What makes your favorite type of fishing your favorite? 2024
starkeer reply :
It seems like everyone has a favorite bait to use, or style of fishing. For example, I love fishing topwater (duh) because it is thrilling to watch a bass explode on a bait and see the strike up close, but I also love fishing a wacky rig and seeing the line jump, or watching the line move through the water just knowing i'm going to be able to set my hook in to a fish. So my question is what is your favorite style of fishing and what makes it so exciting to you?
scaleface reply :
I have loved buzz-baits since the first time i threw one . This was a top water lure with snag-less qualities . It can be thrown across lay-downs and not hang up . It covered water fast , caught big fish and has a high hookup percentage . Its not my most used or successful lure but one I try most trips from the spawn to early winter .
Log Catcher reply :
I grew up learning to fish with crankbaits and I still love them. I also like Texas rigged soft plastics when the crankbait bite isn't happening.
Glaucus reply :
I love heading to the pond with a Wacky Rig. Big bass are cool, but I love bass fishing because I love to catch bass. So for me, when I'm targeting LMB in ponds, nothing beats the Wacky Rig. Simple and effective. Put it in a spot, wait a second and let it do its slow downward flutter, and then BAM!, you've got yourself a fish over and over and over again. Do nothing? Perhaps. But I don't care.
I also love wading small, shallow rivers and creeks for SMB using the Ned Rig. Same concept, different setting and species.
Mobasser reply :
Like most bass fisherman I too love topwaters fishing. Zara Spook and buzzbait being my two favorites.But the plastic worm is my #1 bait. I've caught more fish with them than anything over 35 yrs time. I like the challenge of locating bass, and trying to set up a pattern to catch them.
Catt reply :
What's are Bottom feeder?
CATT is ????
Once the boat comes down off of plane the first thing I grab is a Texas Rig, Wacky Rig, Shaky Head Weightless T-rig, Carolina Rig, Jig-N-Craw, Mojo Rig, Rage Rig, Drop Shot or anything that takes me to the bottom.
I'm gonna be casting, flipping, pitching, punching, hopping, dragging, shaking, dead sticking, or skipping.
I don't care if its grass, brush, timber, rocks, docks, pads, lay downs, shore line or off shore. I don't care if its pre- spawn, spawn, post spawn, summer, dog days, fall, winter, morning, noon, or night.
Give me 2 rod-n-reels with any of the above techniques & I be happy, happy, happy!
The Maestro reply :
I love jigs. Feeling a solid "thump" or seeing the line slowly move sideways are almost surreal experiences.
A good frog strike is a pretty amazing sight.
A big smallie slamming a spinnerbait is something you won't soon forget.
Too hard to pick 1 favorite.
LionHeart reply :
Currently a Texas rigged jelly worm or lizard. In my limited experience, Texas rigging soft plastic has been the most consistent fish catching method. I really enjoy chatter baits and square bills, but just don't produce the same.
I have been trying wacky rigged weightless senkos for the past 2 trips. I feel like a total goof ball using a weightless stick bait and a hook that looks like it's used for bream, but it is actually a good fish catcher.
Glaucus reply :
On 7/13/2018 at 8:44 AM, LionHeart said:Currently a Texas rigged jelly worm or lizard. In my limited experience, Texas rigging soft plastic has been the most consistent fish catching method. I really enjoy chatter baits and square bills, but just don't produce the same.
I have been trying wacky rigged weightless senkos for the past 2 trips. I feel like a total goof ball using a weightless stick bait and a hook that looks like it's used for bream, but it is actually a good fish catcher.
I've got a buddy who is primarily a crankbait fisherman and who doesn't believe in spinning gear. We went to a stunning, secluded, and loaded pond a little while back. He had no faith in my floppy weightless Senko hooked through the middle on a 1/0 circle hook. After about 30 fish to his 5, he says, "alright, lemme see one of those stupid worms you're using." Shortly thereafter he bought some Dingers, circle hooks, and I sold him one of my spinning setups because I was in the process of upgrading anyways. ????
LionHeart reply :
On 7/13/2018 at 8:50 AM, Glaucus said:I've got a buddy who is primarily a crankbait fisherman and who doesn't believe in spinning gear. We went to a stunning, secluded, and loaded pond a little while back. He had no faith in my floppy weightless Senko hooked through the middle on a 1/0 circle hook. After about 30 fish to his 5, he says, "alright, lemme see one of those stupid worms you're using." Shortly thereafter he bought some Dingers, circle hooks, and I sold him one of my spinning setups because I was in the process of upgrading anyways. ????
If it's silly and it works, I guess it ain't silly. For the life of me I don't understand why it works, I just know it works.
WRB reply :
What may surprise you is bass fishing isn't my favorite game fish to fish for, they are the most abundant fresh water game fish close to where I live and challenging to catch giant bass.
My favorite fish is Marlin followed by tuna, both big hard flight salt water game fish. You think a top water strike is impressive, try Marlin fishing.
My favorite fresh water fish are musky on bass tackle, problem for me they are nowhere near where I fish. It's been over 20 years since I have fished for big musky.
So we go to giant largemouth bass and my favorite presentation is using my hair jigs with pork trailers followed by swimbaits. Hooking bass 15 lbs+ on the tackle I use is exciting, when they jump it's heart stopping because they are so rare and take so many hours to hook and have a chance landing. It's been way too long since I have put a 15lb+ giant in the boat.
Tom
CroakHunter reply :
I like pitching Texas rigged craws and creatures. Fast paced, in your face, hand to hand combat. Heavy rods, line, and big hook sets. I used to love to throw wacky rigs and still do at times. But give me a 3/8 to 3/4 ounce weight, some 20Lb fluoro or 65Lb braid, and a 4x strong hook and I'll go to town on some green fish!
A-Jay reply :
This is a tough one.
One look in the rod locker indicates there's a lot of 'favorites.'
While I do like to Chunk & Wind quite a bit, I'll say that my "favorite style of fishing" is putting the pieces together and solving the puzzle. The excitement comes from the anticipation & expectation of getting bit over & over.
A-Jay
Arcs&sparks reply :
Sight fishing! Enough said ????
BuzzHudson19c reply :
Froggin. The anticipation coupled with the blowups are the best. Froggin can be tedious but it pays off, usually with quality fish.
Hurricane reply :
Ned Rig... It catches fish.. period... Its gotten to the point that I gave away all of my other plastics... Just keep stocking up on trds...
MassYak85 reply :
I'm with you on wacky rig (or weightless T-rig). Seeing braid "swim" through the water and make a slight wake, knowing a fish 100% has my bait and I will be able to reel down and set the hook (unless it's a dink in which case I will probably just rip it out of their mouth) is one of my favorite moments in fishing.
MIbassyaker reply :
It's easy to just name topwater, which was my first thought.... but the more I think about the question, the more I realize my "favorite" type of fishing is not a type of bait, or presentation at all....my favorite type of fishing is catching.
AC870 reply :
I like a ‘Trap. Chunking and winding or yo-yoing. Nothing quite like that “clomp” when one thumps it.
I like pitching a T-rigged worm around docks or grass too.
soflabasser reply :
My favorite way to catch a bass is on a topwater lure but will use whatever technique is necessary to catch the bass I am targeting.
On 7/13/2018 at 9:24 AM, Arcs&sparks said:Sight fishing! Enough said ????
You will have a blast fishing in South Florida since many bodies of water here are very clear, both freshwater and saltwater.
Drew03cmc reply :
Until the past few weeks, I would have said wacky or weightless Texas rig, but since I've developed confidence with a frog and toad, I have to lean that way. It's a rush to see the water explode and your bait vanish, punish that fish with a hard hookset and crank her in...that's my favorite. When I relocate to central Florida, I'll definitely be tossing these baits more than I already do.
crypt reply :
flipping,pitching,casting soft plastics,jigs. that's what gets it for me.
Arcs&sparks reply :
On 7/13/2018 at 11:59 AM, soflabasser said:
On 7/13/2018 at 9:24 AM, Arcs&sparks said:Sight fishing! Enough said ????
You will have a blast fishing in South Florida since many bodies of water here are very clear, both freshwater and saltwater.
Actually, I think my first experience being able to see the fish eat the bait (besides maybe little sunfish) was in south Florida, on a bridge in the Keys When I was a little kid. Caught some barracuda looking fish, and got bit off by a hammerhead. That was super exciting lol.
Pickle_Power reply :
Buzz toads, because they seem to garner some of the most violent explosions. Close 2nd would be cranking for river smallmouth; the way they fight in current is so much fun.
Honorable mention goes to bottom fishing big chunks of cutbait for cats. Watching your line take off and knowing it's a nice fish while anticipating the hookset is a thrill.
Dwight Hottle reply :
I'm sure I'll be in the minority on this one. Jerk bait fishing is my favorite. Why because it works so well. The idea of presenting an artificial lure to a fish & fooling it into thinking that the bait is real and dying or in distress just makes me smile.
Sight fishing & topwater are close behind.
N Florida Mike reply :
Soft plastics !!!
Why ? Because they catch fish the best for me.????
Tlauz reply :
On 7/13/2018 at 10:13 AM, MassYak85 said:I'm with you on wacky rig (or weightless T-rig). Seeing braid "swim" through the water and make a slight wake, knowing a fish 100% has my bait and I will be able to reel down and set the hook (unless it's a dink in which case I will probably just rip it out of their mouth) is one of my favorite moments in fishing.
This^^^. Also, I love when the wind blows hard and the only thing I can do is throw a spinnerbait. Some of my best days are windy days when I let the wind blow me down a flat or drop off and I just chuck and wind.
ohboyitsrobby reply :
I suppose it'd be dragging a Carolina rig. It's the only thing that I have tied on and on the deck of my boat year round( except at night when I keep the rods on the deck to a minimum.) I feel I can catch fish on any body of water any time of year with it. And that's what it's all about.
dunaway721 reply :
my favorite way to catch them is on texas rigged soft plastics but will change to any bait or technique to catch them if they wont bite the worm. but i usually always start with the worm
GReb reply :
Nothing beats a frog bite. But favorite style is pitching a jig in cover. It’s becomes a brain game pin pointing what spots to hit or not. Then you get that spongey feeling of a 5 pounder
Nolanh18 reply :
My favorite technique to use is a top water popper. Of course the thrill of a top water bite is awesome, but it’s more rewarding with a popper than other top waters because I have so much influence on how I present the lure. Also really fun to use for juvenile tarpon in Florida backwaters!
Eric J reply :
Topwater... you watch the lure work and that hit ROCKS!
813basstard reply :
Jig is the wife. Spinnerbait the mistress.
When im throwing the wife I’m thinking of the mistress...sometimes vice versa
Bankbeater reply :
Jig fishing. You change the trailer and you have a completely different bait.
The Bassman reply :
On 7/13/2018 at 11:44 AM, AC870 said:I like a ‘Trap. Chunking and winding or yo-yoing. Nothing quite like that “clomp” when one thumps it.
I like pitching a T-rigged worm around docks or grass too.
Ditto to that "clomp" except I call it a thud. The only downside to it is that I need some wind blowing to get a trap bite going. We're in the doldrums right now. Pretty much no wind. First fall weather with a stiff breeze and I'm in heaven!
Deeare reply :
Bluefin Tuna on spinning gear off the coast of cape cod. Nothing compares to it. When a fish can pull you overboard if you screw up, it's more than fishing..... and nothing taste better than fresh tuna!!!
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NorthwestBasser reply :
Buzzbait... Although I love topwater in general, there's something about those buzzbait blowups that just gets me every time. Love it
thinkingredneck reply :
T rig worms, because I like to feel what it is doing, work the bait, and pick apart cover. It seems that I have to "fish the bait" more. Love the tap. Jigs are up there too. I have to admit I wish I could catch EM all on topwater though.
I love Bream (sunfish for you yankees) with a light fly rod and poppers.
rtwvumtneer6 reply :
If I had to pick one style of fishing it would be a Texas rig or a jig. Something that's making bottom contact and the retrieve is primarily done with the rod. I like to feel what's going on under the water, and visualize what the bait or lure is doing. I try to pay attention to what I was doing that made the fish commit, and then try to replicate it. The "tick" isn't as glamorous or easy to detect as a topwater bite, but if I can pattern the first couple bites, it often turns into a good thump. Also a style that let's me lay the wood on my hook set ????
FishDewd reply :
Guess I'll be in another minority boat here... I prefer using hard lures like lipped crankbaits (especially square bills) and topwater lures. The topwater hit is the best. The two I am yet to have any luck with though are frogs and buzzbaits. But there's something about feeling the thump of a crankbait and watching it wiggle through the water that makes me smile too. The one hard bait I don't care for thus far are lipless cranks cause I have lost more of them with no results than any other lure type aside from maybe bottom plastics. I guess this style would fall into the power fishing category.
Hurricane reply :
Love catching smallies on spinnerbaits also... Such a rush when one smashes it..
Paul Roberts reply :
Oh, man... I love it all. Wish I could put as much into all species and types of fishing as I have my trout and bass fishing.
So... standing back, and just letting the feelings come, I guess I've always loved stream smallmouths, bc they are so willing and strong and in such neat places. And small stream trout fly-fishing. I like streams bc of their structural complexity and small ones bc of the intimacy they provide. Plus, my dad and I used to wander backroads fishing every little crick we came to. We caught many species on UL spinning tackle and tiny jigs, mostly, and enjoyed them all, from chubs and dace to surprise smallmouths, trout, and pike. I developed strong feelings for the mystery and sense of adventure we found in such overlooked places. Yeah, I think that last -those little cricks- does for me.
In the meantime... I've got to figure bass out... before I die! 
The Bassman reply :
On 7/15/2018 at 10:08 PM, Paul Roberts said:Oh, man... I love it all. Wish I could put as much into all species and types of fishing as I have my trout and bass fishing.
So... standing back, and just letting the feelings come, I guess I've always loved stream smallmouths, bc they are so willing and strong and in such neat places. And small stream trout fly-fishing. I like streams bc of their structural complexity and small ones bc of the intimacy they provide. Plus, my dad and I used to wander backroads fishing every little crick we came to. We caught many species on UL spinning tackle and tiny jigs, mostly, and enjoyed them all, from chubs and dace to surprise smallmouths, trout, and pike. I developed strong feelings for the mystery and sense of adventure we found in such overlooked places. Yeah, I think that last -those little cricks- does for me.
In the meantime... I've got to figure bass out... before I die!
I've always loved wading here in IN for smallmouth. Physical challenges have made it more difficult in recent years. Your post paints a very near and dear word picture.
gilkeybr reply :
A jerkbait bite is the most exciting for me. That sensation of excitement when you feel the rod load extra heavy on the next jerk! Especially as the water warms and you get to work them a little faster. Early spring with long pauses can get a bit tedious.
Second favorite would be a walking bait on the surface. Blow ups are fierce and if you aren't catching anything, its still fun to be moving a bait quickly!
Jaderose reply :
Froggin. Nothing else is even close. When the frog bite is on, I can sit out there and throw until my shoulder gives up and I'm on Advil for 3 days. Nothing like picking apart a stump filed mat. Just KNOWING where they are at and working it to them. I can sit and work the same mat for 3 or 4 hours until I move and be pretty confident that I got every last bass outta there. I love it and I'm obsessed by it. The good part of that is that the obsession has made me pretty d**n good at it. I would go head to head with anyone with a frog rod and that includes any pro.
My casting is deadly accurate and that includes windy conditions and a natural high casting arc. I typically WANT the arc because I want the *plop* at the end. I can curve frogs around standing timber and get it just where I want it. Once again..this is hour after hour after hour of practice. I've definitely earned my chops on the frog and have to re-earn them every year. That timing is a *****.
YaknBassn reply :
I LOVE shallow water fishing. Flipping and pitching into cover and feeling those violent hits is just flat out fun. Something satisfying about dissecting a lay down or punching thru a grass mat and wrenching that fish thru it.
Frogging is a close second. Those blowups are nasty.
RyneB reply :
I love punching mats. Big rod, fast reel, heavy tungsten, heavy braid, and bass. The process of figuring out the color, cadence, where they are positioned and finding productive mats. That's all fun. Then you add in the hook set and tons of vegetation with a bass. fun stuff.
2nd would be smallmouth fishing in the spring with a topwater. Evergreen Shower Blows is my bait of choice for that. It doesnt get much funner.
Dorado reply :
Jitterbug at night. When it’s pitch dark your senses are heightened already and I’ll never become immune to the sheer fright of a topwater explosion interrupting that chug, chug, chug .... pause.....CRASH! My heart skips beats every single time! I get chills just thinking about it
Boomstick reply :
Frogs are the most fun to fish, that said I don't get a lot of fish with a frog so I might have to go with spinnerbaits for that reason. Seeing a bass just swallow it whole is pretty exciting, plus you're always casting into different areas and you can skip them under docks.
KP Duty reply :
I like cranking...keeps me busy.
bhoff reply :
Personally I am all about the bottom contact type of fishing. Not a big fan of just reeling in a reaction bait but to me pitching a jig and getting that ThUnK of a bite cant be beat. So much so it is probably my downfall a good amount of the time. I prefer this type of fishing so much that I will do it even when conditions point to other presentations being more effective. Oh well, its about having fun after all.
Choporoz reply :
On 7/13/2018 at 9:11 AM, A-Jay said:This is a tough one.
One look in the rod locker indicates there's a lot of 'favorites.'
While I do like to Chunk & Wind quite a bit, I'll say that my "favorite style of fishing" is putting the pieces together and solving the puzzle. The excitement comes from the anticipation & expectation of getting bit over & over.
A-Jay
That answers it for me quite well, also.
I generally need a 'style' that has me 'actively' working the lure, however. Sure, getting on a school and dropping a DS or shaky into them is fun when they're biting...but it doesn't completely do it for me. (I acknowledge that part of the reason is psychological -- I still lack some confidence in getting onto active fish -- so, in my mind lures that aren't moving might be 20 feet from the nearest interested bass.)
Same for fishing other species -- couple of weeks ago on a walleye trip, we stumbled upon a narrow fish-highway that carried 27 inchers through it every evening -- loved catching nice fish, but anchoring and vertically soaking a leech just wasn't nearly as much fun as trolling and casting for me.
So, chucking and winding....flipping and dragging...that's where I generally find myself
AO2point4 reply :
About a couple weeks ago I dedicated myself to throw only jigs, to learn the technique. After tons of frustration I finally started to see success, and now I'm addicted. The feeling of setting the hook on a fish who just slurped up your jig is very fun to me.
Mike L reply :
On 7/13/2018 at 9:08 AM, CroakHunter said:I like pitching Texas rigged craws and creatures. Fast paced, in your face, hand to hand combat. Heavy rods, line, and big hook sets. I used to love to throw wacky rigs and still do at times. But give me a 3/8 to 3/4 ounce weight, some 20Lb fluoro or 65Lb braid, and a 4x strong hook and I'll go to town on some green fish!
Ditto!!
Mike
Wurming67 reply :
Frog is exciting,butttt nothing like sitting down in chair on my boat with Texas rigged bait and a knot of Copenhagen in my jaw, to me that's bass fishing
greentrout reply :
From the bank or in the boat nothing like early in the morning zinging a t rigged worm at a stump and getting a strike on the fall...thank the Lord for every day...
good fishing...
Jason Penn reply :
I do like catching fish about any way possible, but all it takes is 1 good jig bite and I have to MAKE myself put the jig rod down
I'm not quite sure if it's the fact that you really don't have to mess with it like you do soft plastics or what, but I just truly enjoy fishing jigs.
the reel ess reply :
Specifically, I like topwater because it's a challenge to get bass to take a lure on top and it's the most exciting bite you can get. But, generally, I like to cast and retrieve, no matter the species. I jut don't like trolling or using a bobber with live bait unless there's just no other way to catch fish. And that's why I prefer bass fishing.
whitwolf reply :
A jig, creature, or worm thrown into the nastiest stuff I can find. There's nothing else like the thump, a hookset hard enough to cross their eyes, and the breaking of wood while getting them out of cover. At night it's even better.
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