| Splitshotting can mean the difference between | | | | for a smallmouth bass to attain a weight in |
| taking a cold boat ride and a great day of | | | | excess of 5 lbs., so conserve your catch by |
| catching fish. Invest the time to practice this | | | | practicing responsible catch and release methods. |
| technique and you will have more fun bass fishing | | | | Well the cold weather has put the bass into their |
| in the cold winter months. This and other Bass | | | | winter patterns. Forget about rip baits, spinner |
| fishing techniques are required to master the art | | | | baits and crank baits. Now is the time to break |
| of bass fishing. | | | | out the finesse gear. One of the most common |
| If you put the time in, you will soon learn how to | | | | techniques for getting bass to bite during this |
| master the fall and winter bass fishery in British | | | | season is splitshotting. It is a fairly straightforward |
| Columbia. Your efforts will be rewarded with | | | | technique and requires little investment in terminal |
| exceptional smallmouth bass of trophy sizes. | | | | tackle. |
| Remember though it takes roughly 8 to 10 years | | | | |