Using Bass Fishing Lures
There are many different sizes, colours, styles and patterns when it comes to bass lures. 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 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. 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 made from metal and are designed to look like swimming bait fish. Some spoons are designed to be trolled behind a boat and some are meant for cast and retrieve from the shore or a boat.
When fishing for game fish, a lot of anglers consider plastic baits to be the all time best fishing lure. The plastics can look like minnows, worms, crayfish, salamanders and many others. They are available in many sizes and colours. 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. Top water bass 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. 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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