DON'T GET COMFORTABLE
The first thing amateurs do wrong, they say, is fall in love with their favorite fishing spot and go-to lure. Remember the 7-pound bass you caught in that magical bay using a plastic worm while wearing your dad's lucky Brooklyn Dodgers cap? Coincidence. "I won't spend more than 10 minutes in the same spot fishing the same way, unless I've gotten a positive response," says Kevin VanDam, a seven-time Bassmaster Angler of the Year.
RELISH GRAY DAYS
"Bass are low-light predators," says Kevin VanDam. Go fishing "when the wind is blowing or it's cloudy, or just early in the morning or late in the evening." In low light a bass may chase a lure that is 20 feet away.
AGITATE YOUR FISH
Bass don't always bite because they're hungry. "A lot of times it's a straight aggressive reaction because you annoyed him," says VanDam. Drop the lure near the fish and move it erratically.
REEL IT IN SLOWLY
"Most amateurs fight a fish way too hard from the get-go," 2009 Bassmaster Classic champion Skeet Reese says. "They never stop reeling and they break a fish off." But don't allow the line to go slack. That can let the fish spit the lure.
... OR JUST CHEAT
The Alabama five-lure rig was banned from big tournaments earlier this year. It just made catching bass too easy. Now, there's no need to tell your fishing buddies that, but do check local rules on multilure rigs.
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