How Many Brands Do You Carry? 2024

tnbassfisher reply :

Most soft plastic companies make the same styles in most baits. Lets take the "beaver" style bait for example. Currently I own at minimum 4-5 different companies variation of this lure. Sometimes I get bogged down on what to take on a particular trip. If I think that this bait will be productive on a particular day, it seems like I am loading up on every single one that I have.

How many different brands or variations of the same bait do you carry? And how have you solved the problem of which ones to take?

SirSnookalot reply :

The only soft plastic I use with any regularity is a fluke, Zooms work just fine.

Bluebasser86 reply :

Seriously? I have no idea how many different kinds of each style of bait I use. They all serve their purpose and get used when the time is right.

HoosierHawgs reply :

I have bought many different styles of baits in the past, but I'm starting to move to one brand thing, I'm mostly buying big bite plastics these days. I use the same bread of reels, rods, spinnerbaits.... It's just started clicking for me like that

Catt reply :

What I've found is different brands have different fall rates.

Senko, Yum-dinger, & Big Bite all fall at different rates.

Trick worm, Bass Assassin Tapout, & Roboworm cast different & fall different.

Rage Lobster, Gene Larew Hawg Craw, & Paca Craw cast & fall diffetent.

Aint but one Structure Bug! Rage Tail

roadwarrior reply :

For the most part Rage Tail, MegaStrike and GYBC.

Jig Man reply :

I make my own so I don't carry brands.

ww2farmer reply :

I keep it simple, the only plastics in my arsenal are Berkley Havoc, Gulp, and power bait. All of my hard baits are Strike King, and my jigs are home made with Boss components.

basshole8190 reply :

Havoc has taken front seat for most all my plastics now. Still use zoom craws and flukes tho

Fishes in trees reply :

No hard questions. Seriously, if there is a soft plastic company out there that has any distribution in the Midwest area, I've probably bought some of their product.

desmobob reply :

There are definitely some differences in sink rate between different brands of similar plastic baits. Also some differences in durability. For that reason, I carry some similar plastic baits from different manufacturers.

Tight lines,

Bob

Mike L reply :

That's the problem!

I see something I haven't got and think Ummmm I wonder??

Man, That looks good! If I was a bass I'd eat that! Throw it in the basket.

I learned that leason.

Unfortunately, Ive done that so long I got bags I haven't opened yet!

As far as brands, yes I've settled on 1 or 2 brand's now for almost all styles of plastics.

Mike

QUAKEnSHAKE reply :

I like variety and will buy different brands to try them out.

Offhand I think I have around

10 brands of senko style baits

10 brands of lipless cranks

10 brands of frogs

5-8 brands of spinnerbaits

I just got 3 more brands of stick baits Flat Dawg,Megastick,Keitech salty stick to try out.

Oh as for which ones I take on any given outing just a spur of the moment or whatever is the newest, nearly always have senkos though.

Ill challenge myself certain days and only take one specific lure say 3/8oz white spinnerbait and thats it. Next day only Palm Trees.

Brnnoser6983 reply :

If I have it I carry it. Zooms with a single tale to busier and big bite. Like others have said different baits have different fall rates. But also the variation of style affects the movement. Now if I have 3 bags of the same I will leave extra at home.

lordpaxin reply :

I'm an impulse shopper

If it looks like a good deal

Then it has to be

This was one of those days

I hit this site 3 times lol

For me it's more of a "better stock up" so I have it

Kind of mentality

buzzed bait reply :

i like to K.I.S.S.

tnbassfisher reply :

I guess I'm just wondering, if you find a particular brand's lure works, do you still find yourself buying others? I know I'm guilty of this fairly often.

nascar2428 reply :

I have seven different brands of senkos. Each of them have different fall rates and of course different durability. When I choose to use a different style of plastic I use Havoc or Big Bite Baits.

Bankbeater reply :

I know I have some GY, BPS, and Zoom baits. I would have to go through the bag and look. If I see something on the shelf that looks good I tend to buy it.

Choporoz reply :

Your example of beaver-style makes it a different question for me. That is the best example of a bait that convinced me that I need NO other beaver-style baits besides Rage Tail Structure Bug. Nothing else has come close since I tried them.

As to other styles.....it depends. I'm just glad that I don't have sponsor to worry about..LOL...I'm fickle and I like to play the field.

Choporoz reply :

Oh...and as to the question of what to take? I try to avoid the question, bite the bullet and take the whole 50 pound duffle bag.

lordpaxin reply :

Haha 50lbs

I always do a pre plan and look at all my plastic

I'll decide on a few different things and grab a few colors of it and put in a zilock and stick in my pocket this is of course for walking to the creek

When I ride to the pond or drive to the lake I take all

WIGuide reply :

I try not to buy multiples of the same bait style from different companies. I try to find a specific bait that I like and if it works for me I'll stick with it. The times I buy from a different brand are the times when the ones I like don't have a specific color that I'm looking for. I try to keep it simple, even though trying and actually doing couldn't be farther apart sometimes. lol

A-Jay reply :

I think this cover most of what's in the "Ready" bag

So in Alphabetical order ~

A l l u r i n g Baits

Berkley Power Bait

Culprit

GYBC

Mann's

Provider Tackle

Reaction Innovations

Strike King (most Rage Tail Products)

Trigger X

Xcite Baits

Yum

Zoom

A-Jay

MIbassin reply :

mostly gambler and zoom

joelhains reply :

I make my own soft plastics. I make my own spinnerbaits. I make my own jigs. Hard baits are the only things I buy off the self. For me 90% of my crankbaits or hard jerkbaits are Rapalas. I have a select few from other brands, but I have confidence in these baits so that's what I throw.

Stingray23 reply :

On 12/21/2014 at 4:40 PM, SirSnookalot said:
The only soft plastic I use with any regularity is a fluke, Zooms work just fine.

Same here.

fisherrw reply :

Senkos and roboworms.

olegs reply :

Mostly GY, Zoom, Rage Tail

ColdSVT reply :

Just beavers i have

Netbait

missile

rage

Plastics as a whole:

Zoom

rage

damiki

jackall

netbait

berkely

missile

gycb

Doa

roboworm

stanly

War Eagle 44 reply :

I have many different brands of plastics overall but I tend to "cherry pick" a few lures from each company that really work for me and stick with them. In the case of beaver baits I've tried a few but only really fish two, the original Sweet Beaver from RI and the D-Bomb from Missile Baits. I'm really glad I don't have to narrow my selection down to a handful of brands but if forced I think I could, Zoom, Net Bait, Rage, and Gambler could more than likely get me through.

gulfcaptain reply :

Well frog fishing I have narrowed the baits down to 4. Snag Proofs Ish's frogs (both), Live Target's Field Mouse, and Sproz's Bronzeye Shad.

As for the list of plastics,

Kietech

Netbait

Missle

Zman

Zoom

Yum

Strike King & Rage Tail

Gene Larew

Lunker City

Each bait has it's place and time. I've swapped craw/creature baits several times till I find the look they are wanting. You know when you find it.

The only way you find baits you like is to fish them all and keep the ones you like. The others, give them away to the local kids at the park fishing or buddies that want them.

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