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mouth and will steal the bait off a large hook. Different kinds of fish prefer different kinds of food in different places in the water at different tide levels. To be consistently successful catching fish, you will need to fish for different species at different times of year. To do that, you need to know these five things: • The species of fish you want to catch. • The triggers for that species’ feeding behaviors. • The kinds of live bait or artificial lures that species finds attractive. • How to bait your hook so fish of the desired species will want to bite. • The outside influences that will change the species’ feeding behavior, such as season, time of day, length of day and night, weather conditions, water conditions, and phases of the moon. You can get information frommany sources. Almanacs provide information about tides and phases of the moon. Other anglers can tell you where fish were biting. Fishing clubs, fishing tournaments, public cookouts on the beach, and tackle shops are all good places to learn the knowledge you need to get started. But to use that information, you must know a little more about fish. Understanding Fish Have you ever thought about where fish go when they want to take a nap? It isn’t like they can find a bed, shut their eyes, and pull up the covers. And there are good reasons for that! One important fact keeping fish awake is that other fish on

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