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Sorry I didn't get back to answering sooner as I hope many other will. Daily I come up with modifications and even tied my dogs hair on a jig and caught fish on it (#8). : These are hand injected into molds. Decided to use more clear and lightly tinted plastics this year. Clear worked great...

My solution is only for small rowboats. Good luck.

Lurecraft is a hobby all by itself.

After re-reading the Berkley article, I found it contains a few things I don't agree with: The words in bold are contrary to why I believe fish strike man-made moving objects and are speculative at most.

like your reasoning! Wish there were more like you that process better than a fish. :lol: Superstition rules much of modern day fishing whereas anglers of yore knew what to use, when and where without all the bells & whistles tackle companies promote. American Indians for example. Does red...

Here are some ideas to consider. When fish see red, does it think blood and a wounded animal? When it sees pink is it thinking gay prey? When a bass strikes something out-of-this-world, do you wonder, what was it thinking? Just maybe it struck the lure because it didn't think or better yet...

An article I found on Berkley's website is the best I've ever read that explains my view of why fish strike lures and believe it opens the door to how and why to use different lures. Having tested many lure types and caught fish on many has given some insight on lure choice reality. The ultimate...

So many things passed down through the generations of anglers have been ingrained over many decades. Nothing wrong with that except when it reduces the catch potential such as mimicking prey. Many lures advertised as the next big thing to the barbed hook do catch fishermen. Every time I open a...

Years ago I might have read or heard about the advantage of using two split rings on a crankbait's rear treble hook. I just started trolling crankbaits for when the bite is tough and for some reason catch some quality fish especially in water 8' or less in lakes that aren't much deeper than 12'...

Today we beat the bank in shady area and under tree limbs. The day was super bright and sunny. We also trolled crankbaits but only caught 6 fish - some nice crappie and perch and fished from 2pm to 6pm. Some of the lures posted caught most of the 30 fish I caught which also included small...

Rich, I've caught many fish with holes in their mouths from being caught before regardless of the lure. Fish memory if you search on-line is short term and especially within months they forget (if they ever remembered being caught at all) will bite lures that demonstrate aggravation triggers...

50 hp Tohatsu 4 stroke motor Minn Kota 45 trolling motor front live well rod locker starting and trolling motor deep cycle batteries trailer/ spare tire rod holders two seats with backs, one butt seat Used four times.

Here's to a great imagination and I'll leave it at that.

A bird is not a part of it's diet yet bass will attack them on the surface or any mammal swimming near it. All this means is that fish eat to survive. The fact that they strike live animals and semi-animate objects (lures) is to me apples and oranges. The first one they instinctively know what...

As a one who tinkers with soft plastic designs and catches fish with many, I'd have to say that fish can't know what a lure represents. In other words, they are incapable of even guessing what a lure supposedly imitates. One thing anglers want to believe is that lures are like duck decoys -...

Whatever catches fish for you - great! BTW lures don't imitate anything that ever lived nor do they need to. JMO A fish's senses are amazing and draw a complete picture of the object cast long before they get close enough to see it. Object characteristics determine what or whether a fish strikes...

Not so sure about lifelike as a reason fish bite lures. Many lures look mechanical in action and get bit anyway. Guess it's in the eye of the beholder what's considered natural and lifelike. When I design soft plastic lures, I'm strictly after lure actions that irritate fish to strike. Some...

Trolled crankbaits today and only after I cleared the hooks of any algae did I catch fish.

Man, today was a good day for trolling crankbaits! Caught decent crappie, yellow perch and even a mud catfish. Other lures did well in shallow water: wacky mini stick: tail off a finesse worm: claw tail: I just can't get over how fish slam those trolled crankbaits ! Seems like the...

Okay, so here's an update: I used a Risto Rap (no longer made by Rapala) that dives to 4' - we trolled water 8' deep. Caught nice crappie and perch. Partner used a Big O Triple Threat crankbait. Both about 2 1/4". We both caught fish - sometimes at the same time. Using #2 speed on the Minn...