Do you know what top 3 lures for catching Bass are? Though there aren’t any specific statistics, a survey was conducted amongst pro bass fishermen and it was found that plastic worms won by a large margin. Second and third place were spinnerbait and then crank bait.

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Picking one of these 3 is not enough, however. You must take into account lake you are fishing on before you select your lure. Especially you must consider if it is better to cover a smaller segment of water thoroughly or skim across a larger expanse as quickly as possible to find fish. Using a worm is slower, but extremely effective and is very seductive to Bass. They do best when fish are schooled over a particular structure.

Spinnerbait can be moved more quickly across surface and can be bounced on bottom, sent against a tree limb and moved in many different ways in order to stimulate strikes. It is a great probing lure for shoreline because of its tangle-free construction.

Crankbaits cover a lot of water in a hurry. Using them, you can check out a spot without wasting too much time. You can use them for locating fish that may be scattered.

The bottom line is, whatever lure you select for particular lake that you are fishing on, you need to make it as easy for Bass to get at it as possible. Drop that lure right in front of them. Scientists have proven that Bass calculate amount of energy it will take them to go after prey vs. return.

Learn to fish all 3 of these lures effectively, and you will catch more than your share of big game Bass!

When to fish for bass

Dawn and dusk are definitely when biggest bass can be brought in. First, remember that bass love ambush spots offering lots of cover from baitfish. They like to hid, and pounce on their prey.

These bait fish are most active in early morning or evening. When they feed, bass follow because baitfish are less aware of threats when they feed. Go out fishing during these times for best success – additionally you will have water to yourself as most anglers don’t fish during these times.

The first excellent lure to use is a plug that looks like a mouse – very productive. Also use a big spent-wing moth made out of deer hair. Body and wings should be about size of your forefinger. The idea is to twitch it along as if it is injured and trying to get in air. Other surface plugs that chug, waddle, or have spinners are usually productive as well as buzzing lures that squeak. The most effective is a slim-minnow lure (a floating diving type). It resembles an elongated minnow at rest on surface, and lure will dive quickly when twitched, and then pop back up as if injured.

When retrieving an underwater lure in poor light, keep it coming at a steady pace once it is set in motion. This will make it easier for bass to locate and grab it.

The last thing is, don’t bother going out in dawn/dusk when water is below 50 degrees Fahrenheit. This temperature wipes out certain aquatics and terrestrials, which nullifies food chain feeding.

Water Quality Considerations

You need to fish bass differently in different kinds of water quality. Follow general guidelines below to get better results.

Muddy Water: In low-visibility water, a bass finds food using its sonar senses. You must use lures with best vibration and noise. You can tell if a lure has a high vibration by feeling shaking of your rod as you bring in lure. Use your heaviest vibrators and keep them coming at a steady pace so that bass can detect it.

Clear Water: Bass are overly cautious in clear water with high visibility. Their survival instincts kick in, and they are wary of anything out of ordinary. Use lighter lines that are less visible. Also, use longer casts and lures that resemble bass food in area. Spinners usually work in clear water, but if they are not working try a black spinner blade to reduce flash.

Normal Water: This water has normal algae and plankton that filters out sunlight. It is ideal for all types of lures, as bass are not timid. Use shotgun approach here and set up 3 outfits, one using a surface lure, one using a deep diver, and last using a plastic worm. Do about 10 casts with each, and then switch them up to different variations. This is a great way to find out what is working.

Fishing a Plastic Worm

Here are some techniques that you should consider for fishing plastic worms for bass in different situations:

Sports Psychology is about improving your attitude and mental game skills to help you perform your best by identifying limiting beliefs and embracing a healthier philosophy about your sport. Below is a list of top ten ways that you can benefit from sports psychology:

1. Improve focus and deal with distractions. Many athletes have ability to concentrate, but often their focus is displaced on wrong areas such as when a batter thinks “I need to get a hit” while in batter’s box, which is a result-oriented focus. Much of my instruction on focus deals with helping athlete to stay focused on present moment and let go of results.

2. Grow confidence in athletes who have doubts. Doubt is opposite of confidence. If you maintain many doubts prior to or during your performance, this indicates low self-confidence or at least you are sabotaging what confidence you had at start of competition. Confidence is what I call a core mental game skill because of its importance and relationship to other mental skills.

3. Develop coping skills to deal with setbacks and errors. Emotional control is a prerequisite to getting into zone. Athletes with very high and strict expectations, have trouble dealing with minor errors that are a natural part of sports. It’s important to address these expectations and also help athletes stay composed under pressure and when they commit errors or become frustrated.

4. Find right zone of intensity for your sport. I use intensity in a broad sense to identify level of arousal or mental activation that is necessary for each person to perform his or her best. This will vary from person to person and from sport to sport. Feeling “up” and positively charged is critical, but not getting overly excited is also important. You have to tread a fine line between being excited to complete, but not getting over-excited.

5. Help teams develop communication skills and cohesion. A major part of sports psychology and mental training is helping teams improve cohesion and communication. The more a team works as a unit, better results for all involved.