Archive for October, 2008

Does the size of the bait have anything to do with the size of the fish you catch?

Dan, How do I fish the weeds for bass? I own several bass fishing books but have to find one that has photographs of different types of weeds and bass fishing techniques for those weeds. Yes, I know that I can use a Johnson Silver Spoon to skim the tops of lily pads. But what are coontail weeds? What do they look like? How do I fish it for bass? Thank you. Richard from Chicago, IL

dan I an zimbabwean. Our river is very shallow, say 20 feet at the deepest. It passes 20 metres from my home.There is plenty of large mouth bass. The problem is hyacinth weedsd occupying half the river.What is the secret to catch them as each you cast you drag the weed all the way to the shore. Half my lures and weights are remaining behind. It seems the fish not seeing the bait brgds bernard