Thread: Using artificial lures/baits

Start slowly,use honey worms under a float.I rarely if ever use live bait,beetle spins,jigs,and small crank baits are great artificials.

Maybe I'm not using them the correct way. When I jig basically I'll cast out then lift my rod up to just past a 45 degree angle then reel the slack.

line size 2-6, 1/32 pony heads are all I use . Mainly black on black .

Looks like you have great success using that lol. Maybe I'm just fishing in the wrong areas with the wrong colors.

I make an order to" Slider " every spring . like them all but always order 100 black 1 inch grubs on every order .

Originally Posted by mquast200

Am I the only one who seems to have little to no luck when using anything artificial? The main things I only get success on are worms and minnows. Any tips/advise from someone on the other end of the spectrum?

Go to walmart and buy a 10 gallon aquarium. Just the empty base aquarium for $13.97. Fill it full of water and fish in it. Watch how the lure acts in the water, all jigs act different ESPECIALLY with different size jig heads. Try to make each bait look as natural as possible (toss a few minnows in there and watch how they swim if you need to). Remember what it took to make it look good in the tank and head to the water. Tank testing my baits improved my fishing tremendously. Whenever I see someone not having any luck with plastics, 9 times out of 10 they are over working the bait or using too heavy of a jig.

Originally Posted by eagle 1

line size 2-6, 1/32 pony heads are all I use . Mainly black on black .

OK now you are just showing off. O My goodness gracious.

Thanks for the help all, it seems that I just don't give it much practice because when it doesn't work I go straight back to what I'm comfortable with.