I am writing this article more towards the Jr. Bass Anglers as well as the young adults that have been bitten by the bug. You must know the one I'm talking about, right? It's the one that gives a person what they call "Bass Fever", (don't worry, it's nothing like the Beaver Fever that one would get from drinking contaminated spring water.)
When I say that this article reflects more towards the younger generation, believe me, the middle aged and the more matured (slight older) generation of anglers already know what I'm talking about because they have already been bitten some time ago. Let's face it, once you hook into your first quality bass you're done for. Yep! Now it's all over for many of the other things in your life because you have been bitten by the bug, and for most of the ones that are bitten it seems like the "Bass Fever" just gets worst and keeps on spreading.
Owning and operating a 3-Day "On-Water" Bass Fishing School, bass charter service, being the co-host on coast to coast radio and TV shows, teaching seminars, fishing bass tournaments (when I have the time), and having my articles read all over the world from magazines and over 200 outdoor internet sites, I do get many Emails and phone calls. I would say that the biggest percentage of these Emails and calls (about 70%) come from the ages ranged from around 12 years old to about 35 years young. These anglers call me to either sign up for my school, charter service, or for information on just about every topic you can imagine when it comes to bass fishing.
Once in a while, I'll get a few questions non-related to angling, but mostly anglers seeking information to help them understand more about this great sport, and I'm talking, men, women, boys, and girls. The "Bass Fever" has bitten so many people that now bass fishing is considered to be America's (# 1) number one freshwater sport. It is literally a multi-billion dollar industry because it's addicting!
Now that all that is out of the way, I hope I can help answer some of the most important questions that I continually get asked by you folks, so here goes. The number one question I get asked about is equipment such as, what kind of boats to buy, rods, reels, line, electronics, hard baits, plastic baits, hooks, weights, colors, fish formulas (or as some refer to as attractants), containers, and on, and on, and on.
Would you like to guess what the next topic asked would be? You got it right!!!! "How the heck do I use this stuff?????" and then questions about water and weather conditions, how to locate fish, what baits are the best to use, and so on. You know what really kind of bothers me, are the anglers that think that they have to go out and spend a years wages to get started or step up to a novice level in bass angling or even up to pro status.
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