There are many different sizes, colours, styles and patterns when it comes to fishing lures for bass. Generally, you can just read the package that the lure comes in to figure out how to fish with it. Unfortunately, sometimes the packaging isn’t available when you pick up your lures used from online auctions or yard sales. Not to fret when the instructions aren’t available, there are generally certain techniques used based on the overall lure “type” you are using. Plus you can hop on You Tube for some quick instructional vids on a variety of lures.
Check out some of the top bass lure types below.
Jigs are weighted with a metal head and have a hook attached. Some jigs come equipped with a “tail”, some require you to add one yourself. In general, the tails are made from animal hair, soft plastic, rubber or feathers. You can add live bait like a minnow or worm and some people add their own plastic baits or even pork rinds. You can bounce the jig off the bottom of your fishing spot when fishing from a boat. Or you can let the jig “swim” in the current when fishing from shore. There are plenty of techniques used when jig fishing but these are used most often.
Spoons are designed to mimic a swimming bait fish. They are made from metal material. You can cast and retrieve a spoon from shore or a boat or you can troll a spoon behind a moving boat.
Plastic baits are said by some to be the best fishing lures available for any species of game fish. The plastics can look like minnows, worms, crayfish, salamanders and many others. The colour and size availability of plastic baits is vast. They can be attached to hooks, jigs, spinnerbaits, etc. to entice bites from fish because of the extra action created.
Plugs are lures that may be fished at varying depths in the water or even on the surface. The diving plugs, usually called “crankbaits” usually have different sized lips which determine the diving depth. Topwater bass fishing lures do not usually have a lip and float on the surface of the water. Generally you just cast and reel back but some lures, especially topwaters, have specific techniques, like “twitching”, used to lure the fish.
There are several other bass fishing lure varieties which include, spinnerbaits, spinners, poppers and flies (for flyfishing). As you begin to understand the environment that you are fishing in you will know better which lures to tie on. The best lures mimic the prey of the fish you are trying to catch. You usually pick one that mimics the size, behavior and colour. Also, the time of year and weather conditions often play a role in lure selection. Some of the pros actually keep fish in a very large FISH TANK to learn more about the fish’s behavior.
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