Bass Fishing Guide

By Robert Kokoska

Bass fishing not only a popular hobby, but it is also considered a sport with many events and competitions being held each year in the US and other countries around the world. Three of the most popular types of event bass are the small and largemouth bass as well as the kentucky bass species.

Bass Fishing originated roughly in the mid 18th century. It was primarily thought that fishing for bass in these times was for food and not recreation. It was in 1768 that bass fishing became a sport.

There are many different ways to catch a bass. Here are just a few of the most popular methods.

Live Bait Fishing

There is live bait fishing, with popular baits being worms, wild shiners and shad which are considered by some fishing experts to be the easiest way to catch that big bass. Care needs to be taken not to kill the bait and fish will strike at bait that looks healthy and normal rather than bait that can barely move.

Spinner Fishing

Using lures is very popular amongst bass fisherman. The best time to use lures are first thing in the morning or late at night. Using lures will require patience to find the right type at the right fishing spot. One thing to remember with spinnerbait is that the darker the water you're fishing in, the brighter the spinner should be.

Plug Fishing

Plugs are another type of bass lure and there are many different types. Some are for the surface and other are to catch deep swimming bass. Because bass are a predator and eat most of their food alive, some say that certain plugs are the best way to catch them other than live bait because the ones that give off vibrations and make sound look as life-like as something alive that the bass would eat.

There are two major bass fishing tournaments in the US which are the Bassmaster Tournament Trail and the Wal-Mart FLW Tour which have a first prize of $500,000 and $1,000,000 respectively and are televised all around the US on television.

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