Lures Articles & Guides

Expert fishing articles, pro staff gear breakdowns, and technique guides from FishUSA anglers.

Jason Sealock · October 1, 2026

Mastering Fall Crappie Fishing: Patterns, Best Lures & Locations That Produce

Fall can produce the best crappie fishing of the entire year — bigger groups, well-fed fish, and cooling water temperatu...

FishUSA Staff · August 13, 2026

Best Topwater Lures for Bass: Walkers, Poppers, Frogs, and Buzzbaits

Few techniques match the rush of a bass crushing a lure on the surface. Topwater baits call fish up, cover water fast, a...

FishUSA Staff · June 3, 2026

Best Senko Colors for Bass Fishing: A Complete Guide

The right Senko color can be the difference between a limit and getting skunked. Water clarity, light conditions, and th...

FishUSA Staff · April 9, 2026

Best Spring Bass Fishing Lures: What to Throw (and When) to Catch More Bass

Spring is the most exciting—and most confusing—time to bass fish. One day they’re roaming and feeding, the next they’re...

FishUSA Staff · April 2, 2026

Best Weedless Lures for Fishing Heavy Cover (Top Picks for Weeds, Pads, and Wood)

Getting bit in heavy cover is easy. Landing fish without constant snags is the hard part. This guide breaks down the bes...

Jason Sealock · March 4, 2026

Matching Panfish Diet with Artificial Lures

I think panfish are assumed to just be easy to catch at all times of the year because of their prevalence. However, like...

FishUSA Staff · February 11, 2026

Best Panfish Lures: Top Picks for Bluegill, Crappie, Perch, and More

If you’ve ever watched a school of bluegill peck at your bait like they’re “testing” it, or marked crappie on sonar only...

FishUSA Staff · October 31, 2025

Lake Okeechobee Bass Lures: Proven Baits for Florida’s Big O

Lake Okeechobee is shallow, weedy, and full of bass that live in grass mats, reed heads, and eelgrass lanes. The lake re...

Jason Sealock · October 27, 2025

Best Bluegill Lures for Year-Round Action

Panfish represent a variety of smaller "pan sized" fish with the most popular being bluegills, but it also includes red...

FishUSA Staff · September 19, 2025

Best Fall Walleye Lures for Lake Erie: Proven Picks for Day & Night

Cooling water makes Lake Erie walleyes feed hard. Fish slide shallow after dark and hold deeper by day. You need baits t...

FishUSA Staff · August 8, 2025

Best Bass Lures: Top Picks for Every Technique and Condition

Whether you’re flipping docks, burning banks, or dragging deep structure, choosing the right lure is the key to consiste...

FishUSA Staff · August 7, 2025

Best Buzzbaits for Topwater Bass Action

When bass are fired up and smashing the surface, few lures beat the explosive excitement of a buzzbait — from proven cla...