Quick Guide To Bass Fishing Lures
When we talk smallmouth bass lures, there are plenty of different styles, colours, styles and patterns to choose from. In a lot of cases, to learn how to fish the lure, just read the instructions on the package. Unfortunately, sometimes the packaging isn’t available when you pick up your lures used from online auctions or yard sales. Depending on the type of lure purchased there are often general fishing techniques that can be used. 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 have metal heads with a hook attached. Sometimes the hook has a “tail” attached, sometimes you must add your own. When the tail does exist it is usually made of rubber, plastic or even animal hair. You can add live bait like a minnow or worm and some people add their own plastic baits or even pork rinds. When fishing from a boat you can bounce the jig off the bottom of the lake or river Or you can let the jig “swim” in the current when fishing from shore. These are the techniques used most often when fishing with a jig but there are plenty more that can be used.
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. You can get plastic baits that resemble worms, leeches, salamanders, crays and plenty other animals found in the water. They are available in many sizes and colours. You can attach the plastic lures to bare hooks, jigs, spinners and more 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. Top water bass baits 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 lure you want to use should mimic the prey in the water you are fishing. You usually pick one that mimics the size, behavior and colour. Other factors in lure selection include weather conditions and season. Professional anglers sometimes study game fish behavior by keeping them in a large FISH TANK and practice catching the fish in it.
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