My uncle and I have this ongoing competition between us. You should see him! When he catches more fish than me, he struts around for a week straight and reminds me about it every time he sees me. “So, how many fish have you caught lately,” he’ll ask, over and over again!

According to him, plastic worms are the best when it comes to bass fishing lures. Okay, so he knows what he’s talking about most of the time, and he’s proven that to me on occasion. When he’s caught himself a giant of a bass and I still have an empty bucket, I’m tempted to push him into the water.

However, on our last trip to catch bass fish, I definitely out-fished him. He was scowling at me the whole time I was pulling in fish after fish after fish!

So how did I do it? Well, I use crankbait as my bass fishing lures. Bass fish like them because they’re like tender steaks, and they look somewhat like crayfish or baitfish. They work in most kinds of water, and they are effective fishing lures to add to your arsenal.

As a backup, I used spinnerbaits. These tiny buggers resemble baitfish. They are really good for attracting large bass very quickly. They come in many different colors, and are great for most waters.

I pulled in so much bass that day, we had more than enough to eat like kings that evening and still have some left over for breakfast. I did my best to console my uncle by saying he could eat his fish as an appetizer. I’m getting pretty good at this fishing thing. Now I just have to develop my ‘one that got away’ story!

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- Jessica N