The Best Fishing Lures

Some anglers prefer the relaxing fishing with a sinker, hook, and worm. That is fantastic for certain types of fish, and when you are looking to sit back and let the fish come to you, then this type of fishing is a fabulous way to go. Nothing beats sitting back and waiting for a fish to bite, while you take in the natural environment around you peacefully.

What If you want to take a more aggressive approach and attack the fish? Fishing lures are the way to achieve this. A fishing lures purpose is to create attention of the fish, mimic live bait, either annoy it or make it take the bait. Using Fishing Lures can present some extreme fishing and perhaps more activity while fishing.

Is there the best fishing lures? - Best fishing lure is different for every angler. There is no fishing lure which actually the best. It would be impossible to say that one type of fishing lure is truly better than another. Some work better or dive deeper than others. Invariably it comes down to what a specific fish we want from a specific location - Each Fishing lure will have its own proper way to use. Having the correct retrieve speed, jerking and twitching (if it is part of the lures movement) is important to our fishing success when using fishing lures.

There are a few types of fishing lures in the worldwide market today (top water, shallow or deep diver and etc). Choose the right fishing lures to catch nearly every kind of freshwater and saltwater fish. Whether you're a skilled angler or a beginner, finding the best fishing lure to use depends on many different situations. At the end of the day, the best fishing lure is the lure that's your favorite. It would be impossible to say that one type of fishing lure is truly better than another.

We need to know the proper seed and motion of our fishing lure and must be aware of what type of fish the lure is best for. Not all fishing lures will work with all fish and pay attention to what type of fish the fishing lure is made for. Taking time to appropriately learn our fishing lure will help in the future fishing trips.

Categories - The main fishing lures probably divided into several main types or categories. Each of these fishing lures required different type of presentation and handling.

i) Top Water Fishing Lures - Fishing lures that are fished or implies on the surface, or top of the water. Usually floating, that may be moved about the surface of water creating attraction and cause fish to strike the lure.

ii) Minnow Imitation Fishing Lures - These are the fishing lures that look like bait fish and come in all of the sizes and colors that actual baitfish are available in. The type of fishing lure that the entire world is most familiar with. Feature a lip in front of the lure allowing the lure to dive to various depths and impart various actions.

iii) Spinners & Spoon Lures - Can also be categorized under top water lures but for personal reason I rather put it under different category for better understanding of the functions it may offer. I'm grouping this type of lures together because I believe they are in the same family. They both imitate baitfish (for the most part) and quite effective as other fishing lures.





iv) Spinnerbait & Buzzbait Lures - Spinnerbait is a wire with a loop in its middle and the arms bent into V-shaped providing top and lower arms. Top-arm with spinner blade while lower-arm equipped with single hook( with lead head for weight) and adorned with a skirt to attract fish. Buzzbait is similar to spinnerbait except that it has propeller type device on the upper arm instead of a spinner blade which rotates very quickly when retrieved. Buzz Baits tend to create more attention then most spinners and spoons.

v) Soft Plastics Lures & Grubs – Soft (plastic) material with scented (some not) and imitates most of natural fish baits we can imagine ranging from small fish, insects, crustacean, worms and many others. Some design with its curled tail emulates as the worm moves through water but might not be considered 'fishing lures' to some anglers.

Polarized Lens For Fishing

Anglers know that any day spent fishing is a good day. While not all conditions can be controlled, the right gear can make all the difference in catching or not catching the fish. When the fish are biting we want to be able to see them and that means having the right fishing sunglasses.

Sunlight can be problematic even on overcast days. In bright and low light conditions we will want to be able to see clearly and equipment makes a big difference. Polarization is one of the fundamental properties of light waves. Light is polarized by reflection. When light strikes a surface, like water, it becomes scattered and travels in all random directions – commonly known as glare.

Polarized fishing sunglasses are the solution to clear vision and relaxed eyes. Colors are seen more vividly and in true natural proportion. They eliminate the water's glare, which enables us to see fish clearly beneath the surface. Find out how helpful a pair of polarized fishing sunglasses can be for you and your fishing experience.

Reducing Glare - Glare reduces our ability to see underwater structures and spot fish. Glare is caused when light bounces off of reflective surfaces such as water, moisture in the air or even the highway. Glare will not only hinder our ability to see fish and underwater structures but can result in eye strain and fatigue as our eyes try to adjust. None of which will make your day on the water more productive or more enjoyable.

Polarized fishing sunglasses is a true optical filter which allows the useful light traveling from the object viewed to reach the eye, while block overhead and reflected glare with the use of mirrors and anti-reflective coatings allowing the remaining light to fall in a narrow range of intensity resulting in sharper, clearer vision minus the glare, eye strain and washed out colors.

Good quality polarized lenses are designed to eliminate 99% of all reflective glare and protect against harmful U.V. rays. There are many options to choose from today, so be sure to understand the different choices when selecting the right pair of polarized sunglasses.

Lenses for All Conditions - There are an array of different lens materials and tints available to cover almost any fishing condition we may encounter. The single most important element of any optical system is the lens.

Polarized Lenses block UVB and UVA light. Ultra-Violet radiation is that light which causes not only sunburn, but can also harm the human eye; contributing to the deterioration of vision.

Lens Materials

Glass - Is the most stable material available for producing precise optics. Once the glass has been ground and polished it is tempered by a special ion transfer process, which hardens the lens. Glass is also more scratch resistant than plastic lenses. Provide best visual acuity, expensive and much heavier than other options. However a glass lens can crack if dropped.

Polycarbonate - Is the lightest of the lens materials and tough. In term of pricing, it is half the cost of glass, ultra lightweight, and impact resistant. However, polycarbonate lens is easier to scratch than glass lenses generally.

Acrylic - Best value in a polarized fishing glass and still eliminate over 99% of all reflected glare. Acrylic lens material is moderately durable.

Lens Colors

Polarized Sunglasses are available normally in four basic colors, each with its own distinct advantage. Choose between Grey, Copper, Brown, or Amber.

Grey - Is an excellent all around day to day use color for sunglasses. Since it is a neutral color, it allows the full range of visible light colors to be seen. Gray lenses transmit all colors of the spectrum so there is little distortion. Ideal for bright sunny days and open water fishing.

Copper - Is a very high contrast lens that is soothing to the eyes. It absorbs blue light; heightening visual acuity and boosting contrast while not altering color, making this lens the best choice for sight fishing applications.

Brown - Considered by many to be the best all around tint for fishing. It provides excellent contrast and true color perception which is great for shallow water stream and flats fishing in medium to bright light.

Amber - Excellent for low light conditions such as first and last light or heavily overcast days. In other words it is excellent for early morning, late afternoon, cloudy or hazy conditions. Best suit for fly fishing.

Tips for Helping Released Fish Survive

Reproduced from "World Record Game Fisheries" published by IGFA

• Play and release the fish as rapidly as possible. A fish played gently for too long may be exhausted to recover.
• Keep the fish in the water as much as possible. A fish out of water for more than three or four minutes suffers brain damage due to loss of oxygen. In addition, he is suffocating and may pound himself fatally if allowed to flop on land or boat deck.
• Gentleness in handling is essential. Keep your fingers out of the gills. Do not squeeze small fish; lift and hold them by the lower lip, if possible. Nets are helpful provided the mesh does not become entangled in the gills.
• Removed the hook as rapidly as possible with long nosed pliers unless is deeply hooked, in which case cut the leader and leave the hook in. Small fish, especially, may die from shock from tearing out the hook. A freely bleeding fish should be kept for the pan.
• Revive the fish if it appears stunned or unconscious after a long struggle. Hold the fish in the water upright, heading up stream. Move the fish forward and backward so that the water runs through the gills. This is artificial respiration and may take a few minutes. When it revives, begins to struggle and tries to swim away, and then release it.

Catch & Release Fishing - Freshwater

These days, as more and more anglers become conservation oriented, catch-and-release and tag-and-release are becoming part and parcel of fishing all over the world. We are hearing about a “Catch and Release” (CnR) fishing more and more frequently lately. This word combination is met almost on every page in the prints devoted to a fishing subject (funny…ehh). It was in a magazine, exceptionally advertising publication, illustrated richly with the pictures of anglers with the caught fish, and here you come across the precious formula of the CnR fishing.

The catch and release fishing is an essential sign of the good form, it's a synonym of the "civilized" fishing, an ideal which all of us should strive for as hard as we can. Everybody already catches fish this way in some countries while some other countries still are far away from the catch and release fishing.

But is the CnR fishing as good as it may seem at first? It may be difficult to demand from fishermen enormous majority to release the caught fish. They eat or sell it and it is almost their only source of income and for many people it is the only source of protein food. But when the population of human beings increased, the so called fishermen or anglers also became greedy by catching fish without thinking about what will happen in the near future – over fishing.

Let us look at fishing as it existed when the rivers and lakes were clean and full of fish. Fishing came then to a simple and clear formula, "catch - feed yourself and your family - live". That was one of those numberless threads which connected our ancestors to the nature, and due to which they felt themselves part of this nature.

People always aimed to make the world comfortable for life. We walk on asphalt, not on land; we do not distinguish stars behind the city lights in the night sky. We change our world more and more, making it unrecognizable. We don't understand it any more, don't feel it. We don't love it. Our countless ecological problems are founded on this detachment. Fishing is one of those not many threads remained whole, which still binds us to the nature, returns us that world lost a long time ago. A man recalls through fishing that he is the part of the nature.

What CnR fishing introduces to all of this? Fishing is a cruel thing, but deeply natural. Fishing turns into one more amusement among many other amusements and with CnR fishing, this amusement is not less cruel. CnR fishing changes all the scenery.

Ask any fisherman or anglers, and he'll tell you that there's nothing quite like the tug of a fish on the end of the line. Once you land your catch, there's a decision to make -- keep it or release it. Fish populations are at risk though, according to some studies and it's an important part of ensuring that fish thrive in the future. There are so many things to discuss when it comes to CnR fishing.

For all seasoned anglers, ask ourselves whether should we always catch and release? For me, it is not necessarily. It's acceptable to fish for our dinner as long as we abide by the limits. Limits are generally self imposed on the size of the fish and the total number of fish we will take from a body of water. If we fish within these limits necessarily, then we aren't doing anything to decimate the fish population. Low income families in some parts of the world still depend on rivers and lakes to provide a portion of their food.

Dolphin during my fishing