| Anyone familiar with bass fishing knows there | | | | anglers and work well when bass fishing. |
| are several variables that determine what | | | | There are some considerations beyond color |
| type bass fishing lures work best, and | | | | when choosing bass fishing lures. |
| theories and opinions on what works best are | | | | |
| as plentiful and varied as the people who | | | | Consider the Time of Year |
| enjoy the sport of bass fishing. There are | | | | |
| so many types and colors of these particular | | | | One consideration is the time of year you are |
| lures that it can be very confusing, to say | | | | heading out onto the water. During the |
| the least. One thing that is certain is that | | | | spring months, when bass spawn, they are very |
| no matter how much information you have on | | | | territorial and react negatively to anything |
| bass fishing lures and techniques, there is | | | | that appears to be threatening to their |
| no substitute for trial and error, and | | | | spawning beds. In such instances, lizards or |
| nothing that can take the place of | | | | lures that mimic creatures that are a danger |
| experience. | | | | to these beds are good choices. |
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| Even before going any farther, realize too | | | | What's Your Budget? |
| that the right lure depends on the location | | | | |
| of the fish. For this reason, always make at | | | | Another thing to consider when choosing bass |
| least one of your stops out onto the lake the | | | | fishing lures is your budget. If your budget |
| local tackle shop where you can find experts | | | | allows you to go all out, you should! Just |
| who are more than willing to let you in on | | | | get a wide variety of lures in all the |
| which lures they use most often. This will | | | | various colors and types, try them out and |
| save you time and money and give you insider | | | | decide what works best for you. If, on the |
| tips specific to the region you are fishing | | | | other hand, with the ability to have a |
| in. | | | | handful of bass lures in your tackle box |
| | | | only, or if you are a novice who wants to |
| There are many manufacturers, each with their | | | | "try out" the sport of bass fishing before |
| own spin on what is best, but whatever works | | | | making a substantial investment, here are |
| best for you should determine what you | | | | some suggestions that should work very well |
| choose. There is no one lure that works | | | | for you. |
| best, but there are some lures that had | | | | |
| withstood the test of time and are generally | | | | Every bass fisher should have a package of |
| accepted as working very well. | | | | six-inch plastic worms. Good color choices |
| | | | for plastic worms used to catch bass are |
| Consider the Color | | | | green (or black) pumpkin. Another necessary |
| | | | lure is the black and blue jig. Look for |
| Bass fishing lures come in many, many colors, | | | | them to be in 1/2 and 3/4 ounce sizes. |
| but black, blue, green, and red are | | | | Finally, you should have chartreuse and white |
| considered the best. Even if these are the | | | | spinner bait to use when you are fishing |
| only colors you ever choose, they will be | | | | early to mid morning along logs and other |
| sufficient. Blue and black jigs are the most | | | | structures. |
| commonly used fishing lures by experience | | | | |