Two Bass Fishing Myths Debunked
In his role as a service consultant with an energy-industry firm in Houston, Texas, Paul Katsus designs electrical distribution facilities for both overhead and underground needs to help clients meet their electrical service requirements. In his leisure time, Paul Katsus is an avid fisherman. Bass fishing, both competitively and leisurely, is one of the most popular forms of the sport. There are certain myths about bass that tend to permeate among anglers, however. Here are two of the most common--and why they arenāt true. One of the oldest myths out there is that bass become dormant as the weather gets colder. In some of the coldest states, such as those in the Northeast, some of the biggest fish caught are actually found in icy waters. Data suggests that bass do need less food to survive in cooler temperatures, but they still travel the water looking for prey fish, which means that they are out there to catch even when itās cold outside. While adding brush to the water may attract bass, the myth that brush actually increases reproduction is unfounded. Adding brush may help enhance the existing habitat for the invertebrate prey that bass feed upon, but typically those effects are limited to the small local area around the brush and not consistent among all the population in the waters.













