Best Lure Dollar For Dollar 2024
FirstnameLastname reply :
I was torn on this. I would say good choices would be daredevil spoons or maybe wordens rooster tails. Both are pretty cheap and catch all kinds of fish.
Comfortably Numb reply :
Acadamy H2O CRS squarebill crank. Good inexpensive quality bait that catches every fish in the lake.
aavery2 reply :
I am going to say the Senko, I know they are less durable than some other baits and a little more expensive, but they almost always catch fish. IMO if you are not getting bit with a Senko, might be a good idea to just pack it up and call it a day.
OroBass reply :
Dollar for dollar? A jig hands down. One 3 dollar jig can catch 40 or more fish.
WIGuide reply :
I'm going to say a Blakemore Road Runner. If it swims you can catch it on a Road Runner!
einscodek reply :
Spinnerbait
Dyerbassman reply :
Nightcrawlers. Dig em up and throw em in. Free of charge.
fishballer06 reply :
As far as crankbaits go, I'd have to give it to the Berkley Flicker Shad
Raul reply :
A jig is not what I call best lure dollar for dollar, good jigs cost more than 3 bucks, in my case, half of the jigs I pull out from my t-box for jig fishing get lost on the first cast, there go 3+ bucks, most don´t make it through the second trip.
I can count with the fingers of one hand the spinnerbaits I´ve lost since I purchased my first pair back in 1984 and I still have those two, so for me ----> spinnerbaits are the best lure dollar for dollar.
bigbill reply :
Look for discounted lures at Wal-Mart and your mom and pop bait shops.
Mine was a flat not glossy orange colored spook. I caught as after bass one morning. I'm thinking people let there goldfish go in this pond and the bass are ready.
Alonerankin2 reply :
A plastic craw/ worm , soft plastics, anyday, everyday...
FrogFreak reply :
Buck fifty Zara Spook Jrs at Wal-Mart.
beagle 25 reply :
Seiberts dredge head jig kit $15 you get 5 jigs that are an absolute work of art and that brush head will snake through the nastiest stuff you can think to throw it in. I still have all 5 that I started with and each has caught multiple fish and one is always tied on.
OntarioFishingGuy reply :
A 3" Power Minnow on a 1/8th oz jighead.
Maxximus Redneckus reply :
Zoom super fluke or a bag of mister twister grubs ...anyfish that swims all a man needs
BassWhole! reply :
$1 WalMart buzzbait, $.97 BPS Super Spots, Academy cranks go on sale for $1.97 fairly regularly, The $2.99 DSG fat free shads (and usually some other lures too) are a no brainer (with the $10 off $50 purchase coupon of course), and the closeout bin is full of plastics that will catch fish.
dam0007 reply :
rubber worms
Bobby Uhrig reply :
Cavitron -for 6.95 they last for years can beat em
olegs reply :
Senko, Rage Tail worms and craws, Berkley worms
Ratherbfishing reply :
A Berkley Chigger Craw texas-rigged.
Frenchman83 reply :
Spinnerbait for me.
WRB reply :
Few anglers fish jigs more than I do but they are not the most bang for your buck or bass per hour lure, IMO. Very hard to beat soft plastic worms, bullet weight and worm hook combination for numbers of bass caught per hour fishing, at the end of the day that what should count. More bass are caught on soft plastic worms each year than all the other lures combined.
Tom
Jrob78 reply :
To me it would be a high quality hardbait (crankbait/jerkbait/topwater.) You can catch numbers daily and the bait can last for years. Most plastic worms are good for no more than a couple of fish. Dollar for dollar, fish for fish, the hardbait kills the soft bait on a per bait basis, which is what the op asked.
FishTank reply :
Senkos. No matter what else I fish, I always catch more fish with them.
Hard baits though... I have to say for the money Manns Baby Bass -1 is hard to beat.
WRB reply :
Every bass angler who has fished more than 10 years has dozens of hard baits that they have never caught a bass on and since retired. The average cost today is well over $5 to $15 each. Hard bait have a limited effective window of time when they work good, then they are forgotten.
I agree with Rual that spinnerbaits are a good $ per bass lure, however skirts deteriorate and. Wire breaks, hooks get damaged beyond repair in a few years.
Soft plastic worms never get old, the bass never get tired of eating them and can be fished at all depth, every seasonal period year around.
I have a size and color that is custome poured that work as good today as they did 35 years ago, the cost is about 5 cents per worm in bags of 100.
Tom
Jrob78 reply :
On 7/12/2014 at 9:16 AM, WRB said:Every bass angler who has fished more than 10 years has dozens of hard baits that they have never caught a bass on and since retired. The average cost today is well over $5 to $15 each. Hard bait have a limited effective window of time when they work good, then they are forgotten.
I agree with Rual that spinnerbaits are a good $ per bass lure, however skirts deteriorate and. Wire breaks, hooks get damaged beyond repair in a few years.
Soft plastic worms never get old, the bass never get tired of eating them and can be fished at all depth, every seasonal period year around.
I have a size and color that is custome poured that work as good today as they did 35 years ago, the cost is about 5 cents per worm in bags of 100.
Tom
Hard baits don't lose their effectiveness unless they break. Some hard baits don't work great year round but some do,depending on where you live. A good hard bait will catch fish for years, unless you break it or lose it.
$5 for 100 worms is certainly not the norm or even close to it, it's more like $5 for 8-12 on average. They're still only good for a fish or 2 in most cases.
einscodek reply :
Its all a matter of opinion and personal preference and utilization
that said.. spinnerbait
WRB reply :
Let's say for debate purposes you purchase LC Pointer 98 in ghost minnow, the most prolific lure LC has ever made and put in the US market.
You go fishing tomorrow morning and the bass are in the grass in 2 fow, or on the ledges in 20 fow, you are out of luck with the Pointer.
With the soft plastic worm you can target the grass bass or the ledge bass and catch them. It's the spawn with bass on beds, the FC Pointer may catch a pre and post spawn bass, the worm will catch them anywhere, on the beds, off the beds in 1 flow or 50 flow, doesn't matter.
A bag of 10 Roboworms cost about $3.50 or .35 cents each, I buy my 100 bagels today for $12 or .12 cents each, 5 cents was an exaggeration.
My jigs cost me about .50 cents to make, pour lead on a premium hook, then about 30 minutes to tie and paint, couldn't sell them for $20 and make break even. A jig on a good day may last all day or on a bad day 1 cast, that is jig fishing, but at the end of the year my biggest bass will be a jig fish.
If the bass are in the grass or hitting a top water, the jig doesn't work well for me, the worm can. It's all about versatility when talking about best lure for the dollar.
I get where the hard lure folks are coming from, the problem hard lures are not versatile enough to be the best lures for the money.
Tom
Jrob78 reply :
I get your point and agree that a soft bait is more versatile than a hard bait. If I had to pick one bait to fish the rest of my life, it would be a soft bait. I still think a good single hard bait will catch more fish, dollar for dollar, than a soft bait but it certainly wouldn't be the best choice in all scenarios. Different interpretations of the question I guess.
bigbill reply :
A split shot rigged worm from the '60's still works today. The bass haven't changed and gone hi-tech yet.
That 6" creme black worm has probably caught more bass to this day than all the lures added up today.
The black creme 6" worm is to fishing what the 30-30 rifle is to deer hunting.
Bass4Me007 reply :
Any number of tube jigs would have to be in the running. Some are a little tougher than others.
hoosierbass07 reply :
This is my second year of fishing and fishing for bass. I quickly learned the number one lure out there is the plastic worm/lizard. I can buy a bag of Yum-Dingers for $3.00 that come with eight (I think) Dingers. That's .38 cents a piece plus cost of hooks and bullet weights. Texas rig it and cast it anywhere you want and you have a great chance of getting it back.
I did catch my personal best this spring on a soft plastic lizard. I caught another personal best (did not weigh it though) on a crankbait and I have video of that on youtube. The funny thing - that was my first and only fish I've caught with a crankbait! The only reason I was using it was because I didn't think I would catch anything that day and I was more interested in trying out my new kayak.
But since then - no more bass on crankbaits. Worms and soft swim baits - yes.
hoosierbass07 reply :
On 7/12/2014 at 9:16 AM, WRB said:Every bass angler who has fished more than 10 years has dozens of hard baits that they have never caught a bass on and since retired.
Tom
Sort of sad but probably very true.
iceintheveins reply :
Bomber Model A.
K_Mac reply :
I'm in the soft plastics crowd. I have found one thing to be true: The price of a bait has little to do with its value IMO. I have bought and still regularly use many knock-off baits. My income is limited and I have to watch expenses carefully. Some of them work well on some days, others not as much. A couple bags of original GY plastics or RI Beavers may cost me a few dollars more over the course of a day. If I catch more fish on them verses the knock-offs, their value is higher to me. Dollar for dollar, pound for pound a RI Smallie Beaver is probably the best value for me. Of course it could be an original Chatterbait, an SK squarebill, or a 100 series Bandit... 
einscodek reply :
On 7/12/2014 at 10:30 AM, WRB said:Let's say for debate purposes you purchase LC Pointer 98 in ghost minnow, the most prolific lure LC has ever made and put in the US market.
You go fishing tomorrow morning and the bass are in the grass in 2 fow, or on the ledges in 20 fow, you are out of luck with the Pointer.
With the soft plastic worm you can target the grass bass or the ledge bass and catch them. It's the spawn with bass on beds, the FC Pointer may catch a pre and post spawn bass, the worm will catch them anywhere, on the beds, off the beds in 1 flow or 50 flow, doesn't matter.
A bag of 10 Roboworms cost about $3.50 or .35 cents each, I buy my 100 bagels today for $12 or .12 cents each, 5 cents was an exaggeration.
My jigs cost me about .50 cents to make, pour lead on a premium hook, then about 30 minutes to tie and paint, couldn't sell them for $20 and make break even. A jig on a good day may last all day or on a bad day 1 cast, that is jig fishing, but at the end of the year my biggest bass will be a jig fish.
If the bass are in the grass or hitting a top water, the jig doesn't work well for me, the worm can. It's all about versatility when talking about best lure for the dollar.
I get where the hard lure folks are coming from, the problem hard lures are not versatile enough to be the best lures for the money.
Tom
I'd agree here .. if it fallsback on effectiveness as well .. its really down to plastics (worms/flukes) and spinnerbaits
both pretty cheap .. plastics tear too easily for me.. its why I didnt list them but they certainly are the most versatile and on the top in being effective
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