What Is Your #1 Go To Bait And Why? 2024
besdatevadidit reply :
Just wondering what other's #1 go to bait was and why they chose that bait... I know mine is usually a top water frog in the lily's.. Something about hearing that toilet flush when that largemouth comes up and devour's it...
MCS reply :
Zoom trick worm in red shad or Grande Bass rattlesnake in June bug red flake rigged weightless. They will usually get me a bite or two when nothing else is.
AK-Jax86 reply :
I use my storm swimming minnow 5 inch
I also use yamamoto senko worms I think they are watermelon color ( they r dark green with a light green underneath)
But my storm swimming minnow is clutch when nothin else has been working it looks and swims like a bait fish and the bass go crazy
Broke bass fisherman reply :
Buzz baits. Love the splash and I feel it can get into to all the places I want it to go.
Super_fluker reply :
Pearl zoom super flukes with no weight. Easy to rig up and easy to pull. Plus its motion attracts bass and it reflects sunlight when it is bright out.
Mad Fisherman reply :
Yamamoto Senko worms and Gitzit tube lures. Both are the only lures I have ever seen that 99% of the time catch fish.
Sam reply :
5-inch #297 Senko rigged wacky.
LgMouthGambler reply :
Watermelon red flake 6" Zoom Lizard. They produce all the time, and you can present them just about anyway possible. Fish go nuts for them when I fish them.
dale.m reply :
t-rigged zoom trick worm in watermelon seed with red flake.
J Francho reply :
Jig. Always catches and can be fished anywhere.
Hyrule Bass reply :
Berkely Powerbait Red Shad Shakey Worm in 7inch and 5inch
Rage Tail Baby Craw - Summer Craw color
both texas rigged...
oh, and if fishing a pond i can add the Rebel Crickhopper in green color
hooks4bass reply :
I'm up to my eyeballs in hard baits, spinner baits, buzz baits, stick baits and diving cranks. I've never had any luck fishing with plastics, so Im sure Im just not doing it right. As much mention as they are getting, RAGETAIL seems to be a good choice. I've heard what the Pros have to say, but... those guys get paid to promote things. I wanna hear what Joe Sixpack has to say, tell me your experiences with Ragetails, good, bad, or ugly, I just wanna know whats really the bottom line.
Thanks for reading and answering.
J Francho reply :
On 7/3/2012 at 8:56 PM, hooks4bass said:I'm up to my eyeballs in hard baits, spinner baits, buzz baits, stick baits and diving cranks. I've never had any luck fishing with plastics, so Im sure Im just not doing it right. As much mention as they are getting, RAGETAIL seems to be a good choice. I've heard what the Pros have to say, but... those guys get paid to promote things. I wanna hear what Joe Sixpack has to say, tell me your experiences with Ragetails, good, bad, or ugly, I just wanna know whats really the bottom line.
Thanks for reading and answering.
There's a TON of Ragetail results posted by many different average Joe's. But since you asked....
Ragetail Craw on a jika rig, total waste of time 
Siebert Outdoors reply :
On 7/3/2012 at 3:07 AM, J Francho said:Jig. Always catches and can be fished anywhere.
Pretty much sums it up for me.
BassinMD reply :
3/8 oz northstar custom baits jig is always my go to either black n blue or green pumpkin color Denny brauer 3x craw trailers matching colors
Jig Meister reply :
Jig.
A-Jay reply :
~ J I G ~
A-Jay
roadwarrior reply :
GMAN or NorthStar jig w/ Rage Tail Craw or Lobster
Bass_Fanatic reply :
Either a Lucky Craft GDS Ghost Minnow or a T-Rigged Rage Craw
Nitrofreak reply :
I have 2 go to baits, the T-Riggged worm and the jig, both are the first 2 rods on the deck, dressed for success and ready to rock.
Sorry, But everyone always ask's for ONE go to bait but when you have an arsenal you like to use, one just isn't good enough.
Busy reply :
On 7/3/2012 at 3:07 AM, J Francho said:Jig. Always catches and can be fished anywhere.
SoFlaBassAddict reply :
Right now it's been a Pointer 78 in Ghost Minnow. Fish are up schooling and feeding on bait. Having to move it surprisingly quick to get strikes though. Unfortunately, they've all been in the two pound range.
If they go back into the grass, then I'll probably be flipping a baby rodent, jig, or pitching a worm into the holes.
McAlpine reply :
1/4 oz Shad color Terminator T-1.
I can catch fish on this anywhere. There is always one tied on a rod on the deck.
Bluebasser86 reply :
Jig in stained water or where there's big fish
shakeyhead rigged trick worm in clear water
Mike L reply :
Weightless wacky rigged senko or trick worm
Texas rigged brush hog
Mike
iceintheveins reply :
I would probably say soft jerks and soft stickbaits.
A-Rob reply :
This year: 8" Lizard,
1/8oz weight, 12# yo-zuri, MH Baitcasting gear (my worm setup)
logan9209 reply :
Right now I'm still learning to use various hard baits. I'm not sure if I can pick a number 1 go to bait for me, but here's my list of lures I use when nothing else seems to be working.
Zoom Trick Worm black: has caught me a 20lb cat, an 8lb bass, and (just yesterday) a 6lb bass.
Heddon Zara Spook bullfrog: Not so good in the evenings, but at my favorite point I can rack up 4-6 in an hour (that's good for me).
NetBait Salt Lick red bug t-rigged weightless: many bass have grabbed it as soon as it hits the water.
Zoom Lizard pumpkin seed, pumkinseed/chartreuse, and watermelon: Although I haven't tried it since spawn was over.
Darn near any soft plastic that is black/ blue flake.
Yum ribbon tail red shad: for some reason the bass won't touch the Zoom version of the same type/color.
Zoom Brush Hog (the one w/o the twirl tails): 50-50 I can pull a rabbit out of the hat with it.
Xcalibur poppin' image Bill Dance Pop-R: not as good as the Spook but it works.
Nothing of mine seem to work for more than an hour at a time. And none of them are super consistent. I may get one bite in an area and not get bit at all in another area with the same lure.
I'm still working out the kinks when it comes to the Rage Tail Smokin' Rooster and the Anaconda. The Anaconda is so darn heavy that I'm having issues casting it. At the moment my honest opinion is that they aren't any better than any other soft plastic I have and they don't seem to last quite as long as the others either. Being better or not could be just an operator failure (more than likely). The black/blue flake Rooster has caught me a couple and it's really cool watching a dark shadow come out of nowhere to chase it (when swimming it). Or even better, watching a little dink inhale it after twitched on the bottom a couple of times.
dman reply :
T-rigged brush hog
Sam Fisher reply :
Whatever works when I’m on the fish 
JigMe reply :
Used to luv Senko and still using it, but now I am a NorthStar Jig Fan...it works! It nothing is happening, I will tie on a finesse Jig with baby craw and usually gets me a fish or two.
fowlskies reply :
I always have a War Eagle spinnerbait and a Sebile Magic swimmer tied on to a couple of my rods.
As for why, they are great search baits and then I can pick the area apart after I get a bite/blowup or two. Also with the swimbait I can get a great reaction bites even when the bite slow by being very eratic reeling the bait in, gives a good injured and fleeing baitfish action.
senile1 reply :
On 7/3/2012 at 11:58 PM, roadwarrior said:GMAN or NorthStar jig w/ Rage Tail Craw or Lobster
Similar to Roadwarrior, the GMAN jig with Rage Tail Craw or Lobster catches fish in most situations for me. Another lure or technique may be the go to under specific circumstances, but overall the jig and craw would be my bread and butter.
Bankbeater reply :
Jig n pig or a jig n craw
RyneB reply :
Rage Craw. Its so versatile. I can swim it, work it slow, hop it, work it like a topwater, jig trailer. It just always catches fish and i have extreme confidence in it.
KingMidas reply :
My brother turned me on to the yum ribbon tail worm in red shad, texas rigged. I also really like the yum wooly bug carolina rigged. Can't decide between the two
webertime reply :
Fat Ika in Green Pumpkin Black or a T-Rigged Pit Boss w/ 3/8oz weight.
Jake P reply :
Rattle trap or a senko. One can cover active fish, the other covers innactive. Of course there are a few others but these just stick out for me.
RAMBLER reply :
Zoom trick worm, t-rigged, weightless, watermelon red flake. Always catches one, except for yesterday when absolutely nothing worked.
tholmes reply :
7.5" ribbon-tail worm, t-rigged.
Why? Because that's what I catch the most fish with.
Tom
whitwolf reply :
When things are slow I throw a 4" Zoom dead ringer, color Is dependent on water clarity...I rig them on this: http://www.siebertoutdoors.com/index.php/zenith-shakey Simply put this rig can be pitched, cast, or flipped and it's a small enough profile that it doesn't spook the fish.
Highhawk1948 reply :
In Florida for the summer it would be a watermelon red Lake Fork Flipper, for flipping/pitching and a watermelon red Innovation finess worm on a 1/4 oz. drop shot for points with underwater weed beds.
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