Lure That Catches Most Of Your Big Fish 7+ Lbs 2024
shimmy reply :
I was curious as to what lure you guys catch most of your 7+ pound bass on. Please don't include guestimates of bass you think are 7+ but legit 7 pounders and up. Given that some states are harder to get a 7 plus, if you could also mention the state you were in when you caught it. I have a few theories in mind but am curious to hear what the statistics would look like from the many great anglers on this sight. Even if you have only landed one over 7, i would enjoy your input. Thanks,
1. Lure
2. State
Randall reply :
On 9/16/2011 at 7:09 AM, shimmy said:I was curious as to what lure you guys catch most of your 7+ pound bass on. Please don't include guestimates of bass you think are 7+ but legit 7 pounders and up. Given that some states are harder to get a 7 plus, if you could also mention the state you were in when you caught it. I have a few theories in mind but am curious to hear what the statistics would look like from the many great anglers on this sight. Even if you have only landed one over 7, i would enjoy your input. Thanks,
1. Lure
2. State
I looked at the baits that I had caught the most fish over ten pounds in recent years on a couple years back. The baits I caught the most big bass on were swimbaits and straight tail worms like senkos and trickworms. The lake I fished most didn't have a good crawfish population so I looked at other lakes besides it and added a jig to the list. Now that's all I fish 98% of the time. I don't have any specific numbers but have seen the numberof big fish increase for the amount of time fished since going to those three types of baits most of the time. I catch most of my fish in GA.
Shad_Master reply :
I've never been lucky enough to catch a 7#'er, but I have bumped it a few times. In each case, it was on a soft plastic lure (Lake Fork Ring Fry, Senko and Zoom Ultravibe Speedwork). Most of my fishing is done in Nebraska and Iowa where 7#'ers are rare.
Wayne P. reply :
For me it is the Zoom Finesse Worm, BUT the rigging is the key to success (note avatar with Trick worm). The states include Va, N.C., Florida, Alabama, and Texas. Every bass 9# plus, including several double digit bass was with that presentation. All since 1980 over 7# were weighed and then CPR (catch, photograph, release).
Catt reply :
#1 Texas Rigged Gene Larew 7 ½” Salty Ring Worm Cinnamon Pepper Neon/June Bug Laminated (Camouflage).
#2 Terry Oldham's Jig ½ oz Black-N-Blue tipped with a Gene Larew Salty Hawg Craw 6" with 1 1/2" cut off the tail
#3 Texas Rigged Rage Tail Lobster color Falcon Lake Craw
As 09/15/2011
Bass over 7 lbs: 19
Bass over 8 lbs: 10
Bass over 9 lbs: 6
Bass over 10 lbs: 0
Texas & Louisiana 
1234567 reply :
Over the last year here in Florida I caught 7 bass over the 8 pound mark.
Two were on zoom horny toads.
One on a 4 inch swimbait.
One on a Rapala clackin crank.
One on a Manns jelly worm.
Two on a Deps Buzzjet.
Not big by Florida Standards but still nice fish to me.
Gatorbassman reply :
1. A jig that I make
2. Trick worm
I fish in GA, SC, and NC.
Goose52 reply :
I've only caught 2 LMB over 7 pounds - both on somewhat nonconventional baits in small neighborhood lakes in Tennessee:
7.75lb - 3/8oz Roostertail inline spinner
9.06lb - 3/8oz Chatterbait
Lake Forest Bassin reply :
3 so far I caught two of them on a rage tail lobster one with a 1/8 and the other on a 1/4 ounce weight, the other was off a wacky rigged senko. I caught them all from a neighborhood lake in south Florida.
North Ga Hillbilly reply :
One I know was over, one that was close, both on large buzz baits at night. One was a double blade in black, slow chugger, the other a fast white squeeker
NGaHB
Fat-G reply :
Four 7 pounders, two 8's.
7.2 - Baby Thumper
7.5 - White spinnerbait, early spring
7.9 - Trick Worm
8.2 - Black & blue jig
8.15 - Black & blue jig
Virginia
Looking to get a 10+ this fall-spring.
00 mod reply :
Most of mine have come on a jig, specifically 3/8 black/blue jig, but one on a red-eye shad and my pb came on a t-rigged reaction innovations sweet beaver. TN, MS, AR
roadwarrior reply :
This year:
10" Rage Tail Thumper
GMAN Jig/ Rage Tail Lobster
GMAN Swim Jig/Swimming Senko
Keitech Swim Fat
MegaStrike PopMax
Rage Tail Baby Craw
Sworming Hornet/ LFT Live Magic Shad
LC Pointer
Larew 7 1/2" Salty Ringworm
Fat Ika
LC RC 3.5
deep reply :
2 "certified" 7 pounders; one on an LC Gunfish, the second on a 6" Spro BBZ jr floater. I caught another that was 25 inches on a 5" senko, but didn't have a scale on me that day. Could have weighed anything from 8 to 13 lbs 
I've been serious about bass fishing only for the last 2 years though.
Small public lakes in Virginia, mostly bank-fishing.
Red reply :
Only two for me, one on t-rigged Rage Craw, green pumpkin. The other on a Bandit 200, pearl/chart back.
Texas
rooster123 reply :
Only one 8.4 on my handtied 3/8 jig with rage craw trailer in Washington State
David301 reply :
1. Spinnerbait
2. Maryland
BASSclary reply :
My PB : 7.2 - Green and Brown jig w/ a Pumpkin seed/Chart. Tipped zoom trailer. - VA. Curtis Lake.
My Dad's PB: 13.0 - Baby Bass Senko, Gander Mountain Brand. - Potomac River.
shimmy reply :
On 9/16/2011 at 7:49 AM, Catt said:#1 Texas Rigged Gene Larew 7 ½” Salty Ring Worm Cinnamon Pepper Neon/June Bug Laminated (Camouflage).
#2 Terry Oldham's Jig ½ oz Black-N-Blue tipped with a Gene Larew Salty Hawg Craw 6" with 1 1/2" cut off the tail
#3 Texas Rigged Rage Tail Lobster color Falcon Lake Craw
As 09/15/2011
Bass over 7 lbs: 19
Bass over 8 lbs: 10
Bass over 9 lbs: 6
Bass over 10 lbs: 0
Texas & Louisiana
It scares me to ask this but those aren't numbers for just this year are they Catt...That is your grand life total???
Furthermore, i am interested thus far to see that i have not seen a crankbait response yet. Very very interesting
Bassn Blvd reply :
7.5" - 8" worms and Senkos.
I fish in Florida.
As far as crankbaits go, I've caught more bigger fish on topwater than deep divers, but nothing over 7.
Bluebasser86 reply :
7lbs 2oz Redeye shad, Kansas
7lbs 1/2oz Black/blue Strike King jig, Kansas
7lbs 4oz Xcalibur Erratic shad, Kansas
7lbs Strike King King shad, Kansas
8lbs 2oz 3/4 jewel PB&J football jig, Missouri
7lbs 2oz 8" Zoom Lizard, Mexico
7lbs 14oz 8" Zoom lizard, Mexico
7lbs 8oz Rapala Skitter pop, Mexico
8lbs 8oz 8" Zoom Lizard, Mexico
8lbs 8oz 8" Zoom Lizard, Mexico
10lbs 2oz 8" Zoom Lizard, Mexico
Catt reply :
On 9/16/2011 at 11:21 AM, shimmy said:It scares me to ask this but those aren't numbers for just this year are they Catt...That is your grand life total???
Furthermore, i am interested thus far to see that i have not seen a crankbait response yet. Very very interesting
Notice the date ‘As 09/15/2011” that would be from 01/01/2011 until last month actually
Big Cat reply :
I have one so far, black jointed Jitterbug at 1130 pm on a small lake in Missouri. Darn near ripped the rod out of my hands, sounded like a shotgun blast under water, pretty cool.
However, the most consistant large fish bait for me is a T-Rigged Senko, watermelon or black blue flake. I prefer the Yum Dinger, but just about any cigar shaped weightless worm will probably do.
JigMe reply :
On 9/16/2011 at 10:50 AM, David301 said:1. Spinnerbait
2. Maryland
Where are you catching a 7lb bass in maryland? blackhill?
JigMe reply :
I have only caught 4 in the 6-7 lb range, during 4 days my trip to FL this year.
1. Northstar Jig
2. Zoom trick worm
3. LC pointer 100 in ghost minnow
Bassin_Fin@tic reply :
Crankbaits and/or traps pretty much take the cake for me even though these are generally numbers baits.My 3 largest lifetime fish have been on cranks. Rapalas dt's and flats to be specific
Spinnerbaits modified with oversized blades run a close second! Lots of fish 5-8 lbs on these especially in late winter.
Vinny Chase reply :
I have yet to catch a 7, but a majority of my 6+ lb bass have come off a deep crank or a jig. My biggest though, came off a trick worm.
Dwight Hottle reply :
Largemouth
1-lc pointer 128
2-zoom ole monster 10 worm
1-rage tail toad
Florida/Georgia
smallmouth
1-rapala taildancer TDD9
Pennsylvania
riverat reply :
State - Louisiana
#1 - Jig - Black/Blue/Orange and Black/Blue with a Zoom Flippin' Blue trailer
#2 - Larew Hawg Craw - T-rigged or, like Catt, I sometimes use it as a jig trailer
#3 - Buzzbait - specifically a 1/2 oz Boogerman Magnum Racket Buzz
As a side note - with a couple of exceptions, every fish I've caught over 7 lbs at Lake Cataouatche has been on a 1/2 oz. Johnson Silver Minnow.
Jig Man reply :
I don't think there is a magic bait for big fish. I have caught them on spinnerbaits, crankbaits, worms and jigs.
However, when I go for big fish I use the largest Gene Larue salt craw as a trailer on a jig. I prefer a brown rubber jig with a plumb colored craw.
Jigfishn10 reply :
I only broke that magic number twice here in MA and both were on my hand made lures: Spinnerbait and Jig.
tyrius. reply :
On 9/16/2011 at 10:51 PM, Grey Wolf said:That 13lb'er was a state record wasn't it?
Holy crap, cross thread sniping? Really?
BTW, the VA state record is 16lb 4 ozs. If you're going to try and rip someone, at least do it right.
yfz 450 reply :
8.2 lb. on a original f-11 rapala using it top water in harriman state park n.y.
Bass_Fanatic reply :
1. 10 lbs 1oz Zoom Trick Worm (Clear/Pepper flake)
2. 8 lbs 14oz Rage Tail Craw (Wtml/Red)
3. 8 lbs 4oz Grande Bass Rattlesnake (Trophy Hunter)
4. 7 7lb+ fish on Chug Bug, Buzzbait, Red Eye Shad, Rage Craw, Swim Jig
Raul reply :
On 9/16/2011 at 7:09 AM, shimmy said:I was curious as to what lure you guys catch most of your 7+ pound bass on.
Lure: 1/2 oz black living rubber skirt ( round strand ) jig + Zoom Brush Hog as trailer ( color may vary, but, in my neck of the woods they seem to show a marked preference for Castaic Choice )
Country: Mexico
State: Jalisco
stratosjoe reply :
7.2 Strike king bitsy bug
7.6 5" hand poured JD lures finesse worm on a 1/8 oz homemade shaky head
8.2 5" ringworm in black neon
all in Illinois
11.7 live shiner Okeechobee Fla fought like a 2# bass (sad)
A-Jay reply :
1. 1/2 oz Jig & Craw
2. Michigan
A-Jay
Hooligan reply :
Vision 110
Pointer 100
Spinnerbaits
Jig+trailer
Little John DD
Total number of fish over 7lbs is 219.
mudkart reply :
On 9/16/2011 at 10:57 PM, tyrius. said:Holy crap, cross thread sniping? Really?
BTW, the VA state record is 16lb 4 ozs. If you're going to try and rip someone, at least do it right.
Most of the Potomac is considered MD waters. So, yes, the alleged 13 would have been a MD state record, by almost 2 lbs. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/01/31/AR2008013103260.html
Here is another article emphasizing how unusual a 13# bass from the tidal Potomac would be. http://www.nationalbass.com/reports/kincheloe.htm
Original post: two bass over 7, one on a baby brush hog (VA waters, an ancient post on this site) the other on a green pumpkin-ish jig (OH waters).
MuffinMan reply :
Zoom Swimming Super Fluke in Houdini Shad/ Nip-E-Didee from Luhr-Jensen
-Florida
shimmy reply :
On 9/17/2011 at 7:10 AM, Hooligan said:Vision 110
Pointer 100
Spinnerbaits
Jig+trailer
Little John DD
Total number of fish over 7lbs is 219.
219???
That is just unbelievable. Goodness man.
Hooligan reply :
On 9/17/2011 at 11:15 AM, shimmy said:219???
That is just unbelievable. Goodness man.
Meh, I'm pretty low on the totem pole. I have friends that have edged into the 1000 mark. I have one friend that's pushing the 150 mark on ten pound plus. Heck, I'm sure Big O is edging the thousand mark himself, if he's not already surpassed it.
tyrius. reply :
On 9/17/2011 at 8:18 AM, mudkart said:Most of the Potomac is considered MD waters. So, yes, the alleged 13 would have been a MD state record, by almost 2 lbs. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/01/31/AR2008013103260.html
Here is another article emphasizing how unusual a 13# bass from the tidal Potomac would be. http://www.nationalbass.com/reports/kincheloe.htm
Fine, if you want to argue it here too the original post clearly shows that he was in VA.
I can't say that I care about how unusual the catch is. I'm not prepared to call him a liar with no evidence.
mudkart reply :
On 9/17/2011 at 8:24 PM, tyrius. said:Fine, if you want to argue it here too the original post clearly shows that he was in VA.
I can't say that I care about how unusual the catch is. I'm not prepared to call him a liar with no evidence.
IDK anything about another post.
If it was a VA trib of the P'mac, then yes, those are considered VA waters.
1234567 reply :
On 9/16/2011 at 11:21 AM, shimmy said:It scares me to ask this but those aren't numbers for just this year are they Catt...That is your grand life total???
Furthermore, i am interested thus far to see that i have not seen a crankbait response yet. Very very interesting
I caught one 8 on a rapala clackin crank earlier this year. Bleeding shad.
SirSnookalot reply :
I haven't bass fished since March, last few big ones I stuck were on a Rebel popper.
Jim H. reply :
Without doubt, when you catch the 7 lb+ LM bass in a midwest or northern lake, it is going to be something of a fluke. Even in southern climes it is going to at least be out of the ordinary. I simply do not weigh any fish except in a tournament situation. The very biggest bass I ever caught I realeased immediately. I won "big bass" money over a dozen times with fish under 5 lbs so I know I get my share of the larger fish. Of the 3 over 7 lb tournament fish I caught, 1 was flipping a 1/2 oz brown and orange jig with a black trailer, 1 was on a 10.5" Culprit worm fished weightless over millfoil in August, and the other was on a 3/4 oz Rattle Trap. If you will look at the posts with an open mind, and take them as gospel, you will see that there is no single lure that really stands out. In my non professional personal opinion, big bass are caught on what ever was being fished when the fish hit.
Out of the literally millions of hours spent tossing various artificial lures in the hope of catching the big one, the odds of catching a real trophy bass is fairly low. Just as an earlier post observes, the odds of that 7 Lb+ bass are much greater in CA and the gulf coast states than they are in NE, MO, IL, IN, PA, etc.
Hooligan reply :
On 9/18/2011 at 10:28 PM, Jim H. said:Out of the literally millions of hours spent tossing various artificial lures in the hope of catching the big one, the odds of catching a real trophy bass is fairly low. Just as an earlier post observes, the odds of that 7 Lb+ bass are much greater in CA and the gulf coast states than they are in NE, MO, IL, IN, PA, etc.
There's no doubt of that, the growing season is longer, the introduction of Florida strain fish into a lot of those waters, and the reduced winter mortality all play a part. In the Midwest and MN, WI, I've caught a total of 11 fish 7# or over. The remaining have all come from CA, TX, and LA. I fished a tournament in TX last May that the winning weight for a ONE DAY total was 37 and change, the big fish was 8-4. The right time, the right place, the right situation you can lay into the big fish. If you look at some of the guys that are REALLY good on Lake Fork, for instance, they catch between 75 and 100 ten pound fish a year.
shimmy reply :
On 9/19/2011 at 9:22 AM, Hooligan said:There's no doubt of that, the growing season is longer, the introduction of Florida strain fish into a lot of those waters, and the reduced winter mortality all play a part. In the Midwest and MN, WI, I've caught a total of 11 fish 7# or over. The remaining have all come from CA, TX, and LA. I fished a tournament in TX last May that the winning weight for a ONE DAY total was 37 and change, the big fish was 8-4. The right time, the right place, the right situation you can lay into the big fish. If you look at some of the guys that are REALLY good on Lake Fork, for instance, they catch between 75 and 100 ten pound fish a year.
i along with probably most reading this thread are aware of the difference in location, timing, and size. However, it is interesting to hear what people's "go to" is for 7+ lbs and i was curious in seeing patterns on this thread.
Hooligan reply :
It's always interesting to see those things, for sure. I maintain that the #1 big-fish bait is a jig and trailer. I don't recall the exact stats but the overwhelming majority of the 10+ fish in Texas last year were jig fish.
Catt reply :
On 9/19/2011 at 11:13 AM, Hooligan said:It's always interesting to see those things, for sure. I maintain that the #1 big-fish bait is a jig and trailer. I don't recall the exact stats but the overwhelming majority of the 10+ fish in Texas last year were jig fish.
Not so my friend, a Texas rig by more than 2 to 1
Primus reply :
Catt regarding the Gene Larew ringworm that I've you seen mention dozens of times in various post I've read, I'm curious regarding the details of how you typically rig it in terms of line type, weights, presentation etc ? Also, what does this worm offer that makes it stand out verses other worms that are available ? Thanks
J Francho reply :
Only caught one fish over 7 lbs. here in NY, and it was on a 10" black Powerworm, T-rigged with a 3/8 oz. weight.
Catt reply :
Texas Rigged Gene Larew 7 ½” Salty Ring Worm Cinnamon Pepper Neon/June Bug Laminated (Camouflage).
Mustad 3/0 Straight Shank Denny Brauer Flipping Hook P/N:32807BLNU32
3/16 oz. Bullet weight (painted black)
Shimano Crucial CRC-X610MH
Length: 6' 10"
Line: 10-20 lb
Lure: 3/8-3/4
Power: Medium Heavy
Action: Extra Fast
Shimano Calcutta CT100A Gear Ratio: 5:8.1 Weight: 8.8 oz Bearings: 2+1
Berkley Big Game 15# Mean Green
A Ring Worm offers the bass a fatter profile while having less plastic for the hook to penetrate
Hooligan reply :
On 9/19/2011 at 6:18 PM, Catt said:Not so my friend, a Texas rig by more than 2 to 1
I believe you, but I'll have to track down the year I saw; it was almost like you said, 2 to 1 on a jig compared to "other".
Fat-G reply :
On 9/20/2011 at 5:56 AM, Hooligan said:I believe you, but I'll have to track down the year I saw; it was almost like you said, 2 to 1 on a jig compared to "other".
I believe both of you. A jig catches the most big fish for me in fall, winter, and spring. Texas rigs catch my biggest fish in the hot months.
Big Cat reply :
On 9/19/2011 at 11:06 PM, J Francho said:Only caught one fish over 7 lbs. here in NY, and it was on a 10" black Powerworm, T-rigged with a 3/8 oz. weight.
The 10" worm with the blue tip on the tail is lethal in the ponds/small lakes we fish. It became lethal after my buddies saw me hauling in keepers with it.
Big-O reply :
I basically have 4 styles of fishing and 6 baits that are my big fish Hammers depending on conditions.
Jigs both pitchin and Football with a Lobster or Eeliminator trailer
Flippin/Pitchin Lobster, Smokin Rooster or Hawg
C rigging Eeliminator
T rigging Anaconda or Thumper
Big O
www.ragetail.com
Primus reply :
On 9/20/2011 at 1:19 AM, Catt said:Texas Rigged Gene Larew 7 ½” Salty Ring Worm Cinnamon Pepper Neon/June Bug Laminated (Camouflage).
Mustad 3/0 Straight Shank Denny Brauer Flipping Hook P/N:32807BLNU32
3/16 oz. Bullet weight (painted black)
Shimano Crucial CRC-X610MH
Length: 6' 10"
Line: 10-20 lb
Lure: 3/8-3/4
Power: Medium Heavy
Action: Extra Fast
Shimano Calcutta CT100A Gear Ratio: 5:8.1 Weight: 8.8 oz Bearings: 2+1
Berkley Big Game 15# Mean Green
A Ring Worm offers the bass a fatter profile while having less plastic for the hook to penetrate
Thanks
bassindworshak reply :
here in idaho 1 over 7lb---black-n-blue laminute senko, most alot of 5 and 6lbders are caught on tube bait,crankbait,jig-n-pig,7 to 10" inch worm,spinnerbait,spook
paul. reply :
12-2 - deadly swamp rat (foam mouse)
10-0 - 1/2 oz. willow leaf spinnerbait. glimmer blue skirt
14-2 - strike king jig w/ zoom brush hog trailer
11-5 - strike king jig w/ yum craw trailer
10-6 - strike king jig w/ 3x chunk trailer
10-5 - strike king jig w/ 3x chunk trailer
13-8 - oldham's trailer hitch jig w/ brush hog trailer
10-6 - 1/2 oz. rattletrap
11-4 - flw jig with 3x chunk trailer
10-15 - rapala x-walk
these are the top 10 fish i've caught on lures. you'll notice that 6 out of 10 came on the jig including both the teens. i don't think that's a coincidence. i don't do the trophy hunting thing much anymore, but even now i still love to fish a jig b/c i have found it to be a great numbers bait as well in the right situations. i guess it just comes down to what you have confidence in. all these fish were caught in TN. hope this helps.
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