Best Lures: The Only 6 Baits You Need to Catch (Almost) Any Fish

fishing lures

Did you know that fishing is an ancient practice during the Paleolithic period about 40,000 years ago? During this period, most people lived a hunter-gatherer lifestyle. Fishing has also been classified as recreational for pleasure or competition activity and Charles Kirby designed an improved fishing hook in 1655 which still common now a days.

There are so many methods of catching fish like hand gathering, spearfishing, netting, angling and trapping. It depends where you go, the kind of fish you’re trying to catch, and whether you’re fishing from a boat (Plan your dates if you’re taking a chartered fishing trip because the seasons can affect it too). Some fishermen also do believe in fishing folklore’s, which is that the position of the sun and the moon can influenced the feeding pattern for fishes. You can choose whatever methods you wish, but be reminded that the most safe technique of catching fish is by using bait at the end of your fishing rod. Here are the top six lure methods to catch fish attention:

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1) Heddon Zara Spook

> The Zara Spook was first developed by the Heddon company as a wooden lure named the Zaragossa 6500 series lures.

> It is a top water type fishing lure.

> The lure is cast out and retrieved in a “walk the dog” fashion.

> It is supposed to mimic an injured fish and any fish that takes its prey from the water’s surface would be considered a targeted species with this lure.

> Heddon two piece hardware were the first hardware on the 1939 cataloged Zara Spook.

2) Acme Little Cleo

> Little Cleos were the surest way to catch salmon and steelhead.

> For over 30 years Little Cleos have been taking limit catches of game fish throughout North America.

> Acme Little Cleo was the simplest and oldest lure design.

> The unique hump-backed shape of Little Cleo results in a seductive, wiggling action as the lure is drawn through the water.

3) Curly Tail Grub

> It could mimic forage ranging from shad fry to full-grown mullet.

> It can be used to effectively catch virtually all species in a variety of water conditions.

> The method is when a fish bites this bait, it generally hangs on.

4) Rapala Original Floating Minnow

> Known as a balsa bait that can be used to catch more fishes other than any other lure can.

> Since it is made from balsa, its inconsistency of wood allows for a lure that will be inconsistent and it lets anglers work the bait both on the surface and beneath.

5) Spro Hair Jig

> According to study, deer hair is the most durable and widely available to use in hair jig.

6) Mister Twister Sassy Shad

> The original and it comes in variety of sizes.

> The narrow piece of plastic that leads to the bulky, wide tail creates a very lifelike swimming action.