Shallow Runners

So having had a look at some of the different styles of topwater lures lets get a bit deeper! About six inches deeper to be precise and look at the shallow lures! To be honest the majority of my big bass on hard lures come on this type of lure, now I'm not saying that's the only way to catch and it may in fact just reflect the fact that I like to fish with this type of lure, but there is no doubt that modern shallow lures are incredibly effective for bass. So what I really like about this type of fishing is the buzz it gives me when the bass are about, you know the fish are there and it is just a matter of time as you crank these puppies home till a fish hits it. Again I have confidence in this type of lure so they are a pleasure to use and the excitement is real. Again these lures vary in action, depth and colour. So which is the best one to use? Well my experience is that at different times different lures will out fish each other, mostly based on the match the hatch principle. Sand eel for example a mainstay of the bass diet, get some shallow runners that do a good job of imitation, the tide minnow 120 slim or similar or the megabass(i can't say enough good stuff about this company) 120 sw pictured above in red/pink. Sea Trout, the tide minnow 90s pictured above in white shiner a favourite colour of mine. Seed Mullet another bass favourite, the feed shallow. So how to fish these lures, well a lot of these are just cast and retrieve type lures, there is action is best on a straight retrieve. I do tend to crank some of these at a good speed especially when summer fishing, it also means you get some dramatic takes, particularly on the feed shallow etc as the fish come up to hit the lure. a lot of this info is basic and aimed at the novice lure angler so I hope it is proving helpful. Feel free to post commets about your favourite shallow lurse or anything else you might want to know. Remember fish with your head, if you think about your fishing then you will do better and catch more fish.