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How can I catch a big bass?

Catching a large bass can be a thrilling experience, and there are several effective methods you can use depending on the conditions and the time of year. Here are some strategies that have proven successful:

Soft Plastic Baits: As mentioned in the video from TacticalBassin, using soft plastic swimbaits like the Savage Gear 8-inch or Huddleston can be very effective, especially in clear water conditions. These baits mimic the movement of real fish and can be counted down to the desired depth before reeling them in slowly, making them look like an easy meal for a bass.
Topwater Baits: If you're fishing during warmer months or in areas with a lot of surface vegetation, topwater baits can be extremely effective. As discussed in the BassFishingHQ video, larger walking baits or buzzbaits can trigger aggressive strikes from big bass. These lures work well around dawn and dusk when bass are more active on the surface.
Jerkbaits: During colder months or when bass are less active, using jerkbaits can be a great choice. These baits are designed to be twitched subtly in the water, mimicking a dying fish. The key, as noted in the BassResource video, is to use long pauses and subtle movements, sometimes adding extra weight to keep the bait suspended in the strike zone longer.
Deep Diving Crankbaits and Jigs: For bass that are holding deeper, especially during summer or in deeper reservoirs, deep diving crankbaits or jigs can be effective. As mentioned in the TacticalBassin video, these can be used along drop-offs or deeper structures where bass might be congregating.
Using the Right Gear: As highlighted in the BamaBass video, using a reel that allows for long-distance casting can significantly increase your chances of catching big bass. This technique helps in presenting the bait more naturally and quietly, reducing the chances of spooking the fish.

Each of these methods can be tailored based on specific water conditions, time of day, and bass behavior. Experimenting with different techniques and being observant of how bass are reacting will greatly enhance your chances of landing a trophy largemouth bass.

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Catching Big Bass in Spring | How To | Bass Fishing by Bass Fishing Tips & Techniques by BassResource → or some kind of creature making its way along the bottom nice and slow. You got to be alert for the bite because it's very subtle. A lot of times, they just come up behind it, and they just suck it up, and they don't move. And you may see a little twitch in your line, and that's it. You won't feel anything at all. So you got to be really alert and watch for that kind of stuff. But that's how you catch these bigger bass during the spring. I hope those tips help. For more tips and tricks like this, visit BassResource.com.

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Bank Fishing: How To Catch The Biggest Bass Of Your Life! by TacticalBassin → and uh and trout as the light gets low as the water maybe gets dingy they sink to bottom but in in prime conditions clear water high sun you're going to want to be throwing some kind of soft plastic swim bait either the savage gear 8 inch huddleston something you're going to cast out count it down you know 10 15 feet under the surface and just reel it back just looking like a dumb easy meal something that's suspended out there uh as far as the the uh the huddlestons i like to throw um an rof5 it uh it has to do with how fast the bait sinks i don't throw a 12 or 16 on bottom i throw a five i can throw it out there like i said count it down and just reel that thing back super slow real methodical and that is how i caught my pb another bait you're gonna throw is gonna be some kind of big glide bait you know again you're looking for big presentations big profile in the water something that draws has a lot of drawing power and it can that can those fish can see from a long ways away so a big glide bait a big soft plastic or a big top water this is the big uh this is the mega dog this is from mega bass big giant walking bait uh this is one of my favorite colors

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Understanding Big Bass - How to Catch a Trophy Largemouth by BamaBass → really good chance you're going to catch those really big bass all right now another big tip that I'll give you that has helped me tremendously and catch more big fish is the reel that you use you need a reel that can cast the furthest amount of distance you know and because that's going to help you eliminate some of that noise you know the further you can throw the more distance between you and the fish and the less likely they are to hear you so having a good reel as a key you know to get making those long casts and presenting a bait to a fish before they ever hear you in its natural state and that'll give you a good advantage and we'll kind of go back to my childhood for one more second I'm you know a lot of people you know idolized fishermen like KVD and don't get me wrong I love KVD and watching him you know in tournaments and that sort of thing but when I was a kid I was always extremely interested in those people who had figured the big bass out like the bass professor Doug Hannon and there's also one other guy I'd like to introduce a lot of you to that I'm sure you haven't ever heard of him his name is Pat Cullen and he caught at one point he called 1,100 bass that were over ten pounds and

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7 Winter Bass Fishing Tips to Catch Stubborn Bass | How To | Bass Fishing by Bass Fishing Tips & Techniques by BassResource → So keep it on the bottom, crawl it nice and slow to mimic the prey that the bass are keying on. Another type of baits to use are jerkbaits. Deep diving suspended jerkbaits can be really productive this time of year, those that get down to 10 feet or more and just sit there and suspend. It's a great bait to use. You don't pull on it as hard as you normally do during the warmer months. So it's more subtle jerks, don't move the bait as far, and the pauses are a lot longer, three to five minutes. I mean, long, long pauses, barely move it. This is why it needs suspending because you don't want it to float back up to the top. Sometimes what I'll do is I'll take like some golfer's tape or something like that or take some solder wire, wrap it around the hook shanks to give it a little bit more weight, not a ton, but just enough to make it slowly barely sink. Because again, there's long pauses in between so you don't need it to fall rapidly. But that'll give it that kind of dying fish action again, and you give it those little twitches and it looks just like a dying baitfish. So those jerkbaits can be really, really productive. And then finally, I like to use finesse tactics using drop shot and split shot rigs. I'll throw things like three-inch tubes, maybe three-inch minnow type baits, or four-inch finesse worms, those hand poured finesse worms on these rigs.

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5 EASY Steps To Catch Your PB (Bass Fishing Tips) by BassFishingHQ → big fish now probably my favorite big fish lure that i've caught a tremendous amount of really quality fish on is some sort of top water bait if you're fishing around grass frog is a great option why is there always got to be some sort of plane just flying across making all kinds of noise another top water bait that i have caught a tremendous amount of really quality fish on is some sort of walking bait guys there's something about a bigger sized walking bait that i think just triggers big bass those six seven eight pounders that time we actually saw lee livesey catch 43 pounds of bass or something like that on lake fork all on a walking style top water bait catching eight pounders and nine pounders absolutely phenomenal day a couple of the topwaters that i love to throw for big fish include a buzzbait guys a buzzbait is just a great lure especially in cold water conditions kind of like i talked about earlier if you're fishing during the pre-spawn if you're fishing during late fall a buzz bait can be a great way to catch big bass now another big fish bait is an a-rig not everybody can fish an a-rig in tournaments and you always have to look at your local laws some states only allow you so many swim baits on an a-rig but guys an a-rig is a phenomenal bait to catch big fish all right guys the

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Early Summer Fishing- 3 Tricks To Catch A Giant Bass Right Now! by TacticalBassin → bass split so I'm going into the shallows some go out deep the fish and the shallows they'll eat a variety of things but the fish that go out they're typically going to drop down you're gonna be throwing a jig a worm a deep crank a smaller bottom mounting swim bait except for this window where they pull up and they feed really aggressively one more time so those fish you're gonna target with these big baits so you might be throwing that wake bait in 5 to 10 feet of water on the edge of a point you might be throwing it suspended in fifty to a hundred feet of water in a reservoir where you're calling those suspended fish up if you're on a good point and you know they should be there and you're not getting bit don't be afraid to turn around and bomb one out to the open in our reservoirs these fish love to come up and suspend just below the surface and it works all over the place I know it works out here in this part of the country too because I've been out throwing deep cranks and I can't tell you how many times I've turned out and fired a cast after like 30 or 40 feet here on the Tennessee River planning to burn that thing down and it hits the surface you get like one crank and get bit there's largemouth suspended out there

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