When planning your next fishing trip, it’s important to make sure your fishing tackle is up to date. The type of fish you plan to catch will greatly influence the type of lures, rods, reels and other fishing tackle you should use. No matter what type of fish you are after, FishingTackleCenter has a large assortment of quality fishing tackle to help keep the fish biting all day long.
Fishing lures are an essential part of any fishing voyage and are designed to look like the prey of a fish. Fishing lures are equipped with a various number of hooks and use vibration, color and movement to help attract fish. A lure is made to look like an injured, dying or fast moving fish and is attached to your fishing line by either tying a knot or using a snap, which is a small safety pin-type device. There are many types of fishing lures to choose from, depending on your method of fishing.
Surface lures, also known as top water lures, resemble fish prey floating on top of the water. Surface lures are designed so they appear to twitch, waddle and pulse across the top of the water as it is reeled in. Such movements resemble moths, frogs and injured fish and help to tempt an awaiting fish to grab hold. A jig consisting of a lead sinker and weighted hook, is another common type of lure and is able to be used in both fresh and saltwater. When using a jig, the fisherman moves the rod up and down to give the jig a jerky, vertical motion.
Just as the name suggests, a spoon lure resembles the bowl of a spoon. Made of metal or shell, a spoon lure is silver in color and oblong in shape with a hook at the end. When moving through the water, spoon lures attract fish by reflecting light. Plugs, also known as crankbaits, are fishing lures that have a fishlike body with various hooks protruding from the body. When running through the water, plugs make many different movements. The various movements, along with the fishlike resemblance help to attract nearby fish. The spinnerbait is another commonly used fishing tackle and get their name because they spin like a propeller when being reeled in. The resulting movement creates varying degrees of vibrations in the water and allows light to reflect off the spinnerbaits body.
Like fishing lures, there are a number of fishing rods and reels that can be used when fishing. Some of the most popular rods used by fishermen are fly fishing rods and surf rods. Fly rods are lighter and longer than other fishing rods and are cast using an artificial fly. Each fly fishing rod comes in different sizes and weights, depending on the type of fish you plan to catch. Surf rods are used for surfcasting or surf fishing. Surfcasting rods are designed for a two-handed casting technique and are longer than most fishing rods in order to help ensure that once you cast your lure and bait it will reach beyond the surf to where the fish are located.
Baitcasting reels and spinning reels are the two most widely used reels for fishing. Baitcasting reels are top mounted reels, meaning they are attached to the top side of the fishing rod. Often called conventional or multiplier reels, baitcasting reels rotate a spool of fishing line multiple times per one rotation of the handle. Spinning reels have less backlash than baitcasting reels and work from a fixed spool that is mounted to the bottom of the fishing rod. Also known as fixed spool reels, spinning reels are a preferred fishing reel by many beginning fishers.
Fishing tackle such as lures, rods and reels are important components that can make or break the success of your fishing trip. Before you head out the door for a day of fishing, be sure to browse through FishingTackleCenter. Whether you need tackle such as lures and lines or if you’re looking for a new rod or reel, FishingTackleCenter has the solution to all your fishing needs.