Bait for bass fishing

In UK, bass fishing for sport is an important hobby for most people. Therefore a big industry is there to take care of every needs of a person who would like to engage in angling for bass. All the fishing tackles and other gears are available in great many forms and shapes in the market. There are both artificial and natural baits for bass fishing. Both these types are available in different forms. Most of the anglers prefer natural baits but because of the convenience to carry and store, some fishermen prefer artificial baits.

Mostly the anglers of UK would prefer the baits they catch on the spot while bass fishing. However, the beginners mostly depend on baits available in market. Natural baits include mackerels, sand eels, white baits, crabs, squids and a variety of worms such as ragworms, lugworms, etc. Lugworm is the most preferred natural bait (Fishing blog, 2008). These come in the market as vacuum packed, so that it need not be refrigerated. Once the pack is opened the original colour, texture and flavour would be replaced in a few minutes and the bait would be ready for fishing. Artificial baits are made of biodegradable materials as well as plastic and it also comes in all the shapes as natural baits (Sea fishing supplies, 2008). These baits are usually soft and used in conjunction with attractant oils that are also available in the market to attract fish by its smell. Bait elastic and bait needles are other accessories, which are used to secure bait to the hook.

Thus it could be seen that there are different types of baits available in market, which are mostly used but the beginners since experienced anglers use only the baits they catch at the time of bait fishing. There are natural as well as artificial baits that could be used along with attractant oils to attract more fish.

References

Fishing blog (2008) [online] Available at: http://www.fishing-blog.co.uk/ (accessed on 16/2/2008)

Sea fishing supplies (2008) [online] Available at: http://www.seafishingsupplies.co.uk/bass_fishing.php (accessed on 16/2/2008)