06-11-2010, 05:12 PM
Welcome to the site Mallen. You should drop by our Introductions Board to properly introduce yourself to the site. Here's the link http://www.bigfishtackle.com/forum/gforum.cgi?forum=295 .
And never be afraid to ask any questions on here, that's what we are here for.
First I'd like to tell you that I'm no smallmouth fisherman so I'll only be answering your questions from the largemouth standpoint.
1. Yes, largemouths move to different waters during different times of day. Morning they are still near the banks feeding after their aggressive nighttime feeding. You should fish near rocky banks and boat docks. Midday they have been pushed to deeper water. You'll want to fish underwater structure like brush, stumps, and deadfalls. At night they will be on the prowl. You'll want to fish near the rocky edges again and over submerged weedbeds and near grasslines.
2. I'm sure the temperature make make them change their patterns a little but largemouth bass really don't mind the hotter temps. As far as colder water I don't know. I hear of people catching them during winter here in TN on large spinners with golden blades. Our winters are relatively mild.
3. I don't have an answer for this although it never seemed to change my fishing. I've caught them in all types of weather. One time even when the weather was so bad there was a tornado down the road.
I used a field and stream magazine to make sure that I answered your first question as accurate as possible so I'm not going to take credit for that one. However most of my largemouth experience is just plain old practice. Get a rod and get out there on the water. I hope I've answered your questions and I'm sure some more people will give you some more insight such as what lures to use and stuff like that. Have fun and good luck. Don't forget to come back and post pictures of your catches.
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And never be afraid to ask any questions on here, that's what we are here for.
First I'd like to tell you that I'm no smallmouth fisherman so I'll only be answering your questions from the largemouth standpoint.
1. Yes, largemouths move to different waters during different times of day. Morning they are still near the banks feeding after their aggressive nighttime feeding. You should fish near rocky banks and boat docks. Midday they have been pushed to deeper water. You'll want to fish underwater structure like brush, stumps, and deadfalls. At night they will be on the prowl. You'll want to fish near the rocky edges again and over submerged weedbeds and near grasslines.
2. I'm sure the temperature make make them change their patterns a little but largemouth bass really don't mind the hotter temps. As far as colder water I don't know. I hear of people catching them during winter here in TN on large spinners with golden blades. Our winters are relatively mild.
3. I don't have an answer for this although it never seemed to change my fishing. I've caught them in all types of weather. One time even when the weather was so bad there was a tornado down the road.
I used a field and stream magazine to make sure that I answered your first question as accurate as possible so I'm not going to take credit for that one. However most of my largemouth experience is just plain old practice. Get a rod and get out there on the water. I hope I've answered your questions and I'm sure some more people will give you some more insight such as what lures to use and stuff like that. Have fun and good luck. Don't forget to come back and post pictures of your catches.
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