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Figure 4 There are perhaps a thousand different spinning lures on the market already, with a score added every month. Many are poor but those shown on this page are proven fish-getters. They fall, roughly, into three classes: surface lures (4A, top panel); light surface lures (4B, middle panel); and heavy surface lures (4C, bottom panel). No other method of fishing permits such a vast assortment, from feather-light flies to be fished with a bubble to heavy deep-running lures. Live baits, too, can be finished effectively. Light surface lures (4B) can be fished near the surface or on the bottom, depending upon the current and the rate of retrieve. The flies are weighted. Heavy subsurface lures (4C) are usually easier to cast into the wind and give greater distance. They must be fished in comparatively fast water or retrieved quite quickly to keep from foul-hooking the bottom. Lure design is extremely important. The better lures alight in the water gently and without fouling; they do not twist the line, or if they do they are made in pairs for left- and right-hand counteracting twists, they are compact enough to give both distance and accuracy to the cast by lessening air resistance. Besides this, they attract fish consistently.
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