Can Bass Fishing Games Really Hone Your Skills?

The avid anglers can keep their reflexes sharp regardless of the weather with some of the bass fishing games on the market today. They are sold for every commercial game system and format and can be played online as well. There are many similarities in all of the available bass fishing games, but most common is learning when to set the hook and how to keep the right amount of tension on the line.

It is not likely that game makers or players actually believe that these electronic bass fishing games, regardless of how realistic some of them may be, will actually help someone become a better angler, but they can help a person keep their reflexes sharp. Some of the games use a simulated rod handle and reel the player uses to cast into a virtual lake and watch as the electronic fish approach the bait. Many of the bass fishing games offer the opportunity to switch to different types of lures and see how their simulated action works under water.

Some of the better, read that more expensive, bass fishing games will also incorporate under water currents that affect the movement of the lure in and on the water, but many of them simply assume the water will be calm once the lure drops below the surface. Probably the most unrealistic aspect of play electronic fishing games is that the angler watches the lure work under water and can see the fish approach, something that does not happen outside the virtual world.

The More Real, The Better

A couple of the bass fishing games allow the angler to actually feel the strike through amazing electronics technology. While holding the faux rod and reel, as the player pulls the rod handle to set the hook, the handle vibrates to a realistic simulation of the fish being caught. The rod action can also simulate the fight of pulling the bass into the shore as well as a sudden drop in tension if it spits out the hook.

Whether tying up the family television or a second set in another room, playing bass fishing games may help keep the reflexes sharp during a long off-season of bad weather. Probably the biggest advantage of playing electronic bass fishing games is that there is no weather conditions that will cancel a fishing trip. A list of things to do around the house may interfere, but certainly to a thunderstorm.