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illusion258 reply :
HI I am new here but am just wondering, what kind of lure is your favorite. I am not saying brand wise. I mean,diving,lipless,topwater, etc? Not looking for a strike king vs. rapala argument. Just curious what every one likes.
Thanks
tholmes reply :
Welcome aboard, illusion258!
I can't really name one
single favorite lure. Some days one thing works well, some days it's something else. Some days it seems you can catch 'em on anything you throw, and other days nothing seems to work. My most productive lures are (in no particular order)
T-rigged ribbon-tail worm
Jig
lipless cranks
diving cranks
Top water
There are many factors that influence my lure selection. Available forage (shad, sunfish, crawdads), what body of water I'm fishing (water temp., color and clarity, the types of structure and cover available), weather conditions (clear, cloudy, windy, etc.).
Get yourself an assortment of lures that will cover the water column from top to bottom and learn the techniques to catch bass on any of them. Search the articles on this site, there's a wealth of information there. Most of all, HAVE FUN!
Tom
BrianinMD reply :
For number of fish caught, jigs or soft plastics.
The most fun to me, topwater.
CPBassFishing reply :
Stickwoms. They're just so versatile.
Bluebasser86 reply :
JIgs, nothing like getting that thump and setting into a fish that doesn't move 
retiredbosn reply :
On 12/14/2012 at 9:03 PM, BrianinMD said:For number of fish caught, jigs or soft plastics.
The most fun to me, topwater.
X2 I really enjoy throwing a buzzbait double blade
Arv reply :
Anything that I can drag on the bottom. Spinnerbaits and swimjigs are fun too.
J Francho reply :
Most often in tournaments, I'm throwing a crankbait. For fun fishing, I force feed what I want to throw. For trophies, a swimbait or a jig.
thehooligan reply :
Topwater !!
roadwarrior reply :
Siebert Outdoors 1 oz "Roadwarrior" with a Rage Tail Lobster trailer (Junebug)
endless reply :
Chartreuse or black Buzzbaits, Chartreuse diving cranks, black and silver or blue and silver rattle traps, Green pumpkin, June bug, Watermelon, but my favorite color is Plum Apple stickworms!
illusion258 reply :
Thanks everyone for input. I personally like cranks, topwater are coolest to see the hits. Just hate the cost of the cranks,gets expensive when lose a few each time out.
38 Super Fan reply :
Buzzbait for me.
MrSwimJig reply :
Jig of any type, but prefer a swim jig over anything.
Gangley reply :
On 12/14/2012 at 9:03 PM, BrianinMD said:For number of fish caught, jigs or soft plastics.
The most fun to me, topwater.
Sounds about right for me as well.
Wayne P. reply :
I don't have a favorite, the bass do though. A finesse worm rigged wacky or weedless wacky.
Bankbeater reply :
Jigs, spinnerbaits, topwaters, frogs, and t-rigged plastics.
Tuckahoe Joe reply :
I mostly fish shallow crankbaits since my lakes aren't much more than 5-8 feet deep. Can't wait til the topwater bite starts up again though.
QUAKEnSHAKE reply :
hollow-bodied frogs my favorite,,lipless cranks, wacky-rig plastics
papajoe222 reply :
Hands down, TOPWATER!!!!
Nitrofreak reply :
On 12/15/2012 at 1:36 AM, Wayne P. said:I don't have a favorite, the bass do though. A finesse worm rigged wacky or weedless wacky.
WHAT !!!
Are you saying you don't enjoy feeding the fish that particular bait????? C'mon maaaann !!!! LOL !!!
My favorite bait has got to be a large profile jig when they are grouped on the bottom, or a spoon. You can really get some nice fish this way !!!
Wayne P. reply :
On 12/15/2012 at 3:17 AM, Nitrofreak said:WHAT !!!
Are you saying you don't enjoy feeding the fish that particular bait????? C'mon maaaann !!!! LOL !!!
My favorite bait has got to be a large profile jig when they are grouped on the bottom, or a spoon. You can really get some nice fish this way !!!
No, my meaning is that I don't disregard any presentation and don't have a "favorite", the fish choose the one that is the best. I don't enjoy casting without catching.
Most of the time I have 10-12 rods rigged on the deck with different presentations and the wacky rigged finesse worm is the most productive for a days fishing. I have probably 20 rod/reels in my boat all the time so I am prepared for all presentations.
I've been catching them lately with a Silver Buddy and a shaky head finesse worm, that is because it matches the pattern.
I don't fish lures, I fish patterns. The fish's response lets me know if it is the correct one. A jig may be the right one sometimes.
bknap reply :
square bill crankin or flippin plastics
Nitrofreak reply :
On 12/15/2012 at 3:38 AM, Wayne P. said:No, my meaning is that I don't disregard any presentation and don't have a "favorite", the fish choose the one that is the best. I don't enjoy casting without catching.
Most of the time I have 10-12 rods rigged on the deck with different presentations and the wacky rigged finesse worm is the most productive for a days fishing. I have probably 20 rod/reels in my boat all the time so I am prepared for all presentations.
I've been catching them lately with a Silver Buddy and a shaky head finesse worm, that is because it matches the pattern.
I don't fish lures, I fish patterns. The fish's response lets me know if it is the correct one. A jig may be the right one sometimes.
Fair enough !!!
Nice post !!!!
bigfishbk86 reply :
On 12/14/2012 at 11:41 PM, roadwarrior said:Siebert Outdoors 1 oz "Roadwarrior" with a Rage Tail Lobster trailer (Junebug)
Miss the title there bud??
Mike L reply :
Soft Plastic's...
Floating on top, Wacky falling down or Crawling along on the bottom.
Mike
Nitrofreak reply :
On 12/14/2012 at 7:56 PM, illusion258 said:HI I am new here but am just wondering, what kind of lure is your favorite. I am not saying brand wise. I mean,diving,lipless,topwater, etc? Not looking for a strike king vs. rapala argument. Just curious what every one likes.
Thanks
First of all welcome to the forum !!!
Don't be afraid to ask about brand names here, you will get a lot of feedback about likes and dislikes of all of them, it won't start an aguement, everyone here has their own opinion, it's up to you to take it for what it's worth, with all the info you get from these guys and gals you will be able to make an informed decision about any bait on the market.
WRB reply :
There are a few lures that I use year around and add a few seasonally or at night.
Year around; casting jigs, drop shot and slip worms, crakbaits, swimbaits and wake baits.
Pre spawn to spawn; add, jerk baits, T-rigged big worms, Senko's and spinner baits.
Post spawn; add buzz baits and small crank baits.
Summer; add top water poppers and spookks/Sammy's, frogs.
Summer nights; add T-rigged big worms, big crank baits.
Fall; add tail spinners, under spins and structure and flutter spoons
Winter; add structure spoons.
My go to lure is a casting jig; hair with pork trailers.
Tom
illusion258 reply :
One more question, I guess really to the guys who use cranks. Would you guys also order this? I was watching a show, can not remember what the channel was for life of me. But they had a commercial with 25 lures for like $30 with free shipping. I saw it,decided I was gonna order but never saw it again and not sure what show it was. But it seemed like a good deal, had sinkers,divers,and top water in every color imaginable in the set. I think was 25 lures for $29.99 free shipping. I am still waiting for it to air again...
Nitrofreak reply :
Me personally, no, I would not, do yourself a big huge favor, read the articals in here about fishing cranks, then ask us what differences etc...
Save that money and put it to good use on some really good productive baits.
Once you purchace one from a decision for yourself or from a suggestion here, take it out and try it, let us know everything you did with it, the weather and everything and we can most likely get you some confidence with your new bait.
WRB reply :
Avoid offers that sells large numbers of generic lures at discounted prices; you get what you pay for.
There are sales from time to time on brand name lures, usually colors that don't sell for a region, that work great in another regional area. For example there is a Bomber sale going on and these are good lures!
The Bomber 6A and 7A series deep divers are excellent, run good out of the box and have decent hooks. Baby bass, fire tiger and shad colors work everywhere.
Tom
roadwarrior reply :
On 12/15/2012 at 6:45 AM, illusion258 said:One more question, I guess really to the guys who use cranks. Would you guys also order this? I was watching a show, can not remember what the channel was for life of me. But they had a commercial with 25 lures for like $30 with free shipping. I saw it,decided I was gonna order but never saw it again and not sure what show it was. But it seemed like a good deal, had sinkers,divers,and top water in every color imaginable in the set. I think was 25 lures for $29.99 free shipping. I am still waiting for it to air again...
NO...
We all have gotten rid of our junk over the years. We still buy a lot of stuff we never use.
Save you money and buy specific lures and specific brands that you will be comfortable
with over time. Don't get in a hurry, buy a few lures/baits for different deeps in the water
column, "moving" lures vs. bottom contact.
Specific brands and specific lures are critical. There are just too many options to choose from.
Here is a thread to get you started: http://www.bassresou...-tackle-advice/
SirSnookalot reply :
I fish for fun and not overly brand loyal, my catch rate doesn't seem to vary between company A or company B's lures within a specific group. For me it's all about the strike and the fight, never the size, that takes care of itself. In open water I fish mainly jerkbaits and topwater lures, in weedy areas and when I'm working a shoreline it's a weedless fluke about 99% of time.
IMO success and failure has more to do with the body of water and time of year, than what the actual bait is. This is bass time in South Florida, not that I keep a tally but most days I'm catching quite a few fish without a lot of work, not too challenging, conversely 2 months ago fishing the same waters I was lucky to get 1 in an hour, very challenging.
SudburyBasser reply :
Stick baits probably catch me the most fish but I do love crankbaits. Push comes to shove I'd probably take crankbaits over anything else...I just love fishing them.
loodkop reply :
For me frogs rule all the way. My last tournament I was using a hollow popping frog, hollow walking frog, two different styles of buzz frog/toad and a swimming frog on a punch rig. I didn't win but did well enough and nobody on the water had more fun. you just can't beat that toilet bowl flush if a solid bass grabbing a frog through the slop.
mnbassman23 reply :
jigs, t-rigged plastics, hollow body frogs, soft plastic jerkbaits, and cranks are my go to lures.
If i'm on the lake looking for a good time nothing beats a frog like Loodkop stated above. When i'm looking to put a couple big one's in the boat it's a jig all the way.
Run&Gun reply :
Jigs are my favorite. But I'll use whatever bait I think best fits what I'm trying to do.
illusion258 reply :
I have recently been using the plastic lizards and working well. One other question, if there were a sale you saw, what would be max number of lures you would by. 10,25? or just as many as you can get at good price?
SirSnookalot reply :
On 12/20/2012 at 10:56 AM, illusion258 said:I have recently been using the plastic lizards and working well. One other question, if there were a sale you saw, what would be max number of lures you would by. 10,25? or just as many as you can get at good price?
Depends if it's a proven winner for me. I bought around 40 xraps on clearance at Sports Authority (offbeat colors that produced just as many fish), so cheap I couldn't resist. On the other hand if bought a number of lures untested and proved to be not to my liking, all I've done is pee away a lot of money. I'd buy one, if I liked it I'd wait for the next sale. A deal isn't a deal if you're not going to use it.
J Francho reply :
Some baits, it seems you have to buy a bunch to find a few keepers that work right.
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