Fishing Lures
Recreational fishing relies most on the use of fishing lures. They consist of objects attached at the end of the line and they are manufactured so as to imitate the regular prey of the fish the angler is after. 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. All fishing lures come with a hook on the end for the attaching of the bait. Once the fishing lures play their part, the fish gets hooked.
With the help lures, hiding fish are also attracted out of their hidings becoming an easier prey. 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 fishing lures according to the design and the purpose they serve. The jig as a first mention consists of a lead hook with a sharp tip 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 are designed to move at faster speeds and to go back and forth exactly as fish prey would. Flies and bass worms are two more types of fishing lures artificially made and widely used nowadays.
As for popularity, 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, this seems to be better for the environment as the bait species required to catch the fish we tend to consume more would not become endangered; consequently, the food chain will remain unaltered if regular living baits are used restrictively.
Last but not least, with recreational fishing, caught and released fish have better chances of survival if artificial fishing lures are used. The hooks that today’s fishing lures are provided with are no longer that dangerous for the fish and do not impale the mouth as deep as the old type hook varieties used to. Therefore, more and more fish survive after being released by recreation interested fishermen.
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