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Originally Posted by King Neptune
My two cents...
I think lure manufacturers need to keep changing things with freshwater lures since freshwater fish often see much more fishing pressure than saltwater fish. A 6-year old largemouth in a popular lake has seen dozens of lures in it's lifetime. They are smarter than you think. Catch one once on a rubber worm, and chances are that it will never eat one again. Most freshwater fish are released (as opposed to saltwater fish) and over time they get pretty savy.
Because of this, top freshwater anglers are always looking for lures that the fish haven't seen yet.
Little known fact: Freshwater bass fishing is the #1 most participated in sport in the US. It's a multi-billion dollar industry.
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I agree100%
My bother a fresh water guru has stressed this to me many times...fish do get educated and become more selective over time, like striped bass there are small widows of oppertunity to take cow bass but that window is even smaller when it comes to large mouth. One of the lastest craz's in fresh water is the big black "Rat'' why? Because its a big bait and bass haven't see it but you throw that rat enough in same big bass spots and they pay no attention to it. Since I've become aware of the plug building world I can't help but ask for the 3rd time(atleast) when are one of you guys going to make a wood plug that has interchangable rubber body?...its the hottest trophy big bass bait goin in california...breakin records.