Which Lures Work Best?

The snappy and glib answer is that the lure that catches fish works the best. This is true but stupid because it provides no answer at all. Whether you are sea fishing or fresh water fishing then the lure which works best is the one which most resembles what the fish are feeding on right now.

The only way you can possibly discover that is by observation. Watch the waters you want to fish and look for the rising fish. What are they rising on? Are they jumping ut of the water? Look for what insects are skimming the surface. Perhaps you can't see any fish jumping, have a close look at the waters edge. Are there any clues such as small fish or crustaceans close to the edge or in the vegetation? These are all potential food, that's why they stay in the shallows.

Ok, that's fine for the creeks, rivers and lakes but what about saltwater fishing? If you know what the species is that frequents the area you want to fish then you can study up their habits. Do they like deep water, active water, rocks, weedy beds? Do they bottom feed, top feed or somewhere in the middle? What type of fish are they? Predators, fast, ambush? All of these things determine where you are most likely to find them and what type of bait or lure to offer them.

Then you need to take into account the light. Dark days need light lures, bright days need darker lures. Should you be casting and retrieving? Using a popper, spinner, spoon, soft lure, plug? Is the water clear or dirty? If it's clear then you can use a bright flashy lure, if it's dirty then you will probably need one which is flashy and noisy.

And then you need to take into account the fact that, if you fish a well as I do, you'll need spares because you can guarantee that you'll lose a couple every time you go out whether you catch any fish or not.

Fishing is an art as well as a science. You can spend many hours researching to learn more about your favorite fish and spend significant money tracking them down, presenting them with the best lures money can buy, tempting them with the freshest, juiciest bait and then that damned kid from down the road catches the fish of the day on a bit of string and a bent pin.

Well not quite but you know what I mean and it can sometimes be frustrating. But you know what? I wouldn't miss it for the world.

Antique Fishing Lures

As you become an avid fisherman and even in the early stages, there is one type of fishing that is sometimes even more rewarding than catching the large mouth bass itself. By this I mean "fishing " for the ever elusive antique bass lure. This is an art among itself.

If you ever wanted to be a treasure hunter and a fisherman, looking and searching for antique lures can be a most rewarding experience. Lures have been used for many, many years and the availability of antique lures is becoming scarcer and harder to find. Fishing as a hobby is one that is enjoyed by various people, searching and collecting antique fishing lures can be enjoyed by both the fisherman and his family, son or daughter.

New fishing lures are developed to be the state of the art and "new" technology, one must keep in mind that in days of old, there were only the lures of the day, and believe it or not, Large mouth Bass were caught even then without all of the new gadgetry.

The new era fishing lures are designed and developed to be sleek and take on a live bait appearance, the antique lures have a different look and feel all together. Even the materials that they are made out of are different in many aspects. While the new lures have a polymer design, many of the antique lures were made in a time before all of these new composite materials were even developed, therefore many are made of wood.

Over time, the wood will wear and the bright colors will fade and the enthusiast collector of antique lures will surely have a great find to come across a lure in perfect condition having never been deployed and still with the original wrappings.

Finding and buying on antique lure is challenging at best, nonetheless, that is the excitement of the hunt when you can locate an antique lure in places unexpected. There are many places to search for these antique lures, and once you become good at searching you will be the great fisherman in both bass fishing and catching the elusive antique lure.

Some of the best places to search in an easy way, is on line in auctions. Besides the standard auctions that we are most aware of on the Internet, there are local auction houses in your neighborhood that may have the occasional fishing tackle up for grabs.

Don't be surprised if there are others in the water looking for the same treasure as you, so be prepared to go up against the best of fisherman who have been at this for years.

Antique fishing lures tell a story and many collectors have had their lures passed down in the family for generations and were there to see and tell the story of their grandfather using a particular lure to catch the "big one" when they were just a child.

There is a personal attachment to these lures and if you have someone you know that may be a little older and was at one time an avid fisherman, you may just want to ask them if they still have their old equipment, you just might be surprised if you listen to the old fishing stories, that you may be rewarded for your attentive listening ear and valuable time by giving an "old timer" a chance to reminisce about the "good ol' days, and find yourself walking away with a relic to call your own.