Finesse Bass Fishing

WHAT IS FINESSE BASS FISHING?
HOW IS IT DIFFERENT THAN POWER BASS FISHING

Finesse bass fishing is a state of mind. Use finesse bass fishing techniques when you are sure you have located bass and you are trying to get them to bite. Either you have located active fish or you are sure bass are in a particular spot. If you are sure they are there but they will not bite fast moving lures, slow down and use these methods.

1. Lure Selection: Use slow moving lures that stay in front of the bass's nose until they bite. When you feel good cover with your Carolina rig, slow it down. Let it stop or move it slowly until you are out of the good cover. Pitch your Texas rig right in the cover and just shake it. Do not move it away. Keep it in front of the bass until it gets agitated enough to bite. Down size your crank bait, spinner bait or jerk bait and work it slowly. When your lure is next to good cover stop it. Let it fall or just twitch it. Keep the lure tight against the cover. You are trying to agitate an inactive bass into striking.
2. Boat Control: Slow it down. Work the area thoroughly.
3. Patience: You must be convinced that there are bass there. You just have to make them bite even if they are inactive.
4. Move To Another Spot: Listen to the fish. If you cannot make them bite, maybe they are just not there today. At some point, try another spot. Maybe come back to this spot later and try it again.
5. Danger: One danger of staying in one spot and trying to make the bass bite is they may not be there at all. Maybe you guessed wrong today. Maybe the fish are somewhere else. Ask yourself where is that place?

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