Fishing Baits
For the third post of my blog I will be discussing different baits and lures that I have been experimenting with for the past couple of weeks. There are a ton of different baits and lures that people use, ranging from a piece of stale bread to a $100 lure. For the past couple of weeks I have been experimenting with many types, including soft baits, crank baits, spinner bates, flasher bates, chunk bait, and more. Different types of soft fishing baits imitate various prey to attract fish. Worms look like invertebrates such as earthworms, appealing to most species of fish. Grubs mimic small insects and attract panfish and bass. I have had a lot of luck with small grubs. Creature baits resemble crayfish or shrimp, enticing predatory fish. While I am somewhat unfamiliar with creature baits I would like to try them more in the future. Swimbaits imitate fish and attract larger game fish. Soft plastics like lizards and frogs imitate amphibians and reptiles, appealing to fish in d...