Monday, April 24, 2017

Shallow Water Spinnerbait Tactics

Spinnerbaits and shallow water cover fit together like peanut butter n jelly!


A few great tips on fishing a spinnerbait around shallow water cover via FLW Bass Pro,Terry Bolton...



Terry makes a number of great points, don't you agree?

Does Lure Color Matter Underwater?

Found this article on Fix.com on lure color perception, so I decided to add the graphics here for future reference!

  Source: Fix.com

Sunday, April 23, 2017

Bass Lure Selection Simplified

Every now and then I stumbled across a pretty cool article related to bass fishing tackle and gear and like to bookmark it for future reference.



Though I could just bookmark it in the browser, I thought this article was worth making available via the Bass Fishing Tips n Tales site so others could reference it as well...

 The article provides an overview of lure selection based on the position in the water column (top, mid, bottom)...

 Following are the graphic images from the article... Just click on any of them to re-direct back to the original publication...


Source: Fix.com

Saturday, April 22, 2017

Bass Feeding Habits By the Season

Bass, like most of nature's creatures, have feed habits that vary as a function of the environment as seasons change throughout the year...


Learning how feeding habits change seasonally not only increases your understanding of this prized gamefish but will also help you land more bass each year by knowing the baits to select at different times!

Following is a great info-graphic provided by the folks at Fix.com with a link to the original article, brimming with insight on bass feeding habits by the season as well as preferred bass baits during those times...

 Enjoy!


Source: Fix.com

Friday, April 21, 2017

ABCs of Fishing Jigs for Bass

Are you confused by multitude of bass jigs and jig trailers on the market?

Do you know the basic retrieves used with the the most common types of bass jigs?



How about the common modifications made to many jigs to enhance the hook-up ratio of a bass jig?

If you are new to fishing jigs for bass or an infrequent user of jigs, here is an info-graphic from the folks at Fix.com with the "ABCs of fishing bass jigs