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The World's Top Water Bass Fishing Champion And His Techniques

By Charles White

I was fishing a small lake in central California back in 1980, I think it was that year. I had been fishing for a couple of hours and doing ok, catching some 1-2 pound fish and in a far I was fishing a small lake in central California back in 1980, I think it was that year. I had been fishing for a couple of hours and doing ok, catching some 1-2 pound fish and in a far distance I could see this man walking up with a bright red jacket.

The closer he got, the more I noticed his jacket and all the patches on it, one said 1978 World Top Water Bass Fishing Champion, along with about 20 other patches. We began to talk, of course, I wanted to know all about him and he began to tell me about how he became champion. Now, I do want to say one thing here, I forget what he told me and I don't even know for sure if there is such a tournament for the World Top Water Championship but I watched this guy fish.

He was probably in his 50's or early 60's at the time and fished this lure different than I have seen before so I paid special attention. Finally, after seeing him catch a half dozen fish while I caught two I asked him what he was doing and what bait he was using that he was doing so well. He said he only used one kind of bait and opened up his tackle box. Can you imagine my surprise when the only lure he had in there was Rapalas. I mean bunches of Rapalas, every color and size you could imagine. I said where's the rest of your lures, he smiled and said this is all I use. By the way, at the time I was fishing with a Rapala, that was ironic to me. I said "that is what I'm using now".

He said "yeah, I see that but you're not fishing it right". Well, I had fished for bass for about 25 or so years then and wondered what in the world he was talking about, me not fishing it right. I had fished Rapalas for as long as I can remember. So, I said "what are you talking about not fishing it right?". He said "well, all you're doing is throwing the lure in and reeling it back. I said "yeah". He said" have you ever noticed a minnow or shad or whatever, he said they never go very far, they usually move a few inches at a time and they dart." He said "that lure of yours is supposed to imitate the baitfish the bass is after so make it act like one." Then he showed me and guess what? He was right!

His acted just like a baitfish and even looked like one swimming the way he did it. As he stood there twitching the end of his rod and letting it sit every two or three twitches then twitch it two or three times more and let it sit, I seen his point. I also seen him catch another bass, which made me a believer. Now I don't know if this man was the top water champion or not but I do know one thing.........his technique works.

I have used it on most of my retrieves anytime I fish top water and it works. Cast the lure, let it sit, twitch the end of your rod two or three times and let it set again. The only thing I have done is add one additional move. I throw the lure out and let it sit, twitch the rod two or three times and let it sit and then I move the lure so slow it barely cause a ripple and that is when I get most of my hits. Try this techniques the next time you fish your favorite top water lure and see the results.

Charles E. White has fished for almost 50 years for bass. It is estimated that he has caught over 6,000 bass in his lifetime. His biggest bass is a 12 pound 14 ounce bass that hangs on his office wall. Charles has fished with people who have never fished before and taught them to become successful anglers and has also fished with the pros in Florida. His new website is at: http://www.bassfishingweekly.com

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Bass Fishing In UK Waters

Author: BoatandTackle Fishing

So you want to catch a bass? This must be the most prized saltwater fish to sea anglers.
I'm going to talk you through a few different methods that I'm aware of, some which i have had success on myself.
Bass come closer into the UK shoreline when the waters warm in the run up to summer, it's said that the water temperature needs to be above 8 Celsius. Around Cumbria June / July have been excellent months this year with big numbers of bass being caught from places like Silecroft, Drigg and St Bees.

Bait fishing for bass.
There are a few good choices for bait, Rag is quite a good choice but other situations or marks may fish better using lugworm or peeler crab.

Rag worm as bait can be deadly on the right mark, rigged up with a pulley rig and a bunch of small rag this offers a great amount of movement in the water to entice any lurking bass into a feeding frenzy. Rag is good for both beach fishing and rocky marks. I would use hooks between sizes 1/0 and 3/0 and gripper lead of between 2oz and 5oz. It is always advisable to vary your casting distances, both in shore and at distance. If possible use two rods, one fished close in and one fished further out. The best time, as with all bass fishing methods, is to fish at either first or last light.

Lugworm, it's worth a mention that a lot of the bass caught over the past couple of month have been caught on black lugworm. If you pump or dig your own blacks try and use just the huge ones, real bass beaters. Use a pulley pennel rig setup with size 1/0 to 3/0 hooks. A good cocktail of baits for bass fishing would be lugworm tipped with half a peeler crab.
Peeler Crab Baits are deadly for bass fishing. A nice big peeler crab bait or a few smaller peeler crabs is the way to go if your looking for big specimen bass. Use a pulley rig and cast out into the distance beyond the surf. Using a 3/0 hook whip a whole large peeler crab onto your hook with bait elastic. It's worthwhile using big velvet peeler crabs to entice bigger bass.

You could of course use live bait for bass. If you have nice clear waters freelining a live sandeel bait could offer the ultimate bass take. This isn't a method that I've tried. It may be worth while trying it out on my boat. I know guys that use this method and simply hook the sandeel through the lip on a long flowing trace setup.

Bass fishing using spinners, poppers and plugs.
Bass fishing using lures is a sport in itself. Put the hours in and find the right marks and i can guarantee your in for a bit of fishing heaven. Again the best times for this method is first or last light. Use fluorocarbon between your braid and lure.

Some of the best lures that have gained popularity on the UK bass fishing tackle market this year are made by Rapala, Yo Zuri, Owner and Storm. The storm Chugbug must be one of the best selling poppers to bass fishermen wanting to fish the shallow waters around rocky areas and outfalls. Other plugs worth a mention that are for deeper water marks are Rapala X – Rap Saltwater SXR10, Rapala Down Deep Husky Jerk.

The list of good plugs for bass fishing could be endless as everyone has a favourite for a different mark and varying conditions. I recently asked 3 bass fishermen what their favourite colours are on a popper with a view to getting some made myself…. I never got one straight answer. It is worth a mention to look at the conditions your fishing and choose the correct colour or pattern contrasting it.

It is good to spin for bass, two belting spinners for bass fishing are the old favourite Dexter Wedge, which every budding bass fisherman should have in his box and the Toby from Abu. Spinning for bass is great fun and on lighter spinning tackle can be a excellent challenge and really get your adrenaline pumping once your feel that classic bass thump.

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About the Author

I'm Lee, founder of Boat and Tackle, born, bread, and living in Cumbria Uk. Sea fishing is,,, well basically my life. Boat and Tackle was setup because there are endless items available to the sea fishermen that are hardley ever used within the UK. If you want to fish in the UK the tackle and equipment you need can be basic, so why troll a tackle shop full of carp and game tackle if your only interested in sea fishing?

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