My absolute most fun lure to fish is........ 2024
Senko Junkie reply :
My absolute most fun lure to fish is........ my Booyah Pad Crasher Frogs. The most fun that I have on a lake or pond is throwing my frog into the thickest of lilys or grass and bringing it through the holes and to the edges anticipating that splash!!!! Whats yours?
scaleface reply :
Buzz-baits are the funnest when the bite is on .
RichF reply :
Hard to beat the frog bite!
Team9nine reply :
They're all fun when you're getting bit ? But if I had to pick one, I'd go with a buzzbait. Put the trolling motor down, cover miles of stained shallow water and cover, and anticipate a bite on every cast - never gets old for me.
-T9
riverbasser reply :
Pretty much any top water. I also enjoy swimming a jig or spinner bait around wood
A-Jay reply :
No doubt a daytime surface bite is a ton of fun.
But for me, the allure of dragging a beefy jig around deep structure At Night, is strong.
And feeling that sharp and sudden Thump of a bait stopping strike, - the brief second right before setting the hook, the anxious anticipation of feeling the rod load up & the weight of a stout bass - is just about the top of the list for me.
A-Jay
bigfruits reply :
nothing wakes me up like a hard jig bite
J Francho reply :
Any surface lure is fun.
ww2farmer reply :
Frogs and any topwater for sure are #1 on the fun factor.
#2...........for me at least is a silver buddy style blade bait...........lift.....fall............lift..............fall............go to lift again and there's something on. The bites on these baits 99% of the time take me by surprise as I am often letting it fall on completely slack line. Once in while you'll see the line "tick" but more times than not you won't. And it's always an adventure to see what's on the other end. Most of the time it's a good smallmouth, but I have caught plenty of good largemouth, pike, and walleye on them too.
Darren. reply :
I'll agree with surface lures. Most fun I've had
is with a frog and a jitterbug.
Yeajray231 reply :
Top water at night.
CTBassin860 reply :
On 12/30/2016 at 1:24 AM, desmith0021 said:My absolute most fun lure to fish is........ my Booyah Pad Crasher Frogs. The most fun that I have on a lake or pond is throwing my frog into the thickest of lilys or grass and bringing it through the holes and to the edges anticipating that splash!!!! Whats yours?
Pad crasher is my favorite lure hands down.I can fish that thing all day long.Close second are swim jigs and a trailer.
kybassguy reply :
Any topwater bite is a ton of fun but the jig bite is a close 2nd to me
Senko Junkie reply :
On 12/30/2016 at 1:56 AM, ww2farmer said:Frogs and any topwater for sure are #1 on the fun factor.
#2...........for me at least is a silver buddy style blade bait...........lift.....fall............lift..............fall............go to lift again and there's something on. The bites on these baits 99% of the time take me by surprise as I am often letting it fall on completely slack line. Once in while you'll see the line "tick" but more times than not you won't. And it's always an adventure to see what's on the other end. Most of the time it's a good smallmouth, but I have caught plenty of good largemouth, pike, and walleye on them too.
I bought four of these silver buddies before I went to Dale Hollow Lake and came back with only one in the tackle box...lol I had high hopes on hooking a smallie on one but I must have found too much under water cover. Theres three in the bottom of the lake now
cgolf reply :
Lipless baits. Easy to chuck and wind and just about any fish in the lake will grab them.
Yakalong reply :
Top water hands down the best for me, next would be a senko
IndianaFinesse reply :
Fishing frogs in the slop and around docks.
crypt reply :
buzz bait or a spook
rippin-lips reply :
Blow ups on spook type baits or most any topwater is definitely fun. I like the anticipation of pitching a chunk of plastic into the slop and feeling that big thump though.
tander reply :
Top water when they are schooling using a prop bait with a small leader with a small hair jig behind it.
Outdoor Zack reply :
Squarebill
fishwizzard reply :
Hands down it's a fluke. I love fishing them and getting them to dart around, I love how versatile they are, I love how weedless they are, I love how well they cast and skip, and I love seeing one disappear a split second before I feel the pull. I love them so much I had a spinning rod made just to fish them.
Spankey reply :
Skitter Pop or Skitter Prop before sunup on a dead still air, thick fogged water surface, but I just like the bite in general.
kbeeb374 reply :
Its gotta be a finesse tube on my homemade jigheads in the local river. I got a new kayak this year that I can stand up in (F&S shadow caster) and I love being able to see structure, cast to that target, and get bit. I absolutely slayed them with the tubes this year.
.... Of course that will always come second to a good frog bite.. nothin beats that haha.
snake95 reply :
For me it's any walking bait, any time.
Specifically: SK KVD sexy dawg, Rapala skitter walk, and Heddon one knocker.
Poppers are a close second, especially at night, but still second place, because I get restless on the pause.
Kidflex reply :
Pitching jigs or dbombs into buckbrush! Something about close quarters combat that gets me going
MassYak85 reply :
Larger surface lures or a frog gets the blood pumping the most. My second favorite is wacky rig.
Will Wetline reply :
My vote goes to a Super Fluke Jr. for pre spawn smallies in clear water.
Love to see them agitated by this bait and then smash it!
Jar11591 reply :
Throwing a Rapala Skitter Walk on a foggy morning before the sun is up is as good as it gets for me.
UPSmallie reply :
Frogs usually take me by surprise the most. Most exciting topwater for pike and smallmouth for me has been the one knocker. Whether pike or smallie, they smash it as hard as I've ever seen a fish slam a bait. I've had to change out twisted split-rings and mangled hooks. I enjoy the bite marks on the paint though.
wdp reply :
Buzz frogs for me, Ribbit or Horny Toad. When they're busting on that bite, nothing more fun.
Delaware Valley Tackle reply :
It's all good. Whatever puts a tug on the line any given time is my favorite (at thevtime).
webertime reply :
Slow rolling a Keitech swing impact fat and getting that thump, THUMP! A whopper plopper is fun just listening to the babbling baby meets 2 stroke sound. Finally a deep Carolina Rig when you set the hook and think, "d**n, snag" (big head shake) "oh not snagged."
Mosster47 reply :
Lipless crank.
RoLo reply :
I feel that I should preface with a lesson I learned many years ago, a lesson I'll never forget:
Based purely on dumb luck, I found myself smack dab in the middle of a red-hot topwater bite.
At the time, I was throwing a Stanley Ribbit and was getting action on every cast,
sometimes 2 or 3 strikes during a single retrieve. It quickly hit me that this was a golden opportunity
to experiment. I had about a half-dozen different types of topwaters in my tackle box, and I fished them all.
As it happened, 'EVERY' topwater I threw produced action, virtually on every cast (Strikes, not bass).
Then after about 20 minutes of pure ecstasy, the bottom dropped out and the action fizzled.
Although I continued to throw all the same lures, and utilize all the same retrieves,
I wasn't able to raise a single bass with any lure...Nada! That was a lesson of a lifetime I'll never forget.
Anyway, with that in mind, my favorite topwater lures include but are not limited to:
> Rapala Original Floater
> Cavitron Buzzbait
> Stanley Ribbit (solid toad)
> Bronzeye Hollow Frog
Roger
Jeff H reply :
On 12/30/2016 at 9:03 AM, Delaware Valley Tackle said:It's all good. Whatever puts a tug on the line any given time is my favorite (at the time).
I agree with this.
I do enjoy the jerkbait or shallow crankin' bite when they are on them.
soflabasser reply :
For me, nothing beats seeing a big bucketmouth basss jump out of the water to destroy my topwater like it was a great white shark after a seal.
Raul reply :
Jitterbug
may not be the most productive bait but
On 12/30/2016 at 10:33 AM, soflabasser said:For me, nothing beats seeing a big bucketmouth basss jump out of the water to destroy my topwater like it was a great white shark after a seal.
That says it all.
dwh4784 reply :
Hollow body topwater for me as well. My favorite is a white LiveTarget field mouse. The bass I caught on it this last year absolutely destroyed it, I caught all of them (great hooks), and I actually saw a white mouse running around in the lily pads one day so to me that just adds to the realism factor. I fish a lot of different topwater stuff, but that mouse I just get the feeling every cast that it's going to be annihilated.
Catt reply :
Total darknest of a New Moon night & any lure will get your adrenalin flowing!
William Rossi reply :
I had fun last year with the Spro Rats. Fish hit them HARD.
Bankbeater reply :
It's great moving the Pop-r along making it splash, and then seeing that bigger splash as a bass takes the bait under.
Maico1 reply :
This year it was the Pagani Siglett and Grand Siglett......really brought the "Brown Ones" up to the surface.
scaleface reply :
You cant jump logs with most topwaters . A buzzbait excels at it. I had a bass jump clear over a log one time , followed my Lunker Lure over . That was a hit .
"hamma" reply :
Conditions dictate what topwater I throw.
But,. for me? early am, on prime smallie water. When that topwater just barely gets sucked under, tells me its a nice one. When they hit like a freight train? its "usually" a cookie cutter,..I say usually,.. as sometimes a pig will hit hard. But not often.
That vicious topwater hit is the bomb, and can get anyones heart a pumpin. But when I see that bait get lightly sucked under? My heart skips a beat, time seems to stop, as well as breath, and the evident hookset gives me new clues, still breatheless, I evaluate the weight on the end of the line, loosen my drag just a bit so it doesnt break off, I finally breathe again, anticipating the ensuing battle. Whatever is on the line, does matter to me, but,.. its that lightly disappearing lure thats the ticket for me.
Jaderose reply :
Mike L reply :
On 12/30/2016 at 2:02 AM, Darren. said:I'll agree with surface lures. Most fun I've had
is with a frog and a jitterbug.
Ditto
Mike
CTBassin860 reply :
On 12/30/2016 at 10:37 PM, Jaderose said:
How good are the scum frogs? I can't bring myself to buy one.Great price buy man are they uuuugly.
12poundbass reply :
Was a frog, but now it's the Live Target Sunfish. Fish it the same way but they love that sunfish laying on it's side sliding back and forth. There's nothing better than throwing any hollow bodied top water into the belly of the beast and anticipating what kind of monster might bust the surface and grab it. Then reeling in a bunch of weeds not knowing what's underneath, it's like Christmas every time. Usually turns out to be a tiny bass but hey it's fun no matter what!
Yudo1 reply :
For me, there's nothing more fun than a frog in the pads. Work it into the openings and some days you can almost predict the bite.
MIbassin reply :
Gambler big EZ fished right under the surface over top of weeds. Nothing like seeing a monster wake behind your bait then having the bass explode on it. Killed the florida bass this past week on them.
thebillsman reply :
As most have said, topwater is always fun. I recently got a great deal on a Megabass Beetle-X and I am itching to give it a shot. I've got a private pond I go to that has some great largemouth in it, but also dozens of well fed Rainbow Trout. I'm hoping they both crush it! If it works I may have to fork out the money for a few more and maybe some Sigletts.
Jaderose reply :
On 12/30/2016 at 11:44 PM, MassBassin508 said:How good are the scum frogs? I can't bring myself to buy one.Great price buy man are they uuuugly.
The trophy series are great. The cheapies are not too good. They are best in HEEAAVY slop. They land with a *plop* that gets the fishes attention. I let them land...give it a few seconds and twitch it. That's usually when they get hit. I use other brands but the exact frog above is the one I use 95% of the time. I can usually find them for under 6 bucks but that is NOT why I buy them. They just flat work and are very durable. You'll lose the eyes pretty quick but it makes no difference. I highly recommend and at the price you pay, if you don't like them..who cares? Don't waste your money on the Trophy Pro's with the rattles. I bought some and found NO difference in my blow up rate.
On 12/31/2016 at 12:14 AM, Yudo1 said:For me, there's nothing more fun than a frog in the pads. Work it into the openings and some days you can almost predict the bite.
Calling your shots........LOVE doing that.
everythingthatswims reply :
Mattlures Hardgill fishing the heavy floater as a wakebait, hands down.
fishwizzard reply :
I might be the only person who isnt into frog fishing. It's too stressful and the low hookup rate kills me. I have been fussing around trying to rig a zman floating pop frog with a line-through treble that exits the top of the lure, but haven't found a good system yet.
J Francho reply :
On 12/31/2016 at 1:41 AM, Bunnielab said:I might be the only person who isnt into frog fishing.
It's not my favorite either. I generally reserve it for times when nothing else can get through, or there is a compelling frog bite. The right gear, and mindset are key. Yeah, it's fun, but heartbreaking sometimes. Some of my biggest catches and biggest failures have happened on the frog.
CTBassin860 reply :
On 12/31/2016 at 2:09 AM, J Francho said:
It's not my favorite either. I generally reserve it for times when nothing else can get through, or there is a compelling frog bite. The right gear, and mindset are key. Yeah, it's fun, but heartbreaking sometimes. Some of my biggest catches and biggest failures have happened on the frog.
Cheers to that!
My PB came on my pad crasher
J Francho reply :
I had a 6-1 on a frog. As I'm bringing it in, a larger fish came and tried to get the bait from my fish. Looked to be much larger than the 6-1. Once I weighed the 6-1, I realized the other fish would have likely broken my PB of 7-2. Hard to know just how big it was.
Mike L reply :
On 12/30/2016 at 11:44 PM, MassBassin508 said:How good are the scum frogs? I can't bring myself to buy one.Great price buy man are they uuuugly.
I know this wasn't asked directly of me but imho the Scum is the softest, and one of the best made frogs you can buy and worth more than advertised.
It doesn't matter to ME how it looks. It's like saying I won't buy the best performing reel because I didn't like the color scheme.
It catches fish, That's all
Mike
the reel ess reply :
Any topwater. I like the vicious strikes the frog and Spook attract. I will trade 2 subsurface fish for one on topwater anytime.
Buzzbaits are cool and I like the feel when a good fish inhales your spinnerbait.
Maico1 reply :
On 12/31/2016 at 2:09 AM, J Francho said:
It's not my favorite either. I generally reserve it for times when nothing else can get through, or there is a compelling frog bite. The right gear, and mindset are key. Yeah, it's fun, but heartbreaking sometimes. Some of my biggest catches and biggest failures have happened on the frog.
HaHaHa...and spinnerbaits too. Don't forget that 6lber that inhaled that frog of that stump that you had a week earlier on your spinner bait...I can still hear you screaming!!!
ErikmonBillsfon reply :
Livetarget mouse. Sometimes I picture the mouse fleeing away and the bass yelling " this is my ecosystem get out of here and into mah belly!!!"
smr913 reply :
I had a ton of fun fishing a Whopper Plopper this year.
Gundog reply :
Easily the most fun lure for me to fish is a top water lure even if its a senko run over some lily pads. The only problem is the lake I fish the most is slowly being taken over by northern hydrilla. It is choking out the lily pads. There use to be a large stretch of what I called "spatterdock" (not sure if its the real name) along the shallows. When hydrilla took over, that area disappeared first.
Oklahoma Mike reply :
Topwater lure for sure ... probably either a popper or buzzbait.
Jaderose reply :
On 12/31/2016 at 3:16 AM, Mike L said:I know this wasn't asked directly of me but imho the Scum is the softest, and one of the best made frogs you can buy and worth more than advertised.
It doesn't matter to ME how it looks. It's like saying I won't buy the best performing reel because I didn't like the color scheme.
It catches fish, That's all
Mike
Said it better than I did. It catches fish
Looking for the big one reply :
Anyone that doesn't like topwater has something wrong with them, and you can include me with the "topwater gang". For me, big swimbait fishing is the most fun because even if you aren't catching fish you know that every minute your lure is in he water and your presentation is correct your chances go up for a goliath.
Bluebasser86 reply :
It's close for me between a buzzbait, Slammer, jig, or bladed jig. Topwater is fun for obvious reasons, and the anticipation of how big a Slammer fish might be just adds to it, but that bite may never come also. Buzzbait catches tons of fish in our lakes and are super easy to fish. Bladed jigs are an obsession of mine because they're so effective on numbers of fish as well as big fish. They suit our shallow, stained lakes well too. Jigs are my all around favorite bait to fish. Putting a jig in a nasty place on a heavy rod and line, getting that hard thump and winning a serious tug-o-war with a bug eyed beauty, that's as good as it gets.
roadwarrior reply :
Yeah, it's kinda silly, but I would rather fish a jig even when I know something else would be a better choice.
fishinfiend reply :
LC sammy or frog
Jagg reply :
On 12/30/2016 at 2:04 AM, Yeajray231 said:Top water at night.
Yup, ^ second and a grub bite first. Had a couple days when I/we caught fish on grub and/or small swimbaits till our hands hurt.
Bill Kowalski reply :
I had a blast with the whopper plopper. I had bass jumping clear out of the water on this lure. Landed some nice fish and had some laughs at the misses.
clh121787 reply :
Deps 250 in clear water
whitwolf reply :
Dark night, jig/zoom big dead ringer/double wide beaver. The thump......hook set.......and the lack of sight makes this the most exciting feeling I can have.
RO_Watkins reply :
A zoom ole monster in the heat of the summer can produce a pretty big bite. But you just can't beat a zoom horn frog or a rage tail either top water or suspended. I've had a few bites on those that have taken years off my life.
RyneB reply :
I love punching. So for me it's a black/blue gambler punch skirt with a matching gambler why not, or just a plain ole gambler BB Cricket or D&M punch craw.
Djf3864 reply :
Squarebill all day long
smallieking reply :
Whopper plopper
WI_Angler1989 reply :
I love tube fishing for smallies. Like others have said, anything is fun when they're biting, but tube is my favorite!
I'd say any topwater, but I don't fish topwater much because I fish lots of high current rivers and it doesn't always work well. When it does though! Holy crap!
Wpcat6611 reply :
Cranking
Mumbly reply :
Topwater for sure. Buzzbait and walking bait at top of list.
Ohitsmeagain reply :
Either Topwater Frogs or Buzzbaits.
WI_Angler1989 reply :
Man, the Whopper Plopper is popping up a lot (pun intended)! I've been wanting to try one, but the reviews are hit or miss. Some people swear by it, some people haven't caught a fish on it ever. Makes me wonder if it's worth it.
I don't fish topwater too often, but that's mainly because it's hard in the fast rivers I fish. I fish from shore and wading a lot when I'm not in my canoe. That makes it hard to fish a popper or spook.
The Whopper could be the fix for that, since it's like a buzzbait and good in current, but then it floats and can be paused too.
Jagg reply :
WI, I'd probably try a Devil's Horse or other prop bait before I tried a Whopper Plopper in swift current.
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