Spring Bass Fishing
When choosing the best time to go bass fishing , one must remember that the most important factor to take into consideration is the water temperature which varies according to specific seasons . At their turn , all bass species have specific behaviors in different seasons . For instant , spring and early autumn are the ideal seasons for catching largemouth bass because this time of the year they move into shallow waters to spawn while in summer they are harder to catch partly due to the abundant lakes and rivers cover ,partly due to the fact that food chain is at its peak and bass become very selective when feeding .
Spring bass fishing involves knowing several less known tips which will help you to save time and energy and have your boat loaded with lots of bass fishes in short time .
1. Try to find out the locations with the warmest waters in this season , spring is quite capricious weather with temperatures varying from summer-like to mild winter ,not to mention that in mountain zones the temperatures might go down really low ,which means very very cold waters . Bass like warm so avoid the lakes and rivers in such zones .Typically for spring time is the bass habit to gather more in rocky banks and that because they hold heat more than any other type of structures preferred by bass . Another excellent location for spring bass fishing are large flats with wood since the wood keep the local temperature warmer .In the spring ,the bass move up a lot in order to spawn and feed themselves and can easily be caught using spinnerbaits and plastic jerk baits.
2. Use the appropriate techniques with the location where you look for bass , and also take into consideration the specific of bass habits and habitats during springtime . They are in search for food ,so use floating worms to lure them ,and if possible add weight to the floating worm, that will make easier to throw it in the water and provided the necessary ‘action” .Largemouth bass prefer shallow waters so make sure you have some deep diving lures. One of the most popular technique which has increased rapidly recently is jig fishing , a method which requires from the person who is fishing to create all the action of luring the bass into biting .Also, a very useful spring bass fishing method is swimming or “sweep” technique in which the worm is recover parallel to the bottom as slowly as possible.
3. Don’t go spring bass fishing too early in the morning before the rising of the sun , but rather wait until around 9-10 o/clock a.m. when the temperature in the water is optimal for bass activities like moving up to the north side of lakes and rivers in search for food .You can continue to fish until 4 -5 o’clock in the afternoon or even a little later until the sun goes down.
4 Pay close attention to your lures since bass might strike and miss the lure , and in that case you’ll need additional lures and effort to have them back . Fishing is an activity that requires a lot of patience ,in fact is one of the most relaxing hobbies recommended for spending leisure time , but in the same time the temptation is that the fisherman might get caught in admiring the landscape or indulging in sweet thoughts of catching the biggest bass ever (? ) and forget about watching closely the water.
5 Finally, if you want to go after a big catch of bass both large and small ones ,you have to purchase a good speedy boat .Before buying your boat you must think about the size of the water you are going to fish in and depending on that you may establish the size and the material of the boat . For spring bass fishing time a fiberglass boat is better if you want to go on large rivers and lakes in searching of the largemouth bass , but in generally such a boat is more expensive than an aluminum made one .For small bodies waters , an aluminum boat would be fine especially if you’re looking for smallmouth bass.