Big Bass Are Found on the Dark Side

When you set out on your next big bass fishing adventure you may want to take some time to study the body of water you are fishing and then look at the sun to see the best location for your quest. This article will look at the best places to find the big one.

Big Bass Can Be Found In the Shade

You will tend to find that bigger bass are in some of the darkest places within a piece of structure. Most bass anglers look at a piece of wood and think they have found a good spot for bass. Although, this may be true it is not as important to find the wood as it is to understand where the bass will be located on that piece of wood. Smaller bass are usually more aggressive and tend to be in several locations on a piece of wood, but the big ones are lying on the darkest shaded side. They will often bury themselves in a think brush pile and wait for hours for prey to swim by.

Look For Mud Lines

If you are looking over the water you will notice that many times you can see a division where the clear water separates form muddy water. This dividing line can often be a good place to look for bigger bass. You can find these types of situation when a stream is coming into a body of water. Just off from the stream you will see the line. The big bass will hold just out of the muddy water to get fresher elements.

The Really Big Ones Are Deep or Not

You have just as much luck catching a big bass in 2 feet of water as you do 25 feet or deeper. You can find very dark spot in only a couple feet of water. Find a stump and fish the darkest side. You can make a cast to the lighter side, but you should always make two or three casts to the darkest side first. Pitching bait into the wrong side could mess up the spot and keep a bass from attacking when you finally do find the right side. If this happens; give the spot a couple hours and then try again.

The key to good bass fishing is to always think like the fish. They want o be hidden. Big bass get big by being smart. Try a few of these tips and see if the bigger ones start coming your way.