Is Realistic Lures Better????

[JWOA]

 I bought some more realistic lures trying to get that tackle box full. Need one more rod and a reel and my set up is complete.  End up buying a bunch of live target lures. Some matt Lures etc. What do u guys thingk? Also, mama asked me to show here the prices i paid for this stuff, what do i do?

[tomustang]

Realistic lures sure make the consumer bite!

[AK-Jax86]

Realistic lures sure make the consumer bite!

Well said well said lol

[NorcalBassin]

In the gin clear waters I think it matters, so that's what I prefer to throw. Could just be a confidence thing but it works for me. As far as the price goes, I think it's safest to say you lost the receipt but they weren't "too bad".

[KDW96]

Good luck with the new tackle. As far as the cost?,well you really should just be honest about it. I think it will help with the #%* chewin you think your gonna get. She may already know? Good luck man.....................

[JeziHogg]

It depends on the technique IMO. If its a reaction strike kinda bait like a crankbait, then no because the fish doesn't have time to look at it. That being said I will still try to make it kind of realistic because throwing a fire tiger bait in clear water seems kind of ridiculous. When it comes to finesse type like a drop shot I think realism is key because the fish has time to investigate and look at it. 

[SPEEDBEAD.]

Don't tell your mother what you paid for them.

[boostr]

It's probably more of a finesse kind of technique when you have to tell mamma what you spent.

[Loop_Dad]

mama is testing how realistic you are about the money.

[5dollarsplash]

Are realistic lures better?  Well, as others have said they can be.  Like Norcal said, I believe confidence in the lure makes a huge difference.  Soooooo........ If you believe they will help, I believe they will.

[Trailer]

When you look at spinnerbaits, buzz baits and A-rigs with all the metal wires you would think no. Only one way to find out, go fishing!

[Raul]

Realistic better ? ......Hmmmm, nope, I think HYPERrealistic is better, where I heard that ? ..... let me think...... oh yeah, now I remember, I heard that a couple of decades ago and I lived through the period when realistic was not hot enough, HYPER realistic was the hottest, meanest, badarsest, catchingest thing you could get and you musta had it no matter what, got a bunch of Bagley´s Small Fry series crankbaits ( which were probably the most Hyper realistic ), actually one of my favorite cranks is a baby bass and it´s deadly, actually it´s the action waht makes it deadly. Then, after that, HYPER realistic was no longer hot, now it was Color C-Lector "approved", a couple of years later then it was Guanim finish......

 

See my friend, I´m old enough and been in this sport long enough to witness a lot of changes and novelties, well, I have those novelties and ......still continue to fish and catch a bunch of fish with the same old, same old.

 

" Realistic " is not in the look, realistic is in the action, Matt´s swimbaits are an example of that premise, they have a realistically deadly action.

 

There´s nothing "realistic" in the looks of a spinnerbait and it simply catches fish.

[Bluebasser86]

I like more realistic baits in clear water and with slower presentations. Tell your mom how much you paid for them, you could spend money on a whole lot worst stuff. 

[Comfortably Numb]

I think realism helps in large baits like the Mattgills and swims.

 

Give your parents a reason to trust you. It will pay dividends later. Trust is the most important thing in ANY relationship.

[pbizzle]

Whenever I spend a lot of money on something and momma wants to know, I've found a way to get out of trouble. I just go "Now momma I know I shouldn't have...but I bought some (insert tackle here). At least I didn't buy anything like crack." That's when she realizes that I'm in a public high school and I could be spending my money on things that are much worse than a couple live targets. Just be honest, but make sure to draw attention that it's at least not something bad.

 

 

NOW GIRLFRIENDS ON THE OTHER HAND...

[ww2farmer]

Whenever I spend a lot of money on something and momma wants to know, I've found a way to get out of trouble. I just go "Now momma I know I shouldn't have...but I bought some (insert tackle here). At least I didn't buy anything like crack." That's when she realizes that I'm in a public high school and I could be spending my money on things that are much worse than a couple live targets. Just be honest, but make sure to draw attention that it's at least not something bad.

 

 

NOW GIRLFRIENDS ON THE OTHER HAND...

 It works on wives too.....BUT they will turn the table on you. I guess she could be spending money on worse things than shoes, purses, and clothes that barely fit............................err I mean make her look fantastic. LMAO.

[Raul]

 It works on wives too.....BUT they will turn the table on you. I guess she could be spending money on worse things than shoes, purses, and clothes that barely fit............................err I mean make her look fantastic. LMAO.

 

Yeah, I dunno why women spend all that money in that kinda trash, when it can be invested in some nice, kool lookin´ lures .....

[pbizzle]

 It works on wives too.....BUT they will turn the table on you. I guess she could be spending money on worse things than shoes, purses, and clothes that barely fit............................err i mean make her look fantastic. LMAO.

Talking about looking fantastic, yesterday I finally got my girlfriend into my Tackle Warehouse hoodie.    

[Mattlures]

I believe that extremely realistic lures make a big difference especially when the fish get a good look at the bait. However I feel that most baits that are thought of as realistic, are not realistic to me. To be realistic it needs to be shaped like the species its trying to replicate. It needs to be the right size. It needs to be painted correctly, and the action needs to trigger a bait. Notice I did not say the action has to be realistic, because it doesn't have to be. If it swims realistically thats good to, but there are baits that don't swim naturally and they get bit. I will use the stocker trout as an example. It has the right shape, close enough colors, and the right size. It lacks details but it is meant to be fished deep and faster then most swimbaits so the fish don't get a great look at it. It does not look like a natural healthy trout when it swims. It has some body wobble and with the one joint it is not as fluid. Does it get bit? yes it does and that's what matters. Something about its action triggers bites. Maybe it looks injured?

Back to "realistic" baits that I don't think are realistic. A spinner bait with a detailed head, is not realistic, it still looks nothing like a fish. It looks like a spinner bait. Most crank baits that have realistic finishes do not look realistic to me. They look like a crank bait and swim like a crank bait they just have a fish painted on them. I am not saying they don't work because they do. I just don't consider them realistic. Most of the time when I am targeting big bass, I am fishing slow and the fish can get a good look at the bait so I want the bait to look as close to a real bait fish as possible. The faster and more erratic your presentation is, the less realism matters. It matters even less on younger, smaller bass. I also believe it matters in waters that are not clear. Fish see better then we think in their environment. I think they can see great in stained water. Unless its chocolate milk or at night then I think they still rely on sight as there #1 way to hunt food. Funny thing is back when I used to fish jerk baits( I think that's what they are called) I did not like the ones with fish painted on them. I liked the Silver foiled, black backed, yellow eyed baits. They just got bit a lot more. If I was to fish like that again I would take all those Rapalas and paint the tops olive green. It's never made sence to me to paint the top of a bait black when its trying to resemble a fish. I have never seen a bait fish that was black on top where I live. Sorry for the long winded rant/reply

[Raul]

My beef Matt is this part ---->  when the fish get a good look at the bait , and for me that is the entire center of the situation, when is the fish able to take a really good look at a bait ? let me put an example, my everyday lake 99.9% of the time is NOT crystal clear, of that time 50% of it is almost plowable and guess what ? a lot of times I beat the schnitz out of the big mommas with your realistic baits when it´s downright dirty and the visibility is less than a foot.

 

For me baits don´t have to "look like" , baits have to "BEHAVE like", eyesight is only one of the senses that bass use to home in a potential meal.

[roadwarrior]

"plowable"

 

That's clever!

[Mattlures]

Raul I am not disagreeing with you. What I am saying is, The better look the fish get, the more I think realism helps. That doesn't mean it doesn't help when the water is dirty. It just means it helps more when the water is clear. I hear people say that swimbait are only for clear water all the time and it frustrates me. Bass see good and the realism helps in dirty water as it can make the difference in a bass committing or turning away at the last second. Not all our lakes out here are clear and some muddy water lakes are our best swimbait lakes. I always want super realism when I am fishing a realistic bait like a swimbait. Its all or nothing for me. If I am fishing a spinner bait, or a jig or just about any other regular lure I want those with simple finishes, with maybe just eyes. I am not a fan of in between baits. If its a fish I want it to look just like a fish. If its another type of bait, I want little detail.