Favorite new bait/technique so far in 2010 2024
Primus reply :
It based on what's new for you, for example if you started fishing grubs mention that even if they've been around for about 40 years.
I'll lead, started fishing the 6" River to Sea Live Eye Bottom Walker and have been pleased with the size of fish that hit this bait. I also added a Matt's Hardgill about a week back and had a nice 3lber just smoked it on a tough day, memorable strike. Next year I plan on throwing more and bigger swimbaits than ever, getting addicted to these type of baits.
So what's got you guys excited?
BASSclary reply :
Jigs.
This is my first year fishing for real, and I discovered jigs around june-ish.
They are now one of my confidence baits 
AndrewS reply :
3in firetiger shad from Storm
bunch of nice fish on it and similar colors but firetiger seems to work the best
Goose52 reply :
Funny that you mentioned grubs. I started using 5" single-tail grubs for the first time this season. I mostly fish them weightless on a 1/0 EWG hook. Results - 708 fish caught as of tonight (679 bass, 29 "other")! This is obviously my new favorite bait for 2010 !
BASSclary reply :
QuoteFunny that you mentioned grubs. I started using 5" single-tail grubs for the first time this season. I mostly fish them weightless on a 1/0 EWG hook. Results - 708 fish caught as of tonight (679 bass, 29 "other")! This is obviously my new favorite bait for 2010 !
On just that one lure?
J Francho reply :
Hard Swimbaits. 2-6 oz. size.
Goose52 reply :
QuoteQuoteFunny that you mentioned grubs. I started using 5" single-tail grubs for the first time this season. I mostly fish them weightless on a 1/0 EWG hook. Results - 708 fish caught as of tonight (679 bass, 29 "other")! This is obviously my new favorite bait for 2010 !One just that one lure?
Not on the SAME grub - like any soft plastic bait, they wear out. But it is indeed 708 fish caught on two different brands of 5" grubs - Zoom Fat Alberts and a Gander Mountain "house brand" grub.
BASSclary reply :
Oh okay, gotcha
Thats still a lot of fish!!!
00 mod reply :
Hey goose. Ever try gycb fat ika? Or his sons?
Goose52 reply :
QuoteHey goose. Ever try gycb fat ika? Or his sons?
Nope. Roadwarrior is a big Fat Ika fan - perhaps he'll be along soon...
Red reply :
I really did well with crankbaits this year, mainly the Bandit 200 in pearl/chart back color. More recently I have been having good success on jerkbaits, LC Pointer in ghost minnow or pearl ayu. In short, hardbaits have been my new bait.
Bankbeater reply :
I used braid for the first time this year. I can really tell a difference when I'm fishing in the weeds.
Primus reply :
QuoteHard Swimbaits. 2-6 oz. size.
JFrancho I'm still learning swimbaits, started out throwing SK King Shads & similiar baits, as mentioned in my post I have moved up to mid size baits and want to expand my swimbait game next season. May I ask what baits have been working for you? I see you are from NY the fishing there would probably be similiar to what I see in Michigan. Thanks
Shane J reply :
Keel-weighted Craws and Lobsters! Caught a ton of fish on that rig this year.
MMan16 reply :
This year I was able to get out early mornings so I threw a lot of topwaters. My favorite was Stanley ribbits. Great action come across weeds nicely and produce violent topwater strikes.
BrASSmonkey reply :
As an alternative to spinnerbaits, I began throwing swim jigs with a flapping tail shad trailer and had some success. I found the bait to be effective for me, and I no longer hesitate to throw that bait.
I am still working on jigs and soft plastics.
00 mod reply :
RW is actually the one who introduced me to them! They work great, and since I saw you like grubs figured i'd give another recommendation for them!
Jeff
Gangley reply :
10+ inch Worms and Jigs
I started the early part of the year dedicating trips to fishing the jig, and learned a great deal, one of my go-to's for sure now. Mid-summer to present, I have been dedicating time to worms, and have really found a good deal of respect for the 10"+ worms. They catch all size fish, from 8 inches up, and are great for probing structure.
One of the best times fishing i have had in a LONG time came this past sunday night fishing a PB&J Poison Tail jig with a chunk trailer. Almost every cast (within a 30 minute window) with the jig was a bass, it was just amazing.
J Francho reply :
QuoteQuoteHard Swimbaits. 2-6 oz. size.JFrancho I'm still learning swimbaits, started out throwing SK King Shads & similiar baits, as mentioned in my post I have moved up to mid size baits and want to expand my swimbait game next season. May I ask what baits have been working for you? I see you are from NY the fishing there would probably be similiar to what I see in Michigan. Thanks
Spro 6" Trout Slow Sink
Sebile Magic Swimmers 3/4 and 1 oz. Slow Sink
MS Mini Slammer
Matt Lures Hard Gill Floater
Matt Lures Baby Bass
Black Dog Baby Shell Cracker
Black Dog Punker Injected 6"
Huddleston Deluxe 6"
All have caught, but I highlighted ones that have given up some numbers.
Primus reply :
Thanks, I have the 6" slow sink Perch Spro and caught a nice 5lber a couple of weeks back on it and you're right it catches fish. My Matt's hard Bluegill is a slow sink, next one will be a floater. I appreciate your reccomendations.
piscicidal reply :
This year I rigged an extra heavy setup dedicated to punching heavy, canopied mats. I probably tripled my lifetime total of bass caught through thick hydrilla/hyacinth mats this year. It's a technique I've come to enjoy...Getting a huge bass to slam your bait on five feet of line and a rod/line that has almost no compliance is pretty exciting. hand-to-hand combat.
OHIO reply :
I have really gotten into jigs.
I started fishing them when nothing else was seeming to work and they paid off tremendously.
I need to get back into plastics more now, but recently I can't seem to find the patience for the senko sink time.
lynyrdsky1 reply :
There are few baits out there for this year since i didnt really start to experiment with different baits till this year but it has to be the Senko and shakey head those are really the only things that i can go out and know im going to atleast catch a dink or two.
MrWrinkle reply :
Jigs.
Before this year, I'd never caught a thing on them. During the hot summer months this year I made a determined effort to use them -- I even bought a Abu revo/vendetta combo dedicated just to fishing jigs -- and it has pretty much changed my bass fishing world. So many more fish, and a much larger average size.
BASSclary reply :
QuoteI have really gotten into jigs.I started fishing them when nothing else was seeming to work and they paid off tremendously.
I need to get back into plastics more now, but recently I can't seem to find the patience for the senko sink time.
Just pick up some weighted screw-lock hooks.
J Francho reply :
QuoteThanks, I have the 6" slow sink Perch Spro and caught a nice 5lber a couple of weeks back on it and you're right it catches fish. My Matt's hard Bluegill is a slow sink, next one will be a floater. I appreciate your reccomendations.
Share your success and failures....I'm still figuring this out as well. Two seasons does not an expert make.
oteymc reply :
Like several other people that have already commented, my number one addition this year is the Jig. It really seems to catch bigger fish on average. Still a lot to learn about them, like the best times to use them. Something I learned while on a guided trip was the use of a jig in open water, I always thought it was just to flip and pitch into cover.
I also used spinnerbaits for the first time this year. For me, these seem to just kill the fish or catch nothing at all. But when its on, nothing more fun.
SharkHat reply :
Weightless plastics. I used to always be a fan of heavy jigs and spinnerbaits because bigger was always better - but I'm changing my ways.
OHIO reply :
QuoteQuoteI have really gotten into jigs.I started fishing them when nothing else was seeming to work and they paid off tremendously.
I need to get back into plastics more now, but recently I can't seem to find the patience for the senko sink time.
Just pick up some weighted screw-lock hooks.
One reason why the Senko can catch so many fish is because of its sink rate.
Adding a weight would take away from its natural action IMO.
I'll still try it though and see if I can get some bites.
Hammer 4 reply :
Fave new bait would have to the 3:16 swimbaits I recently acquired. Haven't caught any fish wit them yet, but then I haven't thrown them much.
Jeff H reply :
Wasn't a new thing for me as I did use these some as a kid but....6" double hook, pre rigged worms around docks. 18"-24" leader, ballbearing swivel, Thunder Bullets 1/8oz rattling brass bullet. Sometimes no weight. Fished along length of dock down the straight edges when shaded. They spin on retrieve because they are factory kinked and they kicked fanny!!! It has been years since I've thrown this rig and it will be used a LOT more now!!!
I just hope I can find some more of these!!
J Francho reply :
QuoteQuoteQuoteI have really gotten into jigs.I started fishing them when nothing else was seeming to work and they paid off tremendously.
I need to get back into plastics more now, but recently I can't seem to find the patience for the senko sink time.
Just pick up some weighted screw-lock hooks.
One reason why the Senko can catch so many fish is because of its sink rate.
Adding a weight would take away from its natural action IMO.
I'll still try it though and see if I can get some bites.
Another reason is that it slips through certain weedy cover, getting to fish the creature guys can't get to, when t-rigged with a bullet weight.
Thad reply :
I've been fishing a drop shot for a while now but this year I really started catching fish with it. I went away from the smaller baits and less action. I almost exclusively used 6" Roboworms and I imparted a lot more action during the retrieve. This resulted in my best producing setup this year.
slapshot reply :
Strike King Red Eye Shad 1/2 oz in the Green Gizzard Shad pattern. Am really happy about 55 fish this summer - with 33 of them in just 2 nights - but it looks like I have a long way to go to get to 700
mr.mallard reply :
texas rigged finesse craw and craw cranks(though havent had much luck on the craw cranks)
rubba bubba reply :
QuoteMatt Lures Hard Gill Floater
Which model hard gill floater and what presentations? I have the Crappie floater but haven't had any luck with it yet.
J Francho reply :
I think mine is the male. My fish really aren't too picky, but I bet pressured bass would respond to making one or the other act like blue gills on beds - male holding and defending territory, female cruising. For the most part, toss it out, wait, and slow retrieve. If I see a wake, I'll pause, and then sweep, and pause. It really looks like a fleeing gill.
Captain Obvious reply :
A zoom weightless centipede has been a new find when they don't want something bigger. I go though an area with a jig then fish it again with the centipede. There has been times it has caught bigger fish than the jig
Primus reply :
QuoteQuoteThanks, I have the 6" slow sink Perch Spro and caught a nice 5lber a couple of weeks back on it and you're right it catches fish. My Matt's hard Bluegill is a slow sink, next one will be a floater. I appreciate your reccomendations.Share your success and failures....I'm still figuring this out as well. Two seasons does not an expert make.
I missed this comment from earlier but I saw your reply to Rubba Bubba about sweeping the Matt's hardgill, I will definetely have to try it. Recently met another guy from my area and he had very high praise for the Matt's Gill along with the Realprey Alewife which is a soft bait like a Hudd but more durable though not quite as realistic looking. He also throws some of the 8-10" baits and has had some success on these especially when night fishing.
Tommorrow taking the afternoon off and it's supposed to be overcast/ windy which hopefully will turn into a good day to throw swimbaits, if not then it's back to my crankbaits and jigs.
Anyway just bit the bullet and got in a Floating 3:16 Freestyle Herring which along with the previously mentioned Matt's Gill & Real Pey swimbait will be putting these through the motions this fall. I will definetely on occasion update with my successes & failures with various swimbaits and look forward to hearing reports from yourself and other forum members on their impressions as well. This category of tackle is starting to really fascinate me with it's potential and right now I'm absorbing all the info I can get on these type of baits.
aceman387 reply :
I just took up jig fishing a couple months back and my favorite so far has been 1/8 oz green pumpkin bitsy bug jigs with tiny baby brush hogs for trailers.
Nice_Bass reply :
keel weighted space monkey. I can work it as a top water early in the morning, and also used it to probe then and later in the day. Works as a frog and a craw. No line twist which is my pitfall with t-rigged craws. Worked pretty well as a skipping bait as well.
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