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Short Guide To Bass Lures

When 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. Often though, people are picking up deals on fishing lures online and at yard sales so the packaging may not be available any longer. 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 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. 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. 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. They are available in many sizes and colours. They can be attached to hooks, jigs, spinnerbaits, etc. 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. Topwater 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). You will have a better idea of which lure to tie on when you begin understanding the area you are fishing in. 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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