What was your first confidence bait? 2024
MacBassin reply :
I thought this would be a pretty good conversation topic, and I'm also trying to find something I can try to find as my "go-to" as I'm really not feeling it with anything at the moment. I know I can tie on a ned rig during a crappy day and it'll usually turn it around so I have something to make the trip worthwhile. My grandfather almost exclusively threw rattle traps and double-bladed buzz baits. I'm leaning towards spending a couple months exclusively on flukes as they're pretty versatile, or TX/NC rigging all 5 of my rods to gain confidence in something. Right now I'm all over the place and constantly battling the "d**n I need to tie ____ on for this spot instead of this"
What was your first confidence bait, and what's your current?
CroakHunter reply :
On 6/24/2017 at 11:51 AM, cam said:I thought this would be a pretty good conversation topic, and I'm also trying to find something I can try to find as my "go-to" as I'm really not feeling it with anything at the moment. I know I can tie on a ned rig during a crappy day and it'll usually turn it around so I have something to make the trip worthwhile. My grandfather almost exclusively threw rattle traps and double-bladed buzz baits. I'm leaning towards spending a couple months exclusively on flukes as they're pretty versatile, or TX/NC rigging all 5 of my rods to gain confidence in something. Right now I'm all over the place and constantly battling the "d**n I need to tie ____ on for this spot instead of this"
What was your first confidence bait, and what's your current?
First confidence bait was a Texas rigged senko with an 1/8 oz bullet weight unpegged. Current confidence bait is probably a finesse jig if around cover, wacky rig senko if not.
Raul reply :
In-line spinner, that was my first confidence bait, I've caught literally thousands of fish with it, interesting, I still get "the look" from "more experienced" fishermen when I pull out an in-line spinner from my tackle box .... s*t, maybe they know something I don't ....
MacBassin reply :
On 6/24/2017 at 12:28 PM, Raul said:In-line spinner, that was my first confidence bait, I've caught literally thousands of fish with it, interesting, I still get "the look" from "more experienced" fishermen when I pull out an in-line spinner from my tackle box .... s*t, maybe they know something I don't ....
I like it! Don't hear about them much. I think the closest I've gotten to using one is a rooster tail!
CroakHunter reply :
On 6/24/2017 at 12:28 PM, Raul said:In-line spinner, that was my first confidence bait, I've caught literally thousands of fish with it, interesting, I still get "the look" from "more experienced" fishermen when I pull out an in-line spinner from my tackle box .... s*t, maybe they know something I don't ....
Guy at work tears up pond bass with a mepps. I haven't ever fished one but Wil soon.
Raul reply :
On 6/24/2017 at 12:30 PM, cam said:
I like it! Don't hear about them much. I think the closest I've gotten to using one is a rooster tail!
That's not a bad choice, another confidence bait for me is ..... a marabou jig, man I've caught tons of bass while fishing for bluegills with those, even if there aren't any bluegills I know I will catch some bass if I tie one..... of course "more experienced" fishermen look at me like if I were insane when I tie a panfish lure where there are no panfish to be caught but what the hell do I know, I've only been doing this for a little bit more than 4 decades.
Dorado reply :
My first confidence bait was a fire tiger spinnerbait. Nowadays, finesse worms on a sliderhead for soft plastics and crankbaits and chatterbaits for search baits.
Bluebasser86 reply :
1/8oz Roadrunner or rigged Creme Scoundrel, caught everything with those baits.
WRB reply :
My 1st confidence lure was my 1st lure a Hawiian Wiggler #3 weedless spoon.
Tom
EvanT123 reply :
Beatle spin or zoom fluke. Still always have a fluke tied on. Beatle spin not so much.
Catt reply :
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Outdoor Zack reply :
In general: 1/8 oz. roostertail
For bass: 5'' yum dinger. watermelon red
Jelvas reply :
Zoom Fat Albert Grub, watermelon red, on a 3/8oz jig head! For years this was my money in the bank lure that allways produced when everything else would´nt... even today i allways have one tied on in one of my rods for when things are going bad...
scaleface reply :
Texas rigged worm . Before I learned to fish it , I rotated through everything I owned trying to catch fish , mostly unsuccessfully .
crypt reply :
For me my first bait was a zara spook.now a Manns Baby 1-
scaleface reply :
On 6/24/2017 at 12:47 PM, Raul said:
That's not a bad choice, another confidence bait for me is ..... a marabou jig, man I've caught tons of bass while fishing for bluegills with those, even if there aren't any bluegills I know I will catch some bass if I tie one..... of course "more experienced" fishermen look at me like if I were insane when I tie a panfish lure where there are no panfish to be caught but what the hell do I know, I've only been doing this for a little bit more than 4 decades.
I could have said a marabou jig too .When I was a kid it was the only lures I owned and I use to walk along the rip rap banks on the Mississippi not casting just jigging up and down . I caught several different species that way .
roadwarrior reply :
Around 1958 it was the Creme Purple Worm. A few years later the Floating Rapala was introduced. In
1997 I discovered the Senko. Today the Rage Tail Structure Bug.
Dtrombly reply :
4" tube. Has my been confidence bait for 15 years, even on the worst days I seem to always be able to catch a few fish dragging a tube
A-Jay reply :
I had two - both thrown on spin cast gear, a seriously noodle fiberglass rod (that weighted 6 lbs - easy) & bad mono.
I was like 7 years old. 
A Rigged Crème Scoundrel (had to be nightcrawler) and the Original Eppinger Dardevle Imp.
First several years I didn't use a swivel - the line twist was Epic.
Now, my confidence lure is just that; Confidence.
A-Jay
Alan Reed reply :
It was a Texas rigged Yum Dinger Green Pumpkin with a Chartruese tip.
MassYak85 reply :
A wacky worm. Really my whole interest for bass fishing started when I hooked an 18" bass on a plastic worm at summer camp. I had never used worms until then and it kind of made a lightbulb go off. So I used a wacky worm almost exclusively for about 2 years. And I got some nice fish, but picture this setup....
4'6" UL Ugly stick, 15lb straight braid, and a 3/0 EWG worm hook as the wacky hook. It worked, I caught a lot, also lost a lot. It's still a confidence bait and seeing slack line start to swim off on the surface is still one of my favorite things in fishing. Aside from probably a topwater blowup.
Tyler21 reply :
My first was a wacky rigged senko. Now a Texas rigged creature bait with a 1/8 ounce tungsten weight always does the trick
chadmack282 reply :
original repala-
1st silver black back
2nd gold black back
A-Jay reply :
Several of these most excellent responses here bring back fond memories.
However, a little too many are just making me feel Old.
A-Jay
Catt reply :
On 6/24/2017 at 8:15 PM, A-Jay said:I had two - both thrown on spinning gear, a seriously noodle fiberglass rod (that weighted 6 lbs - easy) & bad mono.
I was like 7 years old.
A Rigged Crème Scoundrel (had to be nightcrawler) and the Original Eppinger Dardevle Imp.
First several years I didn't use a swivel - the line twist was Epic.
Now, my confidence lure is just that; Confidence.
A-Jay
Try throwing them on this 
scaleface reply :
On 6/24/2017 at 9:46 PM, Catt said:
Try throwing them on this
My first two casting reels were 5000's . I put high speed gears in them and Hawg handles . One was put on a 5'6''" Ugly Stick the other a 5"6" Lews Speed Stick.
Mike L reply :
For me it was, and to some extent still is, just a plain ol ribbon tail worm...
Mike
scaleface reply :
Honorable mention goes to the Blakemore C.C. Spinner .I won my first club event using it . 1/2 ounce , black , copper blade .
Attila reply :
First lure I ever threw was a Rapala Shad Rap Size 9 in perch pattern. We used to camp on Rice Lake and there was a huge weed flat there and it was about 6ft deep. I would throw the lure into clearings in the weeds and the largies would hit it as soon as I turned the handle. 
Thirty five years later my confidence bait is any bait that I throw, but I do love throwing a topwater.
Jeff H reply :
On 6/24/2017 at 7:44 PM, roadwarrior said:Around 1958 it was the Creme Purple Worm. A few years later the Floating Rapala was introduced. In
1997 I discovered the Senko. Today the Rage Tail Structure Bug.
Holy crap...how old are you?
Manns Jelly Worm in black for me or a spinnerbait in white.
Jaderose reply :
Mepps Comet Mino.......still carry a couple of them in Gold and Silver. I found one of these years ago on a bank and caught my first bass on it. Hooked immediately....both the fish and me. Used to throw it almost exclusively, now not so much. Going out tomorrow and might tie one on for old time sakes. Great lure.
Jon G reply :
My first confidence bait was a tube with a 1/8 oz jig head. Caught my first bass on that bait and my first DD (on a pressured SoCal lake)
RoLo reply :
Rapala Original Floater (balsa wood plug)
Back in the 50s, nearly everyone called this lure a "ra-PAL-uh", but Lauri would be pleased,
because today nearly everyone calls it a "RAP-al-uh". Rather than work it like a 'crankbait',
(a word that didn't exist back then) we fished it as a 'twitch plug' to exploit the buoyancy of balsa wood.
After the lure was cast, you simply wait until the ripples flatten away, then deliver one crisp twitch.
This routine is repeated for 2 or 3 twitches, then the plug is burned back for the next cast.
Needless to say, the floating Rapala still works as well today as it did 60 years ago.
A pre-rigged Creme Scoundrel was the lure responsible for my love affair with plastic worms,
which we called "rubber worms" back then. A grotesque creature with a propeller, two red beads
and tandem hooks, yet it caught more bass than any lure in my tackle box. Shortly thereafter,
my go-to worm was the Original Culprit Worm (ribbon-tail worm). My first go-to spinner
was a Shannon Twin Spin, first go-to spoon was a Johnson Silver Minnow,
and first go-to lipless crank was a Heddon Sonic.
Roger
GrumpyOlPhartte reply :
Hmmm! First confidence bait? In 1954 it was any worm (not even night crawler) that my dad hooked on my cane pole. He always spat on it for luck and I always knew it was going to get me a perch or a crappie. Wish he was here to spit on some of the stuff I'm pitching now. I need all the help I can get! Er, does this count?
Fishes in trees reply :
Back in the day, when I was bank bound, I had a different attitude about fishing. I was interested in catching fish to eat AND I liked bass fishing rather than panfish. In the ponds I had access to, crappie weren't stocked, so I never got into crappie. I had read the recently released book on Slider Fishing by Charlie Brewer.
Those days, Slider heads weren't readily available so I had to make do. I would buy 1/8 crappie jigs by the card, tie on to 6 or 8 lb line on my do it all light action spinning rig and put a 4" Uncle Josh Split tail eel or a double tail as a trailer on the crappie jig.
Crappie jigs had to be red head, chartreuse chenille body and a white caribou tail. Pork trailer had to be brown. The idea was to "polish the rocks" or whatever the bottom was made of. In grass, nick the tops of whatever grass was there. I lost a lot of baits but I caught a lot of fish.
Lil fat guy reply :
Inline spinner for me. Used the mepps a lot but my favorite was a Blue Fox Super Vibrax foxtail in rainbow trout color 1/4 oz. Oh man that thing would slay! Similar to mepps but easier to fish a little deeper.
Good thread! Reminds me that I have to order a couple for the nephews! They are pond fishing addicts right now and mepps is their go to lure. It'll be fun to see them try something new!
the reel ess reply :
My first was a white Mr. Twister brand white curly tail grub on an 1/8 oz. jighead. I wore the crappie out on it one day with my dad and his friend. All they had were poles and minnows. They bought the local tackle shop out on the way home.
For bass it was probably a Rebel Deep Wee R. When I got a second combo it became the T rigged 6" worm.
On 6/24/2017 at 11:49 PM, RoLo said:
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A pre-rigged Creme Scoundrel was the lure responsible for my love affair with plastic worms,
which we called "rubber worms" back then. A grotesque creature with a propeller, two red beads
and tandem hooks, yet it caught more bass than any lure in my tackle box.
Roger
It always looked like the nerd of the tackle section, not to be taken seriously, like it was wearing a propeller beanie. But my older cousin wore me out at his little pond using one.
Munkin reply :
Roostertail spinner or single tail grub on a 1/8oz head.
Now I have confidence in most of what I fish.
Allen
Kyhokie reply :
This thread Brings back great memories...
4" creme scoundrel and it absolutely had to be nightcrawler colored. Texas rigged weightless with a #1 offset work hook. Light spinning tackle. Just wasn't fair for the fish...
Hot Rod Johnson reply :
When I was a young boy growing up in South Easter Kansas I lived with my Grandparents on their large farm... The farm consisted of a large pasture for the dairy heard to graze in... The farm had a Creek running thru the property from surrounding areas... The pasture had three Tank/Ponds that had Cat Fish, Bull Heads, and Bluegills in them... My creek fishing consisted of live bait fishing with Night Crawlers, Grub Worms, and Crickets, that I would dig out of the ground from the barn yard areas, plus the Cray Daddies that I would trap in the Creek... The Grasshoppers would come in season during late Summer and were very easy to catch with a Butterfly Net... I used these baits in the three Tank/Ponds also.... I can't remember the exact month but my Grandfather had to go to town on his once a monthly business visit and I went with his to the General Feed Store in Arma Kansas... The owner had started selling fishing supplies... I saw this rod and reel combination which I pick up and played with it and kept asking the owner Mr. Norman a bunch of questions about it, most of which he tried his best to answer... Well my Grandfather saw that I have fallen in "LOVE" with the fishing rod and reel and ask Mr. Normand how much it was... Apparently he was told what the price was and my Grandfather told him that I had taken a very big likening to it that he would buy it for me... Mr. Norman told my Grandfather that he would give it to me if that was ok with him and this is how I acquired my first rod and reel... Prior to this all that I had been fishing with were two 8' Cane poles with some kind of braided line, Red/White Bobber, a clamp on lead sinker and a "Eagle Claw Live Bait Hook"... Next month we had a out of town trip and were going to Pittsburg Kansas because my Grandmother needed some sewing supplies to make a Winter Quilts... There was 5-10 BEN-FRANKLIN store in town, I ask if I could go and see what else they had in the store... Much to my delight they had a small area that sold fishing items... I bought some "Three Beetle Spins" in assorted colors and some "Small Pinky Jigs" for Bluegills... Now I was really something, at least I thought so at the time... Now 60+ years later I can remember it like it was yesterday. WOW! time sure does fly by very fast when you grow up and get a job, go into the Army, get married, have children, spend time fishing with your Children, Grand Children and Great Grand Children and are active in your community's... Some where along my path in life I lost my First Rod and Reel...
CroakHunter reply :
On 6/25/2017 at 4:13 AM, Hot Rod Johnson said:When I was a young boy growing up in South Easter Kansas I lived with my Grandparents on their large farm... The farm consisted of a large pasture for the dairy heard to graze in... The farm had a Creek running thru the property from surrounding areas... The pasture had three Tank/Ponds that had Cat Fish, Bull Heads, and Bluegills in them... My creek fishing consisted of live bait fishing with Night Crawlers, Grub Worms, and Crickets, that I would dig out of the ground from the barn yard areas, plus the Cray Daddies that I would trap in the Creek... The Grasshoppers would come in season during late Summer and were very easy to catch with a Butterfly Net... I used these baits in the three Tank/Ponds also.... I can't remember the exact month but my Grandfather had to go to town on his once a monthly business visit and I went with his to the General Feed Store in Arma Kansas... The owner had started selling fishing supplies... I saw this rod and reel combination which I pick up and played with it and kept asking the owner Mr. Norman a bunch of questions about it, most of which he tried his best to answer... Well my Grandfather saw that I have fallen in "LOVE" with the fishing rod and reel and ask Mr. Normand how much it was... Apparently he was told what the price was and my Grandfather told him that I had taken a very big likening to it that he would buy it for me... Mr. Norman told my Grandfather that he would give it to me if that was ok with him and this is how I acquired my first rod and reel... Prior to this all that I had been fishing with were two 8' Cane poles with some kind of braided line, Red/White Bobber, a clamp on lead sinker and a "Eagle Claw Live Bait Hook"... Next month we had a out of town trip and were going to Pittsburg Kansas because my Grandmother needed some sewing supplies to make a Winter Quilts... There was 5-10 BEN-FRANKLIN store in town, I ask if I could go and see what else they had in the store... Much to my delight they had a small area that sold fishing items... I bought some "Three Beetle Spins" in assorted colors and some "Small Pinky Jigs" for Bluegills... Now I was really something, at least I thought so at the time... Now 60+ years later I can remember it like it was yesterday. WOW! time sure does fly by very fast when you grow up and get a job, go into the Army, get married, have children, spend time fishing with your Children, Grand Children and Great Grand Children and are active in your community's... Some where along my path in life I lost my First Rod and Reel...
Wow! What a great story. Very vivid detail and I could picture it all in my head the whole time I was reading
Scott F reply :
Back in the middle 60's the Abu Reflex Spinner was the artificial bait that I used to catch my first Smallmouth. We got an awful lot of smallies on those spinners.
NHBull reply :
First was a May Fly (dry) when I was a kid
Fast forward 35 yrs and a 4 inch GY black/blue
RoLo reply :
On 6/25/2017 at 5:50 AM, Scott F said:Back in the middle 60's the Abu Reflex Spinner was the artificial bait that I used to catch my first Smallmouth.
We got an awful lot of smallies on those spinners.
Back in the 60s, the 'in-line spinner' was probably the most commonly seen lure in New Jersey.
One of the first spinner/fly combinations (if not the first) was the now extinct "cockatoush",
but there was a horde of in-line spinners to follow. To name a few:
> Hawaiian Wiggler
> ABU Reflex
> Mepps Anglia
> CP Swing
> Shyster
> Panther Martin
> Blue Fox Vibrax
> Road Runner
> Rooster Tail
> ~ ~ ~ ~
Roger
jbsoonerfan reply :
On 6/24/2017 at 6:42 PM, Catt said:
From age 10 to about 14 I didn't know there were any other lures made lol. I say that in jest, but I have caught more fish on an H&H than I have all other baits combined I would guess.
BuzzHudson19c reply :
First confidence bait - Jointed Rapala floater (perch color). I fished those things not stop as a youngster.
JohnnyRebTX reply :
A chrome rat-l-trap caught my first fish on a lure. I only had 3 lures cuz I just never had luck with any. Live bait is and maybe always will be my go to. That being said, I have a lot more than than three lures now.
BASS302 reply :
As a kid, my two confidence baits for bass were a crawfish-colored Rebel Deep Wee R and a black-backed chrome Cotton Cordell Spot. For trout, a yellow roostertail.
Deeare reply :
Purple auger tail worm. That worm was money back in the mid 80s!!!!
big o crank bait. The original square bill.
Bankbeater reply :
The first artificial bait that was really my go to bait was a Cordell Big-O. I think it was the 1/4 ounce size.
chattooga_ basser reply :
For me it's just a regular curly tail worm. As a kid growing up in Central FL tequila sunrise was the hot color, now that I live in Upstate SC it's green pumpkin.
Joshua Beaver reply :
Don't quite have a confidence lure or bait as I think that is just to close to "having luck". I'm not one to think luck has a part in my fishing methods since you can be lucky as all heck and still not get a bite if the fish aren't feeding. I've spent days using just about every thing in my box and not getting a strike, then days where I only tied on one lure and got strikes constantly. So far this year it's been fairly uneventful as I've only landed one bass but got several strikes, hook ups, and jump offs. The landed bass was 14" on a 6" red curly tail worm Texas rigged with a 2/0 (I think) red ewg hook. But going to keep trying different things in different waters. Getting new things as I go.
Angealy reply :
If there's one bait i'm confident with, It would have to be the Berkley PowerBait 3 in. Floating Trout Worms.
In all my years of fishing I was firm on fishing with nothing but an earth worm.
A few months ago when I got back into fishing my nephew recommend power bait so I started to use both worms and power bait after using power bait for a while I only caught one fish on it a nice 13 inch rainbow trout.
One day I was using power bait at my local river fishing from the bank with a man fishing inside the river almost right beside me.
I caught nothing while the other guy was catching them left and right in the same spot I was.
He was very nice and give me some pointers and even gave me some of his pink worms and rigged it for me and sure enough I got a rainbow trout.
On top of that he said Mike's pink salmon eggs and power bait worms is all he uses.
From that point on i try to use just about every thing now.
I catch everything with these not just trout, I love em.
bowhunter63 reply :
1/4 ounce colorado blade chartreuse Strike King spinner bait.Caught alot of Bass on that one.
tholmes reply :
First confidence bait was the lure I caught my first good bass with.
Lazy Ike.
Next was the old Snagless Sally. I caught a LOT of bass on these. I was convinced that I could catch a bass anywhere, anytime with these.
These days, it's a 7.5" ribbon-tail worm in tequila sunrise or red shad and a black/blue jig with a chunk trailer.
Tom
John Loughlin reply :
Texas rigged Senko! I may try a bunch of different things when I fish, but the first rig I learned always seems to be the first and last bait I throw when I go out to fish.
BassWhole! reply :
First confidence bait was a #9 blue back floating Rapala minnow. Found it in a tree as a kid, and it was my one and only lure for 2 years or so. Caught many LMB, smallies, pickerel, yellow perch and sunnies in the Catskills with it. My current confidence lure is everything in my box. I don't throw things I don't have confidence in.
Darren. reply :
First confidence bait for me was the jitterbug...
Unless live nightcrawlers count!
hoosierbass07 reply :
First confidence bait is still my go to baits for bass - one bag of Yum-Dingers, one bag of PowerWorms (7.5 inch), and one bag of five inch lizards. Sad thing is, no matter how many times I throw a spinnerbait/jig/crankbait, my three confidence baits outproduces those three lures by a giant factor, probably 99.9%/0.0001%.
XpressJeff reply :
Definitely makes me feel old!
Lazy Ike in green/yellow and a Mepps spinner on a fiberglass noodle with a Mitchell 300.
Good times!
Jar11591 reply :
My first confidence bait was a wacky rigged 5" Yamamoto Senko-Watermelon/black fleck. As a kid, this is basically all I would throw. I still keep a rod with a 5" senko tied on in the boat, but it has become my sight-fishing or dock skipping bait. If I see a bass cruising near the boat, I will always flip a senko at it. If I drift by a dock, you can bet I'm skipping a senko under it.
N Florida Mike reply :
Mann's jelly worm 70s-80s
Culprit worms and producto tournament worms 80s-90s
Flukes 2000s-2012-13
Senkos -2013- present
Going back to culprits and tournament worms to rotate baits in the home lake.
Columbia Craw reply :
My first confidence lure was a Mann's Jelly Worm in blackberry. Then I added a white 1/4 ounce Fleck Weed Wader spinnerbait. Simpler times.
Now it's a Roman Made Mother Triple swimbait. I'm extremely confident i'll never buy one.
woody osborne reply :
perch pattern flatfish x-4 size I think. starting out as a young'un it was usually a spinner-rooster tail or shyster.
the reel ess reply :
On 6/25/2017 at 9:08 AM, RoLo said:
Back in the 60s, the 'in-line spinner' was probably the most commonly seen lure in New Jersey.
One of the first spinner/fly combinations (if not the first) was the now extinct "cockatoush",
but there was a horde of in-line spinners to follow. To name a few:
> Hawaiian Wiggler
> ABU Reflex
> Mepps Anglia
> CP Swing
> Shyster
> Panther Martin
> Blue Fox Vibrax
> Road Runner
> Rooster Tail
> ~ ~ ~ ~
Roger
They still sell the Shyster around here in mom and pop stores. The blade is not concaved, but wavy like corrugated tin. If it didn't start spinning your cast was wasted. But it was deadly on schooling white and largemouth bass with the occasional crappie and bream.
the reel ess reply :
On 6/27/2017 at 5:20 AM, hoosierbass07 said:
First confidence bait is still my go to baits for bass - one bag of Yum-Dingers, one bag of PowerWorms (7.5 inch), and one bag of five inch lizards. Sad thing is, no matter how many times I throw a spinnerbait/jig/crankbait, my three confidence baits outproduces those three lures by a giant factor, probably 99.9%/0.0001%.
This is true. Confidence comes through success. There are a lot of baits I thought were gimmicky or designed to catch fishermen until I used them successfully. We don't crave failure, so if a bait doesn't work three times...to the bottom of the box it goes, making room for the productive stuff. I know a tourney guy who has zero confidence in spinnerbaits.
Yakalong reply :
A lazy Ike in orange with black on it. I remember when a bass broke my line and I lost that lure. Had to safe my money to get another one.
mllrtm79 reply :
a purple ribbon tail worm. I don't remember the brand from 30 years ago, but I used to tell my mom "come to the pond, and watch me catch fish". Never a doubt back then lol
J Francho reply :
Crankbaits. And whatever one in my tackle box would hit bottom where I was fishing. I learned early on, that was when the most bites happened. I was just a kid, and on limited funds, so one $3 to $5 crank could catch 100's of fish, but you might need three or four bags of plastics for just one day.
Crestliner2008 reply :
On 6/24/2017 at 9:46 PM, Catt said:
Try throwing them on this
Is that a Heddon "Pal" casting rod? I've got one that looks just like it. Tubular steel.
I guess my first "high confidence" lure was a Helin Flatfish. I use to just love feeing it throb as I retrieved it. And I just knew it was going to get slammed! Sometimes it did too!
NYWayfarer reply :
Rooster Tail for Trout.
Senko for Bass.
Mumbly reply :
Heddon Tiny Torpedo for me. Might explain why topwater is my favorite way to fish.
fullcoupe reply :
First bait I caught a bass with was a gold/black Rapala floating minnow, used my trusty Ugly Stick. I remember after I caught it, I didn't try anything else for a LONG time...
Brian Miller reply :
A 6 to 9 inch curly tailed worm in Red Shad. Was a big fan of Culprit 7.5" worms, now I've been using Zoom U-tails or Mag IIs. It's just a go-to bait for me, always catches fish.
charliepff reply :
I have to say, I have two confidence baits. I did not start fishing for bass and small mouth until 11 years ago when my wife and I moved to Virginia. Up until then I fished for trout and that was about it. I started using inline spinners in various colors. This seemed to work for the most part. I had a guy on a boat one night yank out a 3lb fish out of where I just fished. He told me to try grubs. I bought a huge selection and for a long time that is all I used unless the river got high. Now for the last few years I would have to say it is a 3" or 4" gulp minnow texas rigged. This seems to be a killer.
I feel I got to reliant on these staples so I ordered the mystery tackle boxes and I have been trying new baits. I have had pretty decent success with the new stuff. I just need to get the wife to start catching and just not using different baits.
ETX92 reply :
My first confidence bait was a 6" black firetail worm. Now I'd say it's either a senko or a trick worm. Green Pumpkin Magic.
Dogmatic reply :
1/2 oz. White spinnerbait. Now I can't tell you the last time I tied one on.
Catt reply :
On 6/28/2017 at 1:08 AM, Crestliner2008 said:
Is that a Heddon "Pal" casting rod? I've got one that looks just like it. Tubular steel.
I guess my first "high confidence" lure was a Helin Flatfish. I use to just love feeing it throb as I retrieved it. And I just knew it was going to get slammed! Sometimes it did too!
Abu Garcia Ambassadeur 5000 (red)
Heddon Mark Special Purpose #6271 5 1/2' MH Fiberglass with a cast aluminum reel seat & handle.
This what I started tournament fishing with
Oklahoma Mike reply :
Rooster tail was the first bait I started catching fish on as a kid. When the bite is tough I will still go to it to this day.
Koz reply :
I've thrown a lot of lures in my time and up until the past few years I never had much confidence in any of them. But a few years ago I discovered the Rapala Husky Jerkbait (yellow perch) and I know that if anything is biting out there today it will hit on that.
BassNJake reply :
I love hearing all the responses and reliving some of the baits I havent thought of in 30 years.
I'll always remember my dad throwing a purple mister twister with a red firetail at the sand pit.
I had a Bill Dance Excalibur square bill that turned me towards the more reactionary techniques and away from finesse fishing.
That led to a love affair with Poe's 4400 crankbaits.
Today I throw a toad/frog and compliment that with a bottom weighted senko.
I picked up a zoom horny toad one day and caught about a 3 lber after a giant blow up.
After that I started throwing some sort of buzz frog/toad exclusively just to experience the awesomeness of the topwater strike.
(I have tried spooks, buzzbaits and popper type lures but the toad outshines them for me)
I'll generally run down a bank throwing the toad and then I'll come back down the same stretch and pick it apart a little better with the senko.
I've got a small boat and there is just too much lake traffic for me to ledge fish out on the main lake where the big schools are roaming this time of year.
So I stick with the creeks and the back waters.
I'd rather get one topwater blow-up than catch a half dozen on a drop shot but that just me
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