07-18-2016, 02:13 AM
[quote dtayboyz]Great information, however regardless of what your throwing, you have to find the fish first. Most lures are meant to catch fishermen. Lol[/quote]
That's like asking which came first, the chicken or the egg. LOL Now that I'm getting better at fine tuning lure selection dependent on knowing a water, I figure the ultimate fish finders are our lures.
As long as a lure is up to one's standard by way of comparing it to other lures and their catch rates, we cast the lure more often under different conditions to search water and just maybe find a pattern that lasts days or maybe even weeks. A big part of patterns is lure choice and a lure's standards much of the time must be met along with presentation.
My hand poured swimbait in the post was never high on my list of effective swimbaits until the lure got clobbered last week. I thought maybe manufactured swimbaits were of a better design and had a better action. But comparing the hand poured to the store bought bait demonstrated a significant difference: the hand pour's body shimmied/snaked through the water; the other hollow body waddled. Maybe both lures can catch bass equally, but I have a feeling the hand poured may do better at times because of its action.
Most lures advertised by pro anglers are meant to catch fishermen whether or not the lures work or when they work best. Basements are filled with such lures - mine included.
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That's like asking which came first, the chicken or the egg. LOL Now that I'm getting better at fine tuning lure selection dependent on knowing a water, I figure the ultimate fish finders are our lures.
As long as a lure is up to one's standard by way of comparing it to other lures and their catch rates, we cast the lure more often under different conditions to search water and just maybe find a pattern that lasts days or maybe even weeks. A big part of patterns is lure choice and a lure's standards much of the time must be met along with presentation.
My hand poured swimbait in the post was never high on my list of effective swimbaits until the lure got clobbered last week. I thought maybe manufactured swimbaits were of a better design and had a better action. But comparing the hand poured to the store bought bait demonstrated a significant difference: the hand pour's body shimmied/snaked through the water; the other hollow body waddled. Maybe both lures can catch bass equally, but I have a feeling the hand poured may do better at times because of its action.
Most lures advertised by pro anglers are meant to catch fishermen whether or not the lures work or when they work best. Basements are filled with such lures - mine included.
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