Natural baits offer a much higher hookup-to-release ratio than lures, especially when fished with circle hooks. Austin Coit Skill Level While it does take experience and skill to become a really good ...

Even artificial lures with treble hooks (Rebel Pop Rs, Rat-L-Traps and Bomber crankbaits for fishing different depths) at 18 percent mortality had a higher death rate than Carolina-rigged live bait.

Artificial fishing lures might puzzle those unfamiliar with angling, especially novices accustomed to simply fixing bait to hooks and waiting for bites. Do fish really respond to artificial lures ...

We’re focused here mostly on artificial lures since live bait is best sourced locally and flies are very particular to the area and the angler (though we do make an overall pick below for flies).

Artificial lures work better than live bait But first, we are talking here of two types of bait, artificial and living. We don't need to use night crawlers, worms, minnows or crayfish to catch fish.

There is insect bait as well as reptile or amphibian bait and fish bait. Minnow bait is one of the most popular types of bait, both natural and artificial in creation.

The same dangerous chemical, dioxin, that can be found in PVC, exists in most soft-plastic lures which, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Resources, is known to cause cancer.

If you follow my television and radio shows you hear my rave about the Gulp! minnow in 2 ½-, 3- and 4-inch sizes. I can honestly attest to occasions where we had live minnows in the boat and ...

Dennis Armani had an interesting question for the state Department of Environmental Conservation last week concerning “artificial” bait and lures. Armani, 63, of Syracuse, said he ...

As for lures, there are hundreds of varieties to choose from that can be effective in our local waters of Monterey Bay. Stick baits are a generally fish-shaped hard lure. Most are designed to dive ...

Available in the 110- to 115-millimeter lengths, these lures are still small enough to elicit hits from perch, but big enough to attract the attention of larger game such as striped bass or halibut.