Best Lures For Catching Redfish

When it comes to the best lures for catching redfish, there are a lot of variables to consider, not the least of which is personal preference.

Yes, determining what works best for you is the single most important part of finding the best lure for catching not just redfish, but any fish, and there are ways you can maximize your learning experience until you find out what it is that does work best for you.

When it comes to the best lures for catching redfish, you can choose something very simple like a gold spoon and a live shrimp, and find that the tried and true, simple lures often work better than more sophisticated lures do.

If you use a medium to light casting or spinning, tackle and 20 pound test line (on especially bright days and clear water, you can go down to a 15 pound test line) that should be about right.

Most are caught with live or dead bait, but they also bite well on plastic grubs and topwaters as well as other artificial baits. A few artificial baits that will work well when fishing for redfish are, chartreuse or electric chicken colored Bass Assassin Grubs (swim tails) or, if you are fishing early morning or late in the day, use a medium or small topwater plug.

When choosing a topwater plug to catch redfish under these conditions, just choose one that you know will really stir up the water, and get the attention of the redfish you are after.

As far as terminal tackle is concerned, your average rig for fishing the bottom should work. Just rig it with a swivel, sinker, leader and a 5/0 hook. Or you can try something like the magic lures. An oversized bluegill beetle spin will often catch a redfish when everything else fails.

A new lure, called the Ghost Walker, has provoked a lot of talk among anglers is made by Sebile. This is a totally new approach to fishing lures really has taken the market by storm, and seems to be bringing in the fish like never before.

This new lure has a chamber that contains a glittery fluid. This fluid together with the construction of the lure, mimics the action of a wounded baitfish.

The ghost walker comes saltwater ready, complete with hardware. Any saltwater lure has to be tough, but when fishing for reds, the lure also has to be aerodynamically designed so that it can be cast longer distances than it would if you were fishing for...say...bass.

The liquid center actually enhances the lures capacity for being cast long distances, even if you are casting into a heavy headwind. The ghost walker also enters the water relatively quietly, which is a very good thing.

The retrieve on the Ghost Walker, does seem just a little bit off if you are attempting to walk the dog. If the water is smooth and calm, it does very well, but the slightest big of rough water will send it under the water.

All in all, the ghost walker holds up well too, as it should, since it is a little bit more expensive (about twice what a more traditional lure would cost) than other traditional lures for catching redfish.