Lure Once Used Frequently But Now Not So Much? 2024
bassheel reply :
What lure did you use but now sorta cooled off on? Mine is a spinnerbait. Bladed jigs have moved into its place the past few seasons. Cant remember the last fish I caught on one. Close second is a ribbon tailed worm.
Slipknot_Fan666 reply :
Ribbon tail worm. Used to be all I used, now I don't even have any.
HoosierHawgs reply :
Haven't had that happen yet lol
robster80 reply :
what took the place of the ribbontail worm?
Slipknot_Fan666 reply :
I replace it with the trick worm.
Mike L reply :
Even tho I fish in mostly 15+- fow down here, for me it would be a suspending jerk bait.
I've had good results with them in the past when the weather turns cooler/colder around here but just found other presentation's I like better.
Mike
mrmacwvu1 reply :
the original floating rapala
just found better baits that cast in the wind
still a great bait though
Chief 2 reply :
I must have 20 rattle traps that just don't seem to work anymore. Funny how things go out like that.
Weld's Largemouth reply :
Senko. I used to only throw senkos. Now I throw every type of lure, with senkos in between
Montanaro reply :
Senko and spinnerbait
the reel ess reply :
Spook, spinnerbait, ribbon worm, and deep cranks. I mostly fish ponds where these cranks would just be digging down in weeds and snotty moss.
Replaced with Rat L Trap, T-Rigged craws, weightless Trick Worm & wacky stick worms. But I'm always experimenting.
I wonder how much our lack of success with a lure is because of fish's exposure to it. Could be we used it twice unsuccessfully and put it away permanently.
scaleface reply :
Blakemore C.C. spinner . I use to wear them out .I've had the blade wear through on a couple and a couple more the arm break from using them so much. I havent tossed one in years .
smalljaw67 reply :
Toads or buzz frogs or whatever else they are called now. When Yum came out with the Buzz Frog I was sold on them, it was my main topwater bait and it was the first one I'd use and even when they didn't produce I still had a hard time putting it down. When the Buzz Frog was discontinued, I bought like 10 or 12 bags so I would always have some but then I got back into wake baits to the point that the buzz frogs rarely get pulled out anymore.
NJSalt reply :
Senko or really any stickbait like that. Not because they somehow became less productive, but because I've forced myself to stay away from them
papajoe222 reply :
Devils Horse. Used to be the only prop bait in my tackle box. Now I only have one and it hasn't been wet for a few seasons. A WoodChopper and Torpedo are my most often used prop baits now.
the reel ess reply :
On 6/2/2015 at 8:59 AM, papajoe222 said:Devils Horse. Used to be the only prop bait in my tackle box. Now I only have one and it hasn't been wet for a few seasons. A WoodChopper and Torpedo are my most often used prop baits now.
I like the Torpedo too. I had a Devil's Horse but can't find it now. I've never caught anything on it and I must have given it away.
KayakBasser reply :
Rapala j-9 gold and black.
Sea Salt reply :
Ribbontail worm used to be used a lot, now I use Zoom UltraVibe Worms instead.
jtharris3 reply :
Zara Spook. I used to fish one almost every time out. I don't think that I have tied one on in 15 years now.
jbsoonerfan reply :
Spinnerbait and buzzbait. Those used to be my go to baits and now I have almost completely quit using them. Moved more into crankbaits and walking baits.
Mattlures reply :
all other baits besides swimbaits. I still throw a buzzbait a little but that's about it. I used to throw the original rapalas and plastic worms the most. But then I decided to catch big bass instead.
C0lt reply :
I can only speak for myself, but this must be a common situation;
I started out with weightless and texas rigged worms when I first started bass fishing. I started to have some success and began catching some large fish, and instead of really sharpening my technique and sticking with worms, I decided to try every other technique under the sun that was new to me. I got really into frogging and toads, tons of topwater, crankbaits and spinner baits, etc. this has helped because I am not decently well versed in many different techniques, however I have started to get back to my roots of worm fishing (especially large worms). I feel like a lot of guys look down upon worm fishing as a beginners technique and tend to lean mostly on more advanced techniques.
I don't know, I might be a sucker from the fundamentals but there's nothing that's more majestic in fishing to me than fishing a large worm.
As far as techniques And baits that I got away from and stayed away from (unlike worm fishing) I would say I'm not a huge jerkbait guy.
fishballer06 reply :
Jerkbaits were a killer for me last spring and fall. This year I have only caught one fish on a jerkbait. I don't know whats happened.
the reel ess reply :
On 6/2/2015 at 12:59 PM, C0lt said:I can only speak for myself, but this must be a common situation;
I started out with weightless and texas rigged worms when I first started bass fishing. I started to have some success and began catching some large fish, and instead of really sharpening my technique and sticking with worms, I decided to try every other technique under the sun that was new to me. I got really into frogging and toads, tons of topwater, crankbaits and spinner baits, etc. this has helped because I am not decently well versed in many different techniques, however I have started to get back to my roots of worm fishing (especially large worms). I feel like a lot of guys look down upon worm fishing as a beginners technique and tend to lean mostly on more advanced techniques.
I don't know, I might be a sucker from the fundamentals but there's nothing that's more majestic in fishing to me than fishing a large worm.
As far as techniques And baits that I got away from and stayed away from (unlike worm fishing) I would say I'm not a huge jerkbait guy.
I remember when I was a kid I went fishing with a friend of my dad's once when my dad was busy. We got into some smaller schoolies and I was throwing the tackle box at them, with some success. That guy had two rods and only used the one with a T-rigged worm. He caught more and larger. And proved to me that even when fish are chasing bait, they'll bite the worm more often than not. Now every time I'm out and the bite slows, I'll throw a T-rig. But I admit I haven't used the worm that much lately.
What are your favorite worms?
Raul reply :
On 6/2/2015 at 3:24 AM, mrmacwvu1 said:the original floating rapala
just found better baits that cast in the wind
still a great bait though
Oh yeah, trying to cast those Rapala minnow bait are like trying to cast a friggin´ kite.
Actually I don´t have any bait that fits the description, I continue to use them all since I fish very different places, most of the baits I would use to fish one of those little ponds don´t have a place when I´m going to fish my everyday lake.
MIbassyaker reply :
Heh. I still throw a texas-rigged ribbontail worm very frequently for largemouth. When I don't, it's because I decided to put a craw or creature of some kind in its place.
I came to bass fishing from just general, casual, multi-species fishing, and gradually started getting serious about it maybe 15 years ago. But initially and before, the thing I could always count on catching SOMETHING with was an in-line spinner. I still occasionally use them when fishing rivers for smallmouth, but that's about it anymore. That's the only thing I used to use that i've gotten away from, but there are tons of lures I've never gotten TO. The big one is...........ready for this? Swimbaits. Never. Fished. One.
kickerfish1 reply :
Nothing really, I still have tons of things I have stored away even if they haven't seen use in a while. Most of the time I am not replacing a bait type just upgrading or changing to a different brand.
A-Jay reply :
Tubes ~
A-Jay
jdl2425 reply :
Rebel crawfish and inline spinners
C0lt reply :
On 6/2/2015 at 10:17 PM, the reel ess said:I remember when I was a kid I went fishing with a friend of my dad's once when my dad was busy. We got into some smaller schoolies and I was throwing the tackle box at them, with some success. That guy had two rods and only used the one with a T-rigged worm. He caught more and larger. And proved to me that even when fish are chasing bait, they'll bite the worm more often than not. Now every time I'm out and the bite slows, I'll throw a T-rig. But I admit I haven't used the worm that much lately.
What are your favorite worms?
Big fan of the zoom ol monsters (plum, red shad, and black) and the 10 inch culprit worm for my large worm fishing. For smaller worms I really like the big bite baits sugar cane worm (7 inch).
I tend to fish the larger worms a lot more. A lot of people are intimidated by a 10.5-11 inch worm, but what ive found from fishing them is that the 1-1.5 pound fish have no problem giving them a go. It's also a confidence thing, I just feel like I have a better chance of catching quality fish.
RoLo reply :
The Culprit 7.5" ribbontail worm was my mainstay for years (right up there with the Original Floating Rapala).
I still throw Berkley Power Worms, but the bulk of my ribbontail worms have been replaced by straight-tail worms.
Roger
the reel ess reply :
On 6/3/2015 at 12:38 AM, MIbassyaker said:Heh. I still throw a texas-rigged ribbontail worm very frequently for largemouth. When I don't, it's because I decided to put a craw or creature of some kind in its place.
I came to bass fishing from just general, casual, multi-species fishing, and gradually started getting serious about it maybe 15 years ago. But initially and before, the thing I could always count on catching SOMETHING with was an in-line spinner. I still occasionally use them when fishing rivers for smallmouth, but that's about it anymore. That's the only thing I used to use that i've gotten away from, but there are tons of lures I've never gotten TO. The big one is...........ready for this? Swimbaits. Never. Fished. One.
I quit using inline spinners because of the line twist. But I did catch everything on them too when I was young. Crappie, bass, white bass and bream. Seems like every bream I ever caught on one got all three trebles inside his mouth.
bassr95 reply :
#3 Mepps inline spinners. I used to fish them all the time and now I don't think I even have one in my box. Not really sure why, those things caught a lot of fish.
illinifan4152 reply :
Probably just a good old spinnerbait. Now I usually grab a chatterbait over it 9 times out of 10.
wnybassman reply :
Everything I got! lol
RB 77 reply :
Stik bait. I actually used one all day the other day for the first time in years. They still work just fine! Haha.
jitterbug127 reply :
Popper
the reel ess reply :
Mann's L'il George. I just looked in my box and I still have one. I used to catch schoolies in spring on it. Bass, whites and small stripers would school up together at times. This would catch them all.
scaleface reply :
On 6/5/2015 at 9:37 PM, the reel ess said:Mann's L'il George. I just looked in my box and I still have one. I used to catch schoolies in spring on it. Bass, whites and small stripers would school up together at times. This would catch them all.
I still have a few.I cant afford to use them anymore. A person can lose a whole sack full in a short time .
the reel ess reply :
On 6/5/2015 at 9:41 PM, scaleface said:I still have a few.I cant afford to use them anymore. A person can lose a whole sack full in a short time .
Ha! I remember throwing these on a Zebco 33. If you got a kink in cheap line, which was all my dad would buy me, the thing would just keep sailing off into the sunset.
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