Do Bigger Lures Catch Bigger Bass? | KSKBAITS

A larger average bass and more target-size bass per hour are different results.
This eight-minute illustrated guide explores one Texas pond experiment from June 2002, published by Wilde, Pope and Durham in 2003. Compare average captured length, all-fish catch rate and the catch rate for bass at least 305 mm long (about 12 inches), then build a useful record of your own fishing.

In this experiment, the largest lure had the highest average captured length and the lowest all-fish catch rate. Target-size rates did not rise with every increase in lure length. Hook configurations also differed, and the findings describe these setups in this pond.

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Chapters
00:00
The average can move
01:00
Three different questions
02:00
Inside one pond experiment
03:00
Average captured length
04:00
All fish per hour
05:00
Fish above a threshold
06:00
What the test can settle
07:00
Make a useful comparison

Primary source
Wilde, Pope & Durham (2003): Lure-size Restrictions in Recreational Fisheries
https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/ncfwrustaff/89/

Created with AI-assisted illustration and animation. Charts use published study summaries; the original arithmetic example, scenery and blank comparison log do not depict new fishing trials or raw study records.

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