Favorite Baits 2025
joshua_douglas7 reply :
What is your favorite bait? What colors do you like to use? Soft-Plastics? Hard-Plastics? Frogs? Jigs? Buzz? Spinner? I'm fairly new to fishing, and I really haven't found a bait that I've had a lot of success with. Any opinions?
jignfule reply :
Try senkos or fat ikas to begin with. greenpumkin and watermelon colors
Darren. reply :
On 2/10/2013 at 12:24 PM, jignfule said:Try senkos or fat ikas to begin with. greenpumkin and watermelon colors
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War Eagle 44 reply :
My absolute favorite baits are frogs/toads. Spro and River2Sea for hollow bodies and Gambler Cane Toads. There are so many baits I've had great success on and love to fish but if I had to pick, the frog/toads would win.
Gambler Cane Toads- bull frog and Lane's Toad are my favorites.
Spro and River2Sea- Killer Gill for Spro and Armed Forces for R2S.
Although I haven't tried R2S's new colors Bigmouth and Bream but they look great in pics.
ClackerBuzz reply :
i started out power fishing b/c its so heavily advertised on tv, youtube etc. plus chuck'n'reel'n is fun. but it really shines in spring and fall. you get skunked alot in summer and winter. there are exceptions but generally the heat of august isn't a good time to burn a double bladed spinnerbait in a small pond w/ little oxygen.
i started looking for better techniques. i can't tell you how many times i walked up to guys on the water and they pulled out their cell phone to show me monster fish. i asked the same question everytime: what did ya get'm on?
the 2 most common answers= 2 great techniques: senkos and jigs.
most guys told the same story. just cast it out and let it sit. KISS keep it simple stupid.
i started catching much bigger and better fish year round. and also came to the realization that big fish are big/fat b/c they don't like to chase down fast moving lures. i now love bottom contract lures. move to smaller plastics and lighter weighs if the bite is tuff or if ur in small ponds. start with dead sticking and very slow dragging, always keeping bottom contact, moving 8-12" at a time. adding long pauses in between drags drives them crazy. sometimes you'll get snagged on a rock and have to pop it free. that will trigger a bite. take note b/c then you know they want a short/violent burst after the pause. dead sticking a drop shot (3" grub) usually gets you bites in any fisher, year round. let the current do the work. you can speed up retrieves from spring thru fall. i'd recommend experimenting with power techniques in spring and fall...and keep bottom contact techniques as a foundation year round. fill out ur profile so people know what region you live and you'll get more replies.
and read this:
http://www.bassresource.com/bass-fishing-forums/topic/13845-guaranteed-to-catch-bass/
Edited by ClackerBuzzTuckahoe Joe reply :
My favorite baits to fish are squarebill crankbaits. I like KVD 1.5's in any kind of shad color (gizzard shad, sexy shad, tennesee shad, etc). And like the other guys said, you can't go wrong with senkos. They strait up catch fish.
Topwaterspook reply :
Topwater baits are my hands down favorite. It's just fun watching the strike! For ease of use and productivity I'd suggest a "Zell Pop" in bone color.
roadwarrior reply :
Here you go:
http://www.bassresource.com/bass-fishing-forums/topic/13845-guaranteed-to-catch-bass/
Lake Forest Bassin reply :
Top water is my favorite, the Rage Tail shad is my bait of choice for top water fishing. Nothing better than watching a big fish slam that bait.
angler1 reply :
5" senko rigged wacky with and "O" ring on a 2/0 or 3/0 wacky hook. Color is important as ur presentation and location, however I dont know what type of water u fish. Watermelon black/red flake, green pumpkin, and black with blue flake are always good starts. You can fish this rig in all types of weather and situations and have a productive day. I always fish slow and always weightless.
Bass-minded reply :
In Tennessee and Illinois a Texas rigged 4" soft plastic Zoom lizard (watermelon red kind or pumpkinseed) with a 1/8 to a 1/16 oz bullet sinker. Do NOT peg the sinker! By pegging the sinker you weaken the line. This bait is good in most situations with moderate to great success. Also a 1/16 or 1/8 oz rooster tail inline spinner.
trailer reply :
I like a Zara Spook or Super Spook. It's fun to see a bass blow it up on top of the water. I'm going to try Senkos this year as everyone has good thing to say about them.
Jig Meister reply :
My favorite baits: anything top water, because it is the most fun to watch.
My best producers: any type of jig, shaky, wacky, jig-n-chunk, swim jig, plastics rigged all ways.
I think when people get to caught up in what baits work best, they really need to learn where to find bass and what bass are doing what times of the day. I say this because you can catch the same bass, in the same spot with a few baits and techniques, it is knowing how to find that spot which is the real key.
The more time I spent to learn bass habitat, behavior and patterns, the better I started catching fish and the less it mattered what I tossed, but some things work better
War Eagle 44 reply :
On 2/11/2013 at 4:37 AM, Bass-minded said:In Tennessee and Illinois a Texas rigged 4" soft plastic Zoom lizard (watermelon red kind or pumpkinseed) with a 1/8 to a 1/16 oz bullet sinker. Do NOT peg the sinker! By pegging the sinker you weaken the line. This bait is good in most situations with moderate to great success. Also a 1/16 or 1/8 oz rooster tail inline spinner.
I strongly disagree that pegging your weight weakens your line. If done properly there is no damage what so ever. I'm also not saying that one can't damage their line by improperly pegging their weight because you can. It's also not the best way to present your bait in every situation either (pegging) I was only trying to make the point that if you do it correctly it doesn't weaken your line. No offense meant at all toward Bass-minded.
aharris reply :
Yea, pegging is a must when fishing heavy cover.
Bass-minded reply :
No offense taken. I did not mean to sound absolute. My mentor told me that so I took it as fact.On 2/11/2013 at 9:05 AM, War Eagle 44 said:I strongly disagree that pegging your weight weakens your line. If done properly there is no damage what so ever. I'm also not saying that one can't damage their line by improperly pegging their weight because you can. It's also not the best way to present your bait in every situation either (pegging) I was only trying to make the point that if you do it correctly it doesn't weaken your line. No offense meant at all toward Bass-minded.
Mike L reply :
Booyah Chatter
Wacky rigged senko
Trick worm on a spot remover shaky head
Mike
War Eagle 44 reply :
On 3/9/2013 at 11:25 PM, Bass-minded said:No offense taken. I did not mean to sound absolute. My mentor told me that so I took it as fact.
Some tungsten weights without inserts nick your line, pegged or not, but there is a way to fix it yourself that's cheap and works very well. B.A.S.S. pro Aaron Martens put out a video on how to use heat shrink tubing to fix this problem and thats what I do to all my weights now. Not something you have to do if you don't like to tinker with tackle all that much but I do so.... I can also tell you it works very well. On top of fixing that problem you can leave it a little long on the bottom side of the weight and that helps protect your knot when setting the hook.
OkeechobeeAngler reply :
Rat L Trap. Catches bass anywhere. Easy for kids to learn, I'll take one of my granddaughters and she says "Papa put on that rattle thing I wanna catch a big one".
The Rooster reply :
This is hard because I like so many. I do well with Bandit 100 and 200 crankbaits. I've caught some nice ones on buzzbaits and spinnerbaits. Jerkbaits are also a bait I love to use, too. The one I've done the best on as far as numbers is a Roostertail inline spinner. They've also brought in keepers as well. The one that's consistently brought in nice fish has to be the Bandit 100 though. That would probably make it my favorite. I'm learning to love a jig now also, and I've done well on a Texas rigged worm or lizard also. I don't really think any of these baits take a backseat to any of the rest. I love 'em all.
TNBassin' reply :
On 3/10/2013 at 2:55 AM, Mike L said:Booyah Chatter
Wacky rigged senko
Trick worm on a spot remover shaky head
Mike
What in the world are you doing that grants you the power to catch fish on a boogee bait? I can't for the life of me do any good with those.
Mike L reply :
On 3/10/2013 at 6:43 AM, TNBassin said:What in the world are you doing that grants you the power to catch fish on a boogee bait? I can't for the life of me do any good with those.
TN...I love those things.
I tried the Original Manns but have had much more sucess useing the Booyah.
I like the hook being on a flexable arm which I'm convinced has helped with hook up's.
Also the trailers that come with them are the right size and shape, so no experimenting with other trailers.
As far as presentation I ALWAYS reel with either a jerking or stop and go motion. Never just chuck and wind.
Mike
Bluebasser86 reply :
If I have my jig rod in my hands I'm happy. If that jig happens to be a 1/2oz brush jig and I'm pulling fish out of laydowns or off docks, then I'm even happier.
TNBassin' reply :
On 3/10/2013 at 7:56 AM, Mike L said:TN...I love those things.
I tried the Original Manns but have had much more sucess useing the Booyah.
I like the hook being on a flexable arm which I'm convinced has helped with hook up's.
Also the trailers that come with them are the right size and shape, so no experimenting with other trailers.
As far as presentation I ALWAYS reel with either a jerking or stop and go motion. Never just chuck and wind.
Mike
I've used them with, and without the trailers that come packed in, and nothing. Recently stuck on a Rage Tail grub to give it a smaller profile, but haven't fished it enough to know if that did the trick. I always cast it out and let it fall, then pull it up off the bottom and let it fall, rinse and repeat. I don't chuck and wind it either. Same goes for Zman chatter baits. Just no luck with them, but I'm determined to get a fish on one this year.
Mike L reply :
On 3/10/2013 at 11:04 AM, TNBassin said:I've used them with, and without the trailers that come packed in, and nothing. Recently stuck on a Rage Tail grub to give it a smaller profile, but haven't fished it enough to know if that did the trick. I always cast it out and let it fall, then pull it up off the bottom and let it fall, rinse and repeat. I don't chuck and wind it either. Same goes for Zman chatter baits. Just no luck with them, but I'm determined to get a fish on one this year.
Well I wish you luck with them.
The let it fall and pull method worked great for me today as a matter of fact.
I started off useing a white and chart spinner bait that got hit once in about 20 min by a 2 lber. I put on the chatter, same color with a white trailer, let it fall in 6 ft of water and Bam! It never touch bottom on the first cast.
Picked up 2 more in about 10 min also, but both those times I changed it up a little by reeling steady then a quick sideways pull then let it drop. The 2nd hit almost took the rod out of my hand!
Mike
Hooligan reply :
Agree with WarEagle. Pegging doesn't weaken your line if you do it right. Doing it right is using sinker stops, no reason for toothpicks anymore. I like bullet weights tstops, as well.
My favorite bait? Northstar jig and a rage trailer. Second is a Northstar new gill 3/4 ounce spinnerbait.
Jake P reply :
Rage recon worm t rigged with a 1/4 Oz weight.
Jig and rage craw.
Kvd 1.5
Booyah spinnerbait 3/8 oz.
Those are my top 4 producers, not in order.
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