Top 10 Baits/Lures 2024

Bassbum80 reply :

OK...I am new to this site and I have been doing a lot of reading about lures and such and I am getting really confused. I am a pretty generic bass fisherman...I fish a lot of t-rigged worms, grubs, tubes, spinners, etc. year after year after year. I am really trying to break into some of the new stuff, or at least new to me, and thought if I got some top 10 lists from people, I could find some new favorites of my own. I realize everyone has their personal favs, but I am sure I will find some trends. Thanks in advance for anyone taking the time!!!

Chris reply :

Cheap list:

topwater: spook, pop R,

medium crankbait: Bandit, Bill Norman, Bomber

shallow crankbait: Bandit, Bill Norman, Bomber

spinnerbait: StrikeKing,

jig: Strikeking 1/4 oz, 3/8 oz

rattletrap: Stikeking diamond shad

jerkbait: smithwick rogue

soft jerkbait: zoom super fluke

frog: scum frog

buzzbait: strikeking

stick bait senko: Yum dinger

That should cover most situations with the stuff you already use.

My list:

Topwater: super spook jr., spit'n image shad, pop R "G" finish, Wake tail Luckycraft, sammy

Medium runner: JM Woodcraft custom, DT, killer B, diving B

Shallow Runner: plastic-Luckycraft BDS /wood- JM Woodcraft custom

Spinnerbait: booya spinnerbait, zorro, Classic spinnerbait, custom

Jig: all-terrain jigs

Rattletrap: Sugar shad

Jerkbait: Luckycraft pointer, Smithwick

Soft jerkbait: Mr. Wiggly's

Frog: Snag Proof Bobby's perfect frog/ Pro Tour frog

Buzzbait: Lunker Lure

stick bait: senko

Brad_Coovert reply :

Some of my favorites:

Topwater Walking Bait: Lucky Craft Sammy

Topwater Popper: Iovino Splash-It

Subsurface Crankbaits: Mann Minus Series, Lucky Craft CB001

Shallow Crankbaits: Lucky Craft BDS, Norman Fat Boy

Mid Depth Crankbaits: Lucky Craft CB200, Norman Middle N

Deep Crankbaits: Lucky Craft D12, Norman Deep Little N and DD22

Flat Sided Crankbait: Lucky Craft MR and DR, Original Shad Rap

Jig: Booyah, Jig X

Jerkbait: Lucky Craft Pointer

Frogs: Spro Bronzeye

Plastics: Mainly GYCB, ZOOM, NetBait, Gambler, Reaction Innovations

Brad

Steve_W reply :

Lets try a difrent approch to this

1-Power worm (berkly)

2-Kreture bait (yamamoto)

3-Hula grub (yamamoto)

4-Pointer /suspending jerk (lucky craft)

5-Spinnerbait / 1/4 (hankparker) indiana blades

6-Spinnerbait / 1/2 (dandy baits) willow blades

7-Buzz bait (cavatron)

8- crankbaits (b&d custom baits) all deapths

9-jig (bass stalker)

10-senko (yamamoto)

Ikaika reply :

My favorite to fish blended with my most productive:

Walking bait: Zara Puppy in white/red

Topwater: Strike King Mini King 1/4 ounce buzzbait

Crankbaits: Cotton Cordell Big O 2" in either chrome/black back or perch, Rat-L-Trap, Bomber Fat free shad, Mann minus series

Jigs: PJ Lures Flip'n Jigs (pjlures . com)

Spinnerbaits: Leverage and Terminator are tied here...if either of them offered more color/blade combos that one would win.

Jerkbaits: Rapala Xrap

Plastics: Zoom trick worm, Chompers spider grubs, Joe's Jig trailers(these are really great if you want to make jig fishing a bit more fun...website is Joesjigtrailers . com) Roadwarrior has me foaming at the mouth with his talk about Yamamoto Fat Ikas which I have yet to try, but if I'm half as successful as he is with them I'll be very pleased.

roadwarrior reply :

Soft Plastics:

GYCB Senko, Fat Ika, Kreature, Kut-Tail & 8" worm, double tail and

single tail grubs and Hula Grub. Micro Munch Tackle El Gordo, 3 1/2"

Mizmo tube. Slug-Go. Roboworm, 6" Shakin' Zipper.

Rage Tail Baby Craw, Lobster, Anaconda, Smokin' Rooster, Eeliminator

and Space Monkey.

New for 2010: MegaStrike MegaBug

Top water: Zara Spook, Lucky Craft Sammy, Chug Bug,

Rage Tail Shad, Frog & Toad

Cavitron Buzzbait.

Crankbaits:

0-2' Bomber Square A, Norman Fat Boy, Mann's -1

2-4' Bagley BII

4-6' Lucky Craft Rick Clunn 2.5 & 3.5

5-10' XCalibur Xr50, Lucky Craft LV-300, Rapala DT10

10-15' Lucky Craft LV-Max-500, Yo-Zuri Rattl'N Vibe, DT16

15-20' Norman DD22, Mann's 20+

Deep Mann's 25+, DT20

Jerkbaits:

Lucky Craft Pointer 128, 100 & 78

Staysee 95 SP

Rapala Husky Jerk & X-Rap (4").

Jig & trailer

Northtar Pro Series

3/8 oz Evolution from MegaStrike

GMAN 1/2 oz jigs

Rage Tail Baby Craw, Craws and Lobster

GYCB Flappin' Hog

Net Bait Baby Paca Craw

Spinnerbaits:

MegaStrike Strikeback (one chartreuse and one white)

Ledgebuster 3/4 oz single willow blade

Small swimbait: GYCB Swimming Senko

Medium swimbait: Mattlures Baby Bass,

Keitech Swim Impact Fat 4.8"

dink reply :

1) Hawg Retriever 3/8 oz buzzbaits

2) Custom make spinnnerbaits 1/4 - 3/4 oz

3) Zoom Ol' Monster worms and V&M Big Hawg lizards

4) Cotton Cordell Spots 1/4 oz - 3/4 oz

5) Super Spook Jr. and Chug Bug

6) Zoom Super Fluke

7) Strike King Bitsy Flip jigs 1/4 -3/8 oz

8) Rapala Shad Raps SR5

9) Storm Sub-Warts

10) Gene Larew's Salt Craws

crankybaits reply :

1. DT-(4,6,7,10,16)

2. Boo-Yah spinnerbaits

3. GYCB senko

4. GYCB Fat Ika(thanks RoadWarrior for the posts on this one)

5. GYCB Creature bait

6. Rapala x-rap

7. yo-zuri RatlnVibe

8. SureSet hooks(I know this is not a bait but i would HIGHLY recommend changing all crankbait hooks out)

9. GYCB Hula Grub

10.power worm

BassCreep reply :

My Top 10

1 - Luhr Jensen Brush Baby Crankbaits

2 - Berkley Power Worms 7" and 10" Blue fleck

3 - Gene Larew Salt Craw 4" Melon pepper neon w/orange

4 - Stanley 3/8 Jigs

5 - Hart Stopper Buzzbaits 3/8 and 1/4

6 - Strike King Spinnerbaits 3/8

7 - Bass Assassin soft jerkbaits Opening night and Arkansas shiner

8 - Ratl-Traps

9 - Hart Tubes /rattle

10 - Sweet Beaver Hot tamale or Watermelon red

Tucson reply :

Check out this month's issue of Field and Stream. They listed the top 50 all time classic lures.

Siebert Outdoors reply :

This is pretty much the list of tackle I use.

Soft jerkbait fluke albino

soft stickbait 5" senko white with gld/blk flake

worm zoom ol monster watermelon candy

Lizard zoom 6" grn pumpkin

Beaver type Beavit watermelon red

tube BPS 4" tube white, blk flake

craw zoom lil critter brown purple

hula grub chompers twin tail 4" watermelon red

crankbait bandit 300 craw,dd22

jerkbait rogue clown

spinnerbait Nichols, or terminator chart/wht dbl willow

Jig mine, poison jig brown purple

trailer Joes 2" trailer brown

lipless crank rattle trap chrome black

topwater chug bug middle size

Hook Mustad needle point

bullet weight BPS tungsten xps 1/4, 3/8

Swimbait only one ever used is storm wildeye bluegill 4"

Spoon Hopkins jiggin spoon

Hot n Tot reply :

Yamamoto 5" senko

Yamamoto grubs

Zoom trick worm

terminator or Strike King spinnerbaits, both willow & colorado blades

Rapala F11

Rapala SR7 Shad Raps

Heddon Tiny Torpedo

Smithwick Rogue

Smithwick Devil's Horse

Heddon Pop-r

Bassbum80 reply :

This is awesome guys...I appreciate the help. It seems like the general consensus is that I am going to have to go out and spend the $15/ea on some LC lures. Thats okay though. The crankbaits are where I was having a lot of trouble too, because you open up a BPS master catalog and try to pick out some crankbaits, where do you even begin if you don't know what you are looking for. I really appreciate you taking the time and I will start shopping soon!

clooney reply :

Pick something you can use all season and fish it almost exclusively. This is great for learning new baits and techniques. I did this last year with jigs, which I had never really used before. Jigs are now my #1 bait and the one I have the most confidence in. Good luck this year!

iceintheveins reply :

1. Soft Jerkbaits (Senkos, flukes, sluggos, assassins)

2. Small/Medium Crankbaits (Risto Raps, Shad Raps, Fat Raps, Bomber Model As, Rebel Wee Craws, ect)

3. Rapala Skitterpop

4. Curly Tail Grubs

5. Plastic Worms

6. Spinnerbaits

7. Prop Baits

8. Buzzbaits

9. In Line Spinners

10. Plastic Lizards/creatures

ww2farmer reply :

Mine:

#1 5" Yum Dinger

#2 6" Zoom Trick Worm

#3 3/8 BPS Lazer Eye Jig

#4 Manns baby 1-

#5 Rapala Husky Jerk

#6 3/16 oz Booyah Pondmagic spinner bait

#7 1/8 oz Booyah Pondmagic buzzbait

#8 Zoom Superfluke

#9 4" Yum Mega Tube

#10 1/4oz Rat-L-Trap

darcy tucker reply :

For Crankbaits...I say you get all the dt's in different depths and get some husky jerks.

rocknfish9001 reply :

Chris, there are some freaky similarities here.....

topwater- super spook jr.

med. crank- fat free fingerling

shal. crank- rapala dt 4

spinnerbait- booyah counter strike

jig- all terrain

rattletrap- xcalibur

h. jerk- rouge

s. jerk- mr. wiggly

frog- bobbys perfect frog

buzz- strike king

stick- senko

Great minds must think alike.

cjensen reply :

The top 10....here goes.

1. Berkley power worm 6 & 10" or Yum Trick Worms

2. Terminator spinner baits

3. Buzzbaits

4. Boze Sumo Frog for the slop

5. GYCB Senkos and Tubes

6. Roboworm 4" worms and FX worms for dropshotting

7. The DT line of Rapala Crankbaits or Rat-L-Traps

8. Lucky Craft pointers 78sp & dd or Rapala Husky Jerks

9. Reaction Innovation Sweet Beavers

10. All time greatest bail out lure...a red RoadRunner jig head on a white twister tail grub

cjensen reply :

Does anybody else even use RoadRunners anymore?

K_Mac reply :

cjensen

I agree completely with you about the Roadrunner.

In a recent post I said a Roadrunner jighead (1/8 or 1/4 oz.) with a 3" grub was one of my go to ways of catching numbers of fish. It is my favorite Crappie bait as well, in a variety of weights and colors.

cjensen reply :

There's been more than one time while fishing a tournament that I've busted out the ole RoadRunner, may not have won it for me but it usually gets me out of the "0 fish" column. Reminds me when I had to ride a bike to get somewhere to fish, with only ONE fishing rod/reel, and I didnt even carry a tackle box, just took what would fit in my pockets. I'd use a roadrunner all day and that was it. I dont think I've ever caught a bass much over 2 lbs with one, but when the going gets tough it's hard to beat.

Rattlinrogue reply :

In no particular order: 1)Rogue floater 2)3X lizards=c-rig and split shot 3)Strike King and Booyah spinnerbaits 4)FLW finese worms 4)Buzzbaits 5)Rapala floater 6) Flipping tubes 7) Creature baits for pitcin'/flippin' 8)Culprit red shad and grape shad worms 9)Prop baits=Devil's Horse and Tiny Torpedo 10) Tie=Jig and trailer and Horny Toad.

roadwarrior reply :

An oldie but a goodie!

mattm reply :

If I could only have 10

1)Trick sticks(watermelon red flake)

2)bush bugs(black neon chart. tail)

3)LC Sammy(ms american shad)

4)booyah med length buzzbait(white)

5)Strike King Lil' Mr Money spinnerbait(white/blue)

6)Zoom Ol' monster(junebug)

7)Beavers(watermelon/red flake)

8)Strike King red eye lipless crank(chrome/black)

9)Zoom Horney toad(watermelon)sorry RoLo haven't been anywhere that carried the Cane Toad yet

10)LFT ring fry(watermelon)

.ghoti. reply :

Let's see if I can keep it to ten.

1. 5" GYCB Senko

2. GYCB Fat Ika

3. GYCB Big Kahuna worm

4. Berkley Power worm 10"

5. Berkley Power worm 7"

6. Zoom tube

7. Zoom Super Fluke

8. Zoom Trick worm

9. Berkley Power tube

10. Berkley Power hawg

Nope, can't keep it to ten; that's ten plastics I don't leave home without.

1. Shad Rap

2. X-Rap

3. Bandit 100

4. Norman Little N

5. Original Floating Rapala

6. Mann's Minus-1

7. Bomber A

8. Bomber Flat A

9. Rapala DT's

10. Berkley Frenzy floating minnow ( my wife's favorite hard bait )

That's ten cranks I don't leave home without.

1. spinnerbaits

2. buzzbaits

3. Spook

4. Skitter Pop

5. chatterbait

6. Horny Toad

7. 4" GYCB Senko ( my wife's favorite soft bait )

8. finesse jigs

9. Road runners

10. Torpedo

That's ten more I don't leave home without.

Now let's see if I can knock it down to ten must haves, to keep within the original idea of the thread, now that I've completely went out of bounds.

1. 5" Senko, red shad color

2. Fat Ika, blue with light blue tentacles

3. Kahuna worm, junebug color

4. Shad Rap, shad color

5. X-Rap, gold color

6. Super Flukes, baby bass color

7. Zoom Tube, smoke color

8. Spinnerbait, 1/4oz Terminator single willow white

9. Rapala DT, bluegill color

10. buzzbait, 3/8oz terminator white

OK, there's ten, just don't hold me to it. The selection would change as conditions and waters change.

Cheers,

Low_Budget_Hooker reply :

*** ***

Heddon excalibur super spook

Jitterbug-jointed 5/8 blk

Rapala original floating

*** beaver craw

Renosky crippled shad

Fleck spinnerbait

7" power worm

Heddon Dying Flutter

*** disc lizard

bubbler reply :

senko

brush hog in kewi

sweet beaver in sprin color

baggleys shallow diving cranks

baggleys deep diving cranks

spinner bait

jig

BassHunter69 reply :

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Soft Plastics:
GYCB Senko, Fat Ika, Kreature, Kut-Tail & 8" worm, double tail and single tail grubs and Hula Grub. Micro Munch Tackle El Gordo, 3 1/2" Mizmo tube. Slug-Go. Roboworm, 6" Shakin' Zipper.

Top water: Zara Spook, Lucky Craft Sammy. New to me, MegaBass PopMax.

Crankbaits:

0-2' Bomber Square A, Norman Fat Boy, Mann's -1

2-4' Bagley BII

4-6' Lucky Craft Rick Clunn 2.5 & 3.5

5-10' Rat-L-Trap, Lucky Craft LV-300

10-15' Lucky Craft LV-Max-500. New to me, Yo-Zuri Rattl'N Vibe

15-20' Norman DD22, Mann's 20+

Deep Mann's 25+

Jerkbaits:

Lucky Craft Pointer 128, 100 & 78 and Staysee 95 SP, Rapala Husky Jerk & X-Rap (4") and Rattl'n Rogue

Jig & trailer

Micro Munch Tackle 3/8 & 1/2 oz jigs, GYCB Fat Baby Craw

Spinnerbaits:

Terminator, Ledgebuster 3/4 oz single willow blade

Is that ten?

is that 10 looks like rw posted his entire tackle box ;D ;D ;D

detroit1 reply :

Jeez- only 10? That's a tough one, but here i go... Kinami flash, home-assembled spnrb8,Bandit flat maxx,Norman dd22,Rebel deep wee-R,Bomber longA,Rapala deep shad rap, Rogers'1/4 oz alphabet,60's Cotton Cordells hot spot (knocker-not rattler),3"berkley minnow(drop shot).

MALTESE FALCON reply :

Spinnerbait - Strike king or Terminator.

Jerkbait/Slashbait - Rapala X-Rap or Husky Jerk, LC Pointer.

Lipless - Rattlin Rapala size 5 or 7, Berkley Frenzy Rattl'r.

Shallow crank - Bomber Square A, Shallow Shad Rap, Norman Mad N, Rapala DT 4.

Medium crank - Shad Rap, DT 6 or 10, Bomber Fat Free Shad, Berkley Frenzy Flicker Shad.

Stickbait - ***.

Top Water - Zara Spook, Rapala Skitter Pop.

Worm - Zoom Trick Worm.

Frog - Spro Bronzeye Frog.

Falcon

guest reply :

Ok here goes

1. *** *** ( most shades of watermelon )

2.Original Floating Rapala #11 Silver

3.7 inch *** ripple tail worms ( Watermelon and pumpkin)

4. Bomber Model 8A Dark Crawfish

5. Unpainted plain jig head( Football or round, no weed guard) with a *** 3.5inch Green Brush Hog

6. Rapala DT 6 and 10 in Blue Gill

7.Rapala Jointed Minnow #11 Silver

8.Rapala Fat Rap: Crawfish

9. 4inch ***( Green or Black) Wacky Rigged

10.Jitter Bugs and Jitter sticks( Discontinued by Arbogast) Black and Forg pattern

TournyFish001 reply :

1. LC RC 1.5 and 2.5 also luhr jensen speed traps

2. R2S spinnerbait

3. Eakins Jigs (trailers: beavers, GYCB twin tail grub)

4. LC staysee and pointers

5. LC CB350

6. Dry Creek Tubes

7. Kamakazee deep stix(their version of the senko)

8. Kamakazee drop shot worms and Roboworms 4.5" straight tail

9. Jackel flick shake worm

10. Megabass pop max

cbfishalot reply :

1 LC RC 1.5

2 LC Pointer

3 LC Staysee

4 GYCB Senko

5 Eakins Jig

6 Crooked Creek Tube

7 Zoom Brush Hog

8 Roboworm Straight Tail Worm

9 Strike King Pro Model Spinnerbait

10 LC Sammey

Bonus Bait: Buzzbait

Jake. reply :

In no particular order:

Ima Shaker

Roboworm 6" Straight Tail Worm

Deps Buzzjet Jr.

LC Gunfish 95

Zoom 5" Lizard

5/16 oz. Eakins Jig w/ GYCB Flappin Hog Trailer

5.8" Jackall Flick Shake Worm

GYCB Kreature

Zoom WEC Sweet P

Netbait Baby Paca Craw

David P reply :

1. Trick worms

2. Super flukes

3. Black/Blue Jig

4. Brown/Purple jig

5. Wake Jr

6. Roboworms

7. Rat-L-Trap

8. Smithwick Rogue Jerkbaits

9. Lucky Craft jerkbaits

10. Basstrix Paddle Tail Tubes

11. Senko

12. Fat Ika

13. Cavitron Buzzbait

Tin reply :

Jigs- Terminator Pro Top secret jig and Omega football jig

Jerkbait- Rapala Husky Jerk

Cranks- Chrome and Blue Rat-l-trap and a strike king series 1

Spinnerbaits- Terminator T1

Plastics- Zoom Super Hog, Zoom Finesse worm, *** stickbaits, GYCB 4" Hula Grub

largemouthTN reply :

Jigs- Strike King Premier, BPS Enticer football

Jerkbait- Rapala Husky Jerk

Cranks- Fat Free Shad and a strike king series 1-6

Spinnerbaits- Strike King Premier Plus

Plastics- Berkley power worm, chigger craw. Yum Dinger

Trailer- Strike king rage tail, denny brauer 3x chunk, berkley beaver tail chunk

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