| There are obviously hundreds, if not thousands of | | | | too large when fishing with live bait. Use bait rigs |
| different baits to use for fishing and in this article I | | | | made with small hooks and fishing with live bait will |
| will outline 3 of the most effective of the many | | | | be much more productive. |
| fishing baits available. These baits obviously aren't | | | | 2. Baitfish Imitation Crankbaits - The biggest |
| the only options when it comes to fishing bait, but | | | | forage for most species of fish are baitfish and |
| they are certainly a great place to start. Using | | | | crankbaits that imitate baitfish are excellent fishing |
| nothing but variations of these 3 fishing baits can | | | | baits, especially in lake or other slow moving |
| be all that anyone needs to be a successful | | | | water situations. Of all of the different baits |
| fisherman. | | | | available for fishing, crankbaits that imitate baitfish |
| All of the baits being outlined are for use in | | | | may be the most effective, especially on certain |
| freshwater fishing. Fishing in saltwater is an | | | | bodies of water. The key with baitfish imitations is |
| entirely different animal than fishing in freshwater, | | | | that they look as much like live baitfish as possible |
| so this point is important to point out. The fishing | | | | when they are being retrieved. A few brand |
| baits being outlined and discussed in this article are | | | | names that are effective would include Rapala |
| for use when fishing for freshwater fish such as; | | | | jointed minnows as well as the KickTail minnow. |
| large and small mouth bass, trout, walleye, and | | | | Both of these crankbaits are very effective |
| other predatory species of freshwater fish. | | | | baitfish imitations. |
| The following baits are being listed in no particular | | | | 3. Artificial Flies - Artificial flies make an excellent |
| order and are all effective in various freshwater | | | | bait for fishing. Traditional fly fishermen have |
| fishing situations. | | | | known the value of using flies as fishing bait for a |
| | | | long time, but did you know that spin fishermen |
| 1. Live Baits - Live baits are probably the most | | | | can use artificial flies as fishing bait as well? The |
| popular and effective baits that are available to | | | | key is to use a casting bubble. Casting bubbles |
| anglers. Of all of the live baits the two most | | | | enable traditional spin fishermen to use flies |
| prevalent (and probably most effective) are live | | | | effectively was fishing bait. The bottom line is |
| worms and live minnows. No matter which type | | | | that artificial flies make excellent fishing baits |
| of live bait is used for fishing the biggest key is to | | | | whether used with fly fishing gear or spin fishing |
| present your bait to the fish as naturally as | | | | gear. |
| possible. In other words you want your bait to be | | | | The bottom line is that these 3 types of fishing |
| lively and to appear to the fish as much as | | | | baits, or variations of these 3 fishing baits, are |
| possible like it does naturally. A great way to | | | | probably all that you need to catch fish |
| accomplish this task is to use quality bait rigs to | | | | consistently. If any of these baits aren't a part of |
| rig your live bait made with small fishing hooks. | | | | your fishing repertoire, they should be added |
| Many anglers tend to use hooks that are much | | | | sooner rather than later. |