03-03-2004, 09:32 PM
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Although bass holding in dense cover are concealed and therefore quite secure, they're not oblivious to their surroundings. Too much noise or commotion can run them off, or eliminate any chance for a favorable response…a bite.[/size][/font][/left] [left][font "Arial"][size 2]Approach bass in heavy cover cautiously, using subtle, yet deliberate moves. For instance, if you suspect the fish are holding beneath floating cover along a seawall, your first thoughts should be on where they might be positioned. Are they up near the surface, next to the edge, or, on the bottom tight against the seawall?[/size][/font][/left] [left][size 2][font "Arial"]Obviously, only the process of elimination will determine this beyond any doubt. But you might be surprised at how many anglers will plow right up to the edge and make their first cast against the seawall, killing any chance of catching any fish that may be positioned along the outside edge. [/font][/left] [center][font "Arial"][#000080][size 3]Tip: Big bass often suspend near the contour edges of deeper grass mats - live-bait guides know this and rig big shiners to swim along the edges of those deep-water canopies.[/size][/#000080][/font][/center][/size]
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Although bass holding in dense cover are concealed and therefore quite secure, they're not oblivious to their surroundings. Too much noise or commotion can run them off, or eliminate any chance for a favorable response…a bite.[/size][/font][/left] [left][font "Arial"][size 2]Approach bass in heavy cover cautiously, using subtle, yet deliberate moves. For instance, if you suspect the fish are holding beneath floating cover along a seawall, your first thoughts should be on where they might be positioned. Are they up near the surface, next to the edge, or, on the bottom tight against the seawall?[/size][/font][/left] [left][size 2][font "Arial"]Obviously, only the process of elimination will determine this beyond any doubt. But you might be surprised at how many anglers will plow right up to the edge and make their first cast against the seawall, killing any chance of catching any fish that may be positioned along the outside edge. [/font][/left] [center][font "Arial"][#000080][size 3]Tip: Big bass often suspend near the contour edges of deeper grass mats - live-bait guides know this and rig big shiners to swim along the edges of those deep-water canopies.[/size][/#000080][/font][/center][/size]
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