What lure did you catch your PB on? 2024

Jonas Staggs reply :

So I have been having great success micro fishing lately, and have been hooking into much larger bass than I have been targeting, which is awesome. So its been a great learning experience, as they say you can catch big fish on small lures, I am beginning to think, a lot of the larger fish I have caught, could have been caught on smaller lures. So I thought it would be interesting to see what size and type of lures everyone has caught their PB on. 4 inch texas rigged worm with a 1/4 oz weight for example, so on and so forth. If you would like to share a pic of your PB, that would be cool too.

My PB was caught on a 1/2 oz cotton cordell lipless crankbait.

Bluebasser86 reply :

8" watermelon Zoom magnum lizard

Jonas Staggs reply :

On 2/12/2020 at 2:09 PM, Bluebasser86 said:

8" watermelon Zoom magnum lizard

howd you have it rigged, what size weight?

Bluebasser86 reply :

On 2/12/2020 at 2:16 PM, Jonas Staggs said:

howd you have it rigged, what size weight?

T rig with a 1/4oz weight

JediAmoeba reply :

My PB was caught on a white 1/2 oz Jackhammer Chatterbait with a gold blade and a Zako Green Pumpkin White laminate trailer.

camman reply :

4” Roboworm Sculpin in Aaron’s Magic R&B Flake drop shotting

Jonas Staggs reply :

On 2/12/2020 at 2:33 PM, camman said:

4” Roboworm Sculpin in Aaron’s Magic R&B Flake drop shotting

how big is your PB?

WRB reply :

<<<jig fish

Tom

Jonas Staggs reply :

On 2/12/2020 at 3:01 PM, WRB said:

<<<jig fish

Tom

jig fish?

Hammer 4 reply :

4" Roboworm in Hologram shad , splitshot..7 lbs, 4 oz..on 6lb fluro. On a ML spinning rig. Also this bass was caught in a city park pond, in L.A.

Jonas Staggs reply :

On 2/12/2020 at 3:19 PM, Hammer 4 said:

4" Roboworm in Hologram shad , splitshot..7 lbs, 4 oz..on 6lb fluro. On a ML spinning rig. Also this bass was caught in a city park pond, in L.A.

awesome, per your advice, having great success going lighter and smaller. Was reading your previous posts in the search function for el dorado lake in long beach a moment ago. I caught a nice bass and a nice crappie there today in 45 minutes on 4lbs test and small lures. first time fishing there, never tried cause i heard the place sucks. I dunno if i just got lucky or not but ill be going back for sure

Hammer 4 reply :

On 2/12/2020 at 3:23 PM, Jonas Staggs said:

awesome, per your advice, having great success going lighter and smaller. Was reading your previous posts in the search function for el dorado lake in long beach a moment ago. I caught a nice bass and a nice crappie there today in 45 minutes on 4lbs test and small lures.

I might have to take a drive down there soon..Good ole El D..Gets wacky during the spawn though, everyone and their brother is out there sight fishing..

Jonas Staggs reply :

On 2/12/2020 at 3:27 PM, Hammer 4 said:

I might have to take a drive down there soon..God ole El D..Gets wacky during the spawn though, everyone and their brother is out there sight fishing..

I bet, you might want to sign the petition that is going on right now. LB is my hometown. They want to make concession stands that sell food and alcohol in the park. Its going to bring a lot of traffic, trash, and perhaps crime and idiotic drunk behavior. Perhaps I should post it to the forum.

Hammer 4 reply :

That would Not be good for the park.

Jonas Staggs reply :

On 2/12/2020 at 3:36 PM, Hammer 4 said:

That would Not be good for the park.

im gonna share it then to try to get more signatures cause yeah, its gonna ruin the place. I have rented the pedal boats there before, but cannot find any info on the website about bringing your own kayak and if you could fish from it. Figure Ill have to give them a ring tomorrow to find out.

Hammer 4 reply :

As far as I know, you cannot launch any personal watercraft at El D..Do they still have park Rangers patrolling there..?

Jonas Staggs reply :

On 2/12/2020 at 3:42 PM, Hammer 4 said:

As far as I know, you cannot launch any personal watercraft at El D..Do they still have park Rangers patrolling there..?

yeah, one was giving everyone the boot at 5pm. I doubt you can fish from the rentals either than.

Bass_Fishing_Socal reply :

Very simple, 8.5lb on 4” senko weightless.

Catt reply :

1/2 oz Rat-L-Trap ????

GreenPig reply :

BPS Stick-O 5 & 3/8" Black & Blue weightless 5/0 EWG Gamakatsu

Mobasser reply :

Mann's Jelly Worm. T rig 1/8 oz weight, 2/0 hook black

crypt reply :

Bomber squarebill.

camman reply :

On 2/12/2020 at 2:56 PM, Jonas Staggs said:

how big is your PB?

9lb 2oz

NittyGrittyBoy reply :

1/2 oz. Pegged tungsten, Junebug Ultravibe. Bass in Profile pic.

After that bass I quit using ultarvibes, couldn't tell ya why?

Ogandrews reply :

5.2 lbs Minnesota fish on a pounder bulldawg in walleye color, 16” 14oz musky lure hahaha. Quite the ambitious fish

JFlynn97 reply :

3/8 oz chatterbait (Buddha Baits Swagger Jig more specifically, which are unfortunately no longer being made) in a bluegill color with a zoom super chunk trailer. 5.82 pounds

scaleface reply :

Jig and pig . All Black with an Uncle Josh pork frog .

Harold Scoggins reply :

Jermination reply :

11.3 LM-- leopard frog booyah poppin pad crasher

moguy1973 reply :

Biggest largemouth was on a wacky rigged green pumpkin/gold flake BPS stick-o worm.

Biggest smallmouth was on a white buzz toad.

Dwight Hottle reply :

11-8 largemouth on a 3/4 oz SK red eye shad

7-6 smallmouth on a rapala tail dancer

MassYak85 reply :

Call it lucky or unlucky but I've got 3 fish in an exact tie for my PB to the hundredth of a lb so...

1st - Wacky rigged watermelon sticko

2nd - Lethal Weapon Swimjig

3rd - 9" MS Slammer

Junger reply :

Evegreen OB 68 Magic Gill popper.

Luke Barnes reply :

4 1/2 lb on a black and blue Zoom ZCraw, t rigged with a 3/8 oz bullet weight.

Bass Ninja reply :

6.8lbs, caught on a red and white Strike King spinnerbait with a paddle tail trailer.

2tall79 reply :

After 60+ years of fishing I have to say I consider myself a worm/jig fisherman with spinnerbaits a close second. That being said, of the 10 or so bass I have managed to catch that were over 6 lbs.....every one was on a crankbait. I have no explanation for this.

J Francho reply :

Both are NY fish. I don't keep track of the out of state PBs, since an 8 lb. from Florida is hardly a trophy.

7-2 LMB: Texas rigged 10" Black Powerworm, 1/2 oz. bullet weight and 5/0 worm hook in 30-ish FOW

5-12 SMB: Drop shot Ayu Cross Tail Shad (flat side up), 3/4 weight and #4 drop shot hook in 40-ish FOW

Interesting 2nd place counter point:

7.1 LMB: Junebug 4" Flick Shake Worm on 3/16 Zappu Wacky jig in less than 1 FOW

J._Bricker reply :

On this AC Mag Shad that’s seen it’s fair share of use ????

Jonas Staggs reply :

On 2/12/2020 at 5:59 PM, Catt said:

1/2 oz Rat-L-Trap ????

so much fun catching them on lipless cranks

On 2/12/2020 at 8:25 PM, NittyGrittyBoy said:

1/2 oz. Pegged tungsten, Junebug Ultravibe. Bass in Profile pic.

After that bass I quit using ultarvibes, couldn't tell ya why?

why?

jimmyjoe reply :

I haven't weighed fish for over 30 years, and the only length I pay attention to is the DNR legal limit. But the 3 biggest bass (not other species) that I've caught were on a Rapala Countdown CD9 (25 years ago), a 1/6th oz. Super Roostertail (first year in the lakes) and a 1oz. Eppinger Dardevle (last year).

Now if we want to talk about other species ..... well, that's another matter entirely. ???? jj

A-Jay reply :

PB Green Bass choked a 3/4 oz SK Red Eye Shad in Sexy Shad at sunset ~

PB Brown Bass hammered 3/4 oz Biovex Stangun spinnerbait with a SK Blade Minnow Trailer ~

A-Jay

Smelter96 reply :

Jig n pig. Along with my other 3 biggest bass

WRB reply :

On 2/12/2020 at 3:17 PM, Jonas Staggs said:

jig fish?

Top 5 LMB listed under my PB were caught using jigs.

MIbassyaker reply :

three biggest largemouth:

1. black Cavitron buzzbait

2. gold double-willow Stanley spinnerbait

3. black Cavitron buzzbait

three biggest smallmouth:

1. 4" Senko

2. 4" Strike King Ocho

3. Whopper plopper 75

OkobojiEagle reply :

I haven't caught my PB yet, but when I do I'll be drinking a Dos Equis...

Bankbeater reply :

My PB was caught at sunrise on a black jitterbug.

riverat reply :

11 lb. 13 oz. on a 10" junebug worm.

TnRiver46 reply :

3 largemouth about 8lbs, one on Texas rig chartreuse pepper zoom swamp crawler, one on buzz bait, and one on a gold silver buddy

smallmouth was probably my avatar fish with a rapala rippin rap but I’ve caught a whole lot of smallmouth about 5.5 lbs and I really have no idea which was PB. Seems like 2 or 3 of them ate rattle trap type lures

Cranks4fun reply :

Mine was a 9 lb. 3 oz. pre-spawn female on a Rapala jointed floater (J7). I was using 6 lb. mono on a Shimano Symetre 2000 reel and a 6 ft.ML Abu Garcia B.A.S.S. spinning rod. It is a great memory.

NittyGrittyBoy reply :

@Jonas Staggs idk why, it was my go to worm for a long time. I just started using a 3/8 punch rig with small creature/bug.

Makes me wanna slip one on a t-rig tomorrow ????

813basstard reply :

Buttered Wonder bread, bobber.

I like the ones who don’t watch their weight...

Derek1 reply :

8” weightless bull worm, moon juice color. Somewhere between 2 and 16 pounds.

greentrout reply :

Heddon Dying Flutter ... no longer in production ... on a 60 acre lake ... early early in the morning with a blanket of fog ...

good fishing ...

salmotrutta reply :

This 9" Slammer

lo n slo reply :

September 1998 - 8lb 6oz

6” Renegade worm/Fall Pumpkin

3/16 bullet and 3.0 Gamakatsu offset shank

12 lb Berkley Trilene XL mono

OnthePotomac reply :

Weightless Texas rigged Senko, green pumpkin copper fleck and chartreuse tail. Mid summer on the tidal Potomac and out going tide on a grass bed edge in 3' feet of water. Threw up on to the bed, popped it to the edge and let it drop. Bam!

Cdn Angler reply :

In Canada so biggest are 5 lbs.

1. White tube LMB 5 lbs

2. River2Sea Spinnerbait all white LMB 5 lbs

3. Cordell Wally Diver in perch- no scale but lose to 5

4. 4.5 SMB Rapala J11 (jointed crankbait)

Jaderose reply :

9lb 3 oz.

deaknh03 reply :

7" powerworm in tequila sunrise

r3825 reply :

Whopper plopper

TnRiver46 reply :

On 2/13/2020 at 10:46 PM, lo n slo said:

September 1998 - 8lb 6oz

6” Renegade worm/Fall Pumpkin

3/16 bullet and 3.0 Gamakatsu offset shank

12 lb Berkley Trilene XL mono

Norman?

lo n slo reply :

On 2/14/2020 at 7:43 AM, TnRiver46 said:

Norman?

Davidson, my biggest largemouth on Norman is a little over 5

TnRiver46 reply :

On 2/14/2020 at 8:07 AM, lo n slo said:

Davidson

Gotcha thanks. I’m not familiar with it but that’s a monster !!

Michigander reply :

On 2/14/2020 at 5:54 AM, Jaderose said:

9lb 3 oz.

Been a while since I threw that one! Caught a lot of bass on that pattern. Landed even more of them when I upgraded the hooks! Eventually I had to pay the pike tax and it was no more.

Landis Carrier reply :

110 Loon Whopper Plopper. 7lb 11oz

lo n slo reply :

On 2/14/2020 at 8:12 AM, TnRiver46 said:

Gotcha thanks. I’m not familiar with it but that’s a monster !!

it’s 365 acres, separated from Norman by the interstate, connected only by a pair of overflow culverts. it has alot of spots in there now but still has some healthy largemouth. it’s where i keep the little johnny. it’s also where 90% of my fish pics taken. i got a 4 pound spot there last summer.

LonnieP reply :

On 2/14/2020 at 6:08 AM, deaknh03 said:

7" powerworm in tequila sunrise

That’s the exact same thing I caught my 8.4 PB on back in 97.

DogBone_384 reply :

My PB smallie was caught on a 4" senko under a floating dive platform on Great Herring pond, Plymouth, and my best LMB chomped a black/blue chigger-craw, texas-rigged at Ponkapog pond in Canton, MA.

deaknh03 reply :

On 2/14/2020 at 8:58 AM, LonnieP said:

That’s the exact same thing I caught my 8.4 PB on back in 97.

Those were killer back in the day. We would go out with 5 bags of those, some split shot and our rods. We would come back stinking like trash as those power baits used to reek.

JT Bagwell reply :

I got my PB slow rolling a spinnerbait in 15' of water.

J Francho reply :

Nice to see you up here, @JT Bagwell

chubaka reply :

3/8 oz Black and Blue Jig

SK1 reply :

7.2 on a Yum Top Gun.

scaleface reply :

On 2/18/2020 at 4:33 AM, SK1 said:

7.2 on a Yum Top Gun.

I've caught several big bass on that lure . I think its a very underrated lure .

Senko Junkie reply :

5" Black/Blue Senko Texas Rigged weightless on my Abu Garcia Black Max combo..........5#

Fishes in trees reply :

I have several personal bests. PB farm pond fish was 7 1/2 (weighed ) caught early in the year - black & blue tube, 1/8 oz head 6 lb line. PB Conservation Lake fish was around 7 ( educated guess ) caught on a wacky senko, green pumpkin with purple glitter, 1/16 Falcon weedless wicked wacky hook.

PB 10" worm fish was around 5. PB major reservoir fish happened last October at Truman Lake, 6 something (educated guess) on a half ounce Biffle Bug weight/ Zoom Craw trailer (green pumpkin with glitter and chartreuse dyed claws.)

Biggest fish from other Ozark reservoirs, Beaver, Table Rock, Stockton, Bull Shoals, Taneycomo are nothing to brag about, i.e. slightly larger than the 15" minimum. I think I caught a 19" spot at Bull Shoals once.

Log Catcher reply :

On 2/18/2020 at 5:04 AM, scaleface said:

I've caught several big bass on that lure . I think its a very underrated lure .

I hate to ask a stupid question but what is a Yum Top Gun? I have looked on several websites including Yums and I can't find it listed anywhere.

scaleface reply :

On 2/19/2020 at 8:57 AM, Log Catcher said:

I hate to ask a stupid question but what is a Yum Top Gun? I have looked on several websites including Yums and I can't find it listed anywhere.

It was Riverside Top Gun then the company became Yum and they renamed it Swurm .

SC53 reply :

PB LM 11.3 on a chrome blue 1/2 oz. rattletrap on Super Bowl Sunday.

Only caught a few SM in my life on dale hollow one summer. PB was 4# even on a brown jig.

Log Catcher reply :

On 2/19/2020 at 9:15 AM, scaleface said:

It was Riverside Top Gun then the company became Yum and they renamed it Swurm .

Thanks for the info. I will check them out.

Raul reply :

PB.- Rapala Shad Rap SR7SD 6.6 kilograms ( 14.5 lbs )

Hartwood71 reply :

Two biggest PB’s on 5” Yum Dinger - one in NJ, other in Fla.

RyneB reply :

First cast I ever made with a Megabass vision 110 was my PB largie. That same exact Vision 110 also caught my 2nd and 3rd PB smallie.

Hartwood71 reply :

Wacky

bazzelite19 reply :

Some of the biggest fish I remember catching was on a ;

PB: 3/8 oz brown jig with craw trailer. Dont even know what it weighed. Other big ones I remember 7+ lbs came on a storm swimbait, in-line spinner, a spro frog and a ribbontail worm.

Ratherbfishing reply :

Both of my largest bass (6-3, and 7-2) were caught on 2 3/4" Rapala Glass Shad Raps-white and pale green, respectively.

Hooligan reply :

16-6 Greenfish on a 4” Roboworm in AM red black flake.
7-14 Brownfish on a jig.
7-3 Coosa on a Jig.

6-9 Spot on a Wart.

8-12 Northern Strain on a Taxi Trout.

Dwight Hottle reply :

On 2/24/2020 at 7:32 PM, Hooligan said:

16-6 Greenfish on a 4” Roboworm in AM red black flake.
7-14 Brownfish on a jig.
7-3 Coosa on a Jig.

6-9 Spot on a Wart.

8-12 Northern Strain on a Taxi Trout.

Long time no see. Good to see you are back.

J Francho reply :

On 2/24/2020 at 7:32 PM, Hooligan said:

16-6 Greenfish on a 4” Roboworm in AM red black flake.
7-14 Brownfish on a jig.
7-3 Coosa on a Jig.

6-9 Spot on a Wart.

8-12 Northern Strain on a Taxi Trout.

Waypoints, please

Outdoors reply :

Smithwick Devil's Horse. The perch one.

whitwolf reply :

7+ on a R.I. Skinny Dipper I'm Bullfrog.

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