Bass sport fishing is among the most popular summertime sporting events all across the United States. Amateurs and professionals alike enter bass fishing tournaments as well as simply enjoy a bass fishing weekend or a visit to a favorite lake.
Bass fishing is an art as well as a significant sporting event. For success, it is critical to be able to select the correct bass fishing baits based on the fish’s seasonal movements, behavior, water conditions and temperature.
In any region where bass exist, there are many types of freshwater bass fishing lures that are used. This is because there are many types of bass, including large and small-mouthed bass, spotted, stripped, peacock, and white bass. Each of these varieties requires using a different type and size lure. Following are the most common bass fishing lures:
Swimbaits - these bass baits are streamlined and sectioned throughout the body to produce an almost exact duplicate of a minnow’s swimming movement. They are colored like the bait fish in the area; and, on the whole, the shad colors are the most popular. The swimbait can harbor one single hook, a treble hook or a series of hooks.
Crankbait - these bass fishing lures may be used at any water depth including deep, mid-level, or very close to the surface. Crankbaits may possess a lip or can be lipless, depending on the depth at which they are used and the action that the fisherman desires to get from it. Crankbaits are usually shaped like thick minnows and they cause the fish to become attracted when they move through the water while the lure is being “cranked” or reeled in.
Jerkbaits - these are also shaped like minnows, but are often heavier than swimbaits. The jerkbait is designed to have irregular movement and action as a wounded bait fish would have when swimming through the water. Thus, they are not designed to have a smooth retrieval like the other baits.
Jerkbaits - these are also minnow-shaped, but usually heavier than swimbaits. The jerkbait is not designed for a smooth retrieval as with other baits. Instead, they are intended to move irregularly and act as a wounded bait fish would do when swimming along.
Bass fishing lures also may include trolling baits, worms, and live bait fish. Usually the lures will be brightly colored for fishing in bright conditions and deeper waters. More naturally-colored lures are for fishing in shallow and cloudy water found near the shoreline.
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