| There are lots of varieties of freshwater fishing lures | | | | beds, rocks or banks. |
| now available. The type of lure you use is actually | | | | Floating drivers |
| dependent on various elements such as clearness of | | | | Floating lures cover a wide range in diving depths; |
| water, depth, and whether or not the water has lots | | | | starting from just beneath the surface up to fifteen |
| of cover such as weeds and brush. | | | | feet or more. The diving depth is established on the |
| Lets consider some of the different types of fishing | | | | point of view of the vane or fin to the body of the |
| lures. | | | | lure. The less the angle to the body of the lure the |
| Spinners | | | | deeper it can dive. The shape as well as the size of |
| The spinner bait is made of a blade that rotates on a | | | | the vane and the lures body plays a role in the actual |
| spindle when getting retrieved. The blade gives off a | | | | movement of the plug in the water. |
| flash of light that is reflected on the revolving blade. | | | | Jerk baits |
| The reflection makes the blade appear to be a bait | | | | Having no motion of its own when in the water, the |
| fish swimming through the water. You may also | | | | angler provides life to this lure; each time the rod |
| adjust the speed of the turning blade by either | | | | trembles or shakes or is jerked, this lure can appear |
| speeding up or reducing your retrieve. | | | | to be alive. This lure in general, mimics an injured or |
| Spoons | | | | wounded fish that the prey fish find attractive. |
| It's self evident spoon lures obtained their name | | | | Sinking plugs |
| considering they are similar to the head of a spoon. | | | | These are excellent for deep water fishing, wherein |
| They mimic a bait fish by doing a flickering and | | | | the retrieve can start soon as the chosen depth is |
| wobbling movement or action. Spoons are perfect | | | | reached. This is accomplished by counting down |
| for newbies in lure fishing; easy to use as well as | | | | before one starts the retrieval process. Therefore, |
| affordable. | | | | the same depth will be attained whenever one casts. |
| Topwater Lures | | | | The distance that the lure has sunk down in a |
| These lures are used on the top ot the water | | | | particular time frame, will give a suggestion of how |
| surface and considered to be the most explosively | | | | deep or how far down the fish are situated when |
| heart stopping of all lures as one could actually see | | | | they strike; thus this is called the sink rate of the lure. |
| the fish taking the lure, and the anticipation and the | | | | Soft baits |
| expectation can be an stimulating experience. The | | | | This is soft rubber bait that comes in various shapes |
| fish can be completely seen jumping out of the | | | | and forms, with matching sizes and colors. Worms, |
| water when they attack a surface lure. Since these | | | | lizards, crawfish, etc. These are very popular in |
| lures are being retrieved on the surface of the | | | | freshwater fishing, which can be used on a weighted |
| water, they can be a great choice in locations that | | | | jig head and fished like the jerk bait, being managed |
| contain significant amounts of weeds. | | | | just like the plug. |
| Suspending lures | | | | As you have seen, there are numerous types of |
| When this lure has dived or fallen to the needed | | | | freshwater fishing lures available. Make it a goal to |
| depth and left alone, it will continue on being | | | | possess a minimum of one of each on your next |
| suspended to that depth. For this reason, this type is | | | | fishing trip. With a little practice you will get the hang |
| perfect for going after fish concealed near the weed | | | | of using each one of these. |