Different Types Of Bass Lures
Thursday, October 8th, 2009When we talk bass lures, there are plenty of different styles, colours, styles and patterns to choose from. 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. Depending on the type of lure purchased there are often general fishing techniques that can be used. You Tube also has several instructional videos demonstrating certain lures.
Below are the most used and popular fishing lure types.
Jigs have metal heads with a hook attached. Some jigs come equipped with a “tail”, some require you to add one yourself. When the tail does exist it is usually made of rubber, plastic or even animal hair. Some people will add plastic baits or pork rinds to a bare jig hook while others use live bait such as bait fish, worms or leeches. You can bounce the jig off the bottom of your fishing spot when fishing from a boat. You can also let the jig “swim” about in the current while shore fishing. 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.
When fishing for game fish, a lot of anglers consider plastic baits to be the all time best fishing lure. 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 provide extra action to entice bites from the fish.
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 best lures mimic the prey of the fish you are trying to catch. The prey is mimicked in colour, size and behavior. Also, the time of year and weather conditions often play a role in lure selection. 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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