Top Secret Lures 2025
roadwarrior reply :
You may not want to share yours, but I will share mine:
Topwater: Megbass PopMax Tonosama Frog
Jerkbait: LC Slender PT97MR Citrus Shad
Shallow crankbait: Norman Fat Boy Redear, Red Eye Shad
Spinnerbait: Siebert Outdoor Cosmic and MegaStrike StrikeBack both w/ white Lumaflex skirts
Small swimbait: Kietech Swing Impact Fat, Shadalicious and Berkley Hollow Belly
Sworming Hornet/ LFT Live Magic Shad
Soft Plastics: Everything Rage Tail plus the MegaStrike MegaBug & MegaTube Craw
Especially the Rage Tail Menace and Shellcracker by themselves or as a swim jig trailer
The new #1, replacing the Lobster Rage Rigged, is the Cut-R
And continuing a decade long tradition, the GYCB Senko and Fat Ika
Jigs: Siebert Outdoors (especially the Big O) and NorthStar (especially the Original Swim Jig)
Shaky head: MegaStrike ShakE2 Professional Series/ GYCB Kut Tail
C-rig: Rage Tail Lizard & Eeliminator
Double Fluke
MegaStrike
ColdSVT reply :
My brain...oh my fishing diary which is under lock and key
Bass NC reply :
Square bill: xcalibur XCS 200 foxy shad
Lipless: xcalibur xr75
Spinnerbait: simple double willow leaf blade strike king pro
Jerkbait: rapala x-rap
Topwater- Booyah pad Crasher (cheap and reliable)
Swimbait: havoc beat shad by mike iconelli
Plastics: havoc Pitt boss and zoom super flukes
Not all of my favorites but a good amount
Cgrinder reply :
Rapala Shallow Shad Rap 07 in Silver/Black. If you can find them in that Gold/Black metallic color that's been discontinued for a while, even better.
Mepps Black Fury #5 in Yellow. Orange also works.
Lucky Craft Sammy 105 in Crack Blue. That Chartreuse belly drives 'em wild!
jhoffman reply :
shallow crank - kvd 2.5 orange belly craw color
deep crank - norman dd22 - splatterback
jerkbait - xrap - size 10
topwater - koppers mouse
frog - koppers frog or scum frog, usually black
spinnerbait - strike king baby burner
paddle tail swimbait, typically fished as a trailer - powerteam lures swinging hammer in white
jig - seibert heads, my own skirts
finesse worm - elaztech strike king finesse, dirt color
senko style bait - strike king ocho
craws - rage tail and or paca - colors vary
scent - three way tie between bang shad, strike king coffee and megastrike, i really wish megastrike had a coffee scent
shakey head - usually seibert but sometimes shakeE2
Secret weapon - blue fox inline spinner
I.rar reply :
My secret weapons are 4" gycb cut tails, super fluke Jr's and roboworm alive shad and straight tails. If I can't get bit on any of those, the fish arnt there.
And even though they are small finesse baits, I've caught the most and my biggest bass and peacocks on these.
Avalonjohn44 reply :
If you can find them in a decent color, Wave Worm's Tiki Snake is a crazy good bait. A fat bodied worm with a curly tail, it came in a 6 inch version. I have horded about 6 bags or so, most of them have be pieced back together with Mend It. They keep producing.
ww2farmer reply :
Everyone sit down, I am about to blow the lid off this place...........my secret bait:
A 5" green pumpkin stick worm
Your welcome.
gulfcaptain reply :
Yeah, well I got you beat, my secret fishing weapon is me. The ability to observe, understand, and pattern a body of water to make the best use of the tackle I have to catch fish......and the green pumpkin stick worm maybe part of it too, but shhhhh, don't tell everyone.
bigbill reply :
Norman thin N in redear, chartreuse killer, voilet.
Bomber fat A, model A, shallow A in colors,
Redapplecraw
Baby bass orange bottom
Green bass orange bottom
Silver shad
Greencraw
Browncraw
Chartreuse blues
Citrus
Firecraw
Mann's classic spinnerbaits
1/4oz gold colorado blade, blue glimmer(white) skirt, mister twister 4" white split double tail grub trailer, with trailer hook.
1/4oz gold Colorado blade, chartreuse skirt, mister twister 4" chartreuse split double tail grub trailer, with trailer hook.
Blue glimmer skirts for white.
Hot chartreuse skirts for chartreuse.
Split shot rigged black plastic worm.
Split shot rigged purple plastic worm.
Carolina rig, 24" adjustable carolina keeper setup. For senkos, brushogs, creature rigs, etc.
Topwater spooks, rebel popr, popr frog.
Don't forget the yum shad and crawfish scents too.
Build your skills, fish to win.
primetime reply :
OK, Maybe this will help me condense all my tackle into one bag....
Topwater- Sebile Splasher, Yozuri Banana Boat Jr. Spooks, Torpedo, Top prop mr twister floating buzz blade , skitter pop,crazy crawler,Gunfish,devils horse
cranks- Sebile Crankster, Spro Little John, Bandit Footloose, Clackin crank, DT 4-10, Norman Flat Broke, Cordell Grappler shad, shad rap, daiwa shad master
Lipless- Rapala clackin rap, Reaction Strike lv 65, Red Eye Shad, Yo-zuri crystal Vibe 7/8 long/silent, xcal real gill,craw, one knocker, Super Spot
Plastics- any craw, beaver, brush hog, flipping baits that float, charlies large craw, ribbon tail, big bite Warmouth, Sluggo, Ez Swimmer, Havoc line, all senkos brand doesnt matter, culprit fat max, 4-10" curly tail, Gambler Flappin shad, zoom swimming flukes and on and on
Jig- Terminator, Booyah A jig, customs.....Booyah Real Gill Spinnerbaits, ......Rogue, xrap, and few hundred more, but favorite lure .....SEBILE FLATT SHAD SU 77 & WEEDLESS
Darren. reply :
On 4/9/2014 at 9:04 AM, ww2farmer said:Everyone sit down, I am about to blow the lid off this place...........my secret bait:
A 5" green pumpkin stick worm
Your welcome.
4" hot pepper frog stick for me, along with watermelon magic sticks.........
JeziHogg reply :
a carolina rigged Jitterbug.
Washout reply :
I wish I had something secret to share, but my consistent producers are ribbon tail worms and beavers. This spring has had me fishing small lizards and that's the only thing I've caught fish on so far this year. Spring fishing has me scratching my head.
Washout reply :
On 4/9/2014 at 10:00 AM, JeziHogg said:a carolina rigged Jitterbug.
Do what now? The hard bait jitterbug?
Mike2841 reply :
Don't remember the name of the color off the top of my head, but the original Zara spook black with the white markings on it like ribs. Also any topwater with an orange dot on the bottom of it
JeziHogg reply :
On 4/9/2014 at 10:09 AM, Washout said:Do what now? The hard bait jitterbug?
Ya man, it works. Just make sure its the pink colored one.
Raul reply :
I swear to you guys, I don't have a secret lure, I'm pretty much conventional.
bassh8er reply :
Was Northstar a "Top Secret" jig 2 months ago?
Glenn reply :
What is that supposed to mean?
Hooligan reply :
On 4/9/2014 at 10:00 AM, JeziHogg said:a carolina rigged Jitterbug.
There ya go stealing my lines again.
Honest to goodness bait that I have never, ever mentioned anywhere, to anyone previously. Gene Larew Mega Ring Tube. More fish have been caught in clutch situations for me than with anything else. I have one tied on from ice out to ice up.
JeziHogg reply :
On 4/9/2014 at 12:33 PM, Hooligan said:There ya go stealing my lines again.
Honest to goodness bait that I have never, ever mentioned anywhere, to anyone previously. Gene Larew Mega Ring Tube. More fish have been caught in clutch situations for me than with anything else. I have one tied on from ice out to ice up.
Lol sorry everytime someone asks me irl what I'm using, I always refer back to the c rigged hula popper.
Smallmouth Hunter reply :
Lately its been a jerkbait rigged on a dropshot.
frogflogger reply :
Furbit - I tell folks about it now that I no longer fish tournaments - people have a difficult time understanding it is much more than a frog bait - much more. But you gotta believe.
A-Jay reply :
Don't have any secret baits, just secret spots.
Many of which are obvious and in plain site.
However, when visited under the cover of darkness, yield very worthy results.
Early in the year, a Rapala Subwalk can be very good. (During the day of course).
A-Jay
roadwarrior reply :
On 4/9/2014 at 12:05 PM, bassh8er said:Was Northstar a "Top Secret" jig 2 months ago?
Where have you been, I miss you sarcasm.
"Secret Lures" is just a spoof to get attention. None of these are
secret and I have posted reports of success on every one of them
over the years or since introduction. The real service I hope a thread
like this provides is a guide to building a small collection of tackle
that gets it done!
Good luck!
rowyourboat reply :
Topwater: LC Sammy in Ghost
Spinnerbait: 5/16 War Eagle Finesse Chart/White
Hard Jerkbait: LC Pointer in Ayu
Soft Jerkbait: Zoom super fluke in disco violet
Plastics: Cabin Creek Tubes, Zoom Finesse Work, Zoom 4" dead ringer, Zoom baby brush hog, GYCM senko watermelon or green pumpkin
Crankbaits: KVD 1.5, Shad Rap 5's, many other
Jigs: Eakins Jig
McAlpine reply :
On 4/9/2014 at 9:04 AM, ww2farmer said:Everyone sit down, I am about to blow the lid off this place...........my secret bait:
A 5" green pumpkin stick worm
Your welcome.
I completely disagree and can't believe you would even mention that bait. This was supposed to be the "Secret Bait" thread with whatever the top producer in your box is.
The real secret bait is: A 4" green pumpkin stick worm.
FishinDaddy reply :
My humminbird. With Wayne's help on setup, it has my back to the bank and I'm catching more quality fish than ever. Fishing a fluke over submerged grass that no one else fishes has got my per fish average up to around 3 lbs.
Munkin reply :
3/8oz buzzbait
5" senko
Rebel pop-r
Norman DD22
1/2oz jig
All on an alabama rig so I can cover all possibilities in a single cast.
Allen
McAlpine reply :
Ok seriously....
The one thing I know I can always get bit on when the chips are down. Cold water, warm water, moving water, doesn't matter. J7 Black and Silver jointed Rapala.
Just flat catches fish anywhere.
Teal reply :
Jigs- hop them, drag em, dead stick em, skip docks, swim them, stroke them, fish em deep, punch them.
The only thing that really changes is the trailer or type of trailer and the weight and the head shape.
Rage Craw
Rage Lobster
DM Customs Flilpping Craw
DM Custom Baits big mama
Kietech Impact Fat
Zoom Fluke
Shadalicoius
Rage grub
GYCB Senko
Brian6428 reply :
Berkley Havoc 5" bottom hopper in black. It has caught me more fish on a dropshot than any roboworm or hand-poured plastic I have tried.
CWB reply :
Alot of what RW said. My secret is the GYCB 4" Fat Ika, rigged backwards.
Crankinstein reply :
Believe AJ already said the same thing but I don't have any secret baits just secret spots. I've got a secret cove or two on every lake around me. My go to baits are all really common, the only one that really flies under the radar is the Rick Clunn Freak Jr. which is a really awesome little crank.
Crappiebasser reply :
Mine is pretty basic but I have never been skunked fishing a 6" dead ringer in watermelon chartreuse on a Owner sled head. It works year round at any depth on every on every lake I fish.
Bluebasser86 reply :
Black and blue home made bladed jig. When I'm in stained water and need a big bite, that's what I reach for.
Bankbeater reply :
My top secret lure is a Heddon Big Bud. Doesn't mean I use it though.
bigbill reply :
Top secret lure?
That's all the lures in my tackle boxes that catches fish.
Secret? No way Wal-Mart has them, dicks sporting goods has them, so does BPS and Cabelas too.
Just pick one and practice your presentations with it. The bass will let you know when you get it right.
This is a lure
It's special to me
It catches bass
When nothing else works
This lure is mine
There are other lures
That are like it
But they don't work
Like my lure does
This lure is mine
Mattfrom_NJ reply :
Rebel top-r
roadwarrior reply :
Need to add the Rage Tail ReCon to the list!
.ghoti. reply :
No secrets, but here are my go-to baits, in no particular order.
PB&J Zman worm on a 1/8oz Gammy Skipgap jighead
Fat Ika, reverse rigged, 4/0 EWG hook
Yum Houdini shad, 5/0 EWG hook, no weight
Okee Craw Space Monkey on a 5/16oz Evo Shake2 jighead
GYCB Big Kahuna Kuttail worm, plum, t-rigged, 5/0 EWG hook, pegged 1/16oz steel weight with steel bead
Poor Boys tube watermelon rose color, 3/0 Rig-N hook, 1/16oz internal tube weight
pbizzle reply :
Do you know the definition of secret?
WRB reply :
Don't you use the secret Rage Bug?On 4/15/2014 at 12:47 AM, roadwarrior said:Need to add the Rage Tail ReCon to the list!
WRB reply :
Most of my standard everyday lures are old and forgotten, so they are all secrets.
FlutterCraft Screamers, curl tails and Reapers.
Hair jigs w/ pork rind trailers.
Twin spins.
Uptom's Custom hand pours
Wooden Huddleston
Wooden Lunker Punker and Shell Cracker
22nd Century Triple Trout
68 &8" Hudds
Michaels
Megabait LASlider jig spoons
Ward Champ spoon
Wooden Musky Jitterbug.
Modified original Scroungers
Basstrix Bait Fry and paddle Tails
Rapala Ice jigs
Etc., etc.
QUAKEnSHAKE reply :
Damimoto Hydrika
Brayberry reply :
My secret lures:
1/4 homemade spinnerbait
RC 1.5 Crankbaits
Spanky Jigs
*** soft plastics
roadwarrior reply :
On 4/16/2014 at 10:38 AM, QUAKEnSHAKE said:Damimoto Hydrika
Brayberry reply :
On 4/16/2014 at 10:43 AM, Brayberry said:My secret lures:
1/4 homemade spinnerbait
RC 1.5 Crankbaits
Spanky Jigs
*** soft plastics
Apparently my Top Secret lure will remain Top Secret 
roadwarrior reply :
"Top Secret" just means your best recommendations.
buttonreel reply :
On 4/9/2014 at 9:04 AM, ww2farmer said:Everyone sit down, I am about to blow the lid off this place...........my secret bait:
A 5" green pumpkin stick worm
Your welcome.
Who wouldve guessed
TrapperJ reply :
Saturday i had some confirmation on a few of my go to lures. Not really a secret lure but i'd say square bill the real secret is on how its worked, i will say if you aint crash'n you wont be cash'n! ha
I was sticking my 8' rod about 6' in the water to get it down deeper seems like when i got bit is when it was bumpin and running into things.
drodriguez reply :
On 4/9/2014 at 9:45 AM, primetime said:OK, Maybe this will help me condense all my tackle into one bag....
Topwater- Sebile Splasher, Yozuri Banana Boat Jr. Spooks, Torpedo, Top prop mr twister floating buzz blade , skitter pop,crazy crawler,Gunfish,devils horse
cranks- Sebile Crankster, Spro Little John, Bandit Footloose, Clackin crank, DT 4-10, Norman Flat Broke, Cordell Grappler shad, shad rap, daiwa shad master
Lipless- Rapala clackin rap, Reaction Strike lv 65, Red Eye Shad, Yo-zuri crystal Vibe 7/8 long/silent, xcal real gill,craw, one knocker, Super Spot
Plastics- any craw, beaver, brush hog, flipping baits that float, charlies large craw, ribbon tail, big bite Warmouth, Sluggo, Ez Swimmer, Havoc line, all senkos brand doesnt matter, culprit fat max, 4-10" curly tail, Gambler Flappin shad, zoom swimming flukes and on and on
Jig- Terminator, Booyah A jig, customs.....Booyah Real Gill Spinnerbaits, ......Rogue, xrap, and few hundred more, but favorite lure .....SEBILE FLATT SHAD SU 77 & WEEDLESS
I know this is almost a month after you posted, but where can I find Sebile Flatt Shad SU 77???? Ive looked everywhere. Bass pro doesnt sell them, Tackle Warehouse doesnt, cabelas doesnt. Sportsmans Warehouse. Where do you get them???
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