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There is such an assortment of bait that it is difficult to recommend any particular color, size, or type as the best. There are more than a thousand good baits on the market. All will catch fish at some time or another.

Fishing baits usually weigh from to an ounce to three ounces. The most popular weight preferred by the majority of bait casters is the 5/8-ounce bait, while the average is between and 3 quarters of an ounce. Baits can either be used as a whole or cut into chunks. Anglers can also use dead or live baits.

The Different Types of Bait

There is a wide array of organisms being used as fishing baits. Among the different types used in fishing, the commonly used are the small fishes. These consist of widely used fishing baits such as herring, anchovies, menhaden, and some others that are inborn to certain local waters. Larger fishes are usually used as chunk baits.

Fishing baits can be used whole, chunk, and strips, based on the activities of the type of fishes being chased. The size of the fishing bait is usually well matched with the size of the fish being hunted. Other common organisms used for bait fishing are crabs, worms, shrimps, crabs, clams, sand fleas, eels, and squid. Among all of the organisms mentioned, the crabs and the shrimps are the well-liked organisms to be used as fishing baits.

Shrimp are favorably used as fishing bait and are considered to be very valuable bait for a huge number of saltwater fish, especially those that are considered “inshore fish” like redfish, speckled trout, shook, and a lot more.

Whereas, various crab species, especially the fiddler crab, sand flea, and the blue crab, are perfect fishing baits for many varieties of “inshore fishes” and “bottom fish.” These crabs are usually clasped through their shell, usually on either the right or left of the head.

How to Acquire Fishing Bait?

Fishermen can acquire fishing bait either buying them in bait shops or simply by capturing it themselves.

The advantage of buying fishing bait is convenience, while catching live fishing bait is less expensive and can be more effective in luring fish. Digging for earthworms is another activity. Earthworms make an excellent bait.

Indeed, when it comes to bait fishing, using the proper fishing bait are important and imperative to the success of fishing. Hence, anglers should know the basics of choosing fishing baits in order to save time and money.

Travis Clemens is a life time fisherman and he knows the ins and outs of gettinem on the hook! You too can gettem on the hook with Travis as your guide! www.best-fishing-tips.com

Imagine having advance warning - telling you where to go to catch your fish, before you stop? That’s just what you have with the Eagle Cuda 240, with its GPS navigation system and clear display telling you what’s going on under your boat.

The Cuda 240 gives you the features you need to have a successful trip each time you head out onto the lake. Here are some of the features that make the Cuda 240 so great.

Okay, so we start with the screen. The display is four inches of diagonal LCD screen. It is featured in high definition at 240×160 resolution and has a backlit screen. Lastly, it is 16 level grayscale. What does all of this do when put together? It equals a fish finding unit that will deliver a clear, crisp, and easy to read display. Now, what will be on that screen?

Now on to that sonar. You’ll get depth coverage of about 600 feet. How deep is your lake? This is an average depth system but it still powers ahead with features you need. The high performance transducer allows for effective fish detection at 60 degrees. It gives you a good, overall range for locating your fish. Where should you cast? This will tell you what is under your boat or what is out next to it. You also get Advanced Signal Processing which will automatically give you the best signal out there. No need to play with dials here. Advanced fish finder technology helps you pick out the fish from nearby structures or the bottom. Don’t miss the fish - catch it!

You also get a great GPS unit with the Cuda 240. With its satellite technology it helps you pinpoint where you are to an accuracy of three metres. Plot and save your successful trips so that you can revisit them easily next time. With the Cuda 240’s advanced navigation systems and alarms you will find that great fishing hot spot without getting lost, then be able to get back to base with no misshaps.

Find the fish every time with all the features that the Cuda 240 has to offer you!

Niall is a keen fisherman always looking at new tools to help him catch more fish. Visit Fish Finder Review for more information and great deals to help you find a Eagle Cuda 240 or other Eagle GPS and Sonar marine navigation systems. www.fish-finder-review.com

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Have you seen all those different fancy plastic worms they have
now? I mean wow! They have ribbontail, grubs, curly tail, gator tail, and many more, all designed to catch lunker bass. Yet, there’s one worm that continues to do an amazing job and that no one should be without….the straight tail worm.

Why the straight tail, there are many reasons but here’s just one good reason….versatility. The straight tail worm won it’s fame from early day anglers fishing it in timber filled lakes and reservoirs. It has more of an erratic fall they other worms and that attracts bass.

The straight tail worm is great for finding pre-spawn bass, for
bedding bass and post spawn bass on structure. It’s a great lure to locate fish and to catch large numbers of bass, even though they may be a bit smaller than some lures produce.

These worms had a revival, so to speak, in the last few years
thanks to the drop-shot techniques but they have always been one of my favorites. When I moved to Florida years ago, I was using a straight tail worm and several of my angler friends were making fun of it. They told me I might catch fish up North on that worm but not in Florida. It wasn’t to long before they had a different opinion, to say the least.

There are places to use other worms too, like in muddy water,
fishing in hot weather or around heavy cover where vibrations are the key to attracting bass. While many anglers will tell you that using a straight tail worm in cold water in useless, that isn’t true. It is one of my favorite lures in late fall and early winter.

While curly tail worms drop straighter on the fall a straight tail worms glides from side to side and drifts. A more erratic movement for sure will usually produce more bass. This is the worm to do just that, catch more bass!

Many anglers will add a 1/4 ounce sinker to their worms, a
1/8 or 3/16 ounce sinker will allow better action. Again, there is always an exception, on windy days or in deep water a 1/4 ounce may be just the ticket you need to catch that lunker.

Hooks need to be smaller too. 3/0 hooks should be the biggest
hooks you use in most cases. I personally use hooks from 1/0 to 3/0 depending on the size of the worm I’m using at the time. I also like wide gap hooks instead of longer hooks than can kill the action.

The bite is a little different too, a lot more subtle. Instead of getting the usual tap-tap-tap you might see just line movement with no other indication whatsoever. Other times it just feels like your line is caught on a small leaf and your dragging it through the water.

If you don’t have a selection of straight tail worms in your
arsenal of lures, you are missing some good fishing. As Mikey
says, “Try it you’ll like it”.

Charles E. White has fished 50 years for bass from California to Florida. In his lifetime, it is estimated that he has caught over 6,000 bass. His biggest bass is a 12 pound 14 ounce that hangs on his wall in his office. His tips and techniques have helped many people who have never fished for bass before become successful anglers.
He also has fished with the Pros in Florida.
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