Best soft plastics 2016 2024

Yeajray231 reply :

I figured it would be a good idea to share some of your most successful plastics this year. That way I (and others) can maybe try something new next season. Tell us how you rigged em if you want!!

Mine were

-gyb double tail hula grub. Year after year they catch bass for me, In basically every color Ive tried but I like the root beer the most. Almost always weightless.

-rage craw (new to these, I know they've been around though) I like to Texas rig it. Usually 1/8oz unpegged.

-reaction innovations sweet beaver. I had good luck pegging this bait and punching it through some thick stuff to find some decent bass In the summer.

Obviously the senko. weightless t rigged and wacky.

Several others but I could get by with these.

bchase44 reply :

Desert Craw and Bold Bluegill Roboworms drop-shotted have been working for me quite a bit around docks. T-rigged on a wide gap red #1 Gamagatzu finesse hook with about 1/8 weight.

Darren. reply :

4" Bass Pro Stick-O (Wacky, TX)

4" Senko (orig) (Wacky, TX)

4" GYCB Shad Shaped Worm (Wacky, Drop Shot)

1.5" Bass Assassin minnow (Drop Shot, split shot)

IndianaFinesse reply :

Half of a Z-man zinker-z and the senko.

Yeajray231 reply :

On 10/19/2016 at 7:59 AM, IndianaFinesse said:

Half of a Z-man zinker-z and the senko.

I'm assuming the zinkerz is rigged on a mushroom jighead... what's your most productive rig for the senko?

Mike L reply :

Cut R

Rage Craw

Sweet Beaver

Magnum Speed Worm

Mike

IndianaFinesse reply :

On 10/19/2016 at 8:08 AM, Yeajray231 said:

I'm assuming the zinkerz is rigged on a mushroom jighead... what's your most productive rig for the senko?

Yep, pretty much the only way i use them is on a 1/16 ounce mushroom jig. I would also use the 1/32 ounce size but my mold only goes down to 1/16 and there aren't any mushroom jig molds on the market with a 1/32 ounce cavity. I really don't care weather the senko (unless it's a tournament i use a knock-off for price reasons) is weightless wacky rigged or weightless texas rigged. I usually start with it rigged texas style since it is less likely to fall off, and once the end get's to torn up to use i wacky rig it so i can get a little extra mileage out of it.

Yeajray231 reply :

On 10/19/2016 at 8:15 AM, IndianaFinesse said:

Yep, pretty much the only way i use them is on a 1/16 ounce mushroom jig. I would also use the 1/32 ounce size but my mold only goes down to 1/16 and there aren't any mushroom jig molds on the market with a 1/32 ounce cavity. I really don't care weather the senko (unless it's a tournament i use a knock-off for price reasons) is weightless wacky rigged or weightless texas rigged. I usually start with it rigged texas style since it is less likely to fall off, and once the end get's to torn up to use i wacky rig it so i can get a little extra mileage out of it.

I don't know who said it but I read somewhere to cut off about 1/4 " and re rig it. You know you're having a good day when you started with a 5" senko and before you get a new one it's about 3 3/4"

IndianaFinesse reply :

On 10/19/2016 at 8:22 AM, Yeajray231 said:

I don't know who said it but I read somewhere to cut off about 1/4 " and re rig it. You know you're having a good day when you started with a 5" senko and before you get a new one it's about 3 3/4"

That's a good idea, i'll have to try that next time.

MassYak85 reply :

I honestly didn't fish plastics a whole lot this year. I kind of made a concentrated effort to focus on learning some new techniques. My most used plastic was probably a kietech fat impact on the back of a swimjig. I used that almost exclusively for a good part of the spring with good success. Summer was dominated by hard lures for me.

Jar11591 reply :

I re-discovered the YCB Fat Ika this year. I forgot what a great bait that is. It was my third-most successful bait this year. More than once it was the only thing I could get bit on.

I fish them weightless on a Gamakatsu 4/0 EWG hook with the skirt up, until after one fish its torn beyond belief then I switch it to skirt down.

Burtonxj reply :

Zoom Baby Brush Hog in Africa Special

Zoom Ultra Vibe Speed Craw in Green Pumpkin

Zoom Fat Albert in Green Pumpkin

Strike King Coffee Tubes 4.5" in Watermelon Magic

Keitech Swing Impact FAT 4.3" in Blue Gill Flash

Ktho reply :

Reins Bubbling shaker 4", 5" and 7" - mainly drop shot and Trig

6" Roboworm straight tail - Trig

Keitech Fat swim impact 2.8" and 3.8"

Keitech crazy flapper 3.8" - Trig

Strike King structure bug - Trig

Netbait Baby Paca Craw - Trig and trailer

Zoom Superfluke

Slim Senko and Senko 5"

Finesse TRD - ned rig

Pretty much it for soft plastics this year

Yakalong reply :

Bass pro stick

black yum dingers

riverbasser reply :

The plastics I used this year are nothing new but I just started using the spike it dye markers this year and idk if its made a huge improvement but I can make my regular baits look way better and it has boosted my confidence in them even more since they are more specific. Everyone should try them if they haven't already

MBB Nate reply :

Z-Man Shadz in green pumpkin with blue flake on a 1/15th schroom head has made me almost forget about senkos....almost.

Cmiller reply :

1. Zoom Tubes in green pumpkin

2. Zoom super fluke in pearl

3. Zman Finesse trd

Avalonjohn44 reply :

Tied between 4.5" Robo Worm Straight tail in Salt and Pepper Chartreuse or Black Grape. Both on a drop shot, my go to presentation this year.

Runner up - Rage Tail Thumper 7" Green Pumpkin on a shaky head.

fishwizzard reply :

Reins Bubbling Shaker, 4": t-rigged weightless and worked like a fluke or rigged on a 1/16oz Keitech shakyhead jig.

4" Plasmatail, Easy Shiner, Sexy Impact, all also rigged on the 1/16 Keitech. It is a great jighead and is well worth the price, everything I tried on it caugh me fish.

Rage Menace Grub; weightless on a 3/0 Owner straight shank. Can't say enough good things about this plastic, I set out to fish senkos a lot this year but the Menace just killed them in both numbers and size.

Ned Rig; a cut down Hula Stick on a 1/20oz head worked the best in current, a 1/2 Zlinker on a 1/16oz head worked best in still water.

JoePhish reply :

I take about 10 lbs of soft plastics with me every trip. In reality I should just take 4 or 5 bags. I caught most of my fish this year on basically 3 baits Texas rigged.

3" Berkley Chigger Craw in Black/Red Fleck

Strike King Shim-E-Stick in Smokey Shad

Reaction Innovations Little Dipper in both Bad Shad Green and Guntersville Shad.

However, one of my tourney wins this year came on a weightless Zoom Trick Worm in Black.

Gundog reply :

Mine are Arkie twin-tailed skirted grubs, Berkley 7" power worm in black w/ blue flecks, Mizmo tubes, and Lake Fork Crawtubes.

roadwarrior reply :

#1 Rage Tail Structure Bug on an Owner J-rig

#2 Rage Tail Menace T-rigged

#3 Rage Tail Cut-R T-rigged

Todd2 reply :

1. Zoom Ol Monster / California 420

2. Zoom Orginal Trick Worm / Bullfrog

3. Strike King Cut-R worm in various colors

4. Yum Dinger in various colors

90% of my fishing this year has been with these 4.

crypt reply :

gambler 7" ribontail worm. gambler burner craw and burner worm. bass assassin 5" shad. all colors any color

Siebert Outdoors reply :

Rage Tail Craw in bama craw on a sniper jig or brush jig.

Rage Tail Menace on a Dredge Football Shaky head 1/4 oz

primetime reply :

Rage Menace....Culprit Punch Craw. and the Rage Menace....Love that bait. I want Strike King to make a Menace worm to go with the Cut'r, maybe add that tail to the brush hog solid bait they have which is really good....I love that tail, I used to use the Havoc Devil Spear but now the Menace has taken over and I fish it from top to bottom on jigs, weightless, like a frog, punch bait, trailer....

Also found that the Ocho is really good as well, I forgot about it but now am back to using it....Something about the flash or fall from the shape make it better than a Senko some days, or a fluke.

Started using light line finesse Slider worms and slider grubs again on the slider heads and I like it better than the Ned Rig now,but I go back and forth....Slider worms 4-5" are just good any way you fish them.

scaleface reply :

Manns Jelly Worm but any brand would have worked . I just dont see the need to carry lots of different brands .

lo n slo reply :

Zoom 5" lizard in gp

Zoom u tail worm in june bug

Djf3864 reply :

Rage Craws killed it for me this year - Watermelon Red Flake and Junebug specifically.

Also had some success on the Zoom Trick worms on a shakey head

bagofdonuts reply :

Zoom ol monster- candy bug

gambler ez swimmer and big ez-copper

Catt reply :

Zoom Baby Brush Hog Sprayed Glass

Zoom Ultravibe Speed Worm Watermelon Neon

Zoom Salty Super Fluke Watermelon Slice

Culprit Original Worm Red Shad

Rage Tail Lobster Falcon Lake

Bass Assassin Tapout Worm Black Blue Tail

And #1.

bholtzinger14 reply :

On 10/19/2016 at 9:59 PM, Catt said:

That is one of the Grande Bass products I did not pick up. I did not see a big advantage over the box full of senkos and regular rattle snakes I bought. How are you rigging it to make it your number 1?

When I run out of senkos I will probably pick some up.

blckshirt98 reply :

I went through a lot of KVD Dream Shots this year...

Scarborough817 reply :

these are my top and bottom 3 of a few categories, now for the bottom i'm not saying they aren't good but they just didn't produce for me this year.

Flipping Top 3:

reactions innovations sweet beaver (t-rig)
gcyb large flappin' hog (t-rig)
jackall cover craw (t-rig)

Paddle Tail Top 3:

gambler little ez (jig trailer)
keitech swing impact fat (jig trailer)
lake fork tackle boot tail (jig trailer)

Craws Top 3:

net bait paca chunk (jig trailer)
rage tail rage craw (jig trailer)
zoom z hog (jig trailer)

Flipping Bottom 3:

anglers choice flappin' weasel (t-rig)
zoom z hog (t-rig)
jackall sasuteki craw (t-rig)

Paddle Tail Bottom 3:

bps speed shad (jig trailer)
reaction innovations skinny dipper (jig trailer)
gcyb swim senko (jig trailer)

Craws Bottom 3:

jackall chunk craw (jig trailer)
uncle josh pork craw (jig trailer)
megabass bottle shrimp (jig trailer)

druben reply :

My favorites this year have been the Missile Baits D- Bomb and the Gambler Big EZ.

The D-Bomb is an awesome flipping/punch bait as well as a good jig trailer.

The Big EZ rigged at a weighted swimbait hook has been good for me around grass and pads. Has a great swimming action.

Mosster47 reply :

I fish a bunch of different plastics and have success with most of them. For this year the two I added that made a big difference were the Keitech Custom Leech and Crazy Flapper.

Bankbeater reply :

In no order

Zoom Super Fluke in watermelonseed

Zoom Ultravibe Speed Craw in green pumpkin

Zoom Superhog in green pumpkin

BPS 5-3/8" Stik-o in junebug

fishwizzard reply :

On 10/20/2016 at 4:06 AM, Mosster47 said:

I fish a bunch of different plastics and have success with most of them. For this year the two I added that made a big difference were the Keitech Custom Leech and Crazy Flapper.

How are you fishing the Leech? Drop shot?

It looks like an amazing panfish/trout lure, but I cannot figure out how to rig it for them.

NHBull reply :

FB and Swim Skirted Jig craw tail, pumpkin

Original senior

Chatter bait along the bottom

Mosster47 reply :

On 10/20/2016 at 6:36 AM, Bunnielab said:

How are you fishing the Leech? Drop shot?

It looks like an amazing panfish/trout lure, but I cannot figure out how to rig it for them.

Yeah, on a nose hook. I've never caught anything but bass on them.

snake95 reply :

I'm a simple bank guy and new to plastics this year, but after getting some great responses on the forum about where to start, I've been fishing plastics 90% of the time so far. I've mostly used what is cheap and readily available; here's my top 5:

1. The TRD - in every color, but especially Green Pumpkin Goby. Fished on a 1/20 or 1/16 mushroom head. (Per Glenn's video).

2. Kietech paddletails, both swing impacts and fat swing impacts. Fished every which way - really the one lure I wouldn't want to be without:

swam on a VMC boxer jighead or Strike King squadron
T-rigged weightless and run on top like a poor man's whopper plopper
T-rigged, swam and deadsticked

3. Yum Dinger - T-rigged, weightless, and chucked into the midst of any commotion I see on the water

4. Yum Mighty Bug - every color - T-rigged, weightless swam on top, particularly in shallow bays and along weedlines

5. Good ol' Zoom Super Fluke - again with a variety of rigs: nosehooked with a circle hook or T-rigged and fished as a jerkbait or walking bait on surface

Bass_Fishing_Socal reply :

I would vote for zman trd the best, I caught many and still using the same one.

2nd would be zoom fluke both super and junior in white.

I do fish with a lot other but always come back to these 2.

Torn Thumb reply :

On 10/19/2016 at 11:06 AM, bholtzinger14 said:

Your top guide must hate you.

bholtzinger14 reply :

On 10/20/2016 at 5:00 PM, Torn Thumb said:

Your top guide must hate you.

Not my rod. My buddy killed me with with this setup. It was the oldest lightning rod and equally old reels. He laughed that my rod had 12 guides and his had 6.

That setup is what got me buying Grande Bass products.

Torn Thumb reply :

Most of my soft plastic "luck" came on BPS black/blue stick-o's, brush hogs in watermelon-red, and various green colored yamasenkos. Also black/blue missile d bomb on a rage blade black/blue.

Catt reply :

On 10/20/2016 at 12:42 AM, bholtzinger14 said:

That is one of the Grande Bass products I did not pick up. I did not see a big advantage over the box full of senkos and regular rattle snakes I bought. How are you rigging it to make it your number 1?

When I run out of senkos I will probably pick some up.

Texas Rigged & Carolina Rigged

I don't bother buying Senko

ScottK91 reply :

Mine would have to be......

1. 3" River Rock custom baits Ringer in GP with chart tail on 1/16 jig head or T rigged

2. 1/8 1/4 3/8 Rogers Jigs both hair and rubber in various colors with various trailers but mainly rage baby craws

3. Roboworm on drop shot and neko rig bold blue gill, MMIII,

4. Berkley gulp minnow smelt color on drop shot and jig head

5. I know this isn't a soft plastic but Switching most of my rods to braid with fluro leader I mainly finesse fish because of all the pressure the waters I fish get its the only way to catch them. It's crazy how sensitive braid with fluro is compared to just mono.

Caught lots of fish on these baits and still more to come as our fall bite is just heating up

N Florida Mike reply :

One bait that I love that I've never seen mentioned on the forums is the Z-Hog by Zoom.I suppose they simulate a frog.I use the watermelon seed or watermelon red.

The average sized fish is usually heavier than normal with this one.Its best in weed pockets and skipping under docks.

AndrewJ reply :

Well I got into bass fishing (well seriously at least) this past march when My wife and I bought our first bass boat. When we started we found the most success using GYB twin tail hula grub (in Blue Pearl Sv Flk) on a football jig. Then as the spring progressed I started finding success with the drop shot using either a roboworm (any color ending in shad) or a BioSpawn PlasmaTail (Green Pumpkin Plasma). I have also found a lot of success (including my PB) using a single tail grub ( I prefer either GYB or Kalin) in either rootbeer, green pumpkin or a white based color.

So in no particular order

GYB Twin Tail Hula Grub (Blue Pearl Sv Flk)
Roboworm
Biospawn PlasmaTail (Green Pumpkin Plasma)
GYB/Kalin Single Tail Grub (4-5 in

Bet you wish I just listed those to begin with haha

The Patriot reply :

Very simple for me as always. I stock up on these in spring and use them all year...

4 and 5" Yum dinger in green pumpkin, black, black/blue flake, and Carolina Pumpkin/chartreuse tail

6 or 7" Green pumpkin, and in black. These larger ones are killer at night for me. All of these are t-rigged weightless

This year I tried and loved the Ribbits frogs. GrnPkn with white belly.

Plastics I want to try that I never have are the brush hog, beavers, and yums in tinfoil, cajun neon, and smoke pearl laminate.

N Florida Mike reply :

I love yum dingers as well.Watermelon seed ! Wieghtless.

For some reason, I don't do as well with brush hogs.Baby brush hogs work well for me though.Did catch a 4 pounder on a brush hog once.

Yeajray231 reply :

I was at field and stream the other day.. and they were selling gycb senkos for 8.50. next aisle... yum dingers for 2.99 . I bought mostly dingers... I did get a pack of senkos in one of my favorite colors. Gooseberry laminate.

N Florida Mike reply :

Cost is the main reason I get the yum dingers.The GY senkos are my favorite brand because the fish love em.But their too bad expensive and tear up too quickly.

GORDO reply :

Rage Tail - Structure bug

Zoom - Mag Worms.. they are 9 or 10 inch worms and are killers!

yamamoto - 4" grub worm for the smallies

4" straight tail roboworm for the drop shot

Choporoz reply :

Usual suspects...heavy dose of Rage Tail, mostly.

However, I spent a fair amount of time working on my finesse game. Thanks, in large part, to Charlie Brewer. He's known for his heads and his techniques, but his smallish selection of 'bass' plastics are winners.

Jar11591 reply :

I've been digging the Net Bait Paca Craw as a jig trailer lately.

bowhunter63 reply :

Rage Craw and Bug,Zoom fluke and Culprit 7 inch auger tail worm.

cgolf reply :

Anglers Choice Wart Hawg cut in half and rigged Ned style, thinner profile and of course a 1/2 Zinkerz. Anglers Choice Killshot on a slider jig or finesse swim jig.

Of course a tube crushed it yet again, sometimes the tried and true is still #1.

SwampLife reply :

Punching- rage tail structure bug--- (((out fished my go to punch bait junebug sweet beaver, but believe me they still produced)

Pitching to shallow cover -- zoom z craw in California 420, rage cut-r worm in redbug, black and blue Yamamoto senko with a 1/8oz weight , gambler burner craw June bug with gold claws..

Swim jig trailer was a rage craw

flipping jig trailer D bombs, z craw , pit boss

mbtharp1 reply :

Strike King Rage Bug for flipping or as a jig trailer, KVD fat baby finesse worm on a shaky head.

Cranks4fun reply :

Berkley 10 inch Power worm (ribbon tail) in either red shad or Tequila Sunrise 5/0 EWG Gamakatsu, weights vary from day to day and depth needs.

Zoom Finesse worm in motor oil/ chart. tail T-rigged on a Daiichi offset 1/0 worm hook (1/16 or 1/8 Oz)

Various Senkos and Dingers 5" wacky rigged weightless.

Tried the Zoom Baby brush hog this year and was a little disappointed. Going to chunk it out some more next year and try it Carolina rigged. I hear good things about it but It hasn't come through for yet.

OOH YEAH! I almost forgot! We had an awesome year with Stanley Ribbit frogs. We rigged em on the heavy weight Owner 5/0 EWG hooks. Tried the double take hooks by Ribbit but had too many losses.

Torn Thumb reply :

My Walmart has senkos for 6.36 a pack. Is no one else getting this deal?

Columbia Craw reply :

On 10/19/2016 at 9:59 PM, Catt said:

Zoom Baby Brush Hog Sprayed Glass

Zoom Ultravibe Speed Worm Watermelon Neon

Zoom Salty Super Fluke Watermelon Slice

Culprit Original Worm Red Shad

Rage Tail Lobster Falcon Lake

Bass Assassin Tapout Worm Black Blue Tail

And #1.

Naw, I don't need anything. I have enough stuff to last me the rest of my life. Thanks Catt.

Bluebasser86 reply :

Big Bite Baits YoMomma

Rage Menace

Catt reply :

On 10/22/2016 at 2:42 PM, Columbia Craw said:

Naw, I don't need anything. I have enough stuff to last me the rest of my life. Thanks Catt.

Yea ya do or ya wouldn't have committed!

bholtzinger14 reply :

On 10/22/2016 at 12:52 PM, Torn Thumb said:

My Walmart has senkos for 6.36 a pack. Is no one else getting this deal?

My Walmart is cheaper like that too, but it is normally because there are less senkos per bag. Make sure to check that before you stock up.

Yeajray231 reply :

On 10/22/2016 at 12:52 PM, Torn Thumb said:

My Walmart has senkos for 6.36 a pack. Is no one else getting this deal?

Every Walmart I've been to sells senkos for that price. But they usually only have 3 or 4 colors. And they are all dark green. (In my area). And I haven't seen them offer the 4" or 6" versions either... every pack of GY senkos I've seen had ten in them.. the dingers come with 7 I believe.

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