The Essential Fishing Handbook. Joe Cermele
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these lures work. Some your granddad fished. Others have earned a reputation for productivity in more recent decades. In any case, these catch fish, time aer time.
KEY
BASS
TROUT
WALLEYE
PANFISH
PIKE/
MUSKIE
SALMON/ STEELHEAD
SALTWATER
MANN’S 1-MINUS This crankbait easily skims the top of barely submerged weedbeds. That’s
oen where the bass live.
REBEL POP-R There are lots of poppers on the market, but this one casts farther than most and
spits water like no other.
CORDELL RED FIN The 7-inch, 1-ounce (18 cm, 28 g)Smoky Joe–color Red Fin is a striper killer in both fresh
and saltwater.
CURLYTAIL GRUB Combined with a plain or painted roundhead jig, these are arguably the most versatile
fishing lures of all time.
RAPALA ORIGINAL FLOATER
Loved by trout, bass, walleyes, and pike alike. Size F11 is great for all species, and black over
silver is a top color.
PANTHER MARTIN A staple from Montana to Maine, these spinners are perfect for picking trout from the pockets of steeply tumbling
mountain creeks.
KASTMASTER Great for its lively, tight wobble on a fairly fast retrieve and a broad shape that resembles a
small freshwater shad.
DARDEVLE SPINNIE Probably the world’s most recognized fishing lure, this spoon is as effective now as it
was a century ago.
JITTERBUG Cast this frog-paern hardbait across a summer cove, then watch it get crushed as it glub-glubs
slowly back.
ROOSTER TAIL For large brown and rainbow trout in bigger rivers and lakes,
this is the hot-ticket lure.
YAMAMOTO SENKO
The fluering action of this so-plastic lure as it falls is amazingly effective for large- and
smallmouth bass.
GIBBS PENCIL POPPER
Cast with heavy surf gear, then reel s-l-o-w-l-y while using your right hand to
whip the rod tip.
PHOEBE One of the all- time great trout spoons. The 1⁄8-ounce (3.5 g) gold version is deadly on small
streams.
SNAG-PROOF FROG
You can throw one of these so-plastic frogs just about anywhere; it won’t get stuck in thick
pads and cover.
MEPPS AGLIA Use a size 0, 1⁄12-ounce (2 g) version with a silver blade to turn big trout in
small and large streams.
2
T
hese crankbaits, so plastics, and jigs—plus some in categories all their own—are
MEET 15
NEW CLASSICS
the hoest baits on bass impoundments, walleye lakes, and trout streams today because they catch fish consistently. Beer start making room in your tackle box.
MANN’S STRETCH 25+ These lures dive up to 30 feet (9 m) deep unassisted when trolled, making
them staples on saltwater boats.
GULP! MINNOW If a fish eats baitfish, it’ll eat a Gulp! Minnow. This versatile so bait comes
in a range of sizes.
MUSKY INNOVATIONS BULL DAWG
Its nose-down falling orientation and high-vibration tail turn trophy-
muskie heads.
SPRO PRIME BUCKTAIL Not all bucktails are created equally. The head shape and eye position of the Spro gives it a fluer
that’s unmatched.
ZOOM FLUKE The Fluke is at its best when rigged weedless and worked in a twitch-fall paern
off the boom.
RAPALA X-RAP Works best when twitched aggressively, producing an irresistible side-
to-side slashing action.
KEY
BASS
TROUT
WALLEYE
PANFISH
PIKE/
MUSKIE
SALMON/ STEELHEAD
SALTWATER
ZOOM BRUSH HOG
This creature bait collects fewer weeds and is the ideal length and girth for
Texas rigging.
ORIGINAL ILANDER Marlin and wahoo will inhale it, and the blue-and-white model
entices finicky bluefin tuna.
YO-ZURI PIN’S MINNOW If you need to imitate some iy-biy baitfish for trout or smallmouths, the 2 3⁄4-inch
(7 cm) Pin’s is the ticket.
MUSKY MAYHEM DOUBLE COWGIRL Two giant blades swing in a wide rotation, making unparalleled
vibrations.
STRIKE PRO FLEX X Strike Pro’s segmented swimbait was revolutionary as the first lure to feature “bicycle
chain” joints.
SÉBILE MAGIC SWIMMER The unique weight balance of this lure lets it continue swimming as it
falls forward on the pause.
CAVITRON BUZZBAIT
The wide blade keeps it on the surface at a slower turn rate, so it’s in the
strike zone longer.
REBEL CRICKHOPPER
This cricket-shaped crankbait flat-out slays every summer fish from
panfish to trout to bass.
SHIMANO BUTTERFLY JIG
This Japanese-style lure crushes everything from tuna
to grouper to snappers.
3
Rig me
Softly
These four rigging methodswill get any style of so-plastic lure ready for action.
WACKYRIG (A) This killer setup for bass involves hooking slim so-plastic bait through the middle.