5 Basic Artificial Fishing Lures
Since the dawn of time the human race has tried to trick fish into biting a fishing lure that is attempting to look like the real thing. There is not a tackle box big enough for all the artificial lures in this world. Just walk down the isles of your local outdoors store and you will be amazed at all the different varieties that are available. At first when I was collecting my arsenal of lures to go on fishing trips, I had some of the strangest looking lures. One that really still stands out to me is a metal spinner that had a trailing fly tied past the treble hooks. I never had a single bite using that lure.
There are many variables involved with choosing the best lure for the job. My go to lure when backpacking through the High Uinta mountains is a flat spoon metal lure called a “Little Jake”. When fishing at the city pond that is stocked every month, my go to with my kids is using salmon eggs or power bait with a water bubble. It takes time to figure out what lure works best for the water your fishing in, unless you find out some secrets from an old timer fisherman.
Here are the 5 basic artificial fishing lures you can choose from. Some helpful tips on which works best in the area that you are fishing at usually can be found at most outdoors stores. The hunting / fishing shop that I usually do my shopping at has a large white board in the entry of the store that lists out all the bodies of water, the water’s temp, what lures have been reported as working, and the limit of fish your allowed to keep. I personally have used all 5 of these categories during different times of the year and usually in different bodies of water. Check out the list below.
