Artifical Lure Tips

Here is the homepage for tutorials, reviews, tips, and how-to’s with artificial lures!

Be sure to check out the mini-courses for each style of artificial lure! Presentation comes first before everything else. A $2 lure can work just as well as a $20 if it’s fished correctly

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Tips for Triggering Strikes on Hot, Calm Days

These dog days of summer can be tough to fish. Hot temps combined with calm and clear conditions make it hard to find the bite...
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Jighead Skipping Distance Experiment [Round Eye vs Football]

When you’re fishing around deeper water, using a jighead can get your bait to the bottom quicker. But which jighead style skips the best to...
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Store Soft Plastic Lures Smarter with This Tip

If you’re like me, you have a ton of soft plastic lures floating around. Having options is great, but the bags those lures come in...
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Soft Plastics Falling Down? Fix It with This Simple Trick

Here's a quick hack when fishing with weedless rigs to keep your soft plastic lures from sliding down weighted rigging hooks!
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Moonwalker vs Wake Bait: Summer Redfish Showdown [Experiment Results]

With the summer heat bearing down, do redfish prefer the tantalizing action of a walk-the-dog topwater lure or to dance to the wobble of a...
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How To Retrieve The Skinny Lipper [3 Retrieve Styles]

This video lesson shows the retrieve styles to use for the Skinny Lipper to consistently catch redfish, seatrout, and snook in shallow water.
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Speed Clip Showdown: Which is Faster?

If you’ve ever wondered whether speed clips actually live up to their name, you’re not alone!  I decided to put their time-saving claims to the...
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The Secret to Catching Black Drum on Artificial Lures

When the temperatures heat up, so does fishing for black drum and it’s a fun time of year to catch them on artificial lures! However,...
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Slam Shady vs Gold Digger: Test Results and Spot Analysis

Over several weeks, I pitted the Mulligan in Slam Shady against the Gold Digger in a battle for redfish and tarpon across varying conditions.
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Slam Shady vs Gold Digger: Which One Really Catches More Fish???

Over several weeks, I pitted the Mulligan in Slam Shady against the Gold Digger in a battle for redfish and tarpon across varying conditions.
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How to Use a Walk the Dog Topwater Lure: Moonwalker Mastery

There's nothing like the excitement of a topwater bite, but if don't know how to use a walk the dog topwater lure, it can be frustrating.
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Best Lure for Skipping Mangroves and Docks [Experiment Results]

We talk a lot about the importance of knowing how to skip cast. But what’s the best lure for skipping under mangroves and docks? I...
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Catching Summer Black Drum on Artificials: Critical Keys to Success

Coach Matt found BIG shallow-water black drum on a recent trip. If he was going to have success, it was going to be on artificial lures.
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#1 Topwater Lure For Calm & Clear Summer Days

If you don't already, you've got to get your hands on the #1 topwater lure for summertime fishing - the Moonwalker SBD...
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Gulp! vs Z-Man [Scented Jerk Shad Lure Experiment]

Gulp! vs Z-Man – which jerk shad catches more fish? Both lures used in this experiment are in the Pearl color and the video below...
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