Best largemouth lure for sunny days? 2024

Bass_Akwards reply :

Love dawn and dusk, but if you had to choose 2 lures, to fish for largemouth bass, on a hot sunny afternoon, what 2 lures would you chose, and why?

Thanks guys.

Cephkiller reply :

Jig

Worm

Raul reply :

A topwater ....... just because I like to fish baits that in everybody 's "rule" book says topwaters are not for sunny days. Never done it ? you should try

guest reply :

A senko and a crankbait.

Bass_Akwards reply :

Really? Topwater? You've had good experiences that way? I don't see a lot of people saying lures like floating rapalas that go deep when you reel 'em in are any good. I always thought they were the perfect lure for sunny days. A nice, shiny silver one I would think attract lots of bass. Maybe I'm wrong which is probably why I created this post in the fist place. Anyone else with opinions?

David P reply :

Although I don't fish a jig, that would probably be a top pick along with Shaky head and Drop shotting.

Raul reply :

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Really? Topwater? You've had good experiences that way? I don't see a lot of people saying lures like floating rapalas that go deep when you reel 'em in are any good. I always thought they were the perfect lure for sunny days. A nice, shiny silver one I would think attract lots of bass. Maybe I'm wrong which is probably why I created this post in the fist place. Anyone else with opinions?

BA, if I didn 't had good experiences doing what everybody says it shouldn 't be done according to the "rule" book of bass fishing I wouldn 't post it, I 'm not pulling your leg.

Here 's the deal, back then during the age of the dinosaurs when I had to dodge velociraptors in order to get to the lake and catch some celecanths the information on how, where and with what to fish was limited, me living in a third world country made the flow of information even more limited, my dad was not the outdoorsy kind of guy, my granpa was a farmer and he had no time to spend in fishing , there little or no fishing magazines, books or movies, there was no internet, no nuthin so nobody taught me how to fish, the way I learned was to watch and experiment with the few baits I had and fish, sometimes I got skunked, other times I caught fish and when I caught fish I learned a lesson, when I was faced with pretty much the same conditions I remember that X or Y baits were more productive than others. So you see, the most important lesson I learned was: in fishing there 's no such thing as "rules".

Clear waters ---> "natural" colors

Murky waters ----> " dark " colors

Sez who ?

John J. reply :

one of my lures would either be a texas-rig or some deep rig (drop-shot, carolina) because when the sun is out, the fish either head for shade or deer water.

Another choice would be a crank-bait/rat'l trap, deep runners.

For sunny days I would suggest finding shade or cover. If you can (depth finder) try to find a creek channel or deep cover/structure. The fish love that during the middle of the day. If you find shade on cover, excellent spot!

Try doing different things however, experiment. You never know, you might find a pattern that works!

Good luck! 8-)

MattStrykul reply :

Yesterday was bluebird skies here and we killed them with Carolina rigs .

We were using baby brush hogs.

tbone31 reply :

Shaky Head

Drop shot rig

Stay on the deep side of the weed edges!!

Bankbeater reply :

Rat-l-trap 1/2 ounce black/blue.

T rigged plastic worm.

Sam reply :

Raul is right. There are no rules of bass fishing written in concrete.

I fished two clients' ponds in the past three weeks and caught bass on topwaters during the middle of the day on Scum Frogs and Pop-Rs. I also caught bass on spinnerbaits retreived close to the surface.

I guess the fish don't read books, magazines or watch the fishing shows on TV.

I have had friends catch bass on buzzbaits during the middle of the day with a bluebird sky above.

I have fished a tournament and my friend nailed four at one creek mouth with a Chuggbug around 11 AM.

And what about throwing those Horney Toads above the grasses? Although not on top of the water they are darn close to the surface.

So just go out and have fun trying different baits and presentations. You can't go wrong and it will be a learning experience.

Catt reply :

Deep water structure and a Texas Rig, Carolina Rig or Jig-N-Craw

This one bite a Jig-N-Craw

JigNBig reply :

Because im from alabama ill have to go for the better name

ALABAMA RIG

but war eagle!

the ohh face reply :

I like using a frog in the slop because I always see a few topwater explosions among the weeds on sunny days and spinners along weed edges and points as a searchbait. I cant really say that is the best though, just what I try first.

Caught some monsters lately on a tube in the afternoon w/ bright sun.

luckyinkentucky reply :

If I had to pick only 2 sunny day lures I would go with a wacky rigged Yum Dinger or other stick bait, or a 8" King Kong Swim Bait tied to a 7' MH rod with a baitcast reel loaded with 30lb. test. I'm a big game fisherman on warm sunny days.

Banor reply :

Toads in the pads and subsurface thick weeds.

My own hand poured senkos tipped with spike it chartruese.

Low_Budget_Hooker reply :

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A topwater ....... just because I like to fish baits that in everybody 's "rule" book says topwaters are not for sunny days. Never done it ? you should try

Yesterday, bright blue sky, 90 degrees. I made my way past a cove and when I peered in there were fish busting the top all over the place. WHAT? yup, all over the place. The problem is, most fish that will hit a bait on top in bright sun, are most often small, aggressive males. These particular runts were feeding on all the fresh baby dragon flies.

For big fish in the hot sun, GO DEEP!!!!

Worm/jig/beaver Find the deep grass, you've found the big bass

nboucher reply :

My second biggest LMB everjust under 7 lbscame on horny toad just after noon on a sunny, hot July day. Every truism has its exceptions; otherwise, wouldn't fishing be boring?

Sinjin Kim reply :

In my area, when conditions are sunny, windless and crystal clear (water) it is the "tough of death" most of the time. This time of year, the fish are all over the all day long. For this reason, I would choose to fish a Maniac Minnow on 3# test or a small Underspin with a Super Fluke Jr. trailer.

If the fish are not chasing shad, I will just about always fish a Zappu Rat Head with various Roboworms or an Inchi Wacky with a 4-5" Senko or Dinger.

roadwarrior reply :

The majority of my biggest bass have been caught between 10:00 AM and 3:00 PM on the hottest days of summer, bluebird skies and no breeze. I have recently had some luck with Mattlures Baby Bass, but I still recommend soft plastics as my GO-TO baits.

Specifically:

In shallow water (<12') : 6" Senko (not knock-offs), Fat Ika and GYCB Kreature.

In deeper water: Micro Munch Tackle El Gordo tube and GYCB Kut-Tail.

BassPonder72 reply :

Jigs & T-rigs.

zbigbadaaron reply :

spinnerbait or senko

Pond Hopper reply :

T- rigged worm, and a big one at that (10"). Spinnerbait has been great on those days too, but if there is moss or any sort of vegetation Ill throw a frog first.

blackrose55x reply :

Believe it or not i have had success in the hot part of the day on a large spinner bait with 2 large colorado blades. But my second choice would have to be a senko

FishTank reply :

Senko in any dark color and a Zoom lizard black blue tail.

rbrick reply :

Toads and frogs!

Root beer reply :

If it open water sunny day I try to fish dd22 and c-rigs

If it covers i fish senkos and trickworms weightless.

RoLo reply :

The best lure to use on a sunny day would depend on the water depth you're fishing, which I find very similar to a cloudy day.

When predatory fish are actively feeding, they generally prefer water in the "twilight" zone (neither too bright nor too dark).

During high noon on a hot sunny day, bass have a choice between two sources of "twilight" (half-light):

1. Sink to a depth that filters enough sunlight to create a half-light zone (In this way they may create dusk-like lighting at high noon).

As nifty as that might sound, if adequate depth isn't IMMEDIATELY available, I believe that bass are more inclined to use Option 2

2. Remain at the same depth but move tight to cover (lily pads, stumps, bulrushes, under docks, etc).

The wedge of shade cast by an object produces a satisfactory twilight zone for bass of all sizes.

Although most Florida trophies are taken during the prespawn, some of the best bass are taken during hot sunny midsummer days.

What's more, they're usually taken around midday from shallow water between 1 and 5 ft deep.

Why so shallow? Because most of Florida's lakes are natural, and that's where the cover and shade is typically most abundant.

(In an impoundment, bass might be found in 15-foot of water alongside standing timber, but only in a reservoir situation.)

As long as adequate dissolved oxygen is present (5 ppm+), bass are as happy as clams in 90-degree water.

Before Hurricane Charley the bass in my home lake were found "year-round" in 8.5 feet of water (the depth of best weed growth).

The hurricanes tore out the hydrilla beds and now those same bass are scattered in shoreline cover from 1- 5 ft deep, "year-round".

Roger

ultimix reply :

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A senko and a crankbait.

Hello -

I noticed you are from High Point. I am from the same area and dont have access to a boat yet - any good fishing holes you can share with me -

thanks and let me know

Mark

bubbler reply :

4 in robo worm in arons magic

also a gycb 4 in watermellon and red flake senko.

i like to throw a rattle trap in siny shad colors

Bass_Akwards reply :

fantastic info guys, glad I made the post. Been doing very well with senkos in 10-12 feet of water. Our ponds have lots of vegetation so spinners are tough. Been using frogs and toads with a little sucess too. I'm leaving now to go find some water thats a little deeper and with less weeds so I can throw out a spinner bait. We'll see how that works.

todd

bubbler reply :

jig on drop offs

shiney crank bait on points

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