Fishing Lures
March 24th, 2009 | Fly Fishing News | No Comments »Recreational fishing relies most on the use of fishing lures. They consist of objects attached at the end of the line and they are designed to look like the prey of the fish that you want to catch. The methods of attracting the fish consists of such aspects as color, shape, movement and vibration. Without the fishing lures attached to the lines, the bait could remain invisible for the fish. All fishing lures come with a hook at the end onto which fishermen attach the bait. This hook also has the purpose of impaling the fish when it attacks the bait.
Lures can also help fishermen look for and actually find the places where fish may be hiding. Anglers move the fishing lures with progressive regular hand motions that make the plastic or fiber material look like swimming. The lure often reflects light contributing to attracting the fish even further.
Several categories describe fishing lures according to the manufacturing concept and the purpose they serve. The jig as a first mention consists of a lead hook with a sharp tip onto which artificial or natural bait is placed. This is usually shaped like a minnow, worm or crawfish. Another category consists of the surface fishing lures that got their names because they are lighter than the jigs and therefore meant to float on the water and look like surface prey. The spoon lures are also for surface fishing; their shiny thin surface attracts the attention of the fish that mistake them for spawn.
Crank-baits and plugs fall in a different category; these fishing lures are designed to move at faster speeds and to go back and forth exactly as fish prey would. Flies and bass worms are two more types of fishing lures artificially made and widely used nowadays.
As for popularity, fishing lures have been with human beings since the beginnings of history. The change results from the possibility to manufacture the lures artificially; thus the most common materials for fishing lures are rubber, cork, plastic, wood and metal. In a way, this seems to be better for the environment as the bait species required to catch the fish we tend to consume more would not become endangered; consequently, the food chain will be preserved if regular living baits are used restrictively.
Last but not least, with recreational fishing, caught and released fish have better chances of survival if artificial fishing lures are used. The hooks that today’s fishing lures are provided with are not very dangerous for the fish and do not harm the mouth as deep as the old type hook varieties used to. Therefore, more and more fish survive after being released by amateur anglers.
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