Bank Banging
Tip: cast your rubber lures up on the bank and retrieve them slowly through the rough with the hopes of not getting tangled in the mess 7 out of 10 casts and bang you have your fish you would be surprised with the size of the fish that hang out it the shallows

Water Type: Freshwater	Types of Fish: Largemouth Bass
Fishing Type: Spinning/Baitcasting

Plastic Lures
Tip: I put my old rubber bait on a paper plate, i then pour Gravy or your favorite scent on them, i then put them in the microwave for no more then 10 seconds, the baits pours open up and the gravy soaks in, ready for new scented bait happy fishin

Water Type: Freshwater	Types of Fish: Any
Fishing Type: Spinning/Baitcasting

Catching Bass Laying In Shade Under Low Lying Tree Branches!
Tip: Instead of casting in front of the branches try using a side arm cast and skip it as far as you can under the branches and you will pull bass out of a place you thought you couldn't reach everytime. Do this using plastic wacky worms!

Water Type: Freshwater	Types of Fish: Largemouth Bass
Fishing Type: Spinning/Baitcasting

Use A Crankbait Like A Jerkbait
Tip: This tip has worked very well for me this summer. I cast a crankbait to the shoreline and let is sit till the rings disappear just like a jerkbait. Often the bass will hit it just sitting there. But if not jerk it like a jerk bait, let if float back up, pause, jerk again, untill your about 10' from shore then crank it in.

Water Type: Freshwater	Types of Fish: Largemouth Bass
Fishing Type: Spinning/Baitcasting

Don't Overlook Bucktails
Tip: As bass fisherman we are dazzled by constant new and innovative approaches. Sometimes we forget that the old classics got to be old classics because they work so well. One of these lures is the simple bucktail jig. This is probably one of the earliest artificial baits ever used to catch fish, but they still are among the best. Toss a white bucktail into your pool or shallow part of the lake and swim it back to you. You will see how easily this lure can be made to look like a shad. Bucktails have been catching fish for many years and will continue to do so for many more.

Water Type: Freshwater	Types of Fish: Largemouth Bass
Fishing Type: Spinning/Baitcasting

Drop Shotting For Trout Works!
Tip: Stealing an idea from the Bass fishermen, next time you are working down a stream try drop shotting your fly or bait instead of the traditional rigging. Doing it this way allows you to hold your bait in the holes longer and give the fish more time to see it and eat it. Give it a shot!

Water Type: Freshwater	Types of Fish: Brook Trout, Cutthroat Trout, Rainbow Trout
Fishing Type: Spinning/Baitcasting

Try A Jig For A Change!
Tip: Maybe I am just late getting on the wagon, but it seems to me that jigging for Trout in the smaller rivers and streams is an over looked technique. I only recently discovered this after receiving a shipment of LipRipperz and jig heads from my guys at lipripperz.com. My fishing buddy and I headed up to where the waters get small and started banging half of these Trout worms threaded onto a small jig head down through the holes. Needless to say, by lunch time we had some really nice 12" Rainbow in the bucket. For comparison, we tried everything else we had brought with us, and nothing got the same results, not even real worms. One reason I can think of right off the bat is that fish learn what not to bite, so dropping something new in front of them sometimes is just what you need to get a bite going. Give jigs a try next time you head up to the streams, I think you will be surprised!

Water Type: Freshwater	Types of Fish: Brook Trout, Cutthroat Trout, Rainbow Trout
Fishing Type: Spinning/Baitcasting

Spawning Bass
Tip: Post-Spawn is one of the hardest times in the year to catch bass. The male bass stays and guards the nest. Look for coves and backwater to find the spawning areas. Make your lure come up and look like its attacking and the male bass will protect its young and strike your bait.

Water Type: Any	Types of Fish: Largemouth Bass
Fishing Type: Spinning/Baitcasting

Working Down
Tip: When I am fishing a new peice of water, no matter what it is, I start from the top and work my way down, and start fast and slow down. I start with something fast on top, usually a buzzbait, then go to a stickbait, then a popper, and finally a frog bait. Then I go to a shallow crankbait, then a spinnerbait, then finally a soft jerkbait. I do this, switching out colors and sizes, untill I find something that works. It's time consuming, but it speeds up the process of familiarization.

Water Type: Freshwater	Types of Fish: Any
Fishing Type: Spinning/Baitcasting

Jerk Baits
Tip: Fishing a jerkbait will be the best fishing you will ever do. You will catch and land big fish all the time if you fish it right. Just cast out and twitch it ever so slightly allowing the bait to make the action live minnows really do. Jerk baits will stay in a basses strike zone a lot longer allowing the bass to have time to decide whether or not he wants to take. What I do is count to four and twitch once, count to four twitch twice, and let it sit a little bit keeping your rod tip close to the water.

Water Type: Freshwater	Types of Fish: Largemouth Bass
Fishing Type: Spinning/Baitcasting