Lures
Hard baits
Sub-surface hard baits by what makes them move: crankbaits with a lip (squarebill, medium, deep, flat-sided), lipless crankbaits, jerkbaits (suspending, floating, deep), hard swimbaits (glide baits with one joint, multi-jointed swimbaits), spybaits, and the topwater hard baits: poppers, walking baits, prop baits, wake baits.
- Crankbaits
- Deep-diving crankbaits
- Medium-diving crankbaits
- Squarebill crankbaits
- Flat-sided crankbaits
- Topwater hard baits
- Walking baits (walk-the-dog)
- Poppers
- Prop baits
- Wake baits
- Jerkbaits
- Suspending jerkbaits
- Floating jerkbaits
- Deep-diving jerkbaits
- Hard swimbaits
- Glide baits (single joint)
- Multi-jointed swimbaits
- Lipless crankbaits (VIB)
- Spybaits
- Choosing a hard bait: mechanism, depth, season
Metal baits
Dense metal lures that cast far and sink fast: casting, flutter, jigging and trolling spoons, blade baits (metal vibes), tail-spinners and balanced jigs, each its own class.
Wire baits
Lures built on a wire arm or frame: spinnerbaits (single and tandem blades), buzzbaits, inline spinners and umbrella rigs, plus how the blade shape changes everything.
Jigs
Bladed jigs, hair jigs, and how to pick a jig's head shape, weight and trailer. The skirted jig types (casting, flipping, football, swim, finesse, punch) are under hooks, in Jig hooks and jig heads.
- Soft plastics — Moulded soft baits fished on the hook you choose — the largest, most situational lure class, classified below by shape and purpose.