There are two successful ways to catch fish in Pennsylvania, with bait or a lure. Although there is a 3rd way, not all fish listen to your commands well enough to just jump out of the water and into the boat or net. For the casual fisher and even the experienced, it can be downright overwhelming to sift through all the lures and bait on the market and to learn the whens, wheres and hows of the appropriate conditions and situations of use. The job of a lure is to attract the fish, to appeal to its hunger to dine. Each lure is created to act differently in the water, to look and act like the real deal under the water. Crankbait lures are a hard lure with a lip designed in the shape of a bait fish, typically allowing it dive underneath the water. Crankbait lures have at least 2 sets of hooks, known as treble hooks. Some are designed to dive deep and others to stay in the shallows. There are also lip-less Crankbait lures that work well in rocky or weedy conditions. If your looking for a fishing experience with more action then a Topwater lure might be what ...