When you are down on your luck, weather isn't the greatest and you are about to give up what is the lure/plastic you go to? I know a lot of guys say plastics work great and are a must have, for me it's all about the square bill! When I'm about to head in I do a shore line or about 30 cast with a square bill to see if I can bring something up and keep me in the game for a little longer.
So Whats your go to lure/plastic?
Cotton Cordell
Size 4
Pearl/Red
when all else fails - zoom trick worm - t-rigged - split shot - ds - I've had many days saved by a t-rigged black trick worm - they've made this old guide look good many times
I end up going to grass beds in 8-12 ft with a t-rigged Culprit; either black shad, junebug or tequila sunrise.
Chomper watermelon twin tail catches em when nothing else will
Must have zoom magnum worm- black or water candy. You choose the approach I like wacky rigged no weight.
Another bandit crankbait- squarebill color Pinapple!
Brush Hog or Baby Brush Hog in Green Pumpkin - Just a confidence bait I suppose.
I usually just get ticked and leave swearing I won't go fishing for a month. Then the next morning I am dying to get back out on the water.
But I would say my old stand by lure is a Chartreuse twirl tail grub on a pink jig head.
missile dbomb
On 3/13/2014 at 10:11 PM, Smokinal said:I end up going to grass beds in 8-12 ft with a t-rigged Culprit; either black shad, junebug or tequila sunrise.
This is my "go-to" rig also, except I fish it mostly in submerged timber and rip-rap.
As far as hard baits, 1/2 oz. Red Eye Shad in chrome/blue back
A black/blue jig is in the mix too.
Tom
On 3/13/2014 at 10:03 PM, Jsinkic said:When you are down on your luck, weather isn't the greatest and you are about to give up what is the lure/plastic you go to? I know a lot of guys say plastics work great and are a must have, for me it's all about the square bill! When I'm about to head in I do a shore line or about 30 cast with a square bill to see if I can bring something up and keep me in the game for a little longer.
So Whats your go to lure/plastic?
Cotton Cordell
Size 4
Pearl/Red
I just have to think you'd be better off with hooks on that bait
On 3/14/2014 at 12:39 AM, Wbeadlescomb said:I just have to think you'd be better off with hooks on that bait
No you pay extra for hooks!
On 3/14/2014 at 12:45 AM, Jsinkic said:No you pay extra for hooks!
Man what a rip off.
Now days it is Keitech Swing Impact FAT - Bluegill Flash.
Plain and simple.......Senko
Rage Tail Recon Falcon Lake!!!
If I'm targeting deep water, a split shot rigged french fry worm. Shallow water gets a stick worm wacky rigged.
Mine has to be a 5" senko weightless T-rigged, watermelon and red flake. Or DS a 3" Powerbait minnow
I feel lost when I've burned through all my Fat Ikas.
RI Skinny Dipper in grass, Wacky rig if not.
Mike
On 3/14/2014 at 12:49 AM, doyle8218 said:Now days it is Keitech Swing Impact FAT - Bluegill Flash.
x2
green and white senko 6 inch. wacky rigged.
A 7" blue fleck colored berkley power worm.
Black Charlies finness shakey head on the ledge just above cover dropping off into it! ALWAYS GOOD FOR A DINK OR HAWG.
When all else fails I usually throw a Zoom 4" dead ringer either on a shakeyhead or t-rigged. Watermelon, black, or cherry seed.
Roboworm 4" alive shad or straight tail.
Watermelon black red 5" senko
I'll pull out 4 rods in this situation usually:
Drop shot with a Berkley Bottom Hopper Jr.
Spinnerbait with a 1/4 oz terminator
Square Bill Xcalibur XCS 100
Wacky Rig 4 1/2" Yum Dinger
On 3/14/2014 at 1:09 AM, nascar2428 said:Plain and simple.......Senko
I'm right there with ya on this one, super confidence bait for me. I feel if there's a bass around he's just not going to be able to resist that senko shimmy.
On 3/13/2014 at 11:29 PM, jbsoonerfan said:Brush Hog or Baby Brush Hog in Green Pumpkin - Just a confidence bait I suppose.
X2 on the Brush Hog. If the water is stained, I like the chartreuse tail on my green pumpkin hog or a Berkley power worm in Green Pumpkin or Watermelon T-Rigged.
I do have to say last year, I went to a drop shot with a Strike King bitsy tube (natural colors) more often than in the past when I was stumped.
Flukes with underspins, shallow shad raps, t-rigged brush hogs, poppers in the morning/later afternoon.
if i just need to catch fish to get the confidence up I go to 2 baits
1) 1/2 oz chart/wht double willow spinnerbait (blade color depends on water clarity)
2) dropshot either finesse worm or wacky senko
If i dont catch fish with these two baits, its going to be a long day...
Mitch
5" senko
Storm Arashi 5, bluegill color, no rattles. I can always catch a couple fishing it parallel to rocky shorelines or fishing it through laydowns.