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Firstly, live bait doesn’t always work. I have caught more bass using artificial baits (swimbaits to be exact) than live bait. Use what works for you. Be capable of adapting and you will always catch fish.


BaitmanTV

Live bait isn’t cheating. If it’s legal to use. Go for it


CaskJeeves

Live bait is (often) "easier" if you're targeting feeding fish, which is 90% of fishing esp casual fishing, but lires actually let you hone in on other behaviours like bed defense, reaction, topwater strikes etc that you can't get with live bait. That and you don't have to worry about carrying a bucket of shiners around, live bait regs etc


hawkdontplay

From my experience live bait will catch you more fish. However you will catch bigger fish with artificial bait. It really depends on the body of water. If you’re fishing shallows I would stick with a green or lighter color bait. Deeper waters I would use a darker bait. The weather will play a factor in what you should use. There’s a lot of factors that play into this. For example I do better when it’s sunny. But that doesn’t mean it’s the best weather for fishing. If you’re not getting bites change your bait and try some different things out until you find something that works


ArchieBellTitanUp

Catch dinner.