Tackle Box Limited To 5 Baits... What You Got? 2024
Volboy reply :
Assuming you can only pack 5 baits in the early Spring, what are your go to lures (45-55 degree water temps say in March). Trailers don't count as a lure, but jig heads, trig, etc do count as one.
Here are my 5:
Suspending jerkbait
#5 shad rap in craw color
3/8 oz finesse jig with small craw trailer
1/2 oz Red Eye Shad
4" grub on swimming grub head 3/16 oz.
Had a hard time leaving out the spinnerbait, but it usually doesn't produce until the water hits the top end of the range for me.
ZB85 reply :
suspending jerkbait
D&M Piranha in bluegill color with some kind of swimbait trailer
Xcalibur One Knocker lipless crankbait
Storm Arashi Flat 7 crankbait
finesse worm on a shakey head
backcast88 reply :
Little John in Cell Mate
Fat Papa 55 in Nasty Herring
War Eagle Heavy Finesse Jig in Pond Scum w/ Zoom Super Chunk Jr in Watermelon seed
Zoom 4" Deadringer in Pumpkinseed on a 3/16 oz Texas Rig
Zoom Baby Brush Hog in Watermelon Seed on a Carolina Rig
AK-Jax86 reply :
Frog
KVD 1.5 crank bait
6" Senko on size 4 screw hook
Swim jig with rage craw trailer
Rebel pop'r
Teal reply :
1/2 ounce jig
LC pointer 100
Rage Craws
GYCB Senko
# 5 is a toss up between a shad rap, lipless crank and squarebill, I can't decide.
That's for a pre spawn bite... It changes after that.
CWB reply :
In response to you question, what I got is a headache.
Teal reply :
.On 2/13/2014 at 6:40 AM, CWB said:In response to you question, what I got is a headache.
It wasn't that hard for me. I try not answer these questions unless it is clear to me, because things do change and I do grow as a fisherman. But this one was easy, these are usually all I have tied on during this tim.e of year. There are others that ill try and I do catch fish on but I was going tmw, i would make sure I would have the listed baits tied on...history has shown I have done my best with those 4 or five baits during that time of year which is pre spawn here... Which has been known to give me fits.
AK-Jax86 reply :
On 2/13/2014 at 6:39 AM, Teal said:1/2 ounce jig
LC pointer 100
Rage Craws
GYCB Senko
# 5 is a toss up between a shad rap, lipless crank and squarebill, I can't decide.
That's for a pre spawn bite... It changes after that.
Got to go with the squarebill! I swear by em very versitile... I was on the shad rap for a while this year but the squarebill took over when I found the ultimate color (my top producer)
JaxBasser reply :
KVD 1.5
Trick worm
3/8oz White Willow/Colorado Spinnerbait
3/8oz Black/Blue jig with a craw trailer
6" Lizard
dam0007 reply :
Keitech swing impact in bluegill flash
Zoom super fluke in all white
1 spinner bait
7" power bait curly tail worm in green pumpkin
Rapala xrap in purple gold
RoLo reply :
It took me years to narrow down my lure arsenal to the 'Necessary Nine'.
Realistically, I could never cut it with just 5 lures:
Lipless Plug
> Jackall TN/70 (sexy shad)
Mat Punch
> Strike King Rage Craw (junebug)
> 1-1/4 oz Tungsten Bullet Sinker
> Gamakatsu 5/0 Superline EWG Hook
> Cobra Bobber Stop
Hard Jerkbait
> Rapala JH-12 Husky Jerk (silver)
Jig & Craw
> Strike King Rage Lobster (black blue-flake)
> All-Terrain 3/8oz Grassmaster Jig (black/blue)
Unwieghted Worm
> Yamamoto 6" Senko (green pumpkin black-flake)
> Gamakatsu 4/0 Skip-Gap Hook
Roger
tomustang reply :
I get a better way to carry more than five lures.
Felix77 reply :
Keitech Ez Shiner bluegill flash
Roboworm bold bluegill on a mojo rig
Spinner bait
Flippin weight and chigger craw
Crankbait 1.5 KVD
Bankbeater reply :
OK here it goes:
1/2 Rat-L-Trap
1/4 Rat-L-Trap
3/8 jig and craw
Super Fluke
Mann's 1 minus.
This list is subject to change at a moments notice.
Templeton reply :
1. KVD 1.5 in sexy shad color
2. Red eye shad in sexy shad color
3. Bitsy minnow in Tennesee shad color
4. Strike King Tri-Wing buzzbait in white 3/8 oz
5. Cotton Cordell Lipless Crankbait in Bass color, 1/2 oz
Stingray23 reply :
Jerkbait
weightless fluke
spinnerbait
lipless crank
grub on a jig head
Catt reply :
Plastics
Jigs
Spinner baits
Cranks
Top water
Hooligan reply :
Hot pink Backwards Buzz
High Roller Rip Roller in Alabaster Slammer
Jerky J's Joint Jigger
1/8 Ounce Hotflash Spinnerbait with a #12 Black Nickle Supermag Indiana Blade
16" Hooktail worm in Bubblegum over red with Chart flake.
Hooligan reply :
Serious response-
I can't do it. It's entirely too limited. There's no possible way I'm going to limit myself to just five lures to use.
Five Categories, maybe-
jerkbait
Jig
Big Spinnerbait
Squarebill
Plastics- Senko, Finesse Worm, Ringers, the like.
Teal reply :
On 2/13/2014 at 12:49 PM, Hooligan said:Hot pink Backwards Buzz
High Roller Rip Roller in Alabaster Slammer
Jerky J's Joint Jigger
1/8 Ounce Hotflash Spinnerbait with a #12 Black Nickle Supermag Indiana Blade
16" Hooktail worm in Bubblegum over red with Chart flake.
I almost choked on my Pepsi when I read this.
Got1Fishing reply :
1. Missile Baits D Bomb
2. Missile Baits Fuse 4.4 on a Shaky head
3. 1/2oz Siebert Outdoors Big O Jig
4. KVD Silent Square Bill
5. SPRO Little John crankbait
trailer reply :
Rat'L'trap
Spook
Jig
Shaky head
Fluke
Jar11591 reply :
1. 5" YCB watermelon/pepper senko
2. 2-3/4 " Storm Chugbug in Tennessee Shad color
3. 7" Culprit curly tail worm in Green Pumpkin color
4. Rapala DT-6 in Bluegill color
5. Matzuo Phantom Minnow in shiny blue color
SirSnookalot reply :
I like to use something different everyday. I don't necessarily take what I think will be the best bait of the day, I may read something on BR and decide to use that. If people are taking about spoons I'll say to myself " haven't used that in a while, let's give it shot". Could be senkos, or jigs, top water or whatever and I stick with it. I could use a senko everyday and catch fish, gotta have variety to keep it interesting.
TrippyJai reply :
Spro Aruku Shad - Perch
GYCB 4" Senko - Green Pumpkin
SK KVD 1.5 - Bluegill
Zoom Finesse Worm - Green Pumpkin
1/2 DW Spinnerbait - Chart/white
Raul reply :
On 2/13/2014 at 12:34 PM, Catt said:Plastics
Jigs
Spinner baits
Cranks
Top wáter
Concise and precise, I like that ! 
Goose52 reply :
These five would do well enough:
- Jerkbait
- Plastic craw
- Wiggle Wart
- Deep Little N
- 1/2oz Red Eye Shad
AaronSchneider reply :
Storm wiggle wart in brown crawdad
Storm arashi square bill in a shad color
Berkeley chigger craw in watermelon candy
White booyah pad crasher
Kalins lunker grub in salt and pepper
jeremyryanwebb reply :
Livetarget squarebill Craw crankbait
Yamamoto Senko (Black/Blue)
Keitech Swing Impact Fat (Bluegill Flash)
Mann's Stone Jig (Delta Special) with ZOOM ultra speed vibe trailer
Freedom Tackle Spinnerbait (Chartreuse Shad)
Bassfishing375 reply :
1. Jerkbait
2. Rat-L-Trap
3. Shad Rap
4. Green pumpkin jig with rage tail chunk
5. Spinnerbait
basseditor reply :
5" Senko
6" Senko
Super fluke
Magnum fluke
10" PowerWorm
No particular order
MarksHooked reply :
I love these threads, always gives me some ideas on new stuff I need to buy! My 5 would be:
Smithwick Suspending Rogue I like the Black/Gold
GYCB Senko 5" I would take the new Goby colour pack I have yet to try
Berkley 3" Power Minnow in Smelt
1/4oz Red Eye Shad in Blue/Chrome
Berkley Havoc Pit Boss in Green Pumpkin
primetime reply :
Plastics-I need all types and at least 2 colors of each and could go fishing with just plastics, jig heads, Hooks, and cover all areas needed...
2-FLatt Shad Lipless Crank Sinking and Suspending 77mm
3- Rapala FLoating balsa original minnow
4- Jig with Yum Mighy Craw in any color
5-3/8 oz Booyah Spinnerbait in Live Gill Color.
,
I would lIke a Spook, Rogue, Buzz Bait, Reaction Strike lipless crank 65, and chug bug...and a 1/2 Johnson Silver Minnow with a 3-4" White Grub....I could deal with just that....
One bait....I will take 4" Kalins Lunker Grub with a 1/4 oz. Ball Jighead...Smoke Grub, White jig head....and sneak a Weedless Spoon in my pocket in case too many weeds
Hanover_Yakker reply :
I usually on roll with three to keep it simple, but in the spirit of the thread I'll make an exception 
1. Suspending Jerkbait - usually a MirrOlure of some form
2. Topwater - frog or a Skitterwalk
3. Swimbait - PowerTeam Lures Swinging Hammer
4. Shakey Head - PowerTeam Lures 7" Finicky Tickler or 3.5" Food Chain Tube
5. Siebert Outdoors Brush Jig paired with a PowerTeam Lures Craw D'oeuvre.
I'll throw in a sixth that is interchangeable with the topwater depending on conditions that day, and that is a drop shot with a PowerTeam Lures JP Hammershad or 5" Finicky Tickler.
MarkH024 reply :
1. Koppers LiveTarget Frog
2. SK RES 1/2 oz Sexy Shad
3. Siebert 3/8 oz Brush Dredge with Rage Craw
4. SK Caffeine Shad KVD Magic or Smoke Shad
5. Sk Shadalicous 4.5" Sexy Shad or Green Gizzard
MCS reply :
Spinnerbait in white/chart
Lipless in blue/chrome
A 6" straight tail worm in purple
A 10" ribbon tail worm in red shad
A popper in black back chrome sides
FrankW reply :
1. Spinnerbait in Whit/Chart.
2. 1.5 Square Bill Crank in Chart.
3. Spook Top Water in Black Bass.
4. 6" Zoom Trick Worm in Black or Pumpkin.
5. Sweet Beaver in Black Blue with skirt and 1/8, 1/4, 3/8 or 1 1/2 weight. As time goes on the weight would vary according to what cover I am fishing and if the hydrilla has topped out.
Frank
rippin-lips reply :
Split shots
Eagle claw snell hooks
Plastic bobber
Box of worms
No need for a 5th
bmlum415 reply :
TNT baits wadda jig 1/2oz
River2sea biggie poppa
6" pro worms straight tail finesse worm
TNT baits claymore jig(bladed swim jig)
Deps 250 slider
grizzgreen18 reply :
1. SK thumper green pumpkin 7''
2. finesse jig with rage craw trailer
3. 1/2 oz red eye shad
4. SK squarebill
5. suspending jerkbait
KeepinItReelFishing reply :
Hey everyone. Long time lurker and finally signed up. All the bassresource's I've seen over the years plugging this site got me onboard!
Carl
Bass Junkie reply :
Just a rudimentary list, but my starting lineup looks something like this:
1. Suspending jerkbait, either a Lucky Craft Live Pointer 95MR or Pointer 100SP
2. Bluegill flavored swim jig
3. Squarebill Crank, probably a LC RC1.5
4. Lipless Crank, either a Rapala Rippin' Rap or Sebile Flat Shad
5. Zoom Fluke
I will have deeper running jerkbaits and cranks on hand for early season, maybe a spinnerbait as well.
Bassintheweeds reply :
1.Lobina Rico
2.Morning Dawn Robo worm (drop shot)
3.Green pumpkin jig w/paca craw trailer
4.War eagle spinnerbait White
5.Fluke
cajunpapi reply :
On 2/17/2014 at 6:22 AM, basseditor said:5" Senko
6" Senko
Super fluke
Magnum fluke
10" PowerWorm
No particular order
Basseditor, you need to try some plastics next time. 
Wbeadlescomb reply :
My old bass club used to have a 2 lure tournament every year. You could have two lures.
Example you choose a Texas rig you get one hook one weight one pack of soft plastics
Then you've still got one more bait.
I'd usually take a pack of ultravibe speed craws 1/2 ounce tungsten weight and a flipping hook on 65lb braid. I could swim the ultravibe on top like a frog early then flip with it later on
And a Davis swim jig with a pack of white ultravibes.
flyfisher reply :
Suspending jerkbait-Xrap for me in clown
Yum money minnow
Jig
Zoom super fluke
square bill crank or DT6 in whatever color best matches to local forage
bigbill reply :
Keep in mind I mainly fish from shore.
1. BPS topnocker #25 color chartreuse.
"THE HOTTEST" topwater spook/walk your puppy lure ever designed. This lure should of came with a instruction video. This lure could make any non fisherman look like a pro. But the down all is that BPS discontinued the hottest topwater lure there ever was and will be.
2. Mann's Orginal Hank Parker Classic 1/4oz gold blades, blue glimmer skirt spinnerbaits with a mister twister white 4" split double tail grub used as a trailer w/Trailer hook. For clear, to slightly stained water. For stained to muddy water conditions or overcast days its the chartruese one with the mt chartreuse trailer.
3. Bomber FAT. A / model A size 05 in redapplecraw. The fat A has been discontinued but we can still find them. Any bomber in redapplecraw that runs shallow and floats can be used topwater or reeled slowly at any speed to run at any depth. I use all the colors that bomber offers in there cranks. But if I had to pick just one the redapplecraw da one.
4. Joesfly 1/4oz bass size in firetiger apache. Just a shot of yum shad. In low light, dusk, stained water conditions this one is one hot spin fly, inline spinner. The Joe's fly 1/4oz bass size in blackgnat works great in the light conditions. But as it gets darker switch to the firetiger apache or glo tiger for continued success.
5. Mister Twister TOP PROP in firecraw. This topwater propensity is something to scream off the roof about. It has many presentations. If we pause it, she almost stands straight up while the MT 4" split double tail trailer swims its heart out to the beat of the current. The strikes can happen at anytime. In the morning or evening in the low light conditions seems the best for me from shore.
I have so many more to list but the rules say "5" only.
Play with different color combinations for different lighting conditions. Do we need all these different colors? You bet we do.(fisherman quote) how true.
Fishing to me is a challenge, it's a test of our skills. The more we know, the more we stay focused and motivated the more we apply our bass fishing knowledge the more success we we will have as bass fisherman. The same things apply to life too. Set your goals, stay focused and motivated towards our goals in life. You will have nothing but success. Success in life and bass fishing we have to work for it nothing, nothing is free or a given in life. God bless, bigbill
aharris reply :
Spinner bait, dropshot rig (4" robo), 3/8 oz football head (rage craw), red eye shad, some sort of soft plastic swimbait.
Master Bait'r reply :
Impossible question is impossible
Cast_And_Blast reply :
KVD 1.5 in sexy shad
1/2 ounce Booyah pitching/swimming jig with a paca chunk trailer
Good ole yellow Beetle Spin! I've had many a good day with that tiny thing.
5" Yamamoto Senko in a purple kind of color
1/2 ounce Rattle Trap in the Lake Fork color
but of course I would never bring just 5 lures 
mprestonSEK reply :
- Finesse Jig in green pumpkin with Yum mighty bug in green pumpkin for a trailer
Spro Little John MD in Cell Mate
4 inch senkos in Green Pumpkin with chartreuse dipped tail
3/8 oz. War Eagle spinnerbait in white/chartreuse with Zoom Split Tail trailer in white
Swim Jig with Zoom UV Speedcraws for trailer
Creekcrappie reply :
1. Suspending Jerkbait
2. Rapala shad rap 5 craw
3. Rapala dt6 demon
4. Kvd 1.5 Chili craw
5. Rattle trap chrome blue back
daiwaguy reply :
1. 1/2 Football Jig with a carw trailer
2. Fluke(white)
3. Craw pattern Daiwa Peanut squarebill
4.10" Powerbait work T-rigged in Black/blue or Junebug or a T-rigged Berley Beast set up for punching. Depends on lake.
5.1/2 trap Chrome blue back
The Fisher reply :
1. 5" GY Senko watermelon/black/red
2. Baby Brush Hog watermelon orange
3. Storm Rattlin' Chug Bug black/red
4. 3/8 oz Siebert big O brush jig Halloween color
5. Megabass Ito 110 GP Pro Blue
iceintheveins reply :
1. Spinnerbait
2. Jig
3. Soft Jerkbait
4. Popper
5. Medium Running Crankbait
iceintheveins reply :
To be specific:
1. 1/4 ounce pepper jig with a rage chunk
2. 3/8 Ounce Pepper Hawg Spinnerbait
3. 5" Yamamoto Senko
4. Rapala Skitterpop #7
5. Bomber Model 6A
CAbassboy reply :
R2S Twin vibe
R2S Biggie Poppa
R2S Football jig with Powerteam Lures Craw D' ourve trailer.
R2S Super/Stand N Yabbie (Cant decide between the two)
Drop Shotting a Powerteam Lures 5" Tickler or a jp hammer shad
Washout reply :
1. Jointed ShadRap In Chrome/blue
2. Zara Spook
3. G-tail Zoom in junebug.
4. Z-drop junebug.
5. ShadRap RS in firetiger.
In the spring, our water is like creamed coffee. It's really hard to balance a wobble with a feel. The pauses are so boring, but necessary. I wouldn't know what to do with clear water. Post-spawn is considerably easier when our waters clear up to just muddy or stained/muddy on the deeper lakes.
Blues19 reply :
1.Albino Bronzeye Frog
2. Okeechobee Craw Hart Jig 3/8 oz with a GP Rage Craw Trailer
3. 3/8 oz Chartreuse White Booyah Spinnerbait
4. Texas Rigged Green Pumpkin Purple Brush Hog
5. Sexy Shad Strike King 6XD
big poppa reply :
1.) Booyah Pad crasher-bull frog
2.) Huddleston 68 special
3.) Strike King 3XD Clear Shad
4.) Strike King Hack attack jig
5.) Zoom Brush Hawg
flippin and pitchin reply :
1/2 ounce Spinnerbait
Normans Deep Little N
Luhr Jensen Speed Trap
1/2 ounce jig and Rage Craw Trailer
Green Pumpkin Brushhog
If its a smallmouth only trip, swap the Jig for a Robo worm and the Brushhog for a tube.
tomustang reply :
1. Banjo minnow
2. Dance's eel
3. Snagless sally
4. Walking worm
5. Bite light
olegs reply :
Senko 5"/6"
Power Worm 7"/10"
Fat Ika
Zoom Brush Hog
Crankbaits
ColdSVT reply :
LC pointer 78 or 100 in the spring and fall. A 5 or 6Xd in summer
Jig
spinnerbait
RI sweet beaver
LC sammy
And pay no attention to the live target frog in my pocket
Bassguytom reply :
On 2/13/2014 at 12:49 PM, Hooligan said:Hot pink Backwards Buzz
High Roller Rip Roller in Alabaster Slammer
Jerky J's Joint Jigger
1/8 Ounce Hotflash Spinnerbait with a #12 Black Nickle Supermag Indiana Blade
16" Hooktail worm in Bubblegum over red with Chart flake.
That right there sound like you are fishing with Harry Potter. Googley Smoogley and stuff.
Hooligan reply :
On 3/11/2014 at 6:44 PM, tomustang said:1. Banjo minnow
2. Dance's eel
3. Snagless sally
4. Walking worm
5. Bite light
Hey now, that's my bit. I've claimed full rights to that reply chain!
AaronSchneider reply :
Need the snap swivels.On 3/6/2014 at 3:26 PM, rippin-lips said:Split shots
Eagle claw snell hooks
Plastic bobber
Box of worms
No need for a 5th
Bluebasser86 reply :
I'd go with 5 Roman Made Mothers, that way I could sell them and buy more than 5 baits 
Grizzn N Bassin reply :
Square bill
Rat L trap
Jig n pig
Chatter bait
5 inch senko
Master Bait'r reply :
Ok I thought about it some more and I think I might be able to get by with the following in the context of ,my usual type of fishing holes.
3 light finesse:
4" methiolate slug-gos
4.5" sassy shad lunker+hunt (lol at the *** as if it was a swear word) bento minnows
7" MDRF roboworm straight tails
(all can be used topwater as T-rigged jerkbaits or as drop shot rigs)
2 heavy cover topwaters:
Spro bronzeye popper freak
Bettencourt slop rodent
(I can't live without heavy cover topwater poppers)
Put me someplace else and I might have to mix in some deeper cranks and jigs though. Mostly though I'm looking for smaller ponds and lakes that have a prohibitive amount of lily, laydown or weed cover on them though so I find these two approaches work very well together.
JD96 reply :
Hand tied 3/8 oz jig w rage craw, in green or orangeish.
1/2oz red eye shad in a red or a blue chrome.
3/16 oz shaky head with pumpkin seed trick worm.
Spro frog, color depends on time and lake.
Super fluke in baby bass
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