Many of the folks on this great site usually target bass most of the time. Some will fish for other species, but bass takes the cake.

Perhaps the biggest difference is that by preference and choice, when we target bass, many of us use artificial baits over live or dead bait.

We use items like crankbaits, topwater plugs (eg, poppers, propeller baits) jigs (hook with a weighted head), a wide variety of soft plastics, inline spinners, spinnerbaits, and spoons are perhaps the most common.

Many of these lure types are also universal and by that I mean they will catch bass and many other species too, like trout, crappie, walleye, and even tilapia.

I can't say with 100% certainty, but I think the choice to use artificial lures might have something to do with the satisfaction yielded from fooling the fish to eat something that is not a part of its diet.

Welcome.

Blumack:  Just go to www.tacklewarehouse.com and u will see every lure, reels rods, that we use mainly for largemouth bass and I think some lures for other fish like crappie, catfish, Bream, then just google how to fish these lures and it will tell you.  Hope this helps and goodluck