As a fishing guide, I am always faced with what will work today. The fishing lure, which was working well yesterday, may not work today. So I carry a variety of weapons in my fishing arsenal. All of which, have worked extremely well in the past. But what will work today?

There are thousands of different fishing lures on the market today. To the average person, many look the same, but they come in different weights, colors, blade configuration and sizes. So what should you buy? The manufactures want you to buy all of them. Some claim they catch so many fish “they should be outlawed”. While others catch more fishermen then fish with their sparkly designs and sharp hooks.

About those sharp hooks! It’s bad protocol to hook a fellow fisherman, while casting. Yes they put up quite a fight as you try to reel them in, but the screaming is disturbing to others on the lake. Barbed hooks are rather difficult and painful to remove when you only have a rusty pair of pliers and a knife.

Large tuna lures, which are the size of your foot, can be dangerous if they come loose. You see it was hooked to a supersonic missile called a tuna. It stretched your monofilament fish line like a budgie cord causing the lure to return at the speed of sound. You will be glad to realize the boat has an ice machine; once you awake from your temporary coma!

There are few things more sad, then the look on the face of a fishermen, who has just lost his favorite lure or that lure which cost $7.95, which is now embedded in a log the size of your truck. Yes these are sad days, but remember, there are more lures at the tackle shop. Maybe that is why the credit card company just raised your limit.

See You At The Dock!

Ken Bear Cole
Fishing with Bear LLC