What bait do you use most often? 2024

BassFishingMachine reply :

By this I mean out of every softbait/lure etc that you have, what is your most used? Regardless of the time of year/fishing situation. Mine would have to be a 3inch GYCB or YUM senko.

Grey Wolf reply :

Spinner baits.

roadwarrior reply :

Fat Ika

6" Senko

Micro Munch Tackle El Gordo tube

My goal for 2006 and moving now into 2007 is focusing much of my time on jigs. I hope to make this lure class my "go to" baits.

basspro48 reply :

A jig, a 3/8oz. black/blue one to be exact. I always have one tied on no matter where or what I am fishing.

Fish Chris reply :

Hud.

Fish

Vyron reply :

Vyron's Custom Made Spinnerbaits

cart7t reply :

I don't have a bait that I use most often. I'm pretty comfortable and enjoy fishing a bunch of different styles.

Hawgin reply :

1/2 oz black/blue strike king pro model jig, although I am starting to find myself using a sweet beaver/berkley beast (watermelon red flake) in a lot of situations where I usually pitch a jig. Now I have to re-evaluate everything. Dang it!

Catt reply :

#1 Texas Rigged Gene Larew 7 ½ Salty Ring Worm Cinnamon Pepper Neon/June Bug Laminated (Camouflage).

The rings give this bait a fatter/larger profile in the water, but the actual body where your hook goes is very small providing for a faster more solid hook penetration.

CrazedL.IFisherman reply :

any of the 7 inch draggin series paddletail worms

Brad_Coovert reply :

I Carolina rig mroe than anything. About any plastic creature will do the job.

Jigs and plastics would be #2.

Brad

Top reply :

1/4 oz swim jig with either a single or double tail grub

guest reply :

I have 3 I use every time out

Original Floating or Jointed Rapala Silver/Black Back #7 to # 11

Manns Jelly worms Marmalde(motoroil) or Grape(Purple) weightless t rigged

Senko knock offs 5# in green/black dot t rigged weightless

.ghoti. reply :

I have four that I used most often, and four rods rigged with these baits at all times.

Senko 5" Red Shad

Ika Blue

Tube Black/blue

Spinnerbait Chart/white willow leaf

scott000 reply :

this time of year im usin a Pumpkin tube or small black/Red flake lizard

edit: plus any spider jig

RoLo reply :

LARGEMOUTH BASS

Plastic Worm

Any long, slender, cylindrical soft plastic, IMO, the only 'true' year-round lure

SMALLMOUTH BASS

Jig & Grub <> Tube Lure

A dead heat

Roger

senko_77 reply :

My sammy 100 in american shad is always on. Also, 1/8oz tru-tungsten ikey head jighead, 1/4oz spot remover jighead, and spot stalker 1/8oz jighead with a watermelon/gold flake or seedless watermelon trick worm

senile1 reply :

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I don't have a bait that I use most often. I'm pretty comfortable and enjoy fishing a bunch of different styles.

I'm similar to Cart7 but I probably have 5 or 6 baits which cover most situations that I'll fish more than others.

Deuceu72 reply :

Tubes, Tubes, Tubes............. ;D ;D ;D

guest reply :

Whenever river fishing for smallies, which is about 75% of the time, I never leave home without a couple of these

SPEEDBEAD. reply :

white terminators and yum dingers in baby bass color.

whittler, what is that?

RiskKid. reply :

T rigged worms but I just bought some Rapala crankbaits.......we'll see ;D

guest reply :

SPEEDBEAD, that is a crankbait that I make, my signature is on the bottom.

John

guest reply :

I always have some type of ratltrap type bait on one of my rods.

a jig is also pretty much a gurantee.

If you see me fishing a senko you can count on one thing for certain.

I'm having a tough day.

WhiteMike1018 reply :

Manns 1- NOTE: Most south jersey lakes are shallow

Bryant. reply :

snagproof frogs

Pa Angler reply :

Depends on structure, depth, time of day etc. I use a varitey of baits never really relying on any one all the time have 4 to 6 rods rigged up at any one time.

Chow

Siebert Outdoors reply :

This little guy

Alpster reply :

Black Shad Culprit worm 7" - 10" & 12"

Ronnie

boondocks reply :

Oh how I love fishing crankbaits.Whether I'm fishing for bass, walleye, or pike.Don't matter what kind, lipless, deepdiving, shallow diving, jointed, straight, suspending, or floating.A lot of the time I find myself fishing them a lot longer than I should be when they aren't produceing simply cause I like fishing them so much.I plan on changing that in the near future though.Gotta learn to fish those Senkos.I hear nothing but good things about them.

Bassassasin12 reply :

I have 2:

Spro Bronzeye frog in natural green or GYCB Fat Ika in watermelon

Bud reply :

A 3/8 oz blue/black jig with a black Joe's chunk

Valascus reply :

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This little guy

That little guy looks familiar . It got me one of my 4 hook ups at the Rock.

As for me...I use a TON of crankbaits. It just seems like I can always catch SOMETHING on 'em. Normally some sorta baitfish colors...shad, bluegill, firetiger, or when fall and winter roll around and shade of red or crayfish looking colors. Jigs are starting to quickly become my second go to bait...ben pretty much all I have fished since about 9-30-06 with decent success.

Pintail55 reply :

I would say dark senko w/ weight.

tipptruck1 reply :

Spinnerbaits, spooks, and frogs.

NEBassMan reply :

I'd say crankbaits and t-rigged worms.

If i'm not crankin deep, i'm shallow pullin em in on some sort of t-rigged worm.

Jason

Vekol reply :

My starting line-up most days (3 pre-rigged rods):

Spinnerbait. Generally 1/2 white with the main blade a Colorado, and a white trailer.

Rat-L-Trap, generally 1/2-3/4 oz chrome/blue.

Senko. Always with some greenish color to it.

I generally am fishing shallow water in and around weeds.

CyBasser reply :

There is really not a single lure that I would say I fish most often - it really depends on the situation I have to face. I would use anything, finesse T-rig worms, cranks, spinnerbaits, topwaters, jigs, you name it.

BUT: If I was restricted to only three lures to use, based on my past experience they would be

1. Spinnerbait 1/2oz with colorado and willow gold blades and chartrause/white skirt.

2. Yamamoto 6" Senko Black/Blue Flake (weightless).

3. Rapala Flat-sided, square-lipped DT7 (I'm not sure if it's the correct name) with blue back and chartrause sides.

Rattlinrogue reply :

Hard to name just one,but I mostly use C-rig w/Various plastics,spinnerbaits,crankbaits,and flippin tubes.

tmacdaddy055 reply :

1. strike king spinnerbait bleeding hook

2. black grape trick worm

Bankbeater reply :

A 1/4 ounce or 3/8 ounce black-blue jig.

Brandon972 reply :

Any 1/4 oz white spinnerbait, with a ball bearing swivel, and Gamakatsu, or Mustad hook, or 1/2 oz chrome Rat-L-Trap with Gamakatsu EWGs

MALTESE FALCON reply :

I ALWAYS HAVE MY TERMINATOR T-1 DOUBLE WILLOW LEAF SPINNERBAIT, SHAD RAP, T-RIGGED WORM, AND AN X-RAP TO START MY TRIP.

Hillbilly_Hooker reply :

Mine would be a toss-up between a white spinnerbait and a T-rigged Yum Dinger in Carolina Pumpkin/Chartreuse.

fourbizz reply :

This is what I have rigged when I hit the water 90 % of the time.

Rod 1: sinking swimbait

Rod 2: topwater swimbait

Rod 3: jerkbait or trap

Rod 4: jig w/ trailer or stick/creature

Rod 5: dropshot or dart head.

Turtle. reply :

a standard start would be, crankbait shallow and deep runner,t-rig worm or other plastic,spinnerbait,horny toad i usually have these rigged most of the time

Dan: reply :

Booyah Blade spinnerbait / texas rigged yum dinger / Rapala DTSS04/06

SneakySnook reply :

1. Baby brush hog

2. Horny Toad

3. Tiki Worm

jomatty reply :

im got a very junky style but you can almost bet that ill have a jig of some sort, depending on what im fishing and a hand poured senko or fat ika tied on(often interchangeable on the same rig). they rarely dont fit somewhere in the arsenal.

matt

Bean Counter reply :

If I was limited to one bait it would be a T-rigged worm year round.

I usually go out with six rods rigged. Most days they would be:

T-rigged worm

Spinner bait

Senko or Fat Ika

Crank bait

Buzz bait or other topwater

Finesse or trick worm on Spinning Rod

The top two don't change, I use them year round.

The bottom four change according to where I am Fishing, time of year, depth, type of structure etc.

llPa1nll reply :

I fish with a number of rods out on the deck usually about 6 rods. The rod locker hides the other 8 rods, what can I say the Bait Monkey owns me. However, I will say there is one rod that the lure doesnt change, Castaway Jig & Worm Rod 6ft 10in MH, Diawa TD-Z left hand retrieve , Pline 20lb Flurocarbon, 1/4 oz Black & Blue Hi-Tek Tackle GMW (Get Me Wet) Jig w/Uncle Josh #11 Black Pork Frog. Nuff said..

0119 reply :

Super Spook Jr., various colors, many custom painted by a friend. Fish them throughout the day even at high noon.

jdw174 reply :

I try to be able to switch to most anything, but for the past two years I've pretty much lived or died by shallow cranking. A Norman Mad "N" in Mad Bass color has been a killer for me.

flyphisher # reply :

Norman fatboy, T-rigged worm or baby brushhog, 1/4oz Shakey head.

J-Salvati reply :

I always either have a

GYCB 5in watermelon senk with a chrt. tip

a Brush hog in watermelon

crankybaits reply :

YO-ZURI ratlnvibe - baby bass color(what color is still left on it that is)

bass109 reply :

Many lures rapala is one of the best. My favorite is crankbaits and jerkbaits.

justfishin reply :

Jigs,1/2 oz black and blue is my no. one choice for largemouth if I have to choose only one, then spinnerbaits and worms.

Smallmouth---Tubes, hair jigs,flukes,grubs,spinnerbaits,jerkbaits

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