8 Myths About Bass Fishing

Has someone ever told you something about fishing you don’t believe? Well, it might not be entirely true. Here’s a list of commonly misheld beliefs about fishing for bass.

1. You Can’t Fish in Cold Water

False. While you certainly won’t catch more fish when it’s cold out, there’s nothing to say you can’t be successful. When it’s cold, bass are less active - and as their metabolic function lowers, they eat less. You might have to work a little harder, but there’s always a way to target fish.

2. Big Lures = Big Bass

Have you always believed a bigger lure will get you a bigger fish? A large lure might enable you to catch a bigger bass, but that’s not to say it’s the best tool for the job. Lure selection should cater to what the bass are eating in the lake you fish - in addition to season, weather, and water clarity. Size doesn’t always matter.

3. Bass Hate The Rain

People tend to attribute the lack of bite to the precipitation itself - but it’s all about the pressure. Low barometric pressure, which often accompanies a storm, tends to make fish more inactive. So as long as it’s not a low pressure day - there’s no reason to think you can’t land fish.

4. Shhh - You’ll Scare Them!

Not quite. Unless you’re tossing things into the water, the fish aren’t going to be bothered by your fishing partner’s loud talking. Whether or not you’re bothered is a different story.

5. You Need a Boat to Catch Big Bass

Considering bass come inshore to spawn, this is debunked pretty easily. Many a trophy fish has been caught from the shores of small and even large ponds. It’s not where you are - it’s where the bass are.

6. Fish Bite Out of Hunger

Partially true. Fish feed out of instinct - when their body tells them their blood sugar is too low, they find food. But bass can also be triggered to bite as a defense mechanism - particularly during spawning, male bass can be aggressive in defense of their bed.

7. Go In The Morning or Evening

Partially, again. Shallow water heats up during the day - thus driving the fish to deeper water. So, from a shore fishing perspective - the bite is always on when the shallows are cooler, which is during the morning and evening. But with a boat, you can target fish after they make the move to deeper waters.

8. Big Fish Like Deep Water

Bass don’t have a “preference” of which water depth they like. It’s all physiological. When the water warms on summer days, fish will go towards the cooler, deeper water. During the winter, fish will migrate towards deeper areas of their habitat as their metabolic function begins to lower. But just because a fish is big, doesn’t mean it’s going to be deep.

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Did you believe any of these age old fishing myths? Now that you know, go out and educate, appreciate, and catch more fish!