Best Lures To Use In Fishing
Posted on Jan 24, 2010 under Fishing Lures | 5 Comments
The evolution of fishing gear and accessories along with the development of the bass fishing industry brought about the development of various lures specifically used for different fish species.
There are many types or class of lures and they all depend on what type of fish works for them. Many only work for specific types but some cover a wide range of species of fish.
Below are some of the typical lures used for fishing.
Light Standard Casting Lures
For Standard casting lures, they are mostly able to attract a wide range of fish varieties from albacore, bluefish, bonita, oho and crappies. These lures are also excellent for certain species of bass fish and work best when retrieved from water at low to medium speed. They pass through water with undetectably synthetic material.
Their sizes are excellent for lightweight fish and a host of freshwater species. They range from 1/16 oz. to 3 oz.
The hand painted eye is enticing enough to allow schooling of fish. This feature allows for more chances of trapping one of the target fish in the water.
Heavy Standard Casting Lures
Heavy Standard Casting Lures are excellent for quite heavy fish specifically, walleye and bass. While the lightweight lures are used in most circumstances, it was shown that heavy counterparts provide more reliable fishing output.
Moreover, the heavy standard lures are able to catch fish than diamond and light standard casting lures.
Long Casting/Jigging Lures
Perhaps the most popular among the Fishing lures are the long, tapered jigging lures. They are perhaps the most commonly used fishing lures among the fishermen in Florida, Mississippi and Louisiana.
Just recently, it was found out that the long casting lures work best for catching trout and pike. They were also found to effectively catch stripers and bluefish. They can catch tuna and walleye in a breeze!
Unlike heavy standard lures, this gear won’t produce good fish-catch output up to 180-200 ft under water but be sure to effectively match your lure color, bait and related accessories to maximize performance.
Deadly Diamond Lures
These lures are one of the smallest with sizes ranging from 1/8 to 1oz. They can seamlessly attract attention among fish and could form a school of fish in a minute!
The reason is it lies on its structural surface formation and cut. The top handle is cut like a diamond and causes the reflection of light striking on its surface. The diamond lures are best for catching bass fish varieties, crappie and stripers although they work on a small range of fish species.
Nicky Pilkington
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January 24th, 2010 at 3:27 pm
What is the best way to clean old fishing lures without damaging them?
I have over a hundred vintage fishing lures that were my dad’s. They are in really good shape, but need cleaning. I need to know the best way to clean them without damage to them.
January 24th, 2010 at 8:29 pm
Sounds like you have a treasure in lures. Personally I would just put them a special tackle box display and hold on to them. Cleaning would lesson their value by removing the vintage appeal. Buy new lures to fish with and start you own collection of usable lures. But that is my opinion.
Clorox or CLR will clean the lures but will leave an odor. Fish can smell and will not hold on to a lure with the smell. If you use any of these products or others, be sure to wash them in fresh water after cleaning giving time for the odor to subside then perhaps spray them with an odor eliminator.
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January 24th, 2010 at 8:31 pm
for starters, do not use anything stronger than mild dish soap and a soft toothbrush for scrubbing. if any are painted wood, l would not touch them with even that for fear of removing any paint. plastic lures should be okay. l pulled a crankbait from the lake that was covered in growth and after a mild scrubbing, the finish looks almost new.
but painted plugs can get hairline cracks in the paint over the years and water may penetrate and lift paint chips which will lessen any value.
make a shadow box for display in their present condition.
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January 24th, 2010 at 8:33 pm
i agree with the wormist
toothbrush
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also, if you have old bucktail lures, soak them in dawn dish soap overnight
then rinse clean
if you dont want odor,
for most lures, make a paste with baking soda, and scrub lightly with a toothbrush
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January 24th, 2010 at 8:35 pm
pretty much same answer as couple of others
use VERY gentle luke warm spray of clear water first – might be all you need to get off dust
check for cracks or flaking – if any you should probably stop
use Dawn
very soft toothbrush or cotton swabs or cotton cloth wrapped around toothpick
might need to briefly dunk in mild bleach solution if evidence of mold or mildew
don’t display in direct sunlight – will cause fading
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