One of the best ways of catching a fish is by using an artificial lure. Some lures on the market today claim to be so good at catching the big one, it is illegal to use in some fishing tournaments. The type of lure that is growing in popularity is the wooden freshwater fishing lure.
These fishing lures can be found in just about any department store and can be found on web sites dedicated to fishing and sporting equipment. The prices vary, depending on the brand and size of the lure. Th ...
Are you a bass fisherman? If so then you undoubtedly know that shad are a food staple for bass in many waterways. For this reason shad fishing lures are a popular lure choice for many bass fishermen. So what is the perfect shad imitation? There are many choices available when it comes to a shad imitation, but in my view there are two main choices.
These 2 shad fishing lures (or types of fishing lures) are the main two varieties when it comes to baits that mimic shad, and is what this ar ...
One of the most prevalent bait fish in many bass waters is the shad, and for that reason shad are also a major food source for bass. Both large and smallmouth bass feed on shad, but shad are probably best known as a largemouth bass bait. In any case, any serious bass angler needs to have effective shad imitations as a part of their bass fishing arsenal.
In this article I will outline a few of the most effective bass fishing lures that mimic live shad. This is the key to any effective fi ...
Rapala lures have been around since the 1930s with the very first lure being made of cork. These lures have become much more sophisticated over the years and some come equipped with sound, some with vibration, and others with a wiggle and wobble action that is sure to tempt even the most discriminating fish.
These are one of the most realistic looking lures you can buy. An ingenious fisherman created the first lures in the 1930s. After observing the habits of fish in the waters of Finla ...
As winter bears down on us like a runaway freight train the serious bass angler is going to have no choice but to engage in a little bit of winter bass fishing. In this article I will discuss 3 effective cold weather bass lures that are effective in the winter months. It's no secret that the winter months are some of the toughest times of the year for catching bass. When the water temperatures fall below fifty degrees the fishing can become extremely difficult.
One of the big thing ...
Deep sea fishing offers an experience that can't be found anywhere else. It's a true return to nature when you're on the clear blue water, among the thousands of marine species.
Big game fishing requires good quality equipment and sea fishing rods are the most important factor (with the reels in a close second I'd say).
Of course other equipment such as bait, lures, hooks and line are all as important, but without a top quality rod, the rest of the equipment wi ...
There are thousands of bass fishing lures available to anglers today and it's extremely difficult to say which of these choices is "the best", but in this article I'm going to attempt to do just that. Actually are the 3 bass fishing lures listed in this article the flat out best without question? Of course not, it would be impossible to determine "the best" bass lure without question.
These bass fishing lures have been effective for me over the last twenty plus years of bass f ...
Crankbaits and slip-sinkers are great walleye fishing lures to use during the summer months, after typical feeding patterns have been established and water and air temperatures are high. Before the summer season the summer peak occurs, when fish are at their most aggressive and some of the best fishing of the year can take place.
Pre-summer, walleyes are shifting from their spawning areas to their summertime locations. During this time, water temperatures are increasing to about 60 degr ...
Some people might think that fishing for walleye during the spring is a poor idea. While it is true that strikes can be few and far between, particularly during spawning, springtime is also one of the best times of year to catch a trophy fish. As long as you are using the appropriate walleye fishing lures for the situation and season, you could be landing a lunker on your next springtime fishing endeavor.
The reason why springtime can be one of the best walleye fishing seasons in terms ...
This article is another in my series of articles on bass fishing. It involves my system of fishing for bass in laydowns and over hanging trees with a floating minnow lure.
The best Lay Downs to Target
I prefer to target fresh laydowns with leaves still on the branches with this system, as they will still have insects on them and this will draw bait fish which will in turn draw in the bass to feed.
What Lure to use
My old stand by for this is the original floating rapal ...
