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Fishing Lures

Fishing lures of some sort date back to prehistoric times. The modern fishing lure was invented in the 1800's. There are many types of fishing lures and they have many different names. Some types of fishing lures are the jig, the plug, the spinner, the spoon, the wobbler, the surface lure and of course, the fly. All these different fishing lures are designed to mimic some sort of prey for different types of fish. Some lures are designed to run along the bottom. some lures are designed to skim along the surface and there are different lures for every depth in between.

Some fishing lures, like fly fishing lures, are meant to mimic insects. Some fishing lures are meant to simulate the swimming of an injured fish. Some fishing lures are designed to look and smell like things fish like to eat such as worms and frogs. Fishing lures are designed to be used with fishing rods and reels. The movement of the lure is created either by reeling the lure back in after casting it out, moving the lure up and down in the water by moving the fishing rod, or by being pulled along behind a moving boat which is called trolling.

Fishing lures are made from many things. Fishing lures are made from metal, wood, rubber and plastic. Fishing lures come in many colors and sizes. Fishing lures are sometimes decorated with feathers or fur or material. Fishing lures can be one piece or segmented. Fishing lures can have one hook or a series of hooks.

A skilled fisherman can make his fishing lure very attractive to the type of fish he is seeking. A skilled fisherman knows how to make his fishing lure move in just the right way that will entice the fish to attack the fishing lure and get hooked. Usually, the fisherman decides that he has deduced where a fish is hiding and so he casts his fishing lure past that spot and then begins to reel in the fishing lure, making it move in an enticing way through what is known as the fishes strike zone. If the fishing lure is moving in just the right way, the fish can not help himself and he must strike at the prey. When the fisherman feels the fish strike, the fishing lure, he gives the it a tug and sets the hook in the fishes mouth and begins to reel him in.

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