It seems that fishermen like shinny things. The fishing lures need to be bright and sparkly. Bass Boats are the only boats on the water with a glitter finish.

Yes it is true that the refracted light from an underwater lure will attract more fish.

But the lure action when trolled too fast, wiggles more then my cousin Jimmy, when he snorted a line of table salt. Jimmy never was too smart. He wiggling and bounced all over the floor with his eyes bugged out.

I think if I were a fish, I would run from the yellow and red wiggling alien with eyes the size of dimes. But Mr. Super Bass jumps on that thing like an action hero. He will save the others by sacrificing himself. They must have a plaque underwater somewhere, where they place a star to represent those sacrificial heroes.

A swimming type fishing lure, should have a nice side-to-side action. It should go in a straight line rather then looking like defective fireworks on the 4th of July. It should not look like Aunt Bertha that time a bat got caught in her hair.

Spinners must move through the water with enough speed to cause the blade to spin around the body, but not so fast that it actually heats the water. It will produce a hypnotic sound, which will
cause Trout to follow and attack. It’s like your friend Mary’s brother, whom is drawn to the sound of a beer being opened. It won’t take long until he shows up.

It’s a good idea to keep your fishing lures away from you wife and kids. Otherwise you may find them dangling from their ears, nose or other scary parts of their body. My neighbor Henry lost half his tackle box to his teenage nephew Bobby. This boy had so many holes in his body, that it looked like he lost a fight with a sewing machine. My wife said he kinda sounds like a wind chime as he walks through the house. She likes it!

Remember to eat a night crawler a day. It will stiffen your rod.

Ken Bear Cole
Fishing with Bear LLC