Fishing with lures has many advantages:
- Lures are less messy than bait.
- Lures gut hook fewer fish (gut hooking is when the fish takes the hook deeply, or even completely swallows the hook).
As far as disadvantages go, they are mostly related to cost:
- Lures can be expensive compared to bait.
- Lures can be snagged on underwater obstacles or in trees, and the price of them makes it especially painful to lose.
