subject: An Awesome "Natural" Largemouth Bass Bangin' Bait... But Only When "Bounced"! [print this page] An Awesome "Natural" Largemouth Bass Bangin' Bait... But Only When "Bounced"!
I love this time of year!You can "feel" the excitement in most local fishing communities,and today I've got some killer bass bangin' tips for you today.My guess is you can find something in here that will be the perfect trick to test as things continue to heat up.(2 things to look at... the "natural" bait discussed...and also the bottom bouncing tip.)
And my number 1 bass catching secret?
Well... you'll see what it is in this "interesting" (to say the least) bass fishing video:You'll see how this thing went from: "Old guy building it in a garage" to... "WOW! I can't believe my eyes..."The first time I saw it, my jaw hit the floor...and my buddies and I were falling all over eachother trying to get lines rigged and in the water.Hold onto your hat, this one is a wild ride...and it goes gangbusters in the spring! Ok...let's drill into the tips for this week...each one discovered by Florida bass fishermen... and each one easily tweaked for any area of North America...
I consider Florida to be the Mecca of Largemouth Bass fishing in the United States.There are many places to fish in Florida. In this article I will describe one place that is well known and onelittle known place that offers great fishing opportunities as well. I want to stress that there are many different lakes to fish in Florida. When I talk about Lake Okeechobee for instance understand that there are hundreds of lakes that fit the same description
throughout South Florida.Lake Okeechobee is perhaps the most famous Largemouth Bass lake in the United States; It has earned that reputation by continuously producing large numbers of very large bass. It is a very large lake, over 50,000 square miles! It is also a very shallow Lake.
A large portion of this lake is less than 6 feet deep. These in fact are the areas that often hold the largest bass.I would venture to guess than over half of the ten pound or larger bass I have caught have come from water that was 306 foot deep. Fishing Lake Okeechobee can be a challenge but very rewarding. You will of course want to find the shallow weedy areas of the lake. If your only concern is boating a huge Largemouth Bass then you might want to consider fishing with livebait. The specific livebait of choice in this lake is the wild Florida Shiner.
They are available at most marinas/bait shops in the area. If you are going to target huge Largemouth Bass you will need to use large bait. An eight to ten inch long shiner allowed to swim freely under a float, or free lined, is an awesome presentation.Understand that with large bait you need to use a very large hook. Make sure your hook is well sharpened as it must penetrate the tough mouth of a very large fish. You need to use a stout heavy action rod that has enough backbone to set that hook deep inside the mouth of your quarry.
