Largemouth Bass
Largemouth bass are probably considered the most sought-after game fish along with crappie. Back 50 or so years spoons were probably used widley because they were heavy enough to cast a long ways and back the when fishing wasn't connected to science they thought it was a good imitation of a minnow. They would also use crank baits (lipped diving plugs) but these have one action usually, wiggle like a swimming minnow. They are very effective when bounced of structure. Then came along the line of plastic worms. These things were killer in every water no matter what. They also created other soft plastics like swimbaits, craws, finesse worms and all kinds of other things. These were pretty cheap and effective. With swimbaits, the size of the bait means the size of the fish. Small swimbaits can catch large and small bass. In clear, colder waters people might use a HUGE rainbow trout imitation. Bluegill and panfish swimbaits are good in clear water when bass are not feeding but are chasing. If you drop it right out there and then make it come right up next to the fish they will get annoyed and chase the panfish away. Lizard and other creatures are good even if the imitate something that doesent swim. Other minnow imitations include flukes.
There are hard plastic lures called jerk baits. These work for pike and muskie, bass, and even brown and bull trout. They imitate a struggling minnow and the action is often created by the fisherman who is twitching his rod. There are lipless crankbaits, top waters which have a propeller blade that creates bubbles and looks like a dying minnow. Back into the soft plastics there are tubes, which if vertically jigged work for crappie, and with bigger tubes, they imitate crawfish and usually have a raw jig embedded in the tube. There are wiggle snakes which are long worm type bait that are usually retrieved slowly.
This concludes largemouth bass fishing part 1. Thanks for reading and a part two is on the way!
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