Bass Fishing Technique

Fishing for Guadalupe bass in Texas is another best bass fishing technique for local anglers to try. Look for the Guadalupe bass in every single state of this glorious nation besides Texas and the cooler will remain empty, for a long time. This is not because the fisherman cannot entice the beautiful bass to bite, the reason is that this relative of the smallmouth bass is found only in the great state of Texas. They say that everything grows big in Texas and that is usually the case when it is in reference to Longhorns and Dallas Cowboys, not the diminutive Guadalupe. This Texas Trout as they are affectionately referred to in Texas, barely grow over 14 inches and weigh in at a light three pounds for a whopper.

The anglers who hunt for these feisty and high-flying fish normally do so in one sector of Texas. Austin, the state capital of Texas, is where they find the acrobatic Guadalupe Bass. The fish prefer the gentle rolling streams of the areas hill country and cannot be found anywhere else. This makes the fish the state representative for all the great game fish that are found in Texas. Quite an honor that is bestowed on a fish that got its start as a hybrid of sorts when the Department of Natural Resources in Texas attempted to cross a smallmouth with other species of non-native fish. The results were not so good and one of the resulting creations was the magnificent Guadalupe Bass. Usually a cross hybridization that goes awry is a bad thing, with the offspring either eating the natives or eating the food the natives depend on. This is not the case. This story has a happy ending and luckily for the residents who fish for these wonders of the state, the fish decided to stay close to home. Ever been to the central Texas hill country? Cannot say we blame them for staying put. The landscape is beautiful and clean.

In order to rustle up some of the Texas Trout there is a method that many Texas anglers employ: Fly-fishing. There is no greater thrill than hooking into a Guadalupe on a very light-weight fly rod. The jumping ability of the bass leaves many to believe that a little trout snuck into the petri dish at The University of Texas? Either way this fish is a much sought after species in Texas with anglers traveling as far as California to try their fly-fishing expertise against this stream loving bass. The bait of choice for many anglers is the hand-tied fly. The fisherman of central Texas use the same fly's that are tied to catch the browns and rainbows of the same area. It must be likened to getting two birds with one stone. The Guadalupe is a hardy character resulting in a strong abundant population there in Texas. The state appreciates their master creation and so do many anglers who hunt for the bass. So the next time the "hankering" to catch a rarity comes a calling, head for Leander, Texas and settle in for a spell.

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The Right Technique Of Bass Fishing

When I was a lot younger about 25 years ago, I was fishing a lake and not having a whole lot of

luck. Even so, I was one of those "kids" who knew almost everything about bass fishing since I

had already done it for 25 years.

I seen this older gentleman walk up to the shore about 20 feet away and seen he had the exact

same lure on that I was using. I kind of chuckled to myself just knowing he wasn't going to

catch anything since I didn't and I had been using this lure most of my life. Well, after

watching him for about 5 minutes I seen he had caught one. I said to myself "the lucky bum" and

didn't think any more about it, just went my way fishing as nothing happened.

Of course, I kept watch on him out of the corner of my eye. Pretty soon he had caught another

one to my amazement. Again, I said to myself "what a lucky bum" and kept on fishing knowing he

wouldn't catch anymore but keeping an eye on him just the same. Again he caught another bass and

then another and then another and I said to myself, "Let's see how this lucky bum is doing this".

So, I was on my way walking towards him to talk to him. This man was one of the nicest gentlemen

I have ever had the pleasure of meeting. I said, "I have fished that lure most of the day and

never caught one thing and you have caught all these bass just within a short time, how did you

do that?" He said, "Technique!" I said "technique?" He said, "yep, technique". I went on to

tell him I had my own technique and that I fished this lure for over 25 years and usually with

pretty good results. Well, what he said next about floored me. "He said "you're using it

wrong". I thought, "What the hell is he talking about, me using it wrong?". After all I was

young and still had 25 years of bass fishing experience. Who was this guy anyway to tell me I

was using one of my favorite lure's wrong?

I got looking at this pretty jacket he was wearing, I was in California at the time and I noticed

a couple of things about the jacket. The main thing I noticed was this one patch that said

"World's Topwater Bass Fishing Champion" among lot of other sponsor patches. I said to myself "Um...maybe, I better listen to this man". I can just say I am glad I did. He taught me what he was doing different, what I had been doing wrong and a technique that I incorporated from his and

my technique that I use on almost on all my topwater bass fishing retrieves even to this day.

I was fishing with my son several years ago at a little lake we fish in Ohio. We were using the

exact same rod, reel, line and lure and even the same lure color. I had caught about 15 fish and

he hadn't even had a strike and we were only standing about 10 feet apart. He said "Why are you

catching all the bass and I haven't caught any?" I said, John, you're not holding you mouth

right. He said "How are you supposed to hold it?" I said like this and made the worst face I

could think of to make.

Several months later he went to California to visit his grandparents and he was fishing in a

river for trout there. His grandfather came along and said "John, are you not feeling well?"

John said, "No, I'm fine Grandpa". His grandpa said, "We'll John, what is the matter with your

face?" John said, "Well, Grandpa, Dad said I had to hold my face like this to catch fish".

John's grandpa couldn't wait to go back to the house to tell his grandma who told my wife who

told me. The funny part was I had forgot all about the other incident and me telling him to hold

his face like that.

So, what do both of these stories have in common? Even though the older gentleman and I was using the same lure, fishing the same water, he was catching bass and I wasn't because he knew the "technique" to use. On the same hand when John and I was fishing, we were both using the same kind of rod, reel, line, and lure and I was catching fish and he wasn't because I knew the "technique" to use in that situation and John didn't.

It's not only important to know what lure to use when you're fishing but you have to know the

technique to use with the lure you choose to fish. It can make all the difference in the world

between a great bass fishing day and a not so good bad fishing day, to say the least.

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Charles E. White has fished for bass for over 50 years. In that amount of time, he has caught over 6,000 bass with his best day being 76 bass in 3 hours. His biggest bass is 12 pounds 14 ounces.