Expertly Crafted Bass Fishing Lures
April 19th, 2009 | Fly Fishing News | No Comments »Fishing lures are mostly used in recreational fishing. They consist of objects hung 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. Bass fishing lures have 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.
With the help lures, hiding fish are also attracted out of their hidings becoming an easier prey. 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.
Bass Fishing lures fall into several categories depending on the design and the purpose they serve. A first type is the jig, a a sharp lead hook onto which we attach the natural or artificial bait. This is usually shaped like a minnow, worm or crawfish. Then come the surface fishing lures, a bit lighter than the jigs they float on water looking very much 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 allow rapid back and forth motion like that of small fish prey. Flies and bass worms are two more types of fishing lures artificially made and widely used nowadays.
Fishing lures are not an invention of our times, as they have been part of fishing ever since the appearance of this occupation. What has changed about them is that today they have become artificial; they are made of plastic, wood, metal, rubber or cork. In a way, the decreased use of smaller fish species as baits poses no longer a threat for the survival of such small-sized specimens; consequently, the food chain will remain unaltered if regular living baits are used restrictively.
Another advantage of today’s better bass fishing lures is that they encourage recreational fishing without causing death of caught and released fish. The hooks attached to the fishing lures 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 recreation interested fishermen.