What Lures, What Fish?
Spoons
Considered the simplest of all other lures, they got their name because they look like the head of a spoon. They act for the bait fish by doing a flickering and wobbling movement or action. Spoons are excellent for starters in lure fishing; easy to use
and very affordable.
Spinners
The spinner is basically a blade in which does a rotating action move on a spindle when being retrieved or taken back through the water as well as it gives off a flash as light is being reflected on the revolving blade, characterizing the bait fish's
scales and movements.
This is a lure that is flexible because only can one verify and know the retrieve depth by the period or time frame when one leaves before one starts a retrieve, one can also alter the speed of the revolving blade around the spindle, by either speeding up or slowing down one's retrieve. For the
Trout and Mullet, a smaller size is recommended, and a larger spinner with the pike liking, along with the treble hook in a red wool.
Surface lures
These lures are used on the water surface and considered to be the most explosively thrilling of all lures as one could actually see the fish taking the lure, and the anticipation and the expectation of one looking forward of the take is an
exciting experience. The fish can be completely seen exiting the water when they send off at a surface lure. Since these lures are being retrieved on the surface of the water, they can be a good choice in areas that have a lot of weed.
Suspending plugs
Having neutral buoyancy and resistance, when the plug has dived or dropped to the required depth and left alone, it will continue on being suspended to that depth. For this reason, this type is perfect for pursuing your prey hidden near the weed
beds, rocks or banks. When yanked in order to imitate life to the plug, it causes some crashing attack from your target.
Floating drivers
A necessity for all lure anglers, they cover a wide scope in diving depths; beginning from just beneath the surface up to fifteen feet or higher. The diving depth is established on the point of view of the vane or fin to the body of the lure. The
lesser the angle to the body of the lure the deeper it can dive. The shape as well as the size of the vane and the lures body contributes to the movement of the plug in the water.
Sinking plugs
These are
excellent for deep water fishing, wherein the retrieve can start
soon as the preferred depth is reached. This is accomplished by
counting down before one starts the retrieval process.
Therefore, the same depth will be reached whenever one casts.
The distance that the lure has sunk down in a particular time,
will give a suggestion.
This is soft rubber bait that comes in various shapes and forms, with matching sizes and colors. These are commonly used for sea and fresh water fishing, which can be used on a weighted jig head handled in the same manner as the jerk bait, being managed as a plug is used.
Jerk baits
Having no movement of its own
when in the water, the angler gives life to this lure; whenever
the rod trembles or shakes or jerks, this lure can appear to
have life. This lure for the most part, mimics an injured or
wounded fish that the prey fish find tempting, and be compelled
to thrust or lunge at, of how deep or how far down the fish are
situated when they strike; thus this is called the sink rate of
the lure.
By Nicolas Tan
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