are intended to move irregularly and act as a wounded bait fish would do when swimming along.

Additionally, bass fishing baits may include live bait fish, worms, and trolling baits. More often than not, the bass fishing lures will be brightly colored for fishing in the deeper waters and bright conditions and more naturally colored when fishing in the shallow and cloudier water found close to shore.