i do a lot of bass fishing, heres one of my fav techniques.....
if im fishing for largemouth bass im gonna throw the jig or commonly know as "jig and pig" its probably one of the most difficult techniques to master but once properly presented it outfishes all other lures.
your setup is a crucial part of success though,youll need a medium heavy\ heavy rod depending on the cover your fishing and one atleast 7' long ( bait casting rod ) and a decent bait casting reel, as for line stick with braid because it has zero stretch and bc bass will often hit the bait on the fall youll want a line thats gonna keep you in contact with your bait... as for test, i like to stick with 40 lb for isolated structure and dock flipping, if your getting into some real heavy cover u can go as high as 80lb braid, usually 65 will suffice however.
now for actual presentation, youll wanna make "pitches" and " flips" to structure such as docks, rock piles, weed edges, weed patches etc... any kind of isolated structure is best, having electronics works easiest. once you find your structure pitch or flip ( instructional videos on youtube for flipping and pitching) to the structure and let the jig fall naturally, remember to keep a taught line to detect strikes, once your bait has made contact let it sit for a little then you can slowly raise your rod tip 5-6" and let it drop again, if no strikes, start again!
oh man its gonna be a long winter!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! all you out there who can fish now consider yourself lucky!