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My uncle and I have this ongoing competition between us. You really ought to see him after he catches more fish than me! For weeks he'll strut his stuff. He doesn't forget to remind me about it every time he sees me. "So, how many fish have you caught lately," he'll ask, over and over again!

When it comes to bass fishing lures, he says the plastic worms are unbeatable. Okay, so he knows what he's talking about most of the time, and he's proven that to me on occasion. When he's caught himself a giant of a bass and I still have an empty bucket, I'm tempted to push him into the water.

However, I really out-did him on our last trip when we were fishing for bass. I was pulling them in right and left, and he was scowling at me the whole time!

How did I become so fortunate? I have crankbait to thank, which I used as my bass fishing lures. Crankbait tends to look a bit like crawdads or baitfish. Bass fish absolutely love them. They work in most kinds of water, and they are effective fishing lures to add to your arsenal.

I also use spinnerbaits as a backup. They are little things that look rather like baitfish. If you want to catch large bass quickly, they are a good choice. They are versatile in that they do well in most waters, and they come in assorted colors.

To give you an idea of how successful I was, I caught enough bass to stuff ourselves silly that night and still had enough left for breakfast the following day. I did my best to console my uncle by saying he could eat his fish as an appetizer. I'm starting to get good at this fishing thing. All I have to do now is get my own big fish story about 'the one that got away'!