INITIAL APPEARANCE
Presenting the Bird Lure as a forage source is unlike other top water baits you may be familiar with. One reason is the amount of wood comprised in the head which sits about the water line. To counterbalance this effect (and to add more rear weight for casting), weight is inserted into the body between the first and second trebles. You may notice on a cast that the bait occasionally lands upside down. This is not a bad thing--in fact it is very good. One little twitch will roll the bird over as if it was in flight and for some reason has dropped to the water and has righted itself under its own power.

WHERE TO THROW THE BIRD LURE
Bird Lures have preformed best in locations where birds frequent such as covered boat docks, under bridges, low lying branches, and thick vegetation for their hidden insect populations. Laydowns in shallow water have also been very deadly. Open water that is unrelated to any structure has not been that productive but that is not to say ineffective.

CASTING TECHNIQUES
With its wide body and bucktail wings, the Bird Lure does occasionally catches air but with a little practice you’ll be able to chuck it as far as any other bait. However, distance is not always the issue with this bait as with a crankbait or spinnerbait. Rather short distances requiring pitching, flipping and underhand casting have been the most successful.

ACTION
The Bird Lure’s body is almost bowl shape which will allow as much as 180 degree turns in some instances. The bucktail wings not only act as enticers but also stabilizers to prevent side to side rocking and turn overs. Gentle twitches of the line will impart action into the wings and harder twitching will create sporadic forward movement in the lure. A fast twitch/retrieve looks like the bird is trying to gain speed to take flight, a technique that has been highly efficient.

Nowhere in this description is it claimed these techniques are the only methods of fishing the Bird Lure. There are still some undiscovered techniques out there-waiting for you to unlock them. Learning to think like a fish and a bird is your ticket to finding the key.