Sand Bass Fishing Techniques

The amount of sand bass fishing techniques available today are amazing. The great Florida lakes, crystal clear and sparkling clean, have been the source for these sand-loving bass. The key to catching sand bass in a lake such as the one described above, is bait presentation. In reality, bait presentation is one of the most important aspects for any fishing adventure. The bass love to reside in the lakes sandy bottom areas and leave their nest to forage all throughout the lake. Make no mistake about it, these varieties of bass are completely different from their largemouth cousins and thus have a different technique of fishing for them. The sandy bass prefers the non ambush approach to feeding. It likes the bait, usually a smaller fish, to come swimming by at a rather rapid pace and then it will give chase and hopefully catch the prey item. The bass will forage, all throughout the daylight hours, and then when the night comes will retire back into their nesting area.

A very simple approach to catching these bass is to use a mid running plug or a fast retrieved sinking lure. the fish has a natural reaction to the speed of the moving lure and will be totally fooled if it looks like their main usual bait fish. The bait fish that inhabit these lakes are usually shiners and shad. the bass will not pass up anything that can fit in its mouth and this includes crayfish, insect, and small birds. Any lure that emulates these types of animals and insects will have the ability to catch a sand bass. The average size of the fish is three pounds and can grow as large as a standard largemouth, of which it is closely related. there is one lure that really works well on the sand bass and that is the Rapala Broken-Back Minnow. the lure is a prime source of hooking bass and will be the go-to lure in your entire bass tackle box. Trust me. this lure is very deadly for all types of bass and can be used time and time again. Beautiful. It is perfect in it’s simplicity. Sleek, streamlined, a virtual perfect bait. The lure is knotted onto the end of the line and tested with that usual and customary fisherman’s tug. Tossed into the deepest part of the lake the bass fisherman awaits the tell-tale pull back of a deep water strike.

The day of fishing on the lake for the sand bass is one that everyone in the family can enjoy. The wife and the kids can frolick on the beachy area and leave you alone. Is that not what is desired when the entire family is brought to your fishing honey-hole? Of course it is. Now go out to that beautiful, pristine lake and fear not that you are not without your buddies in the marsh ponds. The sand bass will provide you with a day of fun and maybe even a surprise or two.