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How to catch trophy bass?
To catch trophy bass, there are several techniques you can try. One important aspect is using big swim baits. These large and heavy lures are popular on the west coast but can work anywhere. When using big swim baits, it's crucial to have the right state of mind because you may only get a couple of bites in a day. However, these bites are often from the big fish you're looking for. Fishing them slow allows the fish to see the bait as a substantial meal and commit to eating it.
Another technique is upsizing your baits. Instead of using smaller worms, opt for larger ones. Trophy bass look for big meals that provide enough fuel, so using bigger baits increases your chances of enticing them. Additionally, trophy bass tend to be loners, so don't expect to find them in schools. They often isolate themselves, making it important to search for those one or two bites that can be really rewarding.
Having the right equipment is also crucial. Using a reel that can cast the furthest distance helps eliminate noise and keeps you at a safe distance from the fish. This allows you to present your bait to the fish before they hear or see you, giving you an advantage. It's also important to set your drag properly to avoid snapping your line when hooking up to a big bass.
Considering the weather and time of day is also important. Low-light conditions, such as early morning or evening, can be favorable for catching trophy bass. Understanding how weather affects bass fishing can provide you with more insights on when and where to fish.
Please let me know if you have any more specific questions or if there's anything else I can help you with.
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Understanding Big Bass - How to Catch a Trophy Largemouth by BamaBass → talk about our big swim baits and these are really popular out on the west coasts but they work everywhere and it's it goes back to that mentality once you tie on a lure that that is that big and that heavy you just have to be in that right state of mind because you're probably only going to get a couple bites at most in a day but those bites are going to be the fish that you're looking for so big swim baits fishing them slow and those fish will see that bait and they'll know that it's enough meal to commit to it and come up and eat it so so those are a couple of my favorite and Big Bass baits there's several more than I have we won't spend all day talking about lures the one thing I will say when you're searching for big fish you need to upsize your baits you know don't use those smaller worms you know avoid you know 4 inch 6 inch worms use something really big because that fish isn't going to commit to eatin if it's not going to provide him enough fuel so they look for those big meals and one other thing I want to point out about trophy size bass is that they're loners you're not going to see a school of ten pounders out you know running around together chasing bait big fish or tend to be isolated to
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Understanding Big Bass - How to Catch a Trophy Largemouth by BamaBass → maybe not getting it to bite you know you maybe you did get it to bite but just always remember you're going to have those opportunities that bait is going to flutter down there in front of that trophy fish so just keep that in mind keep fishing hard get in that big bass state of mind and I think you'll have some success so leave me some feedback below in this video and let me know if it helped you out and also send me pictures you guys if you catch a trophy and if this helps you out and you you go out and catch some big fish send me pictures and photos and we'll share them on our social media sites so good luck with your quest to catch a trophy and we wish you all the best
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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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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 → this guy just amazed me I'd study as much stuff as I could read about him his techniques were extremely different than everybody else's he would almost primarily fish at night in a boat by himself and fish black buzzbaits and he had a perfect technique he was extremely detailed oriented he'd wash his hands before every trip that way he didn't get a sin on the baits there's a lot of cool information that you know we could go over from him but I'll leave a link to some of the articles from Pat you know that I've read in the past that I found really interesting and I recommend you reading them because this is a very educated guy when it comes to catching big bass he may have caught more big bass than anybody so he's definitely a good sore to pick up some extra tips outside of this video so now we're going to go back to the mentality that you have to have whenever you're searching for these big fish so before you even get to the water you almost have to make up your mind am I looking for big fish or am I looking to find fish or tournament fish or you know whatever just a relaxing day because if you're looking to catch trophy fish there are certain things you need to do there's certain tactics you need to have equipment you need to have
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Understanding Big Bass - How to Catch a Trophy Largemouth by BamaBass → themselves you know they'll sit around a hump or they'll sit near bait and near other fish and possibly feed off of the wounded shad that come down from under a bait ball but they're usually going to be loners so you're not necessarily going to go out and expect to catch a school of fish when you're doing that trophy style fishing you're looking for those one or two bites that are going to be really rewarding and the last thing I want to talk about with equipment is just make sure to set your drag I mean that's the one thing you don't want to do is have a drag that's too tight you hook up to a 10 pounder and then they make a run whenever they see you or see the boat and the drag set too tight and your line is up snapping so always make sure you got that drag set so now I want to talk about the weather a little bit and if you didn't get a chance to see my previous video that I put out on how the weather affects bass fishing I'll also put a link below and it goes into extreme detail on you know the times you should be fishing but I'd like to mention a couple things about the time of day and the weather when you're fishing for big bass and to start off with I'll say that low-light conditions
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