Fishing Tips Digest

Spinnerbait is starting to become more popular with fishermen. The cost is much less than most lures and, and this is the biggie, they work.

I have a large selection of them so I can fish different colors and see what’s working.

A spinnerbait is a good lure for fishing in and around almost any cover such as boat docks, grassy areas, lily pads, branches or stumps in the water, etc. . A spinnerbait is mostly fished on a standard cast-and-retrieve in shallow water or at an intermediate depth but can also be fished deep.

Fishing for bass is when this spinnerbait mostly comes into play, but you can certainly catch other fish as well. I pulled in 2 nice crappie on one trip and, just a couple days ago, actually snagged a turtle. I’ll put up pictures later but it was a 2 1/2′ softback turtle that looked prehistoric. My spinnerbait had a 4 hook prong on it and actually snagged it.

Plastic worms seem to be the most preferred fishing lure for bass fishermen. Spinnerbait and crankbait are next. But you need to take into account the lake or pond conditions when you are choosing which to use.

A worm is slower but very effective. Spinnerbait, on the other hand, can be moved quickly across the waters and fished in other ways, and also is popular when fishing from the shore because it is less likely to become tangled.

Crankbait covers a lot of water in a hurry and a lot of times a fisherman will hit an area and use a crankbait to quickly test the area. I guess it has it’s merits but I’d prefer to at least try fishing the area for a bit to see if anything is biting. When it’s my grandson and I, he will usually try a plastic work while I’m using the crankbait lures so we cover it all.