{"id":254,"date":"2026-04-06T17:36:05","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T17:36:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/outdooranswers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/06\/fishing-with-lures-for-beginners-when-to-use-underwater-fishing-lures\/"},"modified":"2026-04-06T17:36:05","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T17:36:05","slug":"fishing-with-lures-for-beginners-when-to-use-underwater-fishing-lures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/outdooranswers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/06\/fishing-with-lures-for-beginners-when-to-use-underwater-fishing-lures\/","title":{"rendered":"Fishing with Lures for Beginners &#8211; When to Use (Underwater Fishing Lures)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Fishing with Lures for Beginners - When to Use (Underwater Fishing Lures)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SamrdgVjpQk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Fishing lures for beginners&#8230;Fishing lures come in all shapes and sizes, and they can catch anything from bluegills to bass to muskies. Knowing when to throw a certain type of fishing lure can help you catch more fish and have a better time learning how to fish. We run through various lures including spinnerbaits, inline spinners, crankbaits, chatterbaits, swimbaits, topwater baits like Whopper Ploppers and frogs, and spoons. <\/p>\n<p>I would highly suggest these items below as a great starter fishing setup. This rod and reel are not super cheap, but they will serve a person well for many years. A cheap rod and reel won&#8217;t last all that long and eventually, you&#8217;ll get a chance to use a nice rod and reel and realize that you were at a disadvantage with the cheap combo. It&#8217;s worth the investment in a decent rod and reel.<\/p>\n<p>Ugly Stik carbon spinning rod &#8211; medium light<br \/>\nDiawa Regal LT 1000<br \/>\nBerkley Trilene XL monofilament line (6-8lb)<br \/>\nBasic crankbait (Berkley Flicker Shad or similar)<br \/>\nSmall spinnerbait &#8211; Strike King Mini or similar<br \/>\nLarge spinnerbait &#8211; shad or bluegill pattern is usually best<br \/>\nSmall swimbait &#8211; Mimic Minnow or similar<br \/>\nTopwater frog &#8211; a small size and a large size<br \/>\nInline spinner &#8211; Rooster Tail or Mepps Aglia are my favorites  or<\/p>\n<p>Spoon &#8211; Little Cleo 1\/4 &#8211; 1\/2oz<br \/>\nZ-man original chatterbait <\/p>\n<p>#fishing<br \/>\n#howtofish<br \/>\n#fishinglures<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Fishing lures for beginners&#8230;Fishing lures come in all shapes and sizes, and they can catch anything from bluegills to bass to muskies. Knowing when to throw a certain type of fishing lure can help you <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/outdooranswers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/06\/fishing-with-lures-for-beginners-when-to-use-underwater-fishing-lures\/\" title=\"Fishing with Lures for Beginners &#8211; When to Use (Underwater Fishing Lures)\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":255,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[44],"class_list":{"0":"post-254","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-fishing-hunting-adventure-gear","8":"tag-best-bait-for-freshwater-fishing-beginners-guide"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/outdooranswers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/254","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/outdooranswers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/outdooranswers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/outdooranswers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/outdooranswers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=254"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/outdooranswers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/254\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/outdooranswers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/255"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/outdooranswers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=254"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/outdooranswers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=254"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/outdooranswers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=254"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}