Here's some really simple way to make sure that your day out bass fishing lands you some bass. Have you ever wondered why when you are out fishing that sometimes the fish are just not attracted to what you are offering them as bait. Sure, you may have bought the bait recommended by the locals or made your own concoction from home but at the end of the day your line is empty. The first way to ensure that the bass are biting is to you buy fresh bait. If you buy some fresh bait they will stay alive longer and be more attractive to the bass that you are hoping to catch.
Do some research on the area where you are planning your day out bass fishing or bass boating. Talk to the locals and the fishing clubs in the area and find out what the bass fish in the area are attracted to. The bait that might bring home a bass fish in your local area may not be attractive to the bass where you plan on fishing. When you are out bass fishing it's great to sometimes sit in the sun and drop the line in and have a beer until you get abite. The bait is usually by your side, nice and handy so that you can quickly drop a line in once the bass are biting. Once your bait bucket is out in the sun you lose that quality of freshness that we were aiming for with point number 1. Face it, you wouldn't leave your beer in the sun so don't leave your bait there either. If you do not have a separate ice box for your bait put it under the nearest shady tree so it can stay fresh for as long as you want to keep fishing. Even if you always pack your bait in an ice bucket and park it under a nice shady tree you might still be harming your bait. The problem with ice is that not all ice is created equally. Your ice may actually contain chlorine which when released in the water, if in large doses, will send the bass running.
If you want to ensure that the bait is cold and still use your ice all you need to do is lock it into a zip lock bag that you can buy from the supermarket. You will have the advantage of keeping the bait cool without releasing any chlorine into the water. If you have fresh bait it should be still wriggling when you put it on the line. It is a lot more attractive to a fish to see a wriggling creature than a limp creature on the end of the line. If you take a look at the great lures that are on the market you will see that they are made to be flexible so they wriggle around the water mimicking the creature that the bait is modelled on. If your bait wriggles the bass will be wriggling right after it and on to the end of your line. If you follow all of the tips set out above or even just a few of them next time you go bass fishing you should be bringing home bass in no time.
All you need to do is take the bass fishing tips on board and start seeing results.