Catch and Release.

big fish waters

x2

Set The Hook

your not kvd

Keep hooks sharp

deep water ledges

Fish early morning.

stay out late

fish uphill

location, location, location

Stop beating banks

bigger, deeper, slower

Abu Garcia Soron

Flip the matts.

Get a Shimano

in my experience big bass don't usually give away a strike like smaller bass that slam it several times first and swim off, big bass seem to calmly inhale the bait and just sit there so....

Feel the Bite

Patience, Persistence, "Pulse-stopping-hook-sets"

Kinda cheated on the last one, sorry....

Relax and Enjoy.

Never give up!!

Dedication, determination, desperation.

Use your head

Get a plan as to where the fish are and spend time with your plan before you abandon it.

Don't use Vanish 

don't forget gear

Think like bass.

in my experience big bass don't usually give away a strike like smaller bass that slam it several times first and swim off, big bass seem to calmly inhale the bait and just sit there so....

Feel the Bite

I totally agree. Ever big fish I currently remember catching I didn't even fell the bite, I just went to work the bait and it wasn't there. Here is a good example. I also noticed that big fish (in ponds at least) pick up the bait and immediately start swimming to deeper water.

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