Bait Fish Basics
By Wes leWIs
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follow the bait to get to the bass
cover a few of the most important bait fish for bass, from shad to minnows, and how the movement of these small fish affects bass through the year. Having a better understanding of the bait bass eat fish will lead to catching more bass. in most circles, the most often talked about bait fish for bass is the shad. lure companies spend millions of dollars in research and production of more shad style baits than any other lure offered and with good reason… bass love shad! Threadfin shad are the most important of the shad to a bass because their size rarely gets over four to five inches, making them the perfect size for hungry bass. Threadfins spawn as the water
o matter where you are, when trying to locate bass, you always start with locat- ing the bait. Bait fish are the most influ- ential force on the location and activity of bass than anything else in the ecosystem. Yes, weather, water levels and water temperatures are key elements, but within those restraints, bass will always seek out the bait. Because of this, it is very important for the bass angler to get an understand- ing of the bait that bass are eating in any given body of water. in the west, there are many different types of waters and each type offers different types of bait fish to tempt the palate of a bass. in this article, i will
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