SpoonMinnow Posted January 2, 2015 Report Share Posted January 2, 2015 I discovered over a decade ago that fish respond best to lures they haven't seen and that don't necessarily resemble anything in nature. Most important are lure elements that stimulate curiosity and the lateral line of any predator fish species including pan fish. Lure elements include overall lure profile and size, color(s) and action. Some lures are limited in action and usage but still get the designated job done such as punch baits for heavy cover. Other lure designs have multiple uses and attract many species of fish to bite in the same outing. Jigs rigged with soft plastics are probably the #1 fish catcher across the country seeing as how anyone who can crank a handle can easily catch a fish with them. Combining the universal appeal of soft plastics with the idea that fish bite pretty much anything it can vacuum into its mouth, got be thinking of ways to modify what I already owned of design myself. A local friend of mine just happened to demonstrate how he'd joined the halves of two plastics together using a candle flame. I don't know if the hybrid caught fish, but the concept and ease of creating something unique stuck. I wish I could link photos from Photo Bucket but will have to settle with uploading some of the ideas that have produced fish-catching lures. Again, imagination is what I have a lot of and I'm sure many of you do also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpoonMinnow Posted January 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2015 (edited) continuing the discussion..... I discovered over a decade ago that fish respond best to lures they haven't seen and that don't necessarily resemble anything in nature. Most important are lure elements that stimulate curiosity and the lateral line of any predator fish species including pan fish. Lure elements include overall lure profile and size, color(s) and action. Some lures are limited in action and usage but still get the designated job done such as punch baits for heavy cover. Other lure designs have multiple uses and attract many species of fish to bite in the same outing. Jigs rigged with soft plastics are probably the #1 fish catcher across the country seeing as how anyone who can crank a handle can easily catch a fish with them. Combining the universal appeal of soft plastics with the idea that fish bite pretty much anything it can vacuum into its mouth, got be thinking of ways to modify what I already owned of design myself. A local friend of mine just happened to demonstrate how he'd joined the halves of two plastics together using a candle flame. I don't know if the hybrid caught fish, but the concept and ease of creating something unique stuck. Modifications include using a blade to cut parts off or make them appear different than the original. (See the modified curl tail worm used as a trailer with a blade bait that caught many nice pickerel last spring.) Another is welding two or more parts of different lures together using a flame thereby altering shape and action or dipping lures in hot plastic to change diameter and smooth ridges. Examples would be dipped tubes, grubs and the front of plastic worms. I wish I could link photos from Photo Bucket but will have to settle with uploading some of the ideas that have produced fish-catching lures. Again, imagination is what I have a lot of that I'm sure many of you do also. Edited January 2, 2015 by SpoonMinnow 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
