| Choosing the right bass fishing lure at the right | | | | in and go with those colors. I was just at the |
| time to catch the right bass can be one of the | | | | sporting goods store and cannot believe the |
| most difficult things to do. Let's face it there are | | | | myriad of different colors available. I have a hard |
| hundreds of different lures in hundreds of | | | | time fishing with a hot pink or lime green fishing |
| different colors and sizes. What lure are you using | | | | lure for bass. Give me a bait fish or crawdad color |
| to catch bass may be the most ask question | | | | and let's catch bass. Make sure you have more |
| when you are out fishing. At the very least we | | | | than one color and a tackle box full of your |
| tend to keep one eye on what bass lure the | | | | favorite. Nothing irks me more than losing the one |
| competition has tied to the end of their rod. | | | | lure that is catching bass and not having a |
| If you are serious about catching bass you most | | | | back-up. |
| likely have three or more rods already set up | | | | My all time favorite lure is the Rapala 6 inch shad |
| with your favorite lures ready to cast into that | | | | color floating topwater cigar shaped bait. I get |
| weed bed or drop off. One with your favorite | | | | overly confident with this bait and even though I |
| spinnerbait, one with your favorite top water lure | | | | catch a lot of bass with it I many times over fish |
| and your favorite crankbait and probably a fourth | | | | it and miss bass I would have caught had I |
| one with that favorite plastic worm rigged up in | | | | chosen a different lure. Of course having |
| your favorite style. We choose these bass fishing | | | | confidence in your selection of lure for the |
| lures because they are the basic year round | | | | conditions you are fishing is an important aspect in |
| successful bass fishing lures around. | | | | catching bass. However, when they are not hitting |
| Using spinnerbaits is easy and fast, covering a lot | | | | on the lure you have chosen then by all means |
| of water at many different depths to find and | | | | choose another bass lure until you find the sweet |
| attract the bass. Keep in mind that bass are | | | | spot. |
| schooling fish and once you get a strike you can | | | | On a final note, choose the right bass lure for the |
| fish out the area using the other baits of your | | | | conditions you are fishing. If the waters are |
| choice. Fish it fast with the spinnerbait and | | | | muddy then the bass will be feeding by sound |
| crankbait then drop in your plastic worm with a | | | | then use a rattle crankbait or Colorado blades on |
| little finesse and wiggle. | | | | your spinner bait in a copper or painted blade. In |
| Crankbaits is another easy and fast fishing lure to | | | | clear waters a good bright silver is best. Don't just |
| catch bass with and if I had to choose just one | | | | throw on any old lure out there but choose the |
| fishing lure for my tackle box it would be a lip-less | | | | best bass lure for the clarity of the water and |
| crankbait. I would choose the rattle noise making | | | | the type of food available in other words, give |
| kind of crankbait. I would also choose one of the | | | | some thought to where and what to fish with. |
| basic food chain colors, chartreuse, chrome, | | | | "Remember even a bad day fishing is better than |
| crawfish brown, or shad lures. Know what kind of | | | | any day working unless your work is fishing then |
| bait is common in the lake or river you are fishing | | | | every day is a good day! |