What Fishing Lures Should I Buy?

10 Bass Fishing Lures Every Angler Should Have in Their Tackle Box

• Soft Plastic Stick Bait. SHOP STICKBAITS.
• Finesse Worm. SHOP FINESSE WORMS.
• Jig. SHOP JIGS.
• Lipless Crankbait. SHOP LIPLESS CRANKBAITS.
• Spinnerbait. SHOP SPINNERBAITS.
• Square Bill. SHOP SQUAREBILLS.
• Deep Diving Crank. SHOP CRANKBAITS.
• Frog. SHOP FROGS.

What lures are best for what fish?

Choose lure size according to the tackle you’re using and the species you’re fishing for. In general, choose smaller jigs and grubs when fishing for panfish (bluegill, sunfish, crappie, perch) and larger lures such as spinnerbaits and crankbaits when fishing for bigger fish (bass, walleye, and pike).

What lure catches the most bass?

Jig
1. Jig. Skirted jigs are the undisputed champ of the “year-round bait” category. They catch bass in 40 degree water and 90 degree water, in grass, rocks, wood, and open water.

Do I need a sinker with a lure?

Do you need a sinker with a lure? There are several reasons why you might need to add weight to your lure or get your hands on a fishing sinker: Weights enhance your lure’s anchoring ability. You can cast your line to greater distances with sinkers. It reinforces the sinking rate and ability of your lure and line.

What colors do bass see best?

Bass apparently do see color. Their vision is strongest in the areas of medium-red to green. It fails rapidly moving into the blues and purples, as it does towards the far reds. If our picture of bass color vision is accurate, then color is meaningful to bass in some cases but not others.

What color worm is best for bass?

The best colors for worms are natural colors: green pumpkin, watermelon, junebug, black and blue. With these colors you will be able to catch bass year round in any body of water that holds bass.

What baits to use for bass in April?

Here are some of the best early spring bass fishing lures to try this season:

• Suspending Jerkbaits.
• Lipless Crankbaits.
• Jigbaits With Crawfish or Grub.
• Plastic Worms.
• Tubes.
• Drop-Shot Rigs.
• Best Technique for Suspending Jerkbaits.
• Best Technique for Lipless Crankbaits.

Do you need a swivel with a lure?

The core benefit of a swivel is to prevent your line from twisting, so situations in which line twists are a risk is when swivels should be used. Note: Line twists are bad for anglers because twists can weaken the line and they also can cause the line to get itself into knots when casting (ex: those pesky wind knots).

What are crankbaits good for?

Crankbaits are used to target fish at specific depths. The length and angle of the plastic lip is what determines the depth that the bait can reach. Longer, less-angled, lips dive deeper than short, sharp-angled, lips. Crankbaits are fish catching machines because they can effectively cover water.

Do you use a weight with a lure?

Do I need to use a weight? If you are casting bait, yes. However, lures use crank baits, so you do not have to use a weight because of the lip on the mouth which causes the bait to dive when you are reeling back in.

What are pencil lures?

Pencil bait, stick bait, walking baitwhatever you may call them this is a very effective topwater lure you can always depend on catching bass. But if you think all pencil baits are used same way, you may be missing fish. Development of pencil baits goes back to around 1910.

Does fake bait work?

Artificial lures are amazing for catching all types of fish, both big and small. Many inshore anglers would agree that if you were only trying to catch slot fish (like redfish for instance), an artificial lure might be your best bet.

What is the best bass worm?

Best Worms For Bass Fishing: Buyers Guide for Today’s Market

• Zoom Trick Worm.
• Gary Yamamoto Senko Worm.
• Berkley Gulp! Floating Pinched Crawler.
• Culprit Original Worm.
• Strike King KVD Finesse Worm.

What colors can fish not see?

The actual colors within the visible spectrum are determined by the wavelengths of the light: the longer wavelengths are red and orange; the shorter wavelengths are green, blue, and violet. Many fish, however, can see colors that we do not, including ultraviolet.

What color fishing line can fish not see?

Sure, most folks think low-vis green is the best line color, and it sure does have great applications in many water conditions, while others believe red is invisible, yet the science of blue water fish optics says that blue line is most likely to disappear in the deepest water column.

What are bass attracted to?

Although artificial lures are the most ordinarily used, good baits also include nightcrawlers and small shad or crayfish. Bass are known for being tough fighters when reeling them in. Largemouth bass are most attracted to the color red.

Why do bass like plastic worms?

For the life of me I couldn’t figure out why bass would strike at anything remotely similar to a long slimy worm. To say that bass strike plastic worms because they resemble a natural food source suggests that bass think as humans, that they follow some sort of reasoning which goes something like, I’m a bass.

What hook is best for bass?

The Best Hooks for Bass Fishing

• STRAIGHT SHANK HOOK. Situations: Flipping, pitching and fishing in heavy cover.
• OFFSET ROUND BEND HOOK. Situations: Multiple conditions with more streamlined plastics.
• OFFSET WIDE GAP HOOK. Situations: Multiple conditions with bulkier plastics.
• DROP SHOT HOOK OR “OCTOPUS HOOK”
• WACKY RIG HOOK.

What colors do bass like in the spring?

Springtime colors should be shad and crawfish-related whites, white/chartreuse, reds, and browns. Summertime means hot days and higher water temperatures. Bass will move near shore early to feed and then return to open water around creek channels or deeper structure.

Is topwater good in spring?

Early spring is a great time to cast topwater lures for big bass. These fish will strike surface baits well before most anglers realize they will.

What do bass eat in spring?

Food Sources
The best live bait for bass are crawfish and minnows (minnows is a catch-all term and can include shiners, shad, and creek chub). Lures with a lot of action and that stay in the strike zone for as long as possible are especially successful in early spring.