Catching a HUGE Bass

[kennethdaysale]

Originally Posted by bassinbob

Fish were a big fish was taken. Usually another big fish or the same one will take up that position or spot.

I haven't read a bad post in this thread, but this one deserves careful consideration. Most of us probably fish a handful of lakes/ponds regularly-we'll call it our "home water". Really BIG fish don't just swim about willy nilly like the rest. There are certain definable characteristics that will attract and hold big bass in a relatively small area consistantly. So consistantly in fact to be cliche....so cliche that I probably don't need to list them but here goes.

Deep sanctuary AND shallow feeding grounds within a couple of tail shakes. Both these areas need to have some cover and the more the better. Just a steep drop next to a flat won't cut it if there's the same contours nearby with wood/weeds to choose.

Sufficient oxygen to sustain life. (lot's of perfect" looking" spots actually suck)

Privacy----(probably not gonna find a double digit sow picking the middle of a busy boat lane as home) unless that's as "private" as it gets.

You can either spend lots of time and effort looking for those magic spots or spend lots of time and effort fishing lots of water, in the end you will find the "spot". Then if you approach it each and every time as quiet as a mouse(push pole) with a solid and well thought out plan, completely focused and confident, with all your gear in perfect order, all your hooks razor sharp, all your electronics turned off (including your trolling motor-stereo-and cell phone), quietly deploy an anchor or two or the Talon ! your odds of actually catching a HUGE bass increase.

Finally my humble opinion on what to present them (since a big live golden shiner doesn't get much love around here, we'll limit our choices to artificials). The truth is on any given day and for any given Huge bass anything in you tacklebox MIGHT work. It's also true that anything in your tacklebox might..........spook the crap out of her despite your best intentions and presentation except..........................soft plastics.