Types Of Bass Fishing Lures
Recreational fishing relies most on the use of fishing lures. They are 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 pass unnoticed by the fish. Bass fishing lures come with 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.
Lures can also help fishermen look for and actually find the places where fish may be hiding. This is done by casting and retrieving the lures progressively, and such movements make the lures appear to be swimming. The lure often reflects light contributing to attracting the fish even further.
Several categories describe bass fishing lures according to the design and the purpose they serve. A first type is the jig, a a sharp lead hook onto which artificial or natural bait is placed. The bait is shaped in a such a way so as to imitate a worm, a craw-fish or a minnow. 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.
As for popularity, bass fishing lures have been with human beings since the beginnings of history. The change results from the possibility to manufacture the lures artificially; thus the most common materials for fishing lures are rubber, cork, plastic, wood and metal. Somehow, 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 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.
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