Bait Guide
Artificial
Artificial lures
Soft plastics, metals, surface lures. The way many bass and pollock are caught when the water is clear enough to hunt.
Moderate
Presentation
Match the baitfish. Work the lure; do not leave it on the sand like a lead.
Not a bait you hook through. You retrieve it so it looks like a baitfish. Bass and pollock are the usual UK shore job when the water is clear enough.
Ranked from the species list. Commonly used — not a guarantee of catching.
- 1Pick a lure that copies the baitfish — often a sandeel or a small fish profile.
- 2Tie it to a lure leader, not a shock leader built for 6 oz.
- 3Work it. Pause it. Keep it in the strike zone.