Transcript Recommendation of a Strategy

Bait Considerations:
“What and why of picking the right bait”
Team Anglers Avenue
Spoons:
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Size match to baitfish
Easy to run
Limitless colors
Any species of fish
Attraction “To the bait”
Any time of year
Low vibration
Small profile
Go “out of tune”
Common Scenarios:
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Plugs:
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Erratic Action
Often Rattle (vibration)
Speed tolerant
Attraction “to bait”
Trigger baits
High hookup %
Big Fish
Small profile
Seasonal nature
Catch limited species
Common Scenarios
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Flasher or Dodger/Fly:
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Visual Attraction
Wide color selection
Customizable options
Large Profile
Special Equipment
Particular Rods
Attraction away from bait
Relative cost
Common Scenarios:
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Meat Rigs:
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Visual Attraction
Wide color selection
Customizable options
Large Profile
Scent!
Special Equipment
Attraction away from bait
Fish-Specific
Relative cost
Tuning
Common Scenarios:
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Crankbaits:
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Dive
Vibration
Attraction “to bait”
Array of colors
All species
Need to “tune”
Small Hooks
Small profile
Fragile
Common Scenarios:
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Recap:
Important things to consider:
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Profile
Visual Attraction
To Hook?
Vibration?
Durability
Targeted Species?
Cost
Color options
Speed tolerance
Match the hatch?
Seasonal bait?
Team Anglers Avenue