How Important Are Fishing Lures?

Fishing lures are small objects attached to the end ofresemble a dead prey on the water surface. The
a fishing line that are used to attract fish and to trickspoon lure uses its reflective color to attract fishes.
them into thinking that they are prey.Crank baits rely on the fast cast and retrieve
The effectiveness of a fishing lure is not dependentmechanism to resemble darting prey in and out of
on the material. Bait can be made from wood,the water.
rubber, plastic, cork, or metal. However, it should beThe bass worms imitate worms and lizards that will
attractive enough for the fish to bite on it. The smallwriggle in the water. The spinner bait uses a spinner
hooks in the bait will then make sure that the fishmechanism at its end to vibrate through the water.
can no longer swim away while being reeled in.Finally, a jig requires movement from the fishing rod
Aside from this, the cast and retrieve mechanism ofto move in the water and attract a fish.
the fishing rod increases the chance of catching aThere are still a number of types of fish bait out in
fish. This fishing mechanism will make the fishing lurethe market, but they work much like the rest
appear alive and vibrating, fooling fish nearby.dependent on their being flashy or wriggly to attract
To effectively catch a fish, you must know a thingfishes.
or two about what makes fish to bite on the bait.Of course, the best fishing lure is still the real thing,
The color, movement and vibration of the lure aresuch as worms and tiny fishes, but to conserve the
factors that will affect its effectiveness as fishingnatural food web, people use artificial bait instead.
bait. There are a number of types of fishing lures,Always remember that a fishing rod and a fishing reel
each one using one of these factors to attract a fish.are never complete without the fishing lures--and a
For example, the surface lure and artificial fliescatch is never possible without them either.