Recreational fishing relies most on the use of fishing lures. They consist of objects attached at the end of the line and they are designed to look like the prey of the fish that you want to catch. Color, vibration, movement and shape, all influence the capture as such. If there were no lures attached to the lines, the bait could remain invisible for the fish. Bass fishing lures have a hook on the end for the attaching of the bait. This hook also has the purpose of impaling the fish when it attacks the bait.

Lures can also help fishermen look for and actually find the places where fish may be hiding. Anglers move the fishing lures with progressive regular hand motions that make the plastic or fiber material look like swimming. The movement of the lure will also make light reflect and thus attract the attention of the fish.

Several categories describe bass fishing lures according to the manufacturing concept and the purpose they serve. A first type is the jig, a a sharp lead hook onto which we attach the natural or artificial bait. The bait is shaped in a such a way so as to imitate a worm, a craw-fish or a minnow. Then come the surface fishing lures, a bit lighter than the jigs they float on water looking very much like surface prey. Last but not least, the spawn fishing lures have been created for surface fishing; they are thin and shiny so that they can get fish attention as quickly as possible.

Another category is that of plugs or crank-baits; these fishing lures allow rapid back and forth motion like that of small fish prey. In the popular group of artificial baits, bass worms and flies are extensively used.

As for popularity, bass fishing lures have been with human beings since the beginnings of history. The change results from the possibility to manufacture the lures artificially; they are made of plastic, wood, metal, rubber or cork. In a way, the decreased use of smaller fish species as baits poses no longer a threat for the survival of such small-sized specimens; consequently, the food chain will remain unaltered if regular living baits are not used extensively.

Last but not least, with recreational fishing, caught and released fish have better chances of survival if artificial fishing lures are used. The hooks attached to the fishing lures are no longer that dangerous for the fish and do not impale the mouth as deep as the old type hooks used to. Therefore, more and more fish survive after being released by recreation interested fishermen.

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