Showing posts with label Fishing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fishing. Show all posts

Sunday, January 11, 2009

Bass Fishing

A Beginner’s Guide to Bass Fishing

If you want to learn to become a successful bass fisher, then you will need to be educated on several useful techniques and methods used by people experienced in the sport. A good beginner tip would be to not purchase a fishing boat until you learn how to fish for bass, then after your skills increase you can determine if you want to make it an on going part of your life. As a beginner it would be best to rent a boat to use during your first several fishing trips.

You can also look into the option of joining one of the many bass fishing clubs which will give you the opportunity to fish off of someone else’s boat and just pitch in toward the expenses of the day.

Choosing your Equipment

Before you begin fishing you will need to select the proper equipment. One of the most important pieces of equipment you purchase will be your fishing rod. There are various sizes, weights, and prices of rods that are available, and so you may find it intimidating when you head out to buy your first rod and see thousands of different options on the shelves. Ask the shopowners for their opinions and learn from their experience. It is also important to watch your budget otherwise the spending could accumulate. It will be prudent to start by finding cheap fishing tackle to save some extra money, beginning with the rod.

Choosing the correct fishing line weight is very important for bass fishing. It should be relatively inexpensive if you are a beginner because you are sure to make many mistakes early on. After you have your rod, reel and fishing line it’s time to choose some good quality bass fishing lures.

There are a couple types of lures in particular, that work well for bass fishing. During the summer when it is hot the bass like going to the deeper water and there are certain baits you can use for this. Normally, prop baits tend to work best with a little bit of wind, and there are really no set rules with these lures so you can have some fun and experiment with your speed and power.

Beginner anglers often choose the popper baits when learning bass fishing. Choose bright colored popper bait and then cast the line out and let it rest, then pop it back. After experimenting awhile on the amount of drop noise, you can learn to make smaller plugs with less noise, then work on the pause between each twitch of the wrist, then you will be sure to begin catching the bass of your dreams.

Bass fishing is a sport that comes with a truly fascinating history and people who enjoy bass fishing feel it is a very rewarding hobby. Bass fishing is known to go back as early as the 18th century and many people today consider it one of the best outdoor sports in the world.

Monday, December 29, 2008

Guides On Archery Products For Bowfishing

Bow Fishing

For those enthusiasts that are interested in finding good archery products for their outdoor activities such as bowfishing then they may find it a little difficult. Many retailers and shops simply do not stock sufficient inventories of these type of sports products and equipment, and some don't even know what bowfishing is. It does however exist, and for the enthusiasts that enjoy hunting for big fish either in fresh or salt water environments, then the sport of bowfishing could be ideal for them. The key element to success is having the right gear to allow them to enjoy the hunt and make it more exciting for them.

The key catching the big one when it comes to bowfishing is having the right archery products in had. You will need to have the right equipment such as the right bow, arrows, reel and line needed to easily pull in even the biggest of fish. The major investment in this exciting outdoor sport is however the actual bow, and a good bow for bowfishing should either be recurve bow or a compound bow, depending on the type of fish that you want to hunt.

There are a few other considerations that you have to keep in mind when you are looking for archery products to be used for your bowfishing expedition such as the line that you will use along with your bow and arrow. This cannot be a simple fishing line simply because the fish you are likely to be catching are very large and heavy, hence you will need a line that has at least an eight pound test, with the largest going all the way up to a six hundred pound test. A majority of the lines are made out of very heavy gauge nylon or braided Dacron.

Archery products for bowfishing can make or break the tall tale that one will be able to tell. As long as one has the right reel, bow, line, and arrows they can rest assured that they will catch a whopper of a fish to take home and show all of their friends and family. No matter if one is looking to have a fish to eat or one to mount on the wall, bowfishing is one form of archery that is unique and puts the skill of shooting the bow and arrow to the absolute test.