Try Different Bass Fishing Lures
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. You Tube also has several instructional videos demonstrating certain lures.
Below are some of the popular fishing lure types.
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. 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. 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.
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 can be fished on the surface of the water or at varying depths below. Topwater bass fishing lures are generally lip-less and the diving variety, often called “crankbaits” sport a lip of differing sizes for diving. With plugs you can either just cast and retrieve at various speeds. With topwaters you can also twitch them around the surface or use a stop and go technique.
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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