Largemouth Bass Fishing

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Largemouth bass are the most popular game fish that is targeted throughout the U.S. These fish are exciting to catch whether you are fishing for fun or competing in a bass tournament. Whether you are a beginner or veteran, this section has a ton of information that will help you catch more bass.

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Best Fishing Rigs	Fishing Line Recommendations
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Best Lures	Time of Day & Throughout the Seasons

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Habitat

Largemouth bass are found in so many different bodies of water. Anglers fish for them in ponds, rivers, lakes, murky water, clear water, deep and shallow. Down south, you may catch a 10 pound largemouth bass in a shallow pond while up north, you may catch some quality largemouth bass down 20 deep or more on a deep, clear water lake. Largemouth bass have thrived in so many different waters and they can be found throughout the United States and in many parts of Canada as well.

Learn more about the different types of cover and structure where you will find and catch more largemouth bass.

Largemouth Bass Love Weeds & Wood

While you can find largemouth bass around rocks, these fish absolutely love vegetation and wood. Weeds would probably trump wood most of the time, however, if the lake has weeds and wood, you should probably fish both types of cover until you can figure out the pattern for that particular day.

Fish the Weeds for Largemouth Bass

Fish the Wood for Largemouth Bass

Largemouth Bass Eat So Many Different Things

If you ever search bass fishing lures, you will see so many different types of lures in so many different colors. Largemouth bass will eat so many different things from crayfish to actual fish to worms to lizards and much more. Their mouths are huge and they have no problem getting a big lure into their mouths.

Learn more about the best baits to use for largemouth bass.

There Are Different Strains of Largemouth Bass

Largemouth bass are not all the same and with so many southern waters now stocking their lakes with Florida strain largemouth bass, anglers need to know about it so they can make the adjustments needed to catch fish. The Florida strain bass grows much faster, thrives in warm waters, will do just fine in very shallow water and they are usually not nearly as aggressive as the northern strain largemouth bass. When the Florida strain largemouth bass get big, they get very smart and are very reluctant to hit artificial lures, so most anglers use live baits to catch them instead.

The northern strain largemouth bass is very aggressive and can be caught on so many different lures. They obviously grow a lot slower and can thrive in cooler water temperatures. Most anglers that live up north will struggle at first when going down south where the lakes are dominated by Florida strain largemouth bass. Slowing down, fishing during the peak time periods and using live bait are some of the ways to get these bigger Florida strain bass to bite.

The Peak Bite Can Be Short

During most of the year, there will be a peak bite during the day. It is usually in the early morning and late evening. These low light conditions are usually the best time to target largemouth bass. This doesn’t mean that you can’t catch them during the middle of the day, but they can be challenging to catch during the middle of the day for sure.

Largemouth Bass Eat Big Baits, Especially in the Summer

Largemouth bass have huge mouths and they will gladly eat a bigger bait. When water temperatures warm up in the summer, they seem even more willing to eat a real big bait. The better anglers usually catch bigger bass with bigger crankbaits, swimbaits, big 10 to 12 inch worms and big lizards in the summer time.

Featured Largemouth Bass Fishing Destinations

There are so many awesome largemouth bass fishing destinations. If you’re looking for big largemouth bass, the northern part of the United States cannot compare to the south. However, there are so many cool fishing destinations in the north that many anglers would prefer to go on a fishing vacation for largemouth bass. You have so many options. Target large numbers of largemouth bass, huge bass or just go someplace awesome that has good largemouth bass fishing.

Best Largemouth Bass Fishing Destinations

Best Baits for Largemouth Bass

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Hard Baits

Live Baits

Best Largemouth Bass Fishing Rigs

Best Largemouth Bass Fishing Techniques

Best Fishing Techniques for Largemouth Bass

Catch Big Largemouth Bass

Catch Lots of Largemouth Bass

Fishing Line Recommendations

Fishing line can vary depending on if you are fishing clear water, murky water, rivers, lakes and if you’re fishing up north verse down south.

Make sure to take a look at our fishing line recommendations for largemouth bass page to learn more.

Fishing Rod & Reel Recommendations

While you can go light when targeting largemouth bass, you will need to upsize your fishing rod and reel if you want to consistently target bigger largemouth bass, especially when fishing around cover. You may have to go a lot heavier when fishing some of the states down south compared to the states up north. On some bodies of water up north, a 5 pound largemouth bass is a big bass while there are plenty of lakes down south where anglers can catch largemouth bass over 10 pounds.

Largemouth Bass Fishing Rod & Reel Recommendations