by John Carl
Wasting even a few minutes seems to be a tough task nowadays but
believe me that the time
spent in reading this
article about florida
bass fishing is not
going to prove a waste
of time. If you enjoy
florida bass fishing,
you are sure to enjoy
this article for the
content it contains.
Every effort has been
taken to provide you
with quality content
which might be useful to
you. During the
course of your reading
of this article about
florida bass fishing,
you must have realized
that there could be more
than one approach
towards one topic. That
is what we have tried to
do-taking a new approach
to florida bass fishing.
Whenever I am not
guiding or tournament
fishing, I trully enjoy
spending time fishing
strictly for big fish.
Over the years I have
always been the type who
would rather catch just
one big fish in a
fourteen hour day as
opposed to twenty small
fish in an hour. In my
case, looking for big
bass is more of a
"hunting trip" rather
than a day of fishing
and I have learned to
treat big bass as
completely different
critters that their
younger and smaller
relatives. To me, a
"big bass" starts at
around seven pounds.
Consistent catches of
bass over seven pounds
requires major changes
in fishing locations,
tactics and no less
important, mental
preparation. The hardest
part of the whole
process may be
"psyching" yourself into
the fact that during
your fishing time for
big fish you are going
to get fewer bites and
you are going to have to
be much more focused.
Also, you must mentally
assure yourself that the
reward will be worth all
the effort in the end!
In the beginning itself
I made it clear that it
was not our purpose to
make you omniscient
about florida bass
fishing. What we wanted
was to make you aware of
the fundamentals of
florida bass fishing and
that is what we are
doing. I like big
baits for big bass.
There is no question in
my mind that as a bass
grows so does its
appetite. I have boated
four pound bass with the
tails of baitfish over
eight inches long
hanging out of their
mouths and they still
had the tenacity to
strike the big baits
that I so often throw. I
love to tell the story
about how when I was a
younster, my brother, my
cousin and I would fish
for bass with live frogs
on spinning rods. We
used frogs so big that
we could not cast them
with the rod. We had to
lay the rods down, flip
the bail and throw the
frogs by hand! We
caught some BIG bass on
those live frogs but we
also caught a large
number of two pound fish
that we figured had to
defy the laws of physics
by somehow getting those
huge frogs into their
mouths. So, I have
learned that just
because I choose big
baits it does not mean
that I will not catch
some smaller fish as
well! Large topwater
baits are my favorite
fishing methods to use
for a BIG bite. Big
Spooks and buzzbaits are
my favorite choices. The
bigger the bait the
better. In fact, I am
having to make my own
versions of these baits
because there aren't any
as big as I like them on
the market! I like a
buzzbait blade so big
that you could get a
ticket for using it in a
"NO WAKE" zone. The
interesting part is that
I like using these big
topwater baits during
hot, humid and sunny
days between the hours
of 8am to 2pm. I like
summer days with
temperatures in the
upper 90s+, little or no
wind, a lot of humidity
and a chance of
afternoon thunderstorms.
My favorite key areas
under these conditions
are shallow grass cover
or steep, undercut banks
with overhanging shade
trees. A very slow
presentation is crucial.
I like the buzzbait
blades to turn as slow
as possible and, my
fishing partners can
usually eat a can of
Vienna sausages before I
get a big Spook back to
the boat! Slow
presentations with big
popping type baits along
grass lines or on grass
mats have also produced
well for me. One thing I
have recognized is that
many big fish are less
pressured in shallow
areas during the mid-day
hours and do not see
many topwater baits.
Most people put topwater
baits away after the sun
comes up. This ends
the discussion on
florida bass fishing and
now it is for you to
apply in your practical
life what you have
learnt here.
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