The Bass Fishing Areas

How is it that in an age of technology andlocation?
electronics, something as 'primitive' as bass fishing5. Do you know the Water temperatures of the
is luring in new avid anglers year after year. Solocation?
much so that as soon as they hear something6. Do you know that seasonal patterns has a
new and fancy that catches their interests, theydirect relationship with whether it is bass fishing
will dive into it and try to get as much out of it asseason or not.
possible.But that is not all! Bass tournaments are so
One common theme running through bass anglerscompetitive and exciting because the winners are
(tournament or recreational) is "Where are thenot necessarily the good and consistent bass
what...? Where are the bass!"anglers who knows how to get into boat, hitting
Even for the experts. When they are fishing in athe water, and casting their baits. No, more often
body of water that they have never fishedthan not, it is those who know how to locate the
before, after dropping the boat into the water,bass more quickly that has won half the battle
they will start to wonder, where is the best placealready.
to fish?So how do you know what is the best location?
I will try to unravel the mysteries of finding areasStart by looking at a lake map.
best for bass fishing. Locating bass andThere are two general types of lake maps that
understanding the water would be the topmost anglers will use. They are referred to as the
questions among many bass anglers today. This is"Hot Spot" and "Topographical" maps. The
closely followed by the question, "Which is thedifference between the two is that a "Topo" map
best bait to catch a "big" bass?"shows more detail, and the "Hot Spots" map
Actually, Bass Fishing can be simplified into 2 mainshows what the name implies, more fishing spots
areas. Once you know them, you will definitely be(well, at least we all hope they do).
a better angler. The 2 must know things are:Here's a secret about how you can best use a
1. How to locate bass?lake map. Sector it. That's right. Sector the map
2. How to catch bass using all the differentby first studying it for a moment (look for areas
techniques, presentations, and baits?where the fish would most likely to be). Next, use
Learning how to locate bass can be somewhat ofa highlighter to divide the map into sections based
a challenge to most anglers as there are so manyon how much time we can pre-fish before a
different factors. Here are some 'Do You Knows'tournament or how many days we have to just
for you to consider:fish for fun.
1. Do you Know how to read a map? This is aThe other secret is to always check the actual
fundamental skill that you should try to learnsituation versus what is stated on the maps. The
because with a map, it is easier for you to zoomsize of the sections will vary depending on
in on the location that is good for bass fishing.contours, structure, and number of places to be
2. Do you Know that the most practical place tochecked out during the course of the day based
look for Active Bass is just after the cold frontson what the map shows. Don't just cast your bait
and during early spring and late fall? This meansinto the water and work on it for five minutes
you must take into consideration weatherand leave. Try an assortment of baits to see
conditions as well.signs of fish in any given area. This will help you
3. Do you Understand water depth? This is anunderstand their working pattern.
important element because the depth or theA good bass fisherman will know how to keep
hollowness of the water tells you if it is a goodnotes or markings on his maps. This will be his
location.source of best bass fishing locations for his
4. Do you know what Water clarity of theenjoyment for years to come.