Lures do exactly what the name suggests; they lure the fish to bite onto the hook. There are several different types of fishing lure, which can be either bought or home-made. Whatever type of fish you are hoping to catch, or wherever you are hoping to fish, in fresh water or salt water, you will need to use fishing lures to entice fish onto your hook.

 

Let’s have a look at the different types of fishing lure.

 

Spoons

As you might expect, these simplest of all lures look like spoons. The flicker and wobble in the water, which attracts the fish.  Because spoons are easy to use and cheap to buy, they make the ideal fishing lure for the beginner at angling.

 

Spinners

I’m sure it will be no surprise to you that these fishing lures spin in the water. They are made of a blade mounted on a spindle. When the spinner spins, light is reflected back off it and they actually look like the light glinting off fish scales in the water. The speed of the spinning of the blade can be altered, making it a very versatile fishing lure. For trout and mullet, try a small spinner; for larger fish like pike, a larger spinner is to be recommended.

 

Surface lures

Unlike other fishing lures, surface lures are used on the surface of the water. These surface fishing lures add a bit of a thrill to fishing as you can clearly see the fish take the lure. Surface lures are particularly useful in waters with a lot of weed, where other types of lure could get lost in the weeds.

 

Suspending plugs

These fishing lures are great – magic, almost! These suspending plugs will stay at exactly the depth they are dropped to. This makes suspending plugs the perfect fishing lure to attract fish hidden under weeds or rocks are close to the banks. Yanking on the suspending plugs to simulate the fishing lure being a live prey is sure to bring the fish out from their hiding places.

 

Floating drivers

Floating drivers are another versatile fishing lure which can be used at different depths of water.

 

Sinking plugs

Sinking plugs are great for fishing deep waters. You can estimate the depth to which the fishing lure has sunk by counting down as you pull the lure back in on your fishing line.

 

Soft baits

Soft baits come in all different shapes, colors and sizes. They are usually made of soft rubber so that they can be easily shaped. These are useful for both ocean and fresh water fishing. Basically, you use them in the same way as you would use jerk baits.
 
Jerk baits

Jerk baits may seem a strange name for this fishing lure which does not move on its own. It’s left to the fisherman or –woman to provide the movement of this fishing lure. Basically, when the angler jerks it, this fishing lure mimics a wounded fish which will tempt predatory fish to take a bite of it.

 

If you want to know which fishing lure you need according to where you want to fish and what you want to fish for, then you should consult an expert at your local angling store or a fishing guide local to an area which you want to fish.