MAGIC LURES AND SECRET BAITS FOR BASS
How Can You Make Any Lure in Your Tackle Box Magic?
EDITOR'S
NOTE: Thousands of dollars are made each year by lure
manufacturers who believe they have produced such a
lure. Many anglers swear by baits they claim will produce
bass under any weather or water conditions. Even though
pro fishermen won't admit to having magic baits, they
do use the words, confidence lures, to describe these
baits instead of the word, magic. But what causes a
lure to be magical? How do you find and use a magic
lure? How long does a magic lure's spellbinding characteristics
last? Can you make any lure in your tackle box magic?
Let's find out this week.
After fishing with many professional anglers and top
bass guides, I realize that specific lures in the hands
of certain people can and do produce phenomenal bass
fishing magic. But what causes the magic to occur? Several
factors combine to create magic lures. If the bait is
one the bass never has seen before or has an action
the bass is unfamiliar with, the bass
is more likely to attack. If the lure tantalizes the
bass and remains in the bass' territory for an extended
time, often the fish will bite when it will not have
attacked a bait that passes by in a hurry. An angler
may make a bait magic when he masters the many techniques
he can use with a particular lure and understands which
situations are best to utilize those tactics to catch
bass. Also, when one lure receives publicity and promotion,
and more people start fishing that lure, more bass will
be caught on that lure. When
an angler is smart enough to explore the history of
bass fishing and learn traditional tactics that produce
bass with old lures, he can rekindle the magic that
has made those lures famous in years past.
Once you learn to fish each lure in your tackle box
every way that lure can be fished and test new ways
to fish that lure, then you can make any lure in your
tackle box magic. The secret in having a magic lure
always will be found in the magician and the way he
uses that lure to create the illusion of magic.
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