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Home > Learn to Fish & Boat > How To Fish > How to Fish with Live Bait > How to Drift Fish
Drift fishing requires some weight to get the bait down, but the motion of the boat moves the bait through the water slowly. You can also drift a bait under a bobber or popping cork.
Knowing how to drift fish allows you to fish over a variety of habitats as your boat drifts with the currents or wind movement. Your drift fishing rig can be setup to enjoy fishing on the bottom or at any selected depth if your drift fishing setup includes a bobber or float. When it comes to selecting drifting bait, natural baits work best, but jigs, lures and artificial flies produce good results, too. Once you learn how to fish with this method, you’ll be able to drift fish on ponds, lakes, rivers and streams any time of the day and year.
Those are just some of the drift fishing basics. Learn more about how to drift fish and other fishing techniques using live bait in our next section.
The largemouth bass is the most popular freshwater game fish in the U.S. Learn more about how you can identify a largemouth bass, where to catch it and what bait and lures to use.
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