4 Tips for Bass Fishing in the Summertime By: Kyle Johansen

4 Tips for Bass Fishing in the Summertime

By: Kyle Johansen

Are you a bass angler who wants to improve your odds for landing a big bass this summer? Help is on the way in this article by Kyle Johansen. The author offers four tips for summer bass fishing that are sure to deliver an exciting summer of bass fishing for all. He discusses bait choice, new techniques, where to fish and what he describes as “knowing your enemy”.

Fishing just might be the very best way to enjoy a day of relaxation, contemplation and comradery. Yet the best part of fishing is to actually have a chance to catch a fish. That will never happen if you are not fishing with the correct bait. Instead, you just are dragging a hook through the water Anglers have two options when choosing the appropriate bait given the conditions- power fishing and finesse fishing. The author explains these choice as follows:

Power fishing is when you go straight at the fish, sometimes using a large, noisy lure like a crankbait, and rapidly reel it in hoping for a quick reactive strike from the bass. Finesse fishing is when you use a smaller, more life-like looking lure that a fish who’s hungry can’t resist

When the bass are active and hitting your lure on every cast into the water, finesse fishing is the way to go. When they are quiet, then your best bet is to take the power fishing approach

Once you have chosen between power and finesse fishing, you must choose the right lure for the occasion. Your options include a variety of soft, plastic lures in the form of worms to grubs to crawdads. You might choose to fish a swimbait, spinnerbait or crankbait. Each choice depends upon the conditions that you encounter, but primarily water depth is most determinative of which lute you should choose.

It is important to try, learn and master different fishing techniques. When your initial choices are not getting the attention of the fish, it is a good time to try something different. This article discusses several alternative bass fishing techniques that include the Carolina Rig Craze, Doodling, Deadsticking, Bump Cover and the Drop Shot. Each technique is discussed extensively and thoroughly explained.

It is recommended that you fish for bass in the early morning, staying close to shore. Swimbaits work well attracting bass in early morning sunlight as the sun’s rays reflects off of the lure and attract the bass. As the day passes, focus your attention farther out into deeper water and fish from a dock or a boat

The article emphasizes that the bass is you enemy and you must know you enemy in order to catch him. For example the article tells anglers that knowing you enemy means knowing that the bass has a hard jaw and feeds on sight. You must set the hook with confidence, use colorful lures and creative retrievals to attract and land him.

The article closes on an optimistic note by observing that summer bass fishing is the very best time to catch a bass because “anything goes”. No matter which lure you choose or which fishing technique you employ you are sure to have success. Just follow the tips!

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