What is a fishing lure?
Q: What is a fishing lure?
A: A fishing lure is an object used to catch fish. It is tied to the end of a fishing line and made to look like something a fish would eat. They move in a special way and have certain colors, with fishing hooks attached to them.
Q: How are lures used?
A: Fishing lures are usually used with a fishing rod. When they are used, they are cast, or thrown, out into the water and pulled back in. A good fisherman can cast the lure into places where the fish hide, like under logs.
Q: What materials can lures be made from?
A: Fishing lures can be made from wood, plastic, rubber, metal, cork, feathers, animal hair and other materials. Some are shiny so that they catch the fish's attention.
Q: What types of lures exist?
A: There are many types of fishing lures such as jigs or poppers. A jig will usually have a weight attached to it so it can float at the right height while poppers have colorful designs in front to attract fish.
Q: How expensive can fishing lures be?
A: Fishing lures can be very expensive as some are sold for thousands of dollars.
Q: Who invented the first fishing lure?
A: The first fishing lure was invented in 1890 by James Heddon who created it by accident by taking a big piece of wood and carving a frog shape into it before attaching it to his line and catching bass immediately afterwards.
