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