If you could only fish ONE lure the rest of your life.... 2024

FivePoundBluegill reply :

If you could only fish ONE lure the rest of your life what lure would it be? For me it would be a 6 inch straight tail finess worm. Yeah this bait is probably one of the more boring baits to fish but I chose it because it is the ONLY bait I have ever fished that will catch me bass at any time of year under any conditions. It is my go to bait when fishing is tough as well as my skunk buster bait. I seem to catch bass with a 6 inch strait tail finess worm EVERY time I use one.

Now what would your one bait be if you could only fish one bait for bass the rest of your life.

Also please dont say any type of live bait. You have to pick a lure...

Jake. reply :

Zoom Finesse Worm, watermelon seed or watermelon candy.

smallieking reply :

hmm wow good one aaaa if i could only use one lure for the rest of my life i probably would quit fishing but it would have to be the tube zoom finesse tube to be specific in junebug to be more specific

Bassn Blvd reply :

7" Culprit or Zoom junebug worm with 1/8 bullet weight and 4/0 hook.

KU_Bassmaster. reply :

3/8 oz green and brown jig

BassChaser57 reply :

It would have to be a Watermelon Seed Fat Ika. Did I win a prize RW??

8-)

Seriously it would be a soft jerk bait T-rigged, color would depend on water color, clarity, and time of year. Watermelon seed, watermelon red flake, or pumpkin seed.

brgbassmaster reply :

3/8 ounce jig.

.RM. reply :

A 3/8 oz. Spinnerbait, white/chart, Single Nickel Colorado

I can fish it like a spinnerbait, spinner-jig, crankbait, and buzzbait.

Tight Lines All!!

basspro48 reply :

5/16oz watermelon/brown/purple finesse jig...Gets em every time

sal669 reply :

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7" Culprit or Zoom junebug worm with 1/8 bullet weight and 4/0 hook.

Right on !!!

That's my "go to"/ "no skunk", bait but I'm using 3/16 weight, T-rigged. Sometimes I peg the weight and slide it about 2 ft up the line and fish it as a finess C-rig/ splitshot-rig

JigNBig reply :

3/8 oz jig with a baby brush hog trailor.

HesterIsGod reply :

4 inch tube bait. Very versitile, pitch it to docks or heavy cover, swim for aggressive bass, crawl like a crawfish, you can even fish it as a topwater.

.dsaavedra. reply :

wow.

i'll go ahead and be the first to say a 4" *** *** in smoke blue pepper. this is my most versatile bait. i can dead stick, crawl, jig, walk the dog, wacky rig, and shakey head this bait. it pretty much does everything and it outright catches fish.

Bassin_Fin@tic reply :

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If you could only fish ONE lure the rest of your life what lure would it be? For me it would be a 6 inch straight tail finess worm. Yeah this bait is probably one of the more boring baits to fish but I chose it because it is the ONLY bait I have ever fished that will catch me bass at any time of year under any conditions. It is my go to bait when fishing is tough as well as my skunk buster bait. I seem to catch bass with a 6 inch strait tail finess worm EVERY time I use one.
Now what would your one bait be if you could only fish one bait for bass the rest of your life.

Also please dont say any type of live bait. You have to pick a lure...

X2 you can rig these in every different way imaginable,and work them in so many different ways.

flippin reply :

my 3/8 oz flippin jig cumberland craw color with watermellon spice paca craw trailor

The Next KVD reply :

3/8 oz. Black/blue jig

norm2525 reply :

It would be a 5/16 once brown jig. I can catch fish with it year around.

LCpointerKILLA reply :

Lucky Craft Pointer 78 SP American Shad or Ghost Minnow

Rob G. reply :

A Brovarney swim jig. Just use your imagination as to the ways you can fish it.

ABC123 reply :

Well, I can catch panfish on an almost bare hook, so in order to catch both 'Eyes and Bass on only one lure, it would have to be a #09 Rapala Countdown...Perch. I'll still be carrying my Hula Popper along for good luck though.

David P reply :

Trick worm.

bubbler reply :

i dont know if i could only fish oe,i consider myself versitile and need all my tackle.....but if i had to choose one, i would choose a pbs magnun flipping tube.

F@bio reply :

green 5'' shakey head

Jeff H reply :

This is as close to a impossible question as one could get. This could really make your head hurt... :-/

I'd have to go with a 7" Original Powerworm in Junebug.

guest reply :

ORIGINAL FLOATING RAPALA #11, IN SILVER

alger319 reply :

Spinnerbait!

The_Natural reply :

I love cranks to death...so it is hard for me to say, but I would go with a jig. It's just too versatile and works too often. Winter, Prespawn, Summer, fall...the jig is always a go.

Tin reply :

1/4 Black/Red Terminator Pro Top Secret Jig

bassrogue reply :

Soft plastic frog

You can work it on the top or on the bottom. Or use different weight hooks or retrieve speeds to swim it down deep or shallow. There are alot of ways to modify and rig a frog

Color? Not sure......bullfrog.....black/blue...... :-/

dumb_dog11 reply :

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1/4 Black/Red Terminator Pro Top Secret Jig

x2 except in watermelon*

*but i must give an honorary mention to spro frog(like the black widow color they just came out with) and cranks(specifically the ETI Orion Crank from BPS)

Catt reply :

Texas Rigged Gene Larew 7 ½ Salty Ring Worm Cinnamon Pepper Neon/June Bug Laminated (Camouflage).

Maxximus Redneckus reply :

Purple manns jelly worm 6 inch t rigged , c rigged, wacky rigged, drop shotted, u name it it can do it can be cut also

meanmuskie reply :

4'' tube jig in green pumpkin 8-)

Shadcranker reply :

Green pumpkin Candy 4" Prowler tube TX Rig 1/4 oz weight. I can mimmick a craw or shad with it, and fish 2-30 ft.

Yakfish reply :

I gotta agree with the jig & baby brush hog. 1/4oz green/red.

roadwarrior reply :

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Texas Rigged Gene Larew 7 ½ Salty Ring Worm Cinnamon Pepper Neon/June Bug Laminated (Camouflage).

This is a great thread for suggestions to add to your collection, but if any of you guys know anything about Catt's fishing results, this is a bait YOU NEED TO GET! I know I am.

8-)

smcentee reply :

Lucky Craft Wander 80. This bait has the most unique and diverse action of any bait I've used. Moves like a worm, falls like a senko, give it a jerk and it's a minnow on acid, can be fished as a topwater and a subwalker. Covers the water column from top to bottom. They're becoming hard to find.

ba7ss3in reply :

reaction innovations trixie shark bad shad green

Mid-MO reply :

1/2 ounce black and blue jig. Jigs can be fished anywhere (open water structure, points, heavy cover, rock, etc), any season, at any speed, at any depth (including swimming it).

If you are just going to use one thing - this would allow as much versaitility as anything.

Anybody remember the Bassmaster article a few years back on the guy who only threw a Devil's Horse - year around? It was a pretty interesting read.

Davis reply :

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Texas Rigged Gene Larew 7 ½ Salty Ring Worm Cinnamon Pepper Neon/June Bug Laminated (Camouflage).

Looked everywhere for these Catt. Can't hunt them down.

I need a good ringworm.

roadwarrior reply :

I can't find them on the internet and they are not listed on the Gene Larew website:

http://www.genelarewlures.com/Worms/wormindex.html

:-/

senile1 reply :

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I can't find them on the internet and they are not listed on the Gene Larew website:
http://www.genelarewlures.com/Worms/wormindex.html

:-/

I looked for them on the Gene Larew site too. Catt, are these some old stock that are out of production now?

Davis reply :

ebay only has a lot of 3 right now.

In red shad color.

I have no need for three packs. That would last me forever.

Joe. S reply :

Jig and trailer, pretty much all I fish anyways ;D

Siebert Outdoors reply :

jig and trailer here also.

Grey Wolf reply :

SPINNERBAIT.

You can fish it any speed and depth you want.

RiskKid. reply :

1/4 oz spot remover pro with zoom finesse worm (junebug).....going to give some *** finesse worms a try (just got em)

Popeye reply :

A Vibra-Bat. Just kidding:o) I have a nice collection of them but they are not for usage. I'd probably go with a Texas rigged 6-7" worm or a jig and trailer. Dang, and I REALLY like Hula Poppers and JitterBugs too!

island bassin reply :

tandem terminator chart/white spinnerbait ,size 1/2

Avalonjohn44 reply :

A Trickworm, because you can fish it wacky, t-rigged, weightless, shaky, and on and on.

SBM-RL reply :

I went with a spinnerbait 3/8 to 1/2 0z in black bith silver blade for the same reasons reelmechanic said you can jig them swim them burn them

llPa1nll reply :

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3/8 oz. Black/blue jig

farmpond1 reply :

Around these parts, it would have to be a floating Rapala (silver for clear waters or chartreuse for stained).

riverfisher reply :

Chug Bug I would fish it all day long just to see a bass smack it on top.

The_Natural reply :

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author=06002F3D31480 link=1201821715/30#34 date=1201873081]I gotta agree with the jig & baby brush hog. 1/4oz green/red.

Ok...what the hell is going on?! This is the second person to reply with a jig/brush hog combo. That is my bait! No one is supposed to do this! I spanked 5 keepers yesterday in 45 degree water with a 3/16oz baby boo jig in black/red flash and a black neon baby brush hog...it has always been my cold water jig combo. I modify mine by cutting off the swim tails to look like whiskers, and shortening the bait by cutting it off right above the legs. I also cut off the legs and make slits at the base of the 'gliders' or flaps to make them flair open when my jig is sitting on the bottom. It flat works...

Tucson reply :

I'd seriously consider a double-tail hula grub, watermelon/redflake.

This scenario would sure simplify fishing, just carry one 360 Plano and one of those rod/reel things.

Catt reply :

I don't know what's going on with the Gene Larew web site but if you do a search for it 4 sites come up 2 work and 2 don't. The 2 that work don't list every thing they sell, the 2 that don't work are the correct one.

Ballpark Frank reply :

Spinnerbait(1/2oz. Terminator T-1 chartreuse and white with 1 large gold willow blade and 1 small colorado nickel blade).

Catt reply :

Ok guys thanks to pfluemis we have found the error at Gene Larew; I would also like to add that Red Shad & Junebug/Blue Tail work as well.

http://www.easycarts.net/ecarts/GeneLarewTackle/Worms.html

PDB reply :

Conspicuous is the absence of the Senko so far.

4" Junebug Senko.

RoLo reply :

T-rigged 7-1/2" Ribbontail Worm

(Culprit: black shad -OR- YUM: red shad)

Roger

BassFishingMachine reply :

A 5inch GYCB Kut-Tail, its just always seems to work for me, but I'd really hate having to use only 1 lure :'(.

Big-O reply :

3/8 jig and Rage tail craw or chunk

Vyron reply :

3/8oz spinnerbait white chart skirt with tandem gold / nickel blades

NorDoor reply :

Since my targeted species in my neck of the woods is the fiesty SmallMouth Mine would be a Lucky Craft Jerk Bait.78 sp series.

My other reason is I could also use it on the trophy Walleye and Pike that swim the waters around here.I could cast it.Troll it.Jerk it.Add weight to the line above it to adjust running depth.Heck I could even carolina rig it.

detroit1 reply :

If i could only use 1 lure, i would quit fishing. I can't pick one lure. Someone would have to pick it for me. I don't think i could pick 1 just for the day. It would be a soft plastic of some sort, but you make good arguments for jigs. Okay, i wouldn't quit fishing, but i know that i wouldn't go nearly as often. It's too much fun catching them on different lures/techniques. Well, maybe i would go out just as many times, but would enjoy it less. (at least you are fishing). Who am i kidding? I would fish with 1/2 of a lure, and couldn't wait until the next time i go out...

guitarkid reply :

a rapala lc minnow. But i have'nt tried my senkos or swim senkos so this will probably be changing

roadwarrior reply :

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Ok guys thanks to pfluemis we have found the error at Gene Larew; I would also like to add that Red Shad & Junebug/Blue Tail work as well.
http://www.easycarts.net/ecarts/GeneLarewTackle/Worms.html

Thank you guys!

I just placed my order. 8-)

p.s

The worms are fairly inexpensive, but the shipping fee SUCKS!

Anyhow, I wanted to try them, so I bought 100 of the camoflauge

Catt recommended and 20 packs of the other two colors he

suggested for about $42.

Thanks again.

rumbal reply :

Zoom Trickworm 6"

roadwarrior reply :

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Texas Rigged Gene Larew 7 ½ Salty Ring Worm Cinnamon Pepper Neon/June Bug Laminated (Camouflage).

Now that we found 'em, would you share how you rig 'em, fish 'em?

fishfordollars reply :

7 1/2 worm texas riged

tritz18 reply :

5 inch senko

Bassn Blvd reply : http://static.howstuffworks.com/gif/dynamite-sam.jpg

Big-O reply :

The Rage Tail Craw in green pumpkin has been responsible for about 50% of my best fish over the last 6 months, Texas rigged or on the back of a jig. That would be my choice.

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