{"id":6590,"date":"2019-02-19T22:23:00","date_gmt":"2019-02-19T22:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rangetoreel.com\/?p=6590"},"modified":"2019-02-19T22:23:02","modified_gmt":"2019-02-19T22:23:02","slug":"hold-and-handle-bass","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rangetoreel.com\/hold-and-handle-bass\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Hold and Handle a Bass"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Early in every fisherman’s Every fisherman has to start somewhere and learning how to pick up a bass seems like a great place to start. What good is bringing in a fish if you don’t know how to release him. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Grabbing a bass by the belly is about as easy as grabbing a pissed off squirrel. Those little suckers squirm and slap you around a little bit. They’ve even got spiny fins that straight up shred your palms. <\/p>\n\n\n\n With a bass and most other soft mouthed fish you can immobilize them by grabbing them by the lower lip. Squeeze his tongue and lower lip between your thumb and forefinger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Just keep an eye out for those extra treble hooks that are going to stick you the second he wiggles. Smallies can be held the same way even though their mouths are noticeably smaller.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Personally I’m not a huge fan of wearing gloves when bass fishing. I have a pair of gloves for when it’s particularly cold, but most days I’m glove free.(these are the gloves I use<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n I’m not saying there’s anything wrong with wearing gloves, they’re even required for some species. I just always felt like I had more control gloveless.<\/p>\n\n\n\n So now, how do you hold a bass? You’ve caught that prized bass and you’re ready to pose for a picture. There’s basically three different ways to hold a bass depending on how big he is. Heavier fish will need more support so you don’t damage their jaw. <\/p>\n\n\n\nGrabbing a Bass<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Should You Wear Fishing Gloves?<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
How Do You Hold a Bass?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Start By Grabbing Him By The Jaw<\/h4>\n\n\n\n