Weight of jig and rate of fall can make a difference


In all the years of catching fish, most of my fish were caught on slow presentations. Some fish chase or ambush faster moving lures such as crankbaits and spinnerbaits - even crappie. But generally speaking, lures that show their stuff moved slowly with pauses, have more time to provoke fish to strike. Maybe that's part of why live bait is a no-brainer: it wiggles around in in one spot - nature's subtle-action at its best.

Of course, loud flashy lures have a place such a crankbaits with rattles and flashy chrome blade-blades, but they must be moved faster to work. It should be interesting this year with me casting and trolling both of those.