Fishing School
Lures/Hooks
As you’ll see in this lesson, the key to consistently catching quality fish does NOT involve having to buy a huge assembly of lures.
If fact, having a bunch of lures in your tackle bag will often do more harm than good.
What I’ve found after 8 years of being a full time fishing coach is that most people over-spend on their tackle, and those big spenders are catching less fish because of it.
Watch this video below to see the two lures and two rigging options (yes, just 2) that is all you need for consistently catching good fish.
With just 2 lures, you’ll be forced to put your focus on finding the 90/10 zones which is by far the biggest factor in catching fish vs. getting skunked.
Also, you’ll become an expert at generating strikes while using these lures so that you’ll be able to catch fish even on days when other fishermen struggle.
Here’s an overview of the core lures that’ll help you consistently catch fish:
Featured Tackle
- The Prawn USA Junior
- The Slam Shady 2.0
- Hoss Helix Weighted Hooks
- Hoss Football Jigheads
- Hoss Weedless Football Jigheads
How To Rig/Use These Lures
Note: Click here to see a guide for selecting the right rigging options for each lure and depth range.
Lure Rigging Mistakes [VIDEO]
Featured Tackle:
Note: Click here to see a guide for selecting the right rigging options for each lure and depth range.
What color lures should we be using in summer months?
Color is rarely a big factor (as long as you’re using a good one), so I pretty much stick with Slam Shady for paddletails and jerks while I stick with natural shrimp when using the Prawn lures throughout the entire year.
Another great video Luke! I have all of that tackle, in every color available, lol. You mentioned the depth chart for the lures, jigs, and hooks would be linked below, but I don’t see it.. Maybe its my failing eyes. Tight Lines!
Hey Marc, my apologies for not adding that link and for missing your question… here’s the link to the rigging guide lesson: https://www.saltstrong.com/articles/depth-guide-lures-hooks/
I am really learning a bunch from you. But I still am fishing in that 90% of the water that the fish are not in. 😆
I have 100% Mastered how to rig these 2 lures !!! 🤜🤛. Makes me more confident. Simply because I’m doin what Luke Does !! 🙂
Thank You.
I think one of the biggest challenges for beginner – novice anglers switching from live bait to artificial lure presentation that should be discussed in the module is lure retrieval (cadence), How to retrieve to current speed, to the desired depth for presentation. You have discussed in-depth lure size/color to season, but not so much how to entice bite with multiple species on retrieve, and gain confidence with 1-3 style cadences, in correlation to depth (boat, kayak, or beach surfing. Tony’s pool videos are great but many don’t understand “the old English (movement)” he is imparting into the rod to make the lure dance, dip, and just hover over the structure. Look forward to seeing more video
Great comment, and also many of us fish in huge tidal swings with ripping currents and murky tannic water. Much harder to fish artificials in those conditions.