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Hi,
I just bought a bunch of lures and as I went through the process, I began to wonder: are the lures designed to catch fish? Or are they designed to catch anglers?
I swear, there are so many types of lures, so many colors, and so many nuances between very similar lures, it was mind boggling.
I eventually settled on a small selection of spinners, spinner flies, and spoons. But even so - I feel an urge to get more lures! Sheesh! :silly:
Cheers,
Neil
I make and sell soft bait ,Fin,s and fish, reapers, and soft plastic worms.
The colours are designed to catch fishermen and woman.
I also do custom colours on request.
Red seem to be the most popular in my area, witch does not make sense, because 30 feet down in the water red colour looks black.
The red spectrum of light disappears at 15 ft
I spend countless hours in the boat and on the ice with a lure designer for a major brand globally. this discussion is hours long and so many different layers to it
at the end of the day the lure is typically designed to catch fish and a team of marketers work to catch the fishermen. trends play huge in this role and if you don't catch the trend swing right you simply loose out on that momentum
I have my own pet theory on this. I came to my conclusions thru fly fishing. In fly fishing presentation in many cases is far more important than fly selection. Confidence can effect presentation in a positive way. If you have confidence that a fly or lure will work you fish it with a better presentation, which results in a better catch rate. I believe a lure you pick yourself always out fishes the ones that your mother in law got you for your birthday, every time.
FACT. Fishing lures catch more fishermen than fish............................. Daniel
Judge,
It is common for people to request custom baits?
Cheers,
Neil
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Dan,
So a mix of both, eh? That would explain the endless variations on a relatively smaller set of basic types, shapes, colors, and sizes.
Cheers,
Neil
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Swamp,
That does make sense. It's similar to target shooting, if you think about it. The person's skill and experience counts for a lot.
Cheers,
Neil
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Daniel,
Yep - every damn hook in every lure got me this time. ;P
Cheers,
Neil
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it's truly amazing to whiteness what goes into bringing something to the marketQuote:
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Someone once said "Is it your favourite lure because it catches fish or does it catch fish because its your favourite lure".Quote:
Originally Posted by JUDGE
I fish Lake Ontario and Lake Erie, colour makes a difference, so does size, shape, and speed of lure/spoon when fishing. After having said that, there are days when everything works and days when nothing works. My general rule of thumb was to use dark lures on dark days and bright lures on bright days, glow lures also work well in any weather at depth.
Many moons ago I made a lure with the old style chrome bottle opener/can opener that was about 4" long. just attached a treble with wire and had atter, that puppy could cast a mile. I actually remember..... I think, catching a nice pike but the lure has been lost for 40 some odd years now.
John
Any lure will catch fish on any given day and depending on conditions presentation is a big factor. When the fish are on the bite a lure that is fished horizonally will catch fish. i.e. crank bait, spinner bait etc. Under adverse conditions, a cold front, you should be fishing tight to cover and fishing it vertically. i.e. jig and twister tail, jig and pig, plastic worm, and fished slowly keeping the bait in the strike zone as long as possible...
You mentioned that you eventually settled on a small selection of spinners? I have made spinners as well as fished with them longer than I can count, and honestly, the selection that exists today isn't for catching fish but simply to entice anglers to buy. When using spinners, I mostly use silver or gold unless I want to try something unique for fun, and I find that's more than enough.
My problem is I fish for about 12 different species.
I have lures divided into groups. Type, action, size, colour.
It gets easier when you see what works.