| In this article I'm going to reveal 5 smallmouth bass | | | | with your line in the water. Being as efficient as |
| fishing tips that will help any angler catch more | | | | possible when smallmouth fishing is always a good |
| smallmouth bass on their next fishing excursion. | | | | idea. |
| Although most of these tips can be modified to help | | | | 3. Pay Attention To Your Hands - This tip is especially |
| you catch smallmouth in many situations, they are | | | | true for bait fishermen. Smallmouth have a sensitive |
| particularly effective when used in the flowing waters | | | | sense of smell, and if they detect unnatural scents on |
| of both streams and small rivers. If you never realized | | | | the bait your using, they will tend not to bite. This is |
| it, these fish can be caught in much the same manner | | | | why you need to make sure that you don't have any |
| as trout, and this is the type of fishing I'm referring to. | | | | unnatural scents on your hands that might transfer to |
| Smallmouth Bass are widely considered to be the | | | | your bait. A good practice is to grab a handful of grass |
| hardest fighting fish, pound for pound, that swims in | | | | or dirt and rub it in your hands periodically. This will help |
| freshwater. If you throw the current of a river or | | | | to eliminate any unnatural odors (that might be on your |
| stream into the mix, the results can be as much fun as | | | | hands). |
| a person can have with their clothes on! These hard | | | | 4. Pay Attention To When You're Fishing - The time |
| fighting fish have an uncanny knack for using the | | | | when you're fishing is very important. Did you know |
| current top their advantage during the fight, which can | | | | that natural occurrences such as the weather and |
| make landing them that much more challenging. | | | | moon have an incredible impact on the behavior of |
| In any case, let's get down to business, shall we? As | | | | fish? They truly do, and fishing when these factors are |
| far as I'm concerned, the tips below are the top 5 | | | | in your favor is a great idea. Very few things will have |
| smallmouth fishing tips (in no particular order). | | | | as big an impact on your catch rates as the weather |
| | | | and moon. That's why a great tip is to familiarize |
| 1. Use Light Gear - When fishing for smallmouth, | | | | yourself with the weather and moon and how the two |
| especially in river and stream situations, we want to | | | | affect fishing. It will help you catch more smallmouth, I |
| use fishing gear that's as light as possible. When I refer | | | | promise you. |
| to the word 'gear', I'm referring specifically to your rod, | | | | 5. Use Gang Hooks - When fishing for smallmouth, you |
| reel, and line. I personally prefer ultra light action rods | | | | want your bait to look as natural as possible. The best |
| and reels, spooled with four-pound test. Light action | | | | way to accomplish this is through the use of pre-tied |
| gear spooled with six-eight pound test is passable as | | | | gang hooks. Gang hooks allow live bait (especially live |
| well, but anything heavier than this should not be | | | | worms) to be presented in the most natural way |
| employed. Using light gear will result in more bites, and | | | | possible. Don't you think a live worm should look like a |
| more bites will result in more fish being caught, it's that | | | | live worm, rather than some sort of worm ball? Of |
| simple. | | | | course, it only makes sense, which is why pre-tied |
| 2. Be Efficient - Being efficient when your on the | | | | gang hooks should always be employed when using |
| water is important, because the more efficient you are | | | | live bait to fish for smallmouth.These top 5 smallmouth |
| the more time you spend with your line in the water | | | | fishing tips will help you catch more bass on your next |
| (where the fish are), rather than searching for gear | | | | fishing trip. Employ one or all of them, and find out for |
| and/or bait. This is especially true when wading and | | | | yourself. How am I so sure that these are the top 5 |
| fishing the flowing waters of a river or stream. This is | | | | smallmouth fishing tips? Because I've personally been |
| where things like retractors, rod rulers, and bait bags | | | | using every one of them to catch more smallmouth |
| come into play. All of these products make you more | | | | for more than 20 years, and know they work. And if |
| efficient, which means you get to spend more time | | | | they work for me, they will work for anyone. |