Whats Your Choice For Best Fishing Bait?

Talk with any fisherman and they'll give you their opinion of the best bait to use for fishing. It comes down to this, if you've had luck with a certain kind of bait, it's going to be the best.

When I spent time in Missouri crawfish were great for fishing especially if you wanted smallmouth bass or large trout. Now you cant find crawfish everywhere or crawdads as they call them in some places, but when you do find them use them. These little mudbugs are very effective in attracting fish.

I like using live bait when I can. Live minnows are probably one of the most popular live bait fish around. But unless you're working from a boat, it's a pain lugging the bait bucket.

Worms that are live worms have gotten a bad rap from cartoons and TV. I think that's because most people don't know how to use worms properly as bait. Most people thread worms on hooks, but gang hooks shows worms in their most natural, stretched out way. When the worms look natural, the fish don't get as suspicious which leads to a higher catch number.

Some people won't have anything to do with live bait. Don't know if they are squeamish or just lazy. Really doesn't matter. Some of the newer synthetic bait is just amazing. And in some instances I can say the synthetic baits are coming darn close to live bait. Now synthetic bait comes in every shape, form and bait you can think of, and some you probably haven't thought of. Synthetic bait offers convenience and the ability to pick up and go fishing without having to stopping by a bait shop.

You know when it comes down to choice it's really about fishing and not just talking. You can talk about bait, debate the merits of this type vs that type. But without fishing you'll never be a good fisherman. So try out various baits, but get out there and fish.