Bass fishing tournaments are great places for bass fishing enthusiasts to challenge their bass fishing skills, earn recognition and possibly win a cash prize. Irrespective of whether you are experienced or new bass fisher, you should join bass fishing competitions.

Is participating in bass fishing tournament is rewarding?

Many anglers compete regularly in bass fishing tournaments because winning a tournament gives them recognition and money. There are anglers who even earn much of their income from competing in several bass fishing tournaments.

How to participate in these bass fishing tournaments?

If you are really interested in bass fishing competition, you should join bass fishing tournament associations so that you can stay abreast of the latest bass fishing tournaments or can be automatically enrolled in others.

There are several fishing publications like daily or weekly newsletters and monthly magazines. You should subscribe those magazines or online newsletter to get the latest news in fishing competition. You can travel to other states or countries to participate in fishing competition, which will help you to increase your fishing skill.

You can browse in the Internet for dates and locations of tournaments and register yourself for these tournaments. You will also get all required information on line from the websites of tournaments.

You can search for a bass fishing tournament for couples and pairs that can be fun and rewarding for you and a loved one. Bass fishing tournament is an adventure and it’s an wonderful experience to enjoy with someone you care about. This can be a wonderfully enriching experience for your wife and kids to share together, something that everyone will surely remember for long.

You can publish a blog on your bass fishing tournament experience. Several other anglers will also contribute in your blog and you can create your own community.

To win a tournament you need confidence, patience and lots of practices. So take your time to explore and find the best bass fishing tournament for your skill level, your requirements and your expectations.

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Bass boats are the best buy for those who usually fish in lake waters. Not only are they beautifully built into sleek lines but also lend an extra edge to budding fishermen. They help in this by enabling quiet modes of operation which provide stealth for better catching of the quarry. However, bass boats are usually expensive. Therefore, it would be good to keep a few important points in mind before putting your money into buying a specific model.

Budget: – As bass boats fall in the specialist, category they tend to cost more than the normal boats. Nonetheless, it is not always that they fall in the very expensive slot. The prices vary from the average to very high. So, deciding beforehand on how much you are prepared to dish out would be a good idea. The budget for the boat and motor should be made before going to the shop. This will prevent you from paying up for a costly model which doesn’t sit easy on your pocket later on. They will cost more than say a canoe, but die hard fishing experts vouch for the worth of every penny spent on their purchase.

Features: – Bass boats can come with custom built features as well the regular models that are the same for every buyer. Customizations will of course cost more. Then, features also vary according to where you are going to use the boat. Mostly, you will find bass boats constructed exclusively for lake fishing. Features will be different for the models that can be used for sea or ocean waters.

Seating: – If fishing is generally a family expedition in your house, you will do well by purchasing a model that has adequate seating capacity. However, choice might get limited as bass boats usually come in models with seating for two to three people. You can research for a model with higher capacity or get the bass boat custom fit with additional seats. However, in case you are not satisfied with the features involved you may go in for a larger boat.

Speed: – The speed again varies in different models. Some models are meant only for fishing. These will understandably not be designed for high speeds. Then there are others which come fit with extremely high speed motors that help in doubling up the bass boat as a ski boat as well. However, though it sounds good, there’s no point in paying for the ski-boat feature if you are purchasing the bass boat only or mostly for fishing.

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In early spring, when bass are moving from their winter areas to staging areas and eventually to the shallow flats, few presentations consistently produce better than a crawfish imitating lure. The reason these lures are so effective is the bass’s fondness for the freshwater crawfish. Even though bass will eat crawfish through out the year, this predator/prey relationship is strongest in the early spring.

I believe that a bass’s early season preference for the crawfish is due to the important nutrients the crawfish provides the pre-spawn bass and during this cold-water period, the crawfish matches the low metabolic activity of the bass making it an ideal forage .

Early spring the crawfish are in the deeper water just of flats. Bass move up from their cold water homes and stage in the same area as the crawfish. As the cold shallow flats warm up both crawfish and bass become more active and move into the shallow water.

It’s my opinion that the jig out produces all other crawfish imitating lures during the pre-spawn period, at when it comes to taking trophy bass. Some anglers limit the role of the jig/pig to flippin & pitchin, but I have found that the lure is effective when cast out and slowly dragged over deep structure.

The water temperatures in early spring are lower and so the bass’s metabolism has slowed down. And for this reason, I want a bait to fall slowly staying in the strike zone as long as possible. That’s why I use the jig/pig. In early spring I find it very important to match the hatch and go with the lightest jig possible. I use a ¼ ounce jig. I use two color combinations – a black/blue jig with a metal flake trailer and a green/pumpkin with a green/pumpkin trailer.

The trailer gives the jig a natural appearance, The pinchers on the trailer move as the jig falls and dragged across the bottom. Also, a scented soft plastic trailer encourages the bass to hold onto the lure longer. The jig/pig combo is hard to beat during the pre-spawn period but when the fish want something a little smaller I go with the next best setup a Carolina rigged worm. This technique is very effective when they are staged on deeper structure and feeding on crawfish. I put on a rattler because it imitates the noise of the crawfish’s pinchers, which attract bass. Dragging the lure whether it be a jig/pig combo or a worm across the bottom kickin up a lot of silt imitates a crawfish emerging from its winter home. When a crawfish emerges from hibernation they’re covered with mud, when they try to kick the mud off it creates a disturbance, a cloud of dirt along the bottom that draws the attention of the bass.

Spinnerbaits are considered to be one of the better shad imitating lures of all time, however I find a large spinnerbait that is properly dressed and fished also imitates a fleeing crafish. The largest population of crawfish is found on weed beds and timber filled flats at the back of creeks. My go to spinnerbait is a 1 ounce black spinnerbait with a no. 7 or 8 Colorado blade with a black/blue trailer.

Like the slow rolled spinnerbait , a rattlin lipless crankbait worked over shallow flats is an effective way to catch big bass in early spring. I’ve been using a red lipless crankbait to catch big bass for years. I believe actively feeding bass are on the move flushing crawfish and other forage from the grass-beds and shallows, that’s why I think the red Rat-L-Trap crankbait is so effective in grassy areas because it draws a reaction bite and because it thinks it a crawfish fleeing the grassy area.

The key to drawing the reaction bite with this lure is retrieving it so it stays in contact with the grass throughout the retrieve. You want to keep in touch with the grass and when the bait catches or snags on the grass, you want to rip it free. The quick acceleration and pause mimics a craw fish fleeing danger.

The key to catching Big Bass in early spring is choosing a lure that accurately mimics the crawfish.

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Fishing is difficult after spawning, because bass aren’t more concentrated. The females, after recuperating, move to deeper waters. Males move deeper after abandoning the fry. If there is deep water near the spawning are, bass will move there.

Summer

Smallmouth bass areas are the most predictable this time of year. Bass may remain in the same place for several months once they take up residence in a certain pool or around a particular structure.

Smallmouth bass love crayfish and crayfish are linked to specific locations. Crayfish need rocks for protection and cannot move very far.

Smallmouth must move around in waters where baitfish is the primary food.

The depth that smallmouth bass retreat to depends on surface temperatures and direct sunlight. The type of water also determines how deep you’ll find them. Smallmouth may stay as deep as 25 feet in clear water, shallower than 12 feet in murky lakes due to oxygen levels, and in pools less than four feet in small streams.

Early Fall to Mid-Fall Smallmouth Bas

Smallmouth begin to spend more time to shallower waters. The lower angle of the sun and cooler surface temperatures allow them to venture into shallower areas where food is more plentiful.

As the lake surface continues to cool, it eventually reaches the same temperature as the water below the thermo cline. The temperature from top to bottom becomes the same. This makes it tough fishing as bass can be found at various depths.

In rivers, smallmouth feed more as the water cools in the fall.

Late Fall & Winter

Smallmouth fishing becomes difficult this time of year as they move out of shallows into deeper water. Sometimes you can find densely packed schools, but the bite is likely to be poor.

Smallmouth in streams may move to deeper pools for winter when their mid-fall locations are too shallow. Fishing remains good as they continue to feed until water temperatures drop in to the low 40’s.

Tips to Catching Smallmouth

· Fishermen should fish using patterns that imitate key items in the diet of the smallmouth bus (crayfish, dragonflies, minnows, etc.)

· Shoreline structures, such as docks, drop-offs, rocks, and logs, are worth fishing for smallmouth.

· Fly-fishing is advantageous in areas where standard gear doesn’t work.

· Noise often attracts the attention of bass.

· Be patient – Let the bug sit still for a period of as much 30 seconds, give it a twitch. If that isn’t working, try “popping” it with a sharp jerk or an erratic stop-and-go retrieve. For streamers and other sub-surface flies, you should use the strip and stop, or a steady retrieve.

· Catching bass in still waters generally requires watching and waiting for surface action, then getting the fly into feeding frenzies in a hurry.

· Experiment to see what works best.

The greatest success is found by following the seasonal behavior of bass, replicating their feeding preference, and finding good structure.