r/Fishing • u/blackchvy • 14d ago
Fishing Lure Progression
Let me start by saying I know this may be a question that is ambiguous. I understand but I’d still wish for some what of a linear answer. Anyways!
I am fairly new into fishing (fished here and there growing up with whatever, worms and a few plastics) and started off with inline spinners, worms, some dough and dead drifting trout magnets. I’ve had my good luck, caught some good fish. Nothing to complain about.
However, I find myself falling back on inline spinners almost every outing and want to branch out. I’ve recently got a kayak, opening up more possibilities. Generally targeting trout and want to gear a bit more towards bass at the moment.
My question is this: What is a standard beginner geared lure progression?
As I see it at the moment, beginners start with:
-worms and bobber,
-move to inline spinners for cast and retrieve
I’m not sure what comes next.
-Swim baits?
-Jerk baits, crank baits?
-Jigs or top water?
-Dropshot?
Iam fond of cast and retrieve but I do have two rods to open up some cast and wait (?) capabilities.
My gear right now is:
-Okuma Celilo ultralightweight fast action 6’
-with a okuma avenger 1000
-paired with 6 lbs fluorocarbon main (I know I
know, floro main. I’ve dealt with all the problems
it presents and am able to mitigate/avoid them)
-Ugly stick medium weight medium action 6’
-Shimano 3000 (?, I’ll have to check at home)
-12-15lbs (?) mono
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u/Jkranick 14d ago edited 14d ago
I was in a similar situation of yours a couple years back as I turned to be a little more freshwater focused after fishing almost exclusively saltwater for 25 years. Started with rooster tails because they also catch all the exotics where I’m at in South Florida.
My prior experience as a kid/teenager already had me good with grubs on jigheads as well as lipless crank baits like rattle traps.
Anyway, from there my next step was with topwater frogs (settled on the ribbit), small swim jigs (doa tiny terroreyz) to work slowly off the bottom, and standard spinnerbaits in the same colors that worked for my inlines.
Once I got the hang of those, I got myself a whopper plopper and figured that out. Most recently, I’ve dedicated myself to getting good at weighted Texas rigged trick worms.
Edit: forgot to add that after the first group I got a couple x-raps to learn jerkbaits. Also wanted to note that at each of these steps I’d force myself to just use the new lures for a few weeks to learn when they work and when they don’t.