If you had to choose one lure to fish?? 2024

BassinfromNC reply :

Just for fun question here. If you was in a situation you had to catch fish to feed you family,but only could pick one, what lure would you choose?

I would say senko wacky rigged.

Goose52 reply :

This one:

BassinfromNC reply :

I want to try one those, any recommendations. Cant they be used with a scounger hook.

ripinthem reply :

I guess you are implying an endlees supply of that lure, as well? I would say a jig. Reason is that its really versitile in all levels of the water(shallow-swim, deep ledges, heavy cover). With my extend-pole, I never lose one in <20ft of water, so costs per fish is very reasonable. My second choice would be a strait-tail finesse worm. I can catch fish on those 2 baits all year long. My other baits seem to be seasonal with my level of fishing.

midnighthrasher reply :

Senko!!!

Hamby reply :

If it was to feed my family then i wouldn't mind catching a bunch of dinks and other fish so i'd also pick the twister tail.

If it was for my enjoyment, then it would be a jig.

SausageFingers23 reply :

Baby rage craw. It always puts fish in the boat.

Blue Streak reply :

Another vote for the curly tail grub. And white will do just fine if I don't have any other.

central.PA.bass reply :

Purple Senko!

Grey Wolf reply :

spinnerbait with large colorado blade.

jdw174 reply :

Black/blue 1/2oz jig.

Missouribassman95 reply :

Baby Brush Hog. T-Rigged

grimlin reply :

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This one:

X2......You can catch just about almost all types of species with that too. If I'm going after fish for food,the grub would be my #1 choice as well.

Frog Turds reply :

black & silver rapala shallow shad rap. but i agree that a small white grub for pannies would be probably the most logical & put the odds in your favor of catching food consistantly.

WanderLust reply :

T-rigged Watermelon black fat IKA...

Jigfishn10 reply :

Pearl spinnerbait with a single gold Oklahoma blade.

Goose52 reply :

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I want to try one those, any recommendations. Cant they be used with a scounger hook.

A grub can be fished lots of ways. Many people fish them on jig-heads. I nearly always fish 5" grubs - rigged weightless and weedless on a 1/0 EWG hook. You can cover the top 5 feet or so of the water column this way - fish as a topwater, just under the surface, or if you're patient, wait for them to sink.

As others mentioned, the grub is a good multi-species bait - use 5 or 6 inch grubs for bass, go smaller if necessary to target smaller fish. They work for me - I caught 791 fish with 5" grubs last year consisting of 6 species: LMB, yellow perch, warmouth, bluegill, redear, and white crappie.

Now, if you meant your question literally (which I know you didn't) then all of the answers in this thread are wrong. If you truly are subsistence fishing, then chances are you are too poor to have a boat, fancy rods and reels, and store-bought baits - or even the $ to replenish plastic baits. What you would have would be as many cane poles as you can afford or your state/local regulations will allow, some cheap line, a package of hooks, and all the worms, crickets, grasshoppers, etc. that you can harvest for free... :

BassThumb reply :

1/2 oz. gold shiner, double willow spinnerbait.

JoePhish reply :

Swimsenko in 323 or 021

Hammer 4 reply :

6" flat tail roboworm, a Senco would be a very close second.

SGT Rico reply :

A black and silver broke back Rapala.

shutupnfish reply :

Half ounce Strike King bluegill swim jig.

Steve

SirSnookalot reply :

The question was fish, not necessarily bass to feed your family, for me a spoon wins hands down. I can catch any predatory fish at any location in the world on a spoon.

Catt reply :

If I had to catch fish to feed my family the choice would be simple; Johnson® Original Beetle Spin®.

roadwarrior reply :

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T-rigged Watermelon black fat IKA...

Close 2nds:

5" Senko

Rage Tail Baby Craw

GYCB Kut Tail

Zara Puppy

Single tail grub

Roboworm

Swarming Hornet/ Live Magic Shad

Rage Tail 7" Thumper

3 1/2" Gitzit

8-)

SkilletSizeBass. reply :

Roboworm 71/2" red crawler..

Big M's Charlie O...

the Jawjacker crank in my avatar..

Viper Design Risebacker..

Bomber model 6a or 7a redfire craw..

Megabass cyclone aka tora..

Evergreen Buzzer beater silent..

bigbass49 reply :

Watermelon with black flk senko

SJex reply :

A White Spinnerbait.

flippin and pitchin reply :

10 inch red Dupont spinner.

EastTexasBassin reply :

Strike King KVD swim jig w/ rage craw/lobster trailer.

Close 2nd would be the ragetail baby thumper.

I've had some great days this year going back and forth between those two.

KYntucky Warmouth reply :

probably a tube

Vinny Chase reply :

For pure excitement, there's no beating a Sammy or a DD22

For numbers, Trick and finesse worm

Big Bait Fishing reply :

red eye shad ....... (in sexy shad or green gizzard)

00 mod reply :

If I was trying to feed my family, the one lure would without a doubt be a 1/8 oz Roadrunner white with a white curly tail on it! So far this year alone, I have caught bass, bream, crappie, a drum, and a buffalo on it! Can't beat that for variety and numbers of fish you could eat!

Now if we were talking about you get one bait to bass fish with the rest of my life??? Would have to be a Smithwick devils horse! How exciting would it be, for every fish you caught the rest of your life to be top-water!!!!!!!

Missouribassman95 reply :

Storm Wildeye Swimshad. I can always seem to catch something with it!

brushhoggin reply :

sorry zoom.

JaxBasser reply :

If it was just to feed my family I'd go with a small in-line spinner. It will catch bass, bluegill, crappie, and just about anything else in the water, fresh or salt.

J_Pearson reply :

On 3/19/2011 at 3:49 PM, JaxBasser said:

If it was just to feed my family I'd go with a small in-line spinner. It will catch bass, bluegill, crappie, and just about anything else in the water, fresh or salt.

Amen! Tiny little Rooster Tail Spinner used to catch me a ton of little bass and bluegill, and I'm sure it still would!

My other go-to option would be a wacky-rigged 4in. straight worm I pour.

SausageFingers reply :

Blade Runner bluegill swim jig with a hard candy rage craw trailer

bigbill reply :

Come on fishermen & fisherwomen's its the number 1 lure of all time a 6'' long black creme plastic worm split shot rigged will land us many bass with a #4 hook.

J Francho reply :

Diving crankbait.

aavery2 reply :

I would go with a football type jig, many colors would work fine. It can be fished in allot of different cover, depth and water temps.

Flukeman reply :

The twister tail grub for me. I have caught bass, trout, panfish, walleye, pike, and drum on the thing.

SmokeRise1 reply :

I'm with 00 Mod on the top water but I'll go with the Tiny Torpedo. In my fantasy world it's always Top Water Time!

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