Wednesday, September 26, 2018




BASIC BASS FISHING TIPS FOR BEGINNERS


Written by Andrew Schadegg (Follow on Instagram @andrewschadeggfishing)
Images provided by DonkeyBassCo

IN THIS ARTICLE YOU WILL LEARN:

1. Where bass live and the difference between cover and structure

2. What bass eat and how to match it with your lure

3. What lures are best for bass fishing and being versatile

4. When to target bass seasonally and how they migrate

5. How water temperature affects bass behavior

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For many of us, the moment we caught our first bass we were hooked. All puns aside, bass fishing is a sport that is addicting and surprisingly complicated. Many beginners get confused by all the bass fishing tips and techniques, videos, articles, thousands of bass lure options, and different fishing rods to pair with each one. If you’re new to bass fishing, you want to know how to catch more bass and how to catch bigger bass. We’ve condensed down some of the most basic bass fishing tips to help you make these goals a reality.

1. Where Do Bass Live?

Largemouth bass being released back into the water near some reeds with underwater picture showing where bass live.
The short answer is that they live near cover that is located on structure. Cover and structure are two of the most common words you will hear when anglers describe where to find bass on a lake or body of water. Knowing the difference between cover and structure is an important part of learning about where bass live and how to catch them.

Cover is the physical objects within a lake. This can be stumps, docks, laydown trees, brush piles, vegetation, or even rocks, pebbles, or sand on the bottom of the lake. Structure on the other hand is the physical contours of the bottom you are fishing. This can be things like points, drop-offs, ledges, walls, humps or islands. Bass relate to and live near variations of cover and structure throughout the year. 

2. What Do Bass Eat?

Angler holding a small bluegill or panfish up to the camera showing what bass eat.

It’s probably a better question to ask, “What don’t bass eat?” Bass will eat just about anything that moves in the water. Their most common regular meals are smaller fish like shad, minnows, panfish, and other creatures like crawdads, salamanders and frogs. Though you might not realize it, they will also eat anything moving over their head, like snakes, baby ducks, birds and mice.

When you’re fishing for bass, do your best to “match-the-hatch.” This term means pick a bait or lure that matches what you think the bass are eating. If you’re fishing near the shoreline and there are a bunch of frogs cruising around, it’s a good bet that a hollow-body frog or rat is an excellent option. See bass busting the surface near schools of flickering shad, try to imitate them with a shad type bait.


3. What Lures Should I Use for Bass Fishing?

Multiple bass fishing lures and baits used to catch bass including topwater, plastics and hard baits sitting on top of a lucky tackle box subscription box.

The short answer is all of them! Alright, you can’t buy everything on the tackle store shelves, but being a versatile angler is really important. Many beginning bass fisherman get too comfortable just fishing one technique or another. They’ve caught some fish on a crankbait, so that’s all they throw. Got their personal best on a worm, so it’s all finesse finessing. Be versatile.

Do your best to be as well-rounded as you can be. Learn how to “power fish,” which is just a term that means any bait that you can cast and retrieve or cover a lot of water with. These are lures like crankbaits, spinnerbaits, chatterbaits, swim jigs, swimbaits, or topwater. Learn how to “finesse fish” which is a term that means any bait that you need to work slow and methodically. These are baits like worms and jigs, using techniques like flipping, pitching, drop-shot, shaky head or Carolina rigs.


4. When is the Best Time to Fish for Bass?

Angler standing on the shoreline at sunset showing the best times to fish for bass.

Time of day, seasons, weather and moon phase are all really important factors in understanding bass behavior. Many beginning anglers don’t spend enough time studying how bass relate to their environment. In the summertime, the bigger bass will only feed a couple times a day, normally early in the morning and late in the evening or at night. Winter is the opposite, they will feed sparingly, but many times it’s the warmer part of the day.

Bass migrate to different parts of a body of water during different seasons. Whether it's winter, prespawn, postspawn, summer or fall these migrations are very predictable and learning about them is a major factor in understanding how to catch bass year round. There are tons of resources out there to study including books, videos and articles, but spending time on the water watching how bass react throughout the year will teach you more than anything else.


5. How Does Water Temperature Affect Bass?

Largemouth bass underwater with a crankbait in its mouth showing best water temperature for bass fishing.

Did you know that water temperature can vary as much as 10 degrees or more on different parts of the same lake? During different times of the year, this can drastically affect where bass are located. In the spring, the north end of a lake will warm up the fastest, kicking the bass’ spawning cycle into gear first. That means the bass will move up shallow on the north end more quickly than the south end. In the fall, the cooler water will heat up the fishing faster and school up large balls of baitfish which bass feed on before the winter.

Water temperature changes bass metabolism, so it determines how they feed. Every time you hit the water, you need to pay close attention to the water temp. It is a major piece of the puzzle in learning about when and where bass will be most active on a given day.
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Wednesday, September 19, 2018


IN THE BOX - SMARTBAITS GOBY



Product Description
New to the Smartbaits line up is the “Goby”. This invasive species on the Great Lakes watershed has become the primary food source for bass, pike and walleye in open, deep-water areas. The Smartbaits color changing technology makes this a much different presentation than other Goby baits available. The color changing ability to go from brighter colors in the warmer upper water column transitioning to darker colors in the colder lower water column, help make Smartbaits act like real life forage trying to camouflage themselves to escape from prey.

Pro Tips
This is a super unique plastic that has a ton of different rigging options. Try working this on a 1/4 - 1/2 ounce jig head that can be bounced along the bottom or on a swimbait head, slowly dragged or crawled through rocks or rip rap. It can also be used as a flipping or pitching bait, Texas-rigged and fished weed less in all kinds of cover or around docks and other man-made structure.

Drew’s Notes
“Make sure to pay attention on the fall, when the bait is dropping down after you cast. It has really unique appendages that flutter when it’s dropping and a lot of times you’ll get bit before it hits the bottom. Watch your line and be ready to set the hook.”

Recommended Gear
KastKing – 7’2 (Speed Demon Med Casting)
KastKing – 6.3:1 Baitcaster
Seaguar – 8-15 Lb Seaguar InvisX Fluorocarbon

Water Depth
Bottom

Location
Grass
Tules/Reeds
Brushpiles
Mats
Docks
Trees
Humps
Points
Rocks
Ledges
Rip Rap
Open Water

Saturday, September 15, 2018

CHOOSING THE RIGHT BAITCASTER GEAR RATIO


Understanding what gear ratio to use for different techniques is a really common question, especially for new anglers. Miles "Sonar" Burghoff breaks down what gear ratios mean and which reels you should use for each type of technique.
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Saturday, September 1, 2018






PRODUCT REVIEW - DUO REALIS PENCIL 110
Written by Andrew Schadegg


When tasked with the assignment to review a lure, it’s sometimes difficult to maintain total objectivity. We all have our biases and any serious angler has a whole list of favorites, from crankbaits to spinnerbaits, topwater to worms. They also have a list of reasons why they like one brand over another.

I’ll be honest. I’m a Zara Spook guy. I have been for a number of years. I’ve played with different types of walking baits, but the Spook has always been my #1. I don’t even switch up my colors very often. Okie Shad is pretty much always tied on.

However, I’ve been lucky enough to spend some time fishing with a lot of DUO Realis products over the last couple of years and it’s no secret that I am a big fan of their baits. I’m completely sold on their spinbaits, crankbaits and you can’t get more precision jerkbaits anywhere on the market. So I wasn’t surprised that the DUO Realis Pencil 110 had some features that might make me put down the other brand’s walking bait, particularly in certain situations.

Having spent a handful of hours on the phone with DUO’s Research and Devlopment Specialist, David Swendseid, it is not hard to understand why DUO’s products are different. There is a painstaking amount of time that goes into every lure before they release it to the public. The small nuances in design are what separate them in an industry that has a lot of cookie-cutters. This special attention to detail is what makes the Pencil 110 a must-have in your tackle box.

The Pencil 110 SOUNDS Different

Sound is a key factor in any good topwater bait. You need to draw a fish, many times from a long distance, in order to get them to strike. The Pencil 110 has a unique oval shape with multiple flat sides, along with thin walls, giving it more internal volume. It has a “two-knock” rattle system, where there is a moving weight that is chambered with a secured, hard, spherical weight. This creates a high pitch clicking sound, which is unlike any other walking bait that I’ve come across.

One particular example made the differences very clear. I recently took the bait out on a western smallmouth lake that had about 15 feet of visibility. Initially, I was throwing the Spook and wasn’t having any success. After the sun came up a little higher, I started to see that bass were rising up on the bait, but were not totally committing.

I decided to experiment. I switched up to the Pencil 110 and it was like someone rang the dinner bell! Those fish that were turning away were crushing the bait from as far away as 30 feet. I believe the frequency of the knock was the difference. Are there times when this would have worked in the opposite? Of course. Having the right tool, at the right time, made all the difference.



The Pencil 110 CASTS Different

The internal ballast system of the Pencil 110 also creates a really easy casting lure. You can get an extra 10-15 yards of distance, which is a distinct advantage, especially in clear water where you need to get the bait out away from you more, in order not to spook the fish.

This is created by the same fixed weight system that gives it the unique sound, creating momentum that launches it across the water upon release.

The Pencil 110 WALKS Different

In my opinion, the movement of a bait in the water is the most important factor in choosing which topwater is best for a given situation. Does it walk well? Is it difficult to get the bait moving in a solid rhythm immediately after it hits the water? Can I walk it slow? Fast? How does it look when it sits still in the water?

All of these questions are important and different retrieves will be effective in different situations. The Pencil 110 allows you to “walk-the-dog” pretty much effortlessly. This makes the process a lot easier. A combination of the right mouth design, coupled with balance and shape, make the retrieval really easy. I like to work it very quickly and the Pencil 110 looked great, even when the action was erratic.


Is the Pencil 110 the ONLY walking bait that you will ever need? No. If you’re a good angler, you’ll almost never stick to only one design of any lure. Different situations call for different presentations. Is the Pencil 110 an absolutely essential tool to have in your tackle box? Absolutely. If you haven’t picked one up, I highly recommend it.


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