Articles

So, my uncle and I have this ongoing family feud. Whenever he catches more fish than I do, you ought to see him strutting around for weeks on end, reminding me of his victory every time we meet. And then he asks over and over, "So, how many fish have you caught lately?"

When it comes to bass fishing lures, he says the plastic worms are unbeatable. All right, so most of the time he knows what he's talking about. He has occasionally demonstrated that. When he's pulling in monster bass and I'm sitting there with an empty bucket, I could just push him in the water.

But during our last bass fishing trip, I really passed him up this time. I was pulling them in one after another, and you can be sure he scowled the entire time!

This is how I did it. For my bass fishing lures, I chose crankbait. These look like little baitfish or crawfish, and it's like a juicy steak to a bass fish. They work in most kinds of water, and they are effective fishing lures to add to your arsenal.

As a backup, I used spinnerbaits. These little guys look like baitfish, and they are great for catching bass quickly, and catching larger ones. They are versatile in that they do well in most waters, and they come in assorted colors.

To give you an idea of how successful I was, I caught enough bass to stuff ourselves silly that night and still had enough left for breakfast the following day. I did my best to console my uncle by saying he could eat his fish as an appetizer. I'm getting pretty good at this fishing thing. Now I just have to develop my 'one that got away' story!