One rod...one reel...five baits..let's here your opinion!!! 2024

Bassnajr reply :

Hey all and hapy Holidays to everyone here on BassResource.com !!!

OK hope to get a lively discussion going....

You have been selected to fish with one of the Elite Series Pros. A few conditions though..... You will not know where you are going to be fishing (part of the country, type of lake/pond, etc.) and further, you can take only one rod, one reel, and only FIVE BAITS!!!

With all the experience on this forum, I look forward to the answers!!!

bassinajr

RobbyZ5001 reply :

I would take my 7' Avid Med. Fast 2500FH Stradic.

Lures:

Jig 1/2 oz hula grub twin tail

Senko

Gsplash

DT10 Rapala Original

Trig 4 inch junebug powerworm 3/8 oz

Thefishy1 reply :

Browning Midas Rod 6'10" MH

Pflueger Summit Reel 12lb test Fluro

Shakey Head -Margarita Mutilatior III Roboworm 6"

Tandem Spinnerbait - 3/8 Baby Bass color

Jig - 1/2 oz Black Blue Strike King

Fluke - Albino Shad

Crankbait - Blue Shad DT6

Tin reply :

This is a hard one, love little baits and light line, and jigs with braid....

Ok 7'3" MH Carrot Sitx LTX, a Revo Premiere, and 15 lb. Yozuri Hybrid Ultra Soft

5 Baits...

3/8 oz Terminator Pro Top Secret in Western Melon

5/8 oz Jewel Heavy Cover Finesse Football jig-Black

5 inch *** Bait-Watermelon Chart/Tip

3/8 Strike King Chart/Chart/Chart Spinnerbait

1/4 oz. Arkie Head with 5" Yamamoto Twin Tail Hula in Watermelon Black/Gold Flake

guest reply :

I'm in.

my Loomis mbr783C-GlX

Daiwa TD-Z

1. senko's

2. jerk bait - My new ito vision 110 (thank you Redline)

3. RatLtrap

4. Horny Toad

5. zoom finesse worm

LCpointerKILLA reply :

7 foot M diawa light and tough with revo stx

yo zuri rattlin vibe

luckycraft pointer

cavitron buzzbait

4 inch senko black&chartruese flakes or watermelon red flake

7.5 inch robotail texas rigged midnight

fourbizz reply :

Gloomis 955C Swimbait Rod with a Calcutta 300TE

Huddleston Deluxe

3:16 Wake Jr.

3:16 Missionfish 6"

Mattlures Bluegill

1/2 oz D&M Customs Brown and Purple football head w/ a paca chunk.

5bass reply :

Rod: Kistler Helium LTA 7' MH

Reel: Revo Premier

Line: 14 Trilene Fluorocarbon

5 baits:

- *** 5" *** (watermelon red)

- Jewel Football Jig 1/2 oz. (pb&j)

- Berkley Power Bait Shaky Worm 7" (green pumpkin)

- Reaction Innovations Sweet Beaver (XMAS Pumpkin)

- #7 Shad Rap (chrome/black) ...normally wouldnt crank with that rod or reel or line but I dont go ANYWHERE without a crankbait so....

Raul reply :

Rod: GLoomis MBR783 GLX

Reel: Team Daiwa TDZ 105H

Line: Trilene Big Game poundage ........ where are we going to fish ?

Baits:

1.- 3/8 oz Single Tenessee gold blade white/chratreuse

2.- Megabass Vision 110

3.- The old reliable Shad Rap SR7SD

4.- Zoom Trickworm

5.- 5 " Zoom Salty Fat Albert

roadwarrior reply :

Rod: G. Loomis GLX MBR844C

Reel: Shimano CTE200GT

Line: Yo-Zuri Hybrid Ultra Soft #12

Lures/bait:

#1 GYCB Fat Ika

#2 GYCB 6" Senko

#3 Micro Munch Tackle El Gordo tube

#4 Micro Munch Tackle 1/2 oz jig (black & blue/ GYCB Flappin' Hog)

#5 3/8 oz Cavitron buzzbait (black on black)

guest reply :

Reel; Pflueger Trion LP

Rod: 7ft med fast Fenwick Techna Av

BAITS

5 inch Alurring Baits *** ( Weedless t rig or Wacky)any gnt shade of green/watermelon

Rapala # 11 Original Floating in Silver

Bomber 8A in Ornage Crawfish

Round head Jig with finesse wire hook/3.5 *** Brush hog on it in Watrermelon or crawfish

Slider type Jig with a 7 inch *** Watermelon Rippletail Worm, t rigged

roadwarrior reply :

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Reel; Pflueger Trion LP
Rod: 7ft med fast Fenwick Techna Av

BAITS

5 inch Alurring Baits *** ( Weedless t rig or Wacky)any gnt shade of green/watermelon

Rapala # 11 Original Floating in Silver

Bomber 8A in Ornage Crawfish

Round head Jig with finesse wire hook/3.5 *** Brush hog on it in Watrermelon or crawfish

Slider type Jig with a 7 inch *** Watermelon Rippletail Worm, t rigged

Two jigs in your line-up buddy, I'm impressed!

(Muddy and I have both joined the "Jig Nation" just this year.)

FishTank reply :

Shimano Calais 201A

G. Loomis MBR783 GLX

Berkley Trilene Flourocarbon

1. 5in Senko Greenpumkin/Watermelon Lam

2. Fat Ika Black with Blue Flake

3. Zoom Lizard Black with blue tail

4. Lucky Craft Mini Flat CB Chartruese Shad

5. Lucky Craft Pointer American Shad

basspro48 reply :

Rod: 7' MH Kistler Graphite Special

Reel: Shimano Curado 100D

line: 15lb Seaguar InvizX

baits-

1. Homemade brown/purple/watermelon finesse jig

2. 4" ZOOM finesse worm, green pumpkin

3. 3/8oz War Eagle flippin jig, black/blue

4. LC Pointer 100, chart. shad

5. Reaction Innovations sweet beaver

Alpster reply :

Rod- G. Loomis custom MBR844C spiral wrapped.

Reel- Shimano Chronarch 50 Mg with 50lb Power Pro braid with Vanish leader.

Baits

1 - 7" Culprit black shad worm with 1/4 oz bullet Texas rigged.

2 - 1/2 oz Terminator black & chartruse Jig with Uncle Josh black widow eel trailer.

3 - 5" *** black *** weightless.

4 - 3/8 oz Spot Remover with pumpkin seed Zoom finesse worm.

5 - Zoom Horny Toad in black.

Ronnie

Catt reply :

What I use every trip out

Shimano Calcutta CT100A spooled with 15# Berkley Big Game Mean Green

Shimano Crucial CRC-X610MH

Gene Larew 7 ½ Salty Ring Worm Cinnamon Pepper Neon/June Bug Laminated (Camouflage)

Zoom Baby Brush Hog Watermelon Neon

Oldham's Lures Trailer Hitch Jig, 3/8 oz Black/Blue, Gene Larew Salty Hawg Craws in 6 with 1 ½ cut off the tail

Bill Lewis ½ oz Rat-L-Trap Gold/Black Back/Orange Belly

Stanley Wedge Plus Spinner Bait ½ oz Double Gold Willow Leaf White Skirt

South FLA reply :

Rod: Custom G.Loomis MB783

Reel: Shimano Metanium MG

Line: Stren Superbraid 40lb w/P-Line Fluorocarbon Leader where applicable

1. Tru-Tungsten Jig

2. Megabass Deep-X100 Crankbait

3. Yamamoto Senko

4. Lucky Craft Real Skin Pointer

5. Luck ''E'' Strike Rick Clunn Trickster Spinnerbait

fathom reply :

mbr783

calais 100a

15# sunline

flat mini sr

slender pointer 97

3/8 terminator

senko

zoom finesse

Lucky Craft Man reply :

Rod: G. Loomis GLX MBR843C

Reel: Daiwa Steez 103H

Line: Yo-Zuri Hybrid #12

Lures/bait:

#1 Wave Worm 5" Tiki Stick In Watermelon w/ Black Flake

#2 Lucky Craft Pointer 100SP in Ghost Brown

#3 Strike King 3/8 oz. White Spinnerbait w/ Willow Blade

#4 Rapala DT-Flat Series in Bleeding Shad

#5 GYCM Fat Ika in Watermelon

mpharris1989 reply :

i'm not the greatest fisherman, so i'll skip the ones i'm not sure about

best rod- not sure

best reel- any revos

1. ratltraps

2. dt series crankbaits

3. berkley power worm with chart. tail

4. senkos

5. grubs on a jighead

islandbass reply :

Rod: Shimano Crucial 6'10" MH (2nd best rod in arsenal)

Reel: Shimano Curado DHSV 201

Baits:

5" Senkos

Sniper Snubs and DS Weights

3/8 Jig with trailer

Rapala Rattlin' 1/2 oz

LC Pointer or Rapala DT6 (undecided)

Gatorbassman reply :

This is a great thread.

Dobyns Rods 702c 7' MH ex-Fast

Revo SC w/ 17lb Flouro

1/4oz Buckeye Spot Remover w/ Zoom greenpumpkin finesse worm, tail dipped in chartreuse JJ's Magic

White Ice Zoom Super Salty Fluke

Rat-l-trap - Chrome Blue Back

Clear Super Spook Jr.

Custom made light wire hooked football jig.

White Zoom Fat Albert Grub on a white Buckeye jighead.

guest reply :

Hey Kent: These are the two jig rigs I am fellin the most. I am not proficient with them YET, altgouh I have sucess with these 2 and my confidence is building. I put them on the list because the only way to improve is to fish em 8-)

Crestliner2008 reply :

BPS 7' medium action spinning rod

Shimano 2500 Symetre reel

8# test fluorocarbon line

1) X-Rap - clown

2) Senko - wacky rigged

3) Watermelon tube jig - 1/4 oz. inside head

4) 3/8 oz. black/silver T-1 spinnerbait

5) 1/2 oz. natural colored Sammy

.ghoti. reply :

I'm in.

Rod: Setyr 6'6" MH SPB178MH

Reel: PT 770

Line: #12 XL

Bait 1: 5" Senko, Red Shad

Bait 2: Fat Ika, watermelon/chart

Bait 3: Big Kahuna Cut-tail worm, blue

Bait 4: 5" GYCB Hula Grub, any dark color / 1/4oz Ike's Spike jighead

Bait 5: X-Rap, any color, they all work

If I can't catch any fish on these baits, it's time to light a cigar, crack open a beer, and enjoy the scenery.

norm2525 reply :

I like this one!

Rod: MH 7' Falcon Cara

Reel: Shimano Chronarch

Line: 12# Seaguar Flouro

Lures:

3/8 homemade jig brown

3/4 PB&J football jig

storm wiggle wart V45

Megabass or LC jerkbait

Zoom Super Fluke pearl

MN Basser reply :

Rod: Shimano Clarus 6'6" MH

Reel: Abu Garcia Revo S

#1. Rapala DT4 Crankbait

#2. Terminator 1/2oz. Football Jig (Black and Blue)

#3. Terminator 1/2oz. Double Willow Leaf Spinnrbait (Clear Shad)

#4. Pro Tournament Snag-Proof Frog (Black)

#5. Drop Shot

Big-Bass reply :

Mine would be:

Shimano Chronarch 100SF

G. Loomis MBR783C IMX

1. 3/8oz. Any brand/color matched with a Netbait Paca Chunk trailer

2. 1/4oz. Spinnerbait (Tandem) in white (any brand)

3. Bandit 200 Series (any color)

4. Wacky Worm Whacko (Senko copy) (any of the dark brown/green colors) (or substitute Senko type bait for a regular old plastic worm)

5. Yo Zuri Crystal Pop

Fish Man reply :

rod- my St Croix Premier 6 foot medium action

reel- shimano sahara, maybe abu cardinal

baits-

1.senko (greenand white)

2. yum ribbontail worm, (tequila sunrise)

3.BPS XPS tri vibe 5/8 (golden shiner)

4. manns baby 1 minus (chartruse and blue)

5. Booyah chaterbait (gold white and black)

crankybaits reply :

shimano curado D 201 7:1

6' 6" st croix avid M crankbait model

1. yo zuri rattlnvibe

2. rapal xrap

3. rapala DT6

4. rapala DT4

5. probably a jig or something that has some soft parts

JigNBig reply :

shimano curado 200D

Kistler Magnesium TS 7' MH/F

1. 1/2 oz Brown Rubber Skinny Bear Football Jig w/ GYCB Double Tail Watermelon Red

2. 3/8 oz War Eagle Single Colorado Spinnerbait chartruse/white

3. Rebel Pop-R Pearl/Black back

4. T-rigged Zoom MagII Worm Red Shad w/ 3/8 oz Black Tungsten weight

5. Watermelon Red Zoom Horny Toad rigged on an Owner 5/0 EWG Needle point hook

HogHooker reply :

I'd be bringing my 7ft G.Loomis GLX casting rod Heavy with my AbuGarcia EXT. U never said home many lines, so i'd bring a 12lb mono, 15lb mono, 30lb braid

Baits:

1) senko

2) rapala shad rap

3) rapala skitter pop

4) top water scum frog

5) Booya blade spinner bait

David P reply :

GLoomis GLX MBR844C

Shimano Curado 100

10lb Invisx

1. 3/8oz Purple/Brown jig

2. 3/8oz Black/Blue Jig

3. 3/16oz Shaky Head w/ Trick worm

4. Senko

5. Lucky Craft Staysee

David P reply :

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I'd be bringing my 7ft G.Loomis GLX casting rod Heavy with my AbuGarcia EXT. U never said home many lines, so i'd bring a 12lb mono, 15lb mono, 30lb braid
Baits:

1) senko

2) rapala shad rap

3) rapala skitter pop

4) top water scum frog

5) Booya blade spinner bait

What are you going to do, when you decide to change baits, you're going to re spool your reel each time? ;D

HogHooker reply :

very funny, no, but i can fish any clarity or depth of water i want. take that in consideration and it doesn't sound like a bad idea, no i wouldn't change every time i change a bait but i would put a line on that would suite the conditions

TournyFish001 reply :

rod: kistler 6'9" MH MG

reel: shimano 1001mg

line: 12lb invisx

1. LC LV 300 Chart. Shad

2. LC pointer 100 Chart. Shad

3. LC RC 1.5 Copper Perch

4. Jackall 4.8 flick shake worm

5. eakins jig PB&J R.I. smallie beaver in magic craw swirl as trailer

foul hooked reply :

Out of my current arsenal I would do this.

6' M/F Falcon Lowrider spinning rod.

Daiwa Tierra 1500 spinning reel.

PLine CX Premium 8#.

1. Zoom Big Tube - black w/ blue flake.

2. Zoom Trick worm any color.

3. Yo-Zuri Ultra Vibe - shad pattern.

4. Strike King Zulu in pearl white (I can fish this on top or weighted).

5. Norman Middle N -shad pattern.

Jake. reply :

St. Croix Avid AC66MF

Abu Garcia Revo SX

1. LC RC 1.5 Copper Perch

2. Eakins Jig 5/16 oz. Black and Blue w/ Eakins Pro Craw Trailer

3. Zoom Baby Brush Hog Watermelon Candy

4. LC Pointer Ghost Minnow

5. LC GDS Mini DR Chartruse Shad

Red reply :

6' MH Custom Rod

Abu Garcia Revo S

12lb Berkley Big Game

1. Lucky Craft Fat BDS-2, American Shad

2. Bill Lewis 1/4 oz Rattle Trap

3. Zoom U-Tale Worm, Red Shad

4. 5/16 oz Eakins Jig, Brown w/ Purple Flash, 4" Gene Larew Salt craw

5. One of my partners homemade "Slabs" (jiggin Spoon)

bassrogue reply :

Rod: St.Croix Avid/AS66MHF

Reel: Shimano Symetre 2500

Line: 10# PowerPro (w/ 12# P-Line Floroclear Leader, if needed)

Baits:

1. *** 5" ***, watermelon/red&blk flake

2. Zoom Hornytoad, bullfrog

3. 1/4 jighead, Zoom 3.25" Crawbug, watermelon/texas red

4. 3/8 jig, blk&blue w/rattles, *** 5" Monster Craw blk/blue(cut down for trailer)

5. 1/2 Rattlin Rapala, chrome

HookedinNY reply :

What the heck I'll give it a shot. Assuming I have to take tackle I own:

Rod - Shimano Clarus 6'6" M

Reel - Shimano Stradic 2500FH

Line - Berkley Vanish fluorocarbon #10

1. GYCB 4" senko watermelon/cream laminate

2. Mepps dressed spinner firetiger #4

3. LC 78 pointer american shad

4. LC flat mini SR chart. shad

5. Evolution jig 3/8 blue/black w/Paca chunk blue/black craw trailer.

F15HGuy reply :

I read every reply in this thread, and it seems the bait monkey has whipped everyone here more than once! This is a great thread though and I'm gonna take a stab it to.

rod 6 ft 8in MH Allstar

reel ABU Revo S

line 10 pound P-line [Halo]

1 T-rigged Zoom ss U tale [watermelon red]

2 Rapala DT6 [shad]

3 LC Sammy [ghost minnow]

4 Booyah Counterstrike spinnerbait (1/2 oz custom skirt]

5 Zoom baby brush hog [t-rigged, junebug]

That's harder than it looks ain't it?

5bass reply :

Quote

1/4oz Buckeye Spot Remover w/ Zoom greenpumpkin finesse worm, tail dipped in chartreuse JJ's Magic

White Ice Zoom Super Salty Fluke

Rat-l-trap - Chrome Blue Back

Clear Super Spook Jr.

Custom made light wire hooked football jig.

White Zoom Fat Albert Grub on a white Buckeye jighead.

Quit trying to cheat fluke.....you can only have 5 baits, one of those has to go... ;D

Gatorbassman reply :

OOPS, I guess I was tired at 0230 in the morning.

Bassnajr reply :

I am amazed at this thread!!! I wish I had HALF the money the Bait Monkey made you guys spend. That evil, evil, monkey!!!!!! ;D

Alan

Bassn Blvd reply :

My Loomis

My Calcutta

and 5 golden live shiners

detroit1 reply :

One rod and 5 baits? That'll be impossible for any of us here! But, in the spirit of the question, mine would be as follows: 7' All Star med. spin, 3500 size reel, 8# clr/blue Trilene XL. Baits would be- custom 3/8 oz spinnerbait(white skirt/gold willows); Bandit shallow Flat Maxx (perch);Norman dd22(white/olive back);Culprit 7.25" ribbontail worm(grape) on a 1/4 oz. slider head; and a Dropshot with a 3"-3.5" fluke(alewife). Dang- that's hard to do. Happy holidays everyone and have a safe year.....

roadwarrior reply :

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My Loomis
My Calcutta

and 5 golden live shiners

Almost perfect!

The only problem is you can only catch 5 bass over 10 lbs with those baits! Watcha goin' to do the rest of the day?

guest reply :

Quote

Quote
My Loomis
My Calcutta

and 5 golden live shiners

Almost perfect!

The only problem is you can only catch 5 bass over 10 lbs with those baits! Watcha goin' to do the rest of the day?

That's great and oh so true ;D

As for Flukey: He should be penalized one bait for cheatin

MALTESE FALCON reply :

Rod = 7' M Quantum Tour Edition PT Series

Reel = Abu Garcia Revo SC

12# Clear/Blue Trilene XL

Baits:

1-Rapala X-Rap Silver/Blue or Hot Pink

2-*** 5" Baby Bass

3-Strike King Premier Plus Spinnerbait White

4-LC Sammy Ghost Blue Shad

5-Rapala Rattlin Rap Chrome/Blue

Falcon

Tokyo Tony reply :

I don't have this setup (yet), but...

Loomis GLX PR844C

Daiwa Steez

12lb Yo-Zuri Ultrasoft clear

If it has to be one I have, then...

Daiwa Capricorn

St. Croix Premier PC70MF

12lb Yo-Zuri Ultrasoft clear or 50lb PowerPro w/ 4' 15lb random flouro leader

1. 3/8 oz Black/blue/purple Stanley Flateye Jig and black w/ red flake Zoom superchunk

2. 5" Watermelon Senko

3. LC Pointer 100 Ghost minnow

4. 3/8 oz white/silver Chatterbait

5. LC Sammy 100 Aurora black

Fishing Doug reply :

I'm in.

Gloomis MBR783

Daiwa TD-Z

1. Trick worms

2. Creature baits

3.Yo-Zuri Rattlin Vibe

4. 3/8 Terminator Spinnerbait-white w/tandem willow

5. X-Rap

Never leave the house without the above!

Jeff H reply :

Shimano Crucial CRCX66MH/Revo SX

GMAN Poison Tail jig 1/2 oz w/Producto Junebug-blue claw Craws

Berkley 7" Original Powerworm Blue Fleck

Lunker City 5 3/4" Fin S Fish rainbow trout

Rapala Rattlin' Rap 3/8oz chrome blue back

1/2oz Stanley Wedge tandem willow custom skirt

Chris at Tech reply :

Out of the rigs I currently own:

Kistler Mg 69 APC w/ Abu Revo STX and 15 lb Pline Floroclear

1/2 oz MiniMe Spinnerbait in shad pattern

1/4 oz Black/blue Booyah jig with Zoom trailer

Zoom watermelon/gold lizard on 1/4 oz T-rig

Bone Superspook Jr.

Zoom lizard or trickworm in watermelon/gold on 1/4 oz C-rig

And of course this is subject to change in the next few weeks as the collection grows

Shadcranker reply :

Powell 703 C rod with Curado C100D- 15 lb Pline (green).

1. Zoom Trick worm in watermelon flake with 1/4 oz bullet wt

2. Strike King Bitsy Bug in Watermelon w/ Zoom Super chunk, Jr.

3. Strike King Series 3 Cb in Sexy shad

4. 1/2 oz Jewel football jig in Black / Blue w/ Zoom Speed Craw trlr.

5. 1/2 oz. Rattle Trap in chrome / blue

mawilson reply :

custom built shikari 7' mh/m 12-20lb revo s 14lb line

1 1/2 oz trap chrome blue

2 1/2 war eagle screamin eagle blue heron

3 trick worm red bug

4 3/8 oz finesse jig blk/bl ultra vibe speed craw blk/ bl

5 1/4 swarmin hornet with zoom fluke smokin shad

MA Wilson

flippin reply :

my 7'6" johnnny morris flippinstick with revo

my flippin jig

my football jig

sweetbeaver

bandit 100

brians bee

Zel... reply :

Interesting scenario fishing with an Elite Series Pro and not knowing where you are going to be fishing.

In order to fit the scenario, and out of my current tackle, here's my choices:

Rod: Kunnan 7' Casting MH

Reel: Browning Aggressor

Line: 16 lb Stren Magnathin

5 baits:

*** 5" *** (solid black)

G.Y.C.B. Fat Ika (green pumpkin w/black flake)

Berkley 4" Power Finesse Worm Hand Pour (watermelon magic red glitter)

Rattlin' Rapala (blue shad)

Rapala 5 1/4 Original Floater (silver/black and with Suspend Dots)

6308

One rod...one reel...five baits..let's here your opinion!!! 2024

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