Talk with any fisherman and they’ll give you their opinion of the best bait to use for fishing. It comes down to this, if you’ve had luck with a certain kind of bait, it’s going to be the best.

Crawfish was my bait of choice when I was in Missouri. You just couldn’t beat them for trout or a small mouth bass. But I haven’t had much luck finding crawfish in other places. But I will say this, if you can find these little crawdads as they are called in Louisiana, buy and use them. Crawfish are a great way of attracting fish.

I like using live bait when I can. Live minnows are probably one of the most popular live bait fish around. But unless you’re working from a boat, it’s a pain lugging the bait bucket.

Live worms have long been the subject of comedy routines. People just don’t know how to put a worm on a hook. When a gang hook is used a worm stretches out and looks natural. The fish don’t get suspicious and you catch more fish.

There are some folk who wouldn’t consider using live bait. I mean, like never. For these folk, synthetic bait can be real useful. Synthetic bait has come a long, long way in the past few years. Some of the new synthetic bait is nothing short of amazing. Today synthetic bait comes in every shape, form and type of bait you can imagine. With synthetic bait you can be ready to fish at a moment’s notice.

But when the day ends its all about getting out on the water and doing it. That’s fishing, not talking or debating the best bait. Without practice in fishing you’ll never be good. And a good angler catches the fish. So try the different baits, but most of all get out there and fish.