| Technology continues to move forward in our world | | | | technological advances alone that make today's lures |
| with an ever increasing pace, though it has only been | | | | more lethal for freshwater fish. Readily available |
| in recent years that the world of freshwater fishing | | | | educational resources for freshwater fishing as well |
| have seen a marked change in the way freshwater | | | | as the increasing popularity of the sport through high |
| fishing lures have been made. | | | | profile bass and fly fishing tournaments have also had |
| The biggest change in the manufacture in fresh | | | | their part to play in the average fisherman being that |
| water lures since the good old days, when pretty | | | | 'in the know' and deadly at his art. |
| much all lures were made from wood is the change | | | | All in all its amusing to think that if our pioneers of |
| to plastic and then to more exotic materials such as | | | | freshwater fishing lures were still here today, could |
| titanium. | | | | they out fish our current freshwater tournament |
| The fishing masters must be turning over in their | | | | pro's even with the latest freshwater lures. Have we |
| graves of what once was thought an art form, is | | | | become more attuned to our environment and |
| now a mega multimillion market in the US alone. | | | | increased our understanding of our quarry or have |
| Today the latest material technologies produce lures | | | | become lazy and allowed technology do more and |
| which only just come short of catching the fish for | | | | more of the work. |
| you. Some old time freshwater anglers are hardly shy | | | | The fact is the truth is probably somewhere in |
| when saying that today the 'sport' of freshwater | | | | between as I'm sure if an elite pro were only allowed |
| fishing is largely gone with the advent of swimbaits | | | | to use an antique lure he would obviously still catch |
| which provide an extremely life like baitfish swimming | | | | fish. But today in our performance driven world there |
| motion, or soft plastics which contain an impregnated | | | | are few things more uncomfortable than going |
| fish attractant which almost make them 'taste' better | | | | backwards or doing things the hard way to prove a |
| than real bait fish. | | | | point. |
| With many high end lures the only real obstacle to | | | | The fact remains that there is no stopping the |
| catching your target fish is locating where they were | | | | advance in technology and fresh water anglers will |
| hiding. Once found, all that is needed is a half descent | | | | continue to seek that edge in order to become a |
| presentation and the fish is pretty much caught. | | | | better fisherman. |
| Though many may argue that its not the | | | | |