Your Guide To Hardbaits

Hard Baits in fishing are hard lures made from wood, plastic, or metal. Hard baits are artificial imitations of what fish commonly eat. Hard Baits can represent minnows, bugs, crawfish, or other creatures. When worked correctly, each hard bait will provide a unique action designed to trick fish into biting the lure.

Unlike live bait, you always keep a hard bait moving when fishing. Fishing with hard baits requires you to cast and retrieve continually.

CRANKBAITS

A crankbait is a hard-bodied floating crankbait typically made from wood or hardened plastic. Designed in the shape of minnows and small fish, crankbaits are built with an attached angled lip or bill positioned in the front of the bait. When a crankbait is retrieved, the angled bill helps it dive into the water and reach its intended diving depth. Crankbaits help anglers mimic the action of baitfish, crawfish, and bugs.

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JERKBAITS

Jerkbaits are minnow-style hard baits that are retrieved using a ripping or jerking motion. Jerkbaits either suspend or float. Their slender profile and the small bill allow jerkbaits to slash and dart throughout your retrieve. Jerkbaits typically come with two or three treble hooks while helping anglers mimic the action and look of small fish.

BLADE BAITS & SPOONS

Blade baits are hard metal sinking lures built with one or two treble hooks. Blade baits fall fast and are worked near the bottom of the water column. As blade baits fall and rise, they wobble and vibrate tightly, which helps draw strikes from predatory fish. Blade baits are commonly fished in deep and cool water.

Fishing spoons are one of the oldest and most versatile fishing lures of all time. Made of metal and equipped with treble hooks, spoons provide a fluttering action at pretty much any point during retrieval. This means you can swim, jerk, jig, and quickly retrieve a spoon based on the conditions. Fishing spoons come in various sizes and weights, which help anglers target different species and depths.