If you could only choose one.. 2024
Yeajray231 reply :
Im curious, if you could only choose one lure, (Let's say you were stranded) what would you choose ? Like if you had no boat. Just a rod and one lure. From the bank, In an unknown area.
Torn Thumb reply :
Senko. Best thing other than the real thing.
Speaking of which... You've been asking a lot of questions but haven't been giving much input. It'd be nice to see your ideas too. Not being a jerk just saying.
Penguino reply :
Rooster Tails catch just about anything. Have caught everything except carp on them.
Second choice would be sluggos, simply because of versatility. I use the same 4 inch sluggos for crappie, bass and sunfish on my ultralight lol.
Yeajray231 reply :
On 8/7/2016 at 8:14 AM, Penguino said:Rooster Tails catch just about anything. Have caught everything except carp on them.
Second choice would be sluggos, simply because of versatility. I use the same 4 inch sluggos for crappie, bass and sunfish on my ultralight lol.
Agreed. Love the mepps. That would be my choice. Even caught a hefty channel cat on one .
Gundog reply :
Mine would be a 6 inch worm. You can texas rig it, swim it or run it on top of the water.
Brikon reply :
Shakey Head 
soflabasser reply :
Hard to only choose one type of lure, since there are so many lures that are highly effective.Guess I would have to choose a couple bucktail jigs of various sizes for freshwater /saltwater fishing.
yonyonson reply :
I would go with a swimjig and swimsenko, because it's one of my confidence baits, and it is so versatile.
tander reply :
Any of the Z Man Ned Rig baits.
primetime reply :
3" Curly tail grub on a jig head or split shot rig, but a 3" sassy shad would be fine as well.
I would go grub only because it comes through weeds better, can be buzzed etc...single tail xps grub in white ice.
A-Jay reply :
Johnson Silver Minnow ~
Patented in 1923, the Johnson Silver Minnow is the "Original Weedless Wonder".
A-Jay
Darren. reply :
Senko or a shad-shaped worm.
Gundog reply :
On 8/7/2016 at 10:33 AM, A-Jay said:Johnson Silver Minnow ~
Patented in 1923, the Johnson Silver Minnow is the "Original Weedless Wonder".
A-Jay
Dang that is old school. I started fishing with lures using a JSM. Mostly caught pike and pickerel.
MassYak85 reply :
On 8/7/2016 at 10:33 AM, A-Jay said:Johnson Silver Minnow ~
Patented in 1923, the Johnson Silver Minnow is the "Original Weedless Wonder".
A-Jay
x2 actually. Can be fished through some thick stuff, they flutter nicely, and you can add trailers of you so choose to give it a little something different.
Bluebasser86 reply :
Jig
Oregon Native reply :
Since you didn't mention species or salt or fresh water I'm going to go with a spinning rod with a small white marabou jig. Have caught a bit of everything from fresh and salt water on this little bait.
RafaelM reply :
Senko
OCdockskipper reply :
If I had to catch fish to eat & survive or just wanted to show off my catching abilities to the others stranded with me, I would choose a Zman TRD 1/15oz Ned rig in California Craw.
If I didn't have to catch fish and just wanted to have fun throwing & retrieving a lure, then a Zara Spook.
scaleface reply :
If I was stranded I would go with a Bic lighter with a hook .
whitwolf reply :
Zoom utail In black or red/shad. The modifications that can me made on this bait make It quite versatile.
iceintheveins reply :
Jig
fishingthenorthwestt reply :
6" senko or whopper plopper 90 orb 130 no matter the time of day or location i get fish on the plopper both size and numbers defiinelty becoming my favorite bait
timsford reply :
Rapala f11 floating in silver. I've caught largemouth, smallmouth, spotted bass, striped bass, white bass, yellow bass, hybrids, brown trout, rainbow trout, walleye, gar, crappie, bluegill, channel cats, and blue cats on this bait. Not far behind would be a 1/8 oz white roostertail.
Mosster47 reply :
Survival? An in-line spinner.
S. Sass reply :
On 8/7/2016 at 7:55 AM, Yeajray231 said:Im curious, if you could only choose one lure, (Let's say you were stranded) what would you choose ? Like if you had no boat. Just a rod and one lure. From the bank, In an unknown area.
If I can only have one bait, Zman ribbon tail wormz, they are very durable.
Or if I can have as many as I need but only of one kind of bait, Manns Jelly worm.
3/0 worm hook
3/8 oz bullet weight
No boat means its coming through stuff more than likely every cast as it comes in to the bank. I need a bait that can be thrown into anywhere since its a unknown area. A bait for any season or temperature. A bait for pretty much any water. T Rigged worm fits that bill.
skno reply :
jerkbait
Yeajray231 reply :
On 8/10/2016 at 9:15 PM, skno said:jerkbait
Which one ?
skno reply :
kvd or rapala xtreme slash fished erratically...............like combinations of slashing and twitching depending on the bite
note: im not a big fan of the shadow rap yet , it seems to have a tighter wiggle makes me think cold water bait.
I like to fish the jerkbaits more like a scared or wounded bait fish. Any time bait!
GORDO reply :
If I had to pick one lure... Acme Kastmaster Spoon in 1/4oz. Ive caught everything under the sun on those here in the North West!
crypt reply :
4 inch slider grub.
blckshirt98 reply :
If you're talking about picking a lure where you get an unlimited supply, I'd go with a Molix Sator Worm in Watermelon/Gold Shad or Seducente. If you're talking about just one lure and when you lose it or break it you're done, Probably a Strike King 1.5 squarebill in Natural Shad or Sexy Shad.
Oklahoma Mike reply :
One more vote for the rooster tail - good for almost any condition or species.
WIGuide reply :
I would have to say a good old roadrunner. If you can't get bit on that, you might as well go home.
Yeajray231 reply :
On 8/11/2016 at 3:06 AM, WIGuide said:I would have to say a good old roadrunner. If you can't get bit on that, you might as well go home.
Never had much luck on those only a couple crappie and a small bass. But looking at your profile. I'm going to assume you know what you're talking about. I'll have to try those again
WIGuide reply :
On 8/11/2016 at 3:31 AM, Yeajray231 said:Never had much luck on those only a couple crappie and a small bass. But looking at your profile. I'm going to assume you know what you're talking about. I'll have to try those again
Haha thanks, just pick a color you have confidence in. Personally, I've had a lot of luck in various different water colors on black and chartreuse turbo tails. If you give them another try, just remember their slogan couldn't be more true...."you can't fish them wrong as long as you fish them slow."
JigMaster4 reply :
It depends if only going for bass then I would throw a jig with a craw or rodent trailer because of its versatility. However if we are fishing for all species then i would go with either a rooster tail or very small spinnerbait.
scaleface reply :
OK , I actually have a little survival tin and I keep a couple of marabou jigs in there . Some day I might actually try to catch something when I,m out hiking around . I also have a large Circle hook in it to .
HeavyDluxe reply :
If I'm fishing to survive, I'm targeting (bio)mass rather than bass. I'll take a small in-line spinner, as others have said, or small jighead tipped with an artificial grub or any number of readily available bugs from near the pond.
With these, I'm confident I'll catch everything in the body of water from time to time. But, more importantly, I know I can catch ample panfish to feed myself and use to bait for bigger things if I'm so inclined.
Yeajray231 reply :
On 8/11/2016 at 6:53 AM, HeavyDluxe said:If I'm fishing to survive, I'm targeting (bio)mass rather than bass. I'll take a small in-line spinner, as others have said, or small jighead tipped with an artificial grub or any number of readily available bugs from near the pond.
With these, I'm confident I'll catch everything in the body of water from time to time. But, more importantly, I know I can catch ample panfish to feed myself and use to bait for bigger things if I'm so inclined.
Exactly what my question was asking . Thanks.
HeavyDluxe reply :
I once saw a paper (though a quick search didn't turn it up) that was studying the relative amount of mass that fisherman would be able to catch in an angling period - say, three hours - targeting different levels of the pond food chain.
It was clear from that paper that people targeting panfish and other small fish would produce more pounds per hour on average than people targeting larger, full-grown fish or species... And, of course, that makes sense. For every bass of any decent size in a pond, there are tons of smaller fry/juveniles of all species and mature panfish, perch, etc that make up the foundation of the fish-food pyramid. While any given 5lber would easily put a bass fisherman in the lead for the day, the number of days where the bass fisherman outweighs someone targeting smaller species (again, on average) is going to be very small, indeed.
wafi reply :
Hollow bodied frog.
Yeajray231 reply :
On 8/11/2016 at 7:25 AM, wafi said:Hollow bodied frog.
Any specific one ?
wafi reply :
On 8/11/2016 at 7:27 AM, Yeajray231 said:Any specific one ?
Phat frog papa midnight all day. Reasons is because it doesn't get caught in anything and you can cast it far. Also ive had mine for over 2 seasons and doesn't sink ever.
Outdoor Zack reply :
That's a toss up for me, between either a 5'' yum dinger or a 4 3/4'' finesse worm
Yeajray231 reply :
On 8/11/2016 at 9:49 AM, Outdoor Zack said:That's a toss up for me, between either a 5'' yum dinger or a 4 3/4'' finesse worm
Color preference?
Outdoor Zack reply :
On 8/11/2016 at 9:52 AM, Yeajray231 said:Color preference?
Green pumpkin w/ spike it! on the tail is usually pretty good. Otherwise its watermelon w/ red flake, junebug, or anything I think looks good.
Ratherbfishing reply :
Small original floating Rapala. You can catch all sorts of fish with it-not just bass.
Yeajray231 reply :
On 8/12/2016 at 4:12 AM, Ratherbfishing said:Small original floating Rapala. You can catch all sorts of fish with it-not just bass.
I've caught bass on the original floater ! That and the jointed version is what got me into artificial when I was a young boy. Like 10
djtrekker reply :
senko.
Scarborough817 reply :
1/2oz green pumpkin chatterbait
bigfruits reply :
for survival im with Mosster47 and would choose an inline spinner.
one lure for sport would have to be a 3/8oz jig with plastic craw trailer in green pumpkin
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