Most fishermen blame a bad fishing day on the weather conditions. Some fishermen blame it on the clever and recurring practices of the fishes themselves. Other fishermen blame the tools they use, such as the fishing pole or the fishing line. None of these is the real problem, however. It's much simpler than all that.
One of the main reasons why fishermen don't have a catch: they've selected the wrong lure. This means your bait or any traps that you set. As simple as that. Your choice and usage of lures can spell the difference between any success and total failure of your fishing game.
In setting up your lure, it is crucial that you first decide on what kind of lure you want to use. If you want to use live bait, you'll need adequate knowledge of the procedure on how to secure them. Many fishermen who try to make fishing a more challenging effort get themselves committed to tying flies for lures. They become fascinated with this skill. As a result, many would end up spending more money, even splurging resources and energy to this rather than to fishing itself.
Using artificial lures is more popularly practiced by fishermen than using live bait. There are so many kinds, so many styles. Lures under this classification are usually made from materials like fur or hair, feathers, plastic and yarn or even thread. All these materials are fixed onto a hook or clip to create an imitation of a mature insect, a nymph, an egg or anything that would be attractive and appealing to a particular fish. And because not all fishes behave in the same way, you've got to know how to choose the appropriate lure for a specific kind of fish if you want to have a successful catch.
Believe it or not, the coloring and shading of the lure is quite crucial. As a general rule, the fish lure must complement the color and shading of the water. If the lake or sea water is greenish blue, the lure must also be of similar color and shading. It seems simple, for sure, but things are more complicated than they appear to be. The time of day must also be considered, you see. Light colored baits, for example, will not be noticed by fishes from sundown or early evening to daylight of mid-afternoon. The reason is because such a color or shading will merely cast a soft shadow beneath the water. For the same reason, dark colored lures will be difficult to notice come sundown or evening because the color or shading will blend with the darkness. It's a bit tricky and you've got to know what you're doing.
Choosing the correct lure is one of the fundamental principals that a budding fisherman must learn. Also as important is having this knowledge before you even consider venturing forth with any fishing adventure. Proper knowledge when it comes to this early phase of the game will make all the difference. If you want to catch fish, you've really got no choice. Learn it, live it and just see what happens. Good luck!
Walk into any tackle shop and you can find a single lure model in mind numbing array of shades and patterns. It might be said of any true fisherman that at heart they are ?simple men?. Given the choice most fishermen would wish that life and fishing were simple, cut and clear. However as in life, picking lures is never that simple. If it was everyone on the water, everyone on the lake would be the ?king fisherman?. There are just too many things that can change when it comes to fishing and the fishing gods.
However if can be said that there are some simple basics and basic principles to consider when choosing your lures for a good day or weekend with your buddies fishing on the lake.
First and foremost it's the action of the lure that counts. Lures move and attract fish ? hopefully big ones. Change the color of an ugly car or truck and its still an ugly vehicle. It's the same with fishing lures. What you should consider first and foremost is what type of movement, what kind of action does a lure have to possess to interest the type of fish, and the personality and interests at the fish at that season. It's all about the fish and what interests them. Not the other way around. Color is an add on not the basic.
Next consider the clarity and condition of the water. Lure color can be critical in clear water because simply the clearer a pristine the water, the more that type of fish or fish of a given geographic area or lake, will rely primarily on vision to find their prey. If on the other hand you are fishing the muddy clay borne water of the Red River of Manitoba, water clarity is almost nil. Hence the color or colors of the lures that you pick or purchase will matter little and seldom.
It's a matter of thinking what the primary feed and forage of the fish of an area. If the water is mostly clear the first step to try are lures that match that forage. For example to mimic crayfish try brownish, crayfish shades. If its mayflies or ?fishflies? then try silver or whiter shades. Again is a matter of imitating the seasons and the changes of foodstocks for the fish of the area.
However if you are fishing for bass , and the water is in between clear and muddy then light and bright light lures seem to work great. Bass especially seem to have the ability to detect motion at some distance, even in stained water. The extra colors and bright colors of a specially chosen lure may make the difference between a good bass strike, good day fishing, and one not so rewarding.
Next one should consider not only the clarity of the water itself, but in addition consider the ?tint? of the water. Tint of water comes into play especially if you are fishing in shallower waters. Generally if the water has a light tint ? then go for light colors. You can even range your lures into the fluorescent ranges.
Lastly it should be pointed out that even if you are doing everything correct you should take into account that given the same lure , colors , water clarity and tint visibility in the water ( and for the fish as well) depends greatly both on time of day , and angle of the sun and sunlight, and also on the weather. A cloudy day will illuminate the lake and Lake Bottom entirely differently than what occurs on a bright sunny day. All these factors come into play when choosing the best lure to catch the most fish that day and the colors for the given type of lure.
It's no accident that fishing is not the easiest sport in the world. With all the variables of water clarity, water tint, weather conditions and lighting variations in nature it is no small accident that there are no hard and fast simple rules to choosing which lure and lure colors will catch the most fish for you on that bay, river or lake.
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