Bass are aggressive feeders at certain times of the day and also when large amounts of bait are around.  This is usually pretty easy to spot, as bait will be jumping as the bass feed upon them.  Its a matter of motoring up and slowing down before you get too close and casting an appropriate lure in among them.  Don’t make the mistake of going right into or through the area of feeding fish, this is the quickest way to put an end to the fishing.  Under these conditions a top water plug or soft plastic that matches the size and shape of the bait is a good choice.  Cast in, and as soon as you hit the water, close up and begin a retrieve.  Don’t move it too fast unless they are bluefish.

Early morning is normally a very good time for bass, they will feed in the shallows near some kind of structure (rocks, drop offs, humps), usually when there is a current to sweep helpless bait past them.  At this time top water plugs can be very productive because of the low light conditions.  If it’s going to be overcast or foggy that day, so much the better for the bass fishing.  Top water plugs should be surface swimmers, poppers, or walkers in white.  They should be worked as if they are injured, occasionally stopping them during the retrieve.  It’s so cool when the fish smashes that surface plug, splashing, rolling, then running like hell.  My favorite kind of bass fishing.

Once there is a good amount of light and the top water plugs stop producing, its time to switch to soft plastics and probably move into an area of structure in deeper water.  Current is again important, the bass depend on this to sweep food past them and when the current is weak or non-existent you can normally expect that the bass won’t be aggressive, you have to bang them off the nose then to get a strike.  When drifting with soft plastics, first you get up drift of the structure with the boat and position the boat so you will drift over it, then turn the motor off.  Next, consider the depth the fish may be holding in.  If the structure is in 30 feet of water, cast out, leave the bail open and count to 15 (one thousand one to one thousand fifteen), then close it up and start your retrieve.  You should also vary your retrieve, try slow, try fast, try jigging and reeling, until you find what the fish like.  If you get a hit and don’t hook up, work the bait very slowly with!

short jigs as if it is injured.  This will normally bring on follow-up strikes.  The tendency is to haul back and reel hard, but this will only result in another strike with a bluefish, if it’s a bass they most likely will not chase it.  It’s also possible to have a bluefish hit and bite part of the plastic off and then as you work it as if injured a bass will take it.  This is because bass love to pick up after the bluefish, who tend to be messy eaters and will chop up a bait without finishing it off, leaving the pieces to fall to the bottom.

What soft plastic do you use?  Well, you try to ‘match the hatch’, as it were.  If you know what their feeding on, use something that approximates that bait.  For sand eels, use green/white zooms, sluggos, or fin-s on a jig head.  If they are feeding on bunker, use a 4″, 5″ or 6″ Storm swim shad bait in bunker color.  If they are feeding on herring, use a 6″ Storm swim shad in pearl.

Trolling is another way to fish for bass.  The hard part is knowing what to do when your not catching them.  Most trolling is done with weights, down riggers, or wire line rods.  This is because bass go into the lower part of the water column once the sun is up, so you need a way to get your rig down to where the bass are.  We fish an area along the RI south shore which has lots of boulders and is around 28 feet deep.  When trolling, we use wire outfits with 200 feet of wire on them.  This gets the rig down about 20 feet or so, which is close enough considering how shallow the area is, and how the boulders stick up.  We troll umbrellas, tube and worm rigs, or parachute jigs.  Usually though we’ll only resort to this method when we having trouble getting soft plastics down to the fish.  It can be very productive.  Speed can be anything from 2 knots to 6 knots, usually we vary it throughout the time we troll.  Its not at all unusual to get hits right after changing speed.  When!

its not working, your speed is wrong, your rig is at the wrong depth, or the fish are gone.  However, I always make the first assumptions before assuming the fish are gone.  If you go half an hour without a fish, its time to hang it up and move onward or try something different.

If you keep some of these tips in mind when you’re out there then success can be yours when fishing for Bass.

Now, you can get all of your Christmas gifts and supplies including ornaments, trees, cards, crafts and cookies at discount prices online and at the same time, same lots of time! Like the bass fishing Christmas card, they are also available online.

We all know that almost everybody in Florida is fascinated with bass fishing. They even consider bass fishing as their number one freshwater sport.

Most of these anglers have built bass fishing services because of them; bass fishing is already a hard habit to break.

Not only that, some of them would even make Christmas cards inspired from bass fishing. They do this as an effective business product especially on the holiday seasons or any other special occasions.

For children, Christmas cards are colorful and are usually printed with jokes, stickers, or games. There are also special Christmas cards that hold money or gift cards. For adults, Christmas cards are often either traditional or humorous. And most of the adults get their Christmas cards on the Internet.

Like Bass Fishing Christmas Cards which can be redeemed for online purchases, catalog orders, and purchases.

Most Bass Fishing Gift Cards are mailed separately to the shipping address of your choice. Such as:

• Bass Fishing Christmas Cards delivered in 3-6 business days.

• Catalog(s) or the gift cards are shipped separately.

• Free standard shipping to US zip codes

• Gift Card amounts are in US funds

Not only that, here’s your second choice…

Most Bass Fishing Greeting Cards businesses provide a great way to send a gift almost instantly to your favorite outdoor enthusiast. Simply provide them with the dollar amount and they will email a Gift Card that can be used immediately.

These are important reminders on how you can get the card that you order:

• Most Bass Fishing Christmas Gift Cards are delivered within four hours if ordered during normal business hours. Otherwise they may take 4 to 24 hours to be delivered.

• These gift cards are usually delivered without any problems. However, a full inbox, invalid email address, or a spam filter can prevent the greeting card from reaching the recipient’s inbox. In order to be certain that a Gift Card has been received, please check with the recipient.

• Gift Cards are available for U.S. orders only and are in US funds.

• Catalogs will not be mailed, but current catalogs can be viewed online.

And here is your third choice, if you want your bass fishing Christmas card to be more memorable do it yourself. It’s the thought that counts, not the amount anyway!

An ordinary hand-made Christmas card is very special, how much more if it was motivated by bass fishing? Very peculiar is it not? And yet too easy!

Here’s what you will need:

a piece of card 17cm x 25cm

a piece of crepe paper or tissue paper slightly smaller than the card

several pieces of colored paper, recycled or interesting texture

metallic braid or cord, or colored ribbon inspire

ruler

glue

scissors

pinking shears

and of course do not forget your pictures with the bass fishes (have it scanned please)

And here’s the easy way to do it:

1. Carefully fold the piece of card in half.

2. Use a very small amount of glue to fix the tissue paper inside the card as a lining.

3. Trim a piece of colored paper with pinking shears, so that it measures 13cm x 8cm. Glue it to the front of the card, leaving an equal margin on each side.

4. Cut a simple shape – a Christmas tree, a star, bells etc. – from an interesting paper of a toning or contrasting color. Glue the shape to the front of the card.

5. When you are done with that, edit the picture that you have just scanned. You can use Paint Shop Pro for it.

There you have it, just use your creativity and you’ll have a Bass fishing Christmas card to give to a bass fishing enthusiast.