Lure Fishing Gear For Beginners | Bass Fishing Lures

Once you have got your basic fishing equipment together (your rod and reel) you will want to start looking at what type of bass fishing lures you will need to actually catch a fish. Most likely you will have already bought yourself a few different lures in order to try out your new fishing gear.

There are many different types of fishing lure that are available and a lot of different brand names (Rapala Lures come to mind). Once again though, I am going to say that you shouldn’t buy the big expensive brand names yet. This is because being a beginner fisherman and not having much experience can be a very costly exercise if you are buying expensive lures. You will lose a lot of lures in the weeds, reeds, rocks and even in the trees and bushes along the bank. ;-)

So start off with a selection of cheap lures. You will be able to buy more of them to start off with and this will enable you to collect a wide range of different styles of artificial fishing lures.

I have put together a list of some of the better styles of lures for a beginner fisherman to have in his or her tackle box.

Spinnerbaits | Spinner baits:

These are artificial lures that are bent at a right angle with a hook on one end and a flashy spinner on the other. It has a frilly rubber skirt that disguises the hook. Spinnerbaits are made to be retrieved fairly fast in order to make the spinner spin through the water. The spinnerbait is a surprisingly effective lure and I have caught quite a few good fish on this lure.

Fishing Poppers:

Sometimes called a floating popper, this is a plastic fishing lure that floats on the surface of the water and is pretty effective in the very early morning (dawn) and in the late evening (dusk). It is meant to be fished very slowly. Cast it out and leave it floating on the surface of the river. Every so often give it a tug and the scoop on the front will scoop the water creating a distinctive “popping” sound. This makes for exciting explosive strikes as the bass sometimes clear the water as the take this lure.

Minnow:

Minnow lures are lures that are usually made out of rubber and shaped like a small fish or minnow. When retrieved the minnow “swims” through the water and bass attack it thinking it is a small fish.

Soft Plastic Lures | Worms:

Soft plastic worms have a hook imbedded in them which adds weight to the worm and makes the worm sink to the bottom of the water. Usually good for fishing along the bottom of sandy areas of the lake or river they are meant to be fished very slowly so that the fish grub it up as they would a real worm.

This is a very basic range of different types of fishing lure that no beginner fisherman should be without. From this basis you can add the more specialised (and more expensive) fishing lure as you need and have the money.