Brand of Soft Plastics. 2024
5/0 reply :
Is it feasible to go with one brand of soft plastics for all your needs, ie: Zoom, Strike King, Roboworm, Iovino, etc. Do any of you guys do this? Will it work?
Thanks....Joe
long island basser reply :
Can you do it, yes.
will it work, yes.
Do I do it, no.
A-Jay reply :
Perhaps ~
For instance Strike King has a fairly wide variety of most every 'type' of soft plastic.
From swimbaits, grubs, stickbait & worms to drop shot baits, creatures, craws & yes - even tubes.
While I do fish a few different brands of baits - I am definitely helping SK's bottom line.
A-Jay
Darren. reply :
As stated above, yes.
For me, I stick to a "few" brands and occasionally branch outside
of them when I hit a sale or something tickles my fancy.
I fish Yamamoto senkos, shad shape worms; BPS Stick-O, some
Zoom, Z-Man, among others.
Dens228 reply :
I use Yamamoto for "senko's, SK Ocho's I find to soft, Yum Dingers not soft enough
Strike King for Craws and bugs, I do have one pack of Googan, Gasp! on the way to see what the hype is about
Keitech and Biospawn paddletails
I've tried other brands but prefer the above.
MrPeanut reply :
It could work if you want it to.. like most things in fishing it's up to you on what your personal preference is. If you want to stick to one brand, many large brands out there have at least a couple options in any type of soft plastic shape you want.(aka strike king, zoom etc)
To me, there's subtle differences in all of them, and more importantly there's sales on different brands at different times, so I use a hodge podge of brands.
OCdockskipper reply :
The difficulty in doing so is that you end up compromising when you don't need to (unless you are under contract with said company).
For example, I find Zman the best when it comes to small open hooked plastics & trailers. However, I would hate to be forced to use any stick worm besides Senkos or any straight tail worm other than Roboworms.
NittyGrittyBoy reply :
I use all brands. Whatever works the best for me, fits the budget, catches fish, and doesn't tear every fish.
Some outshine more than others and they get my money.
HeyCoach reply :
I use Yamamoto Senkos, Zoom trick ribbon tail and finesse worms, Net baits craws/chunks, and Berkley beavers.
Happybeerbuzz reply :
For me, it is impossible to go with all one brand of soft plastics. Long ago, i surpassed ‘actual need’ and entered the realm of need based on Uncontrollable Want, and Uncontrollable Want doesn’t seem to recognize the boundaries of such things as brand. At this point, all of my soft plastic purchases seem to be impulse buys.
Darren. reply :
On 1/8/2019 at 7:17 AM, Happybeerbuzz said:For me, it is impossible to go with all one brand of soft plastics. Long ago, i surpassed ‘actual need’ and entered the realm of need based on Uncontrollable Want, and Uncontrollable Want doesn’t seem to recognize the boundaries of such things as brand. At this point, all of my soft plastic purchases seem to be impulse buys.
LOL. That would seem to gel with your screen name 
The buzz helps the buys. Been there myself.
No disrespect!
Sam reply :
On 1/8/2019 at 6:21 AM, long island basser said:Can you do it, yes.
will it work, yes.
Do I do it, no.
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Munkin reply :
You can but why limit yourself? Same with the if you could only have one bait threads. Don't limit yourself and use whatever you need for fishing.
Allen
Crestliner2008 reply :
Why would you want to limit yourself that way in the first place? It's a heck of a lot of fun trying different things. Variety is the spice of life as they say. 
I/MBasser reply :
Sure you could do it but why would you want to? I use the brand that works best for me in each category. Don’t care if it’s Yamamoto or BPS.
Carolina Rig reply :
I can be done; but, as others have said, why?
When I was really young I really liked the Zoom bags so that's all I bought. I'm talking about 8-9 years old saving up my chore money to buy them. I don't really think it's a good idea, these days. I mean, if you wanted to try, by all means, go for it. I just think that some companies excel at certain things and others excel at others. If you aren't contractually beholden to any one company, why would you sell yourself short in different areas of the soft plastic spectrum?
MIbassyaker reply :
I can't think of any good reason to do this, honestly. If I had to do this, I'd choose Zoom, Berkley, GYCB, or Strike King. But why would I not pick and choose my favorite baits from each?
Mobasser reply :
There's so many good soft plastics out there by different makers I wouldn't want to limit to just one brand
Cory Doras reply :
On 1/8/2019 at 6:21 AM, long island basser said:Can you do it, yes.
will it work, yes.
Do I do it, no.
Ditto!
CrankFate reply :
On 1/8/2019 at 6:16 AM, 5/0 said:Is it feasible to go with one brand of soft plastics for all your needs, ie: Zoom, Strike King, Roboworm, Iovino, etc. Do any of you guys do this? Will it work?
Thanks....Joe
On 1/8/2019 at 6:21 AM, long island basser said:Can you do it, yes.
will it work, yes.
Do I do it, no.
Half the fun is buying longer worms, fatter grubs, better craws, better colors, sharper hooks better weights and all that. Last year I started ordering Chinese copper weights, now I’m using them more than anything. No way I’m sacrificing twenty $7.00 tungsten weights, plus a $1.00 hook and $1.00 plastic into the water every 2 to 3 hours. I’m an expert at wasting money, but that’s almost $100 per hour. These are about forty cents each. I just hope they don’t give me cancer. It’s not worms, but it’s still trying something new to go with them. That’s half the fun.
BassWhole! reply :
Yes, but why would one want to.
MN Fisher reply :
On 1/8/2019 at 6:21 AM, long island basser said:Can you do it, yes.
will it work, yes.
Do I do it, no.
This - times infinity.
I don't think I have a 'favorite brand' of anything. If it fits my budget and does the job, it gets bought.
TOXIC reply :
Yes, I am a little biased but there are some "differences" between baits. Take the Senko for example, everybody makes a knockoff and there's a big difference in the way each knockoff fishes compared to the original. That "can" equate to different catch rates. But....if you are going to use any kind of weight with a Senko, IMHO you might as well go with the cheapest knockoff you can find because the weight will cancel out the natural action. As for everything else in the plastics world, I haven't found a style of bait that Yamamoto doesn't make and a few that are actually unique to Yamamoto like the Fat Ika. If Yamamoto doesn't make it, I don't throw it.
ww2farmer reply :
I like to buy the best tool for the job...I don't care who made it. No one is paying me to use their products exclusively.
For example I use the following:
Stick baits: GYCB Senkos.
Beaver Style baits: Reaction Innovations products
Solid body paddle tails : Keitech products
Drop shot plastics : Robo worm products
Ned rig stuff: Zman products
Soft Jerk Baits: GYCB D-shads
And so on.........
I rarely buy multiple brands of one style of bait with the exception of craws with over sized claws. I have 4 I like for different things and the are:
Jackall Sasuteki Craws....they have a large claw with a really tight flutter and work really well in cold water or on pressured fish that have seen tons of high action baits.
SK Rage craws....when I want something that swims reliably out of the package, for use as a swim jig trailer or similar applications.
Berkley Chigger craws...best craw for me as a jig trailer
Netbait Paca Craws...the wild flailing action and big claws really slow the fall of these, and I like them when I need to use a heavy sinker to get through cover, but a fast fall is NOT desirable...like flipping clumps of milfoil after a front, or post spawn fish holding in thick shallow stuff
FryDog62 reply :
For my style of fishing, I could probably get by on SK alone... or Berkley. Yamamoto a third possibility although I use wacky worms a lot and stopped using Yamasenkos a few years back because of cost. There are equally as good options out there that cost less and last longer IMO... The General, WAC-O-Worm)
WVU-SCPA reply :
The only thing to limit tackle selection is space in the boat/bag. The garage/attic still has plenty of room to fill.
However, give me the complete line of of Berkley MaxScent and Z-man products and I would be content.
Log Catcher reply :
I use Zoom more than any of them. I do have some in Berkley, Reaction Innovations, Wave Worms, and BPS stickos. Have a couple of packs of Yamamoto senkos.
J Francho reply :
I don't see why you'd stick to one brand, unless you were sponsored. There's so many great baits out there, I like to pick a few from several makers. If I absolutely had to stick to one, I'd say Ragetail baits would cover most of it for me, but I'd still throw OG Senkos, too.
RHuff reply :
Don't over think things. Just fish what you think at the time is the best possible thing to throw. All that really matters is that you catch fish.
Bankbeater reply :
I can't see myself ever doing that.
5/0 reply :
Wow, thanks everyone! A lot of food for thought.
Chance_Taker4 reply :
98% of all the soft plastics I use are Grande Bass. I branch out and use Yamamoto Senkos, Zoom Fluke, a few Jackall soft plastics and something I pick up her and there throughout the year; but other than that it is fully Grande Bass.
Djohn reply :
A little pricey but i use only Yamamoto branded plastics. Over the 4-5 years I've eventually switched because my catch rates just seem to be better.
stratoliner92 reply :
I could if forced but never would
bowhunter63 reply :
Use alot of Rage Tail,Yum and Zoom.
NYWayfarer reply :
I could, but don't want to.
HoosierFisher reply :
I typically use what is available locally and/or what I get on sale online. If I can get 40% off of a particular brand, it's a no brainer to stock up. So I've got a box full of Biospawn and Gambler plastics that I need to use. But I could probably get by with Zoom products alone. Baby Brush Hogs are a go to. It's hard to resist buying more plastics when there's a good deal.
TnRiver46 reply :
I get a lot of my plastics hand poured by an old timer, they are super soft with great action. As far as brands, I use zoom, rage tail, and big bite baits. Bobby garland for panfish
tander reply :
Use all different brands but lately seems like I am using mostly Z Man mainly because of Ned Rigging.
Munkin reply :
Still not sure why you would limit yourself unless you are sponsored? Personally I use whatever works regardless of manufacturer. The only limitation I could see is if you are limited to what you can buy locally from say Wal-Mart? Otherwise I have at least 20 different manufacturers besides what I pour myself.
Allen
Oregon Native reply :
I use em all from time to time...probably the reason I give so many away to kids and such...I'm a junkie with tackle. But....have used Dry Creek tubes for years and they have done me good....very good....from coast to coast.
Gunthos reply :
People keep saying why would you want to?
But as a minor counter argument, why wouldn't you stick with 1 brand.
Three ideas, mostly for beginners.
1) if you caught some bass on your first plastic, say Berkely, you would be excited with Berkeley and maybe want to try their swimbaits, etc.
2) if you stick with 1 brand, the colors are more consistent, and you know what they are. For example, if you tell me a lure's color is 'You Know It' or 'Monkey Butt' you know it's gonna be River2Sea. So theoretically a Berkely pearl white should be the same in stick or paddle tail or lizard.
3) for beginner's, choices are overwhelming. And if you look at Tackle Warehouse's reviews, people will say 'only get Senkos, they outclass the others', and other people will say 'don't bother with Senkos, they're too expensive, get Zooms'. With so many choices, if you like Berkeley, and you want to learn wacky rig, there probably exists a reasonable alternative to Senko by Berkely to start out with.
So why not? It seems like as a beginner, once you start catching fish with a brand, getting other plastics or hard lures from them should be a safer bet in your mind and exciting!
5/0 reply :
Thanks everyone!
Not exactly new to it, but been away for a while.
Gunthos's reply seems to zero in on what I want to do as I restart. Keep my selection simple and since I will be fishing from the back I won't have tons of stuff, with no where to put it. In the past I'd have Zoom paddle tails, Yamamoto kut tails, Iovinos, Robos in 6" worms, maybe others as well and that was just one color family! Not much space to add different colors. With one brand I could bring several colors, as I relearn I'll be able to judge whether I should swap out one brand for another and not sink the boat.
Does this make sense?
Way north bass guy reply :
Over the years I’ve used quite a few different brands, and still have specific models of certain brands used for a very specific type of fishing, but my absolute favourite and the one I use probably about 95% of he time is Berkley powerbait. Maybe it’s just a confidence thing but I’ve caught so many fish on so many different Berkley baits over the years, they’re always the first soft plastic bait I pick up and usually don’t put back down.
I/MBasser reply :
On 1/12/2019 at 6:30 AM, 5/0 said:Thanks everyone!
Not exactly new to it, but been away for a while.
Gunthos's reply seems to zero in on what I want to do as I restart. Keep my selection simple and since I will be fishing from the back I won't have tons of stuff, with no where to put it. In the past I'd have Zoom paddle tails, Yamamoto kut tails, Iovinos, Robos in 6" worms, maybe others as well and that was just one color family! Not much space to add different colors. With one brand I could bring several colors, as I relearn I'll be able to judge whether I should swap out one brand for another and not sink the boat.
Does this make sense?
So, which brand are you going to use?
TOXIC reply :
Yes, I am sponsored by Yamamoto but let me offer a few reasons to stick with a brand and it doesn't have to be Yamamoto. Consistency. Take the Senko for example, probably the most imitated bait out there. "IF" you go with whatever brand was the cheapest the day you were shopping, chances are (if you were used to throwing a Senko original), the bait is not going to have the same action. Also keeping in mind that there aren't that many bait makers who pour their own plastics so a lot of the knockoffs will perform the same. Another aspect of consistency is the formula of the bait. I know how I have to rig Yamamoto plastics for the best action and a lot of that is based on the formula. Some makers may have a scent you like. And as has been said, if you are a stickler for color, you know your favorite color will be the same across the entire line. May be small differences but it inspires confidence and you better have that with whatever plastic you decide to throw.
jbsoonerfan reply :
Yamamoto senkos, Zoom creatures, Berkley worms, Netbait trailers, Reaction Innovations beavers.
FishTank reply :
I am partial GYCB but I probably have a dozen baits buy a dozen manufactures that get fished just as much. It seems each manufacture has at least one signature bait that keeps them going.
This is the basics for me....
Stick bait> GYCB 5in Senko and maybe the General from Berkley
Ribbon Tail Worm> Rage Tail, Anaconda, Zoom Ole Monster, and Berkley PowerBait Power Worm 7in
Creature Bait> There just too many but GYCB Kreature, GYCB Fat Ika are my favorites
Trailer> Zoom Chunk and BioSpawn Vile Craw/Rage Baby Craw
Lizard> Zoom
Finesse Worms> BioSpawn 6.5in Plasma Tail/Roboworm
Padle Tail/Swimbait>Zoom Fluke and Keitech
scbassin reply :
On 1/8/2019 at 8:28 AM, Crestliner2008 said:Why would you want to limit yourself that way in the first place? It's a heck of a lot of fun trying different things. Variety is the spice of life as they say.
I don't think X-girlfriends would agree with that.....
BlackwaterPark10 reply :
I could pretty easily fish only Gambler and be happy
lo n slo reply :
On 1/8/2019 at 6:16 AM, 5/0 said:Is it feasible to go with one brand of soft plastics for all your needs, ie: Zoom, Strike King, Roboworm, Iovino, etc. Do any of you guys do this? Will it work?
Thanks....Joe
to answer the questions, probably and maybe.
i will throw anything!......as long as it’s Zoom ????
whitwolf reply :
I fish Zoom 4"Dead Ringers a lot. Between Zoom products and Reaction Innovations they cover the majority of my needs.
Now, for nostalgia's sake on several trips I like to throw the Rebel Ringworm.
lo n slo reply :
i’m jealous. dang!
snake95 reply :
On 1/20/2019 at 11:39 PM, whitwolf said:Now, for nostalgia's sake on several trips I like to throw the Rebel Ringworm.
Whitwolf, you have shown me how to be a true tackle aficionado. My wife spells that word "h-o-a-r-d-e-r."
Great post: the picture is worth a thousand words.
Oh yeah: as far as brand goes, I have no loyalty to anyone. One of my favorite things about bass fishing is experimentation and learning. I love and fish GY, Kietech, Jackall, SK/Rage, Zman, Zoom, Yum, NetBait, Big Bite, RI, Missile (love Missile's stuff - smells great), Roboworm, Gulp, Powerbait, Berkley, yep... ALL of them.
5/0 reply :
On 1/12/2019 at 10:42 PM, I/MBasser said:So, which brand are you going to use?
I'm looking into Strike King and am considering keeping some of my old GYCB and Roboworm worms.
I'm in the west, California, where finesse is the predominant style. Except for places like the Delta and Clear Lake.
The bass club I fished in years ago and considering rejoining fishes a lot of clear water lakes, Berryessa, New Melones, Pardee, Tulloch, McClure, to name a few.
I spoke with a member and he said to keep it simple. Green, Browns, and Shad colors. So that's where I'm going to start.
For Greens, Green Pumpkin and Watermelon.
For Shad, Translucent, Smoke or White.
For Brown, the only real Brown I have is PB&J which is not a truly brown worm. I've looked at Cinnamon and Oxblood, but depending on the brand these don't seem to be truly brown, they tend to look red.
I would add Black, June Bug, and something like Morning Dawn as well.
Any comments would be appreciated!
TOXIC reply :
On 1/24/2019 at 3:13 AM, 5/0 said:For Brown, the only real Brown I have is PB&J which is not a truly brown worm. I've looked at Cinnamon
Yamamoto's cinnamon is a light earthworm color. It is brown though.
roadwarrior reply :
For your brown try the GYCB Cinnamon.
(Wow! It looks like Toxic and I were typing at the same time.)
WI_Angler1989 reply :
Variety is the spice of life! Or so they say.
Personally, I have a handful of favorite companies, a few that have a variety of plastics that I like, and a bunch of companies that I only use a single plastic from.
I have a passion for smaller, less mainstream companies. I actively avoid the big box brands like Zoom, Strike King Berkley, etc. I have more fun finding other, and typically better, options.
To each their own! Some people go to Wal-Mart and call it good. Half the fun is the search for me: online research, review scouring, etc.
EWREX reply :
I recently stuck with mainly YUM brand soft plastics. They have a wide variety of different baits in a bunch of colors which all flat out catch fish, and the best part is almost every single pack is $2.99.
papajoe222 reply :
There are times when I want a soft plastic that floats, other times one that has a lot of salt. There are a couple of companies that I rely on for one or the other, but I haven't found one that offers both.
thinkingredneck reply :
I got nostalgic recently and bought a bunch of Creme scoundrels. Did amazing. Mostly I fish Zoom products, but a little of everything, Yum, Yamamoto, Rage tail, Grande Bass,...
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