how do you use lures?
 

i have a lot of lures and usually just cast them out and reel them in and have very little success. can anyone give me advice on using lures to catch bass and other fish?

RE: how do you use lures?
 

There are 100s of different lures..This would take days..because each one is fished differently..List one lure at a time and we can discuss it ..or you can google each lure and research it yourself..

RE: how do you use lures?
 

it depends what lures you have let me know and i could explain some of them

RE: how do you use lures?
 

what i mean is different retrieving techniques you can use besides just reeling in

RE: how do you use lures?
 

Twitching, jerking, jigging, pause and reel, and the other thousands of other ways.

RE: how do you use lures?
 

Really there are 100s of ways to retrieve bass lures too.

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can anyone give the there favorite way to catch them and how to do it?

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What kind of water are you fishing.?

Lily Pads
Open water deep no structure
Tree stumps
Rocky bottoms
Clear
Stained
Black
Murky
Brown
shallow
Cat tails
River
Lake
Pond
Creek
Weeds
Grass

The lure comes next..;)

RE: how do you use lures?
 

Ask My 7 Year old grandson and he will show you, he sticks lure and rod in the water and just goes back and forth fast, after he caught 2 peacock bass 1- 3 LBS and 1- 6 LBS and lost a monster large mouth, we all started playing with the water too,lOL

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I would recomend flipping and pitching a plastic worm into what ever you are fishing, a creature bait or crawfish bait. Wal mart or bps has a good selection of these. Flip or pitch these into the HEAVIEST cover you have to fish and I am almost sure you will catch some bass. The best rods to use are medium heavy ugly sticks , 65 pound braid, and a 6:3:1 gear ratio or if you have the money a 7:3:1 gear ratio baitcast reel . If you want to learn how to flip or pitch go to youtube and type in flipping and pitching for bass and the pros will show you.

RE: how do you use lures?
 

My all time favorite is the plastic worm, you can catch anything with it.

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i just typed out a bunch of info and i got an error message when i tried to post it.....

NOW its gone

NOW IM MAD!

RE: how do you use lures?
 

it did it twice to me....3rd times a charm...this ones is much shorter.

some luresare tobe reeled steady at a depth of usually 0-3 feet likea Spinnerbait

a secret weapon that most forget about these days is:
the "Johnson silver Minnow" fish it like a spinner bait....its more weedless andgives offmore flash.

both the spoon and the spinnerbait are great beginner lures.


i prefer a texas rigged worm most timeswich is something that you never "just reel in."(wich is more of a advanced technique, not really but tuffer for beginners to grasp the feel of)

if your a beginner
heres a good sight with some ok info:
http://fishcopia.com/home

an article on spoon type baits
http://www.flwoutdoors.com/article.cfm?id=145864


if you dont already:
learn to use/properly setup a Baitcasting Reel if your gonna make bass fishing or fishing for Bigger Fish like Catfish a lifelong hobby....they work better for the heavier baits that Bass or rigs that catfishrequire...

the key to them is the Accuracy that they can cast heavier baits....accurate casting is very important in bass fishing

you can use spinning reels (open and closed face) just fine, with plenty success...but baitcasters are so much finer when bassingor catfishing.

spinning reels are more for lighter tackle like 1/4 oz and under(as far as Bass fishing goes)

also always make sure your lures are clean(spotless) and free of any weeds/slime/moss/grass/twig .
youll never catch anything with salad on your lure....this is very important.