Hello I'm new to fishing, and I recently started to want to use lures that require casting and retrieving. I've have a crank bait(not in the photo) which is about 3 inches long just a bit shorter then the bigger 3.9 inch fish on the top image above. I went fishing with my brother the other day and he was using a really small crank bait about the size on the one in the middle and he managed to catch fish using it. This is one of the first time I've seen someone catch a bass or any fish with a crank bait. So I ended up buying some on Amazon which are bigger then I expected which are 3.9 inches. I also went to Walmart to get a small one from Walmart. I actually caught a little bass about 7 inches long on the little crank bait. Now initially in my head I'm thinking the bigger the lure the less chance you have of a fish to bite it.
I'm kinda unmotivated to throw the bigger 3.9 inch fish bait due to having the idea of no fish biting the lure due to it being bigger then my other lures My questions are:
Can a 3.9 inch lure like the one above the photo, be to big for some fish like bass or maybe even crappie or bluegill?
Would a 7 inch bass go for the 3.9 inch lure?
Is 3.9 inch a big lure?
Would you think a 3.9 inch lure is hindering the amount of fish that would go for the lure?
Would you throw a 3.9 inch and deep water or shallow(3ft-10ft), or does it not really matter?
Posted by Chemical_Command8132
4 Comments
That size is fine. Small bass are very very aggressive. Big crappie and bluegill will also go for it but for those it’s best to use a size smaller. Bass is fine
“Big lures catch big fish, small lures catch them all.” Is a saying to go by. The larger lure is likely to only get hit by a larger fish, or a very rambunctious smaller fish. It’s highly unlikely that a crappie or blue gill would ever go for a lure like that. The lure in the middle would likely catch a wide range of fish in all sizes, the lure at the bottom would likely catch bass maybe 1/2 lb and up, and the larger lure would likely only get eaten by larger bass. Or other predator fish like muskie and pike.
In my experience those type of swim baits at the top don’t ever catch anything, I used to throw one similar when I got back into fishing, threw it away after a few months honestly. I have caught a lot of smaller bass and panfish in local streams with tiny cranks like the middle one, same thing for the bottom lure.
I’d recommend just trying a few different types of lures. New bodies of water I typically always start off with a spinner, rooster tails, mepps. Fish bite these everywhere. If you are fishing smaller streams then some trout magnets on some super tiny jigs can also work wonders. Larger bodies of water you could try some soft plastic swim baits or a good ol Texas rig.
Variety is key. If I’m not getting bites after 15-20 minutes at the same spot I always try something different.
Blue gill setup