What's Working For You? 2024
roadwarrior reply :
May was my best bass month in years, for both size and numbers.
The #1 lure was the jig with trailer. I had great luck with the 3/8 oz
Evolution jig, GMAN's 1/2 oz and earthworm77 (Micro Munch Tackle)
1/2 oz jigs. Although I caught fish on a number of trailers, the Net Pac
Baby Craw has really gotten my attention. I will still fish others, but
the Baby Craw is all you really need.
#2 3/8 oz Caviton Buzzbait (black on black)
#3 (Yesterday) The Shak-E2 Head with a variety of soft plastics:
Roboworm 6" Shakin' Zipper, GYCB Kut-Tail and Net Bait Paca Craw.
#4 Either JJ's Magic or MegaStike have been used on every trailer.
Although JJ's is effective, it is a pain to use. MegaStrike seems
to be just as effective and much more user friendly.
#5 I am all about KVD Line & Lure Conditioner. Get some!
I caught one nice bass on a Smithwick Floating Rogue; never have
had a strike on the VibraSpin which I have now fished more than
ten hours; and have not fished a Senko, Fat Ika or any other soft
plastic other than with the Shak-E2 Head yesterday. That is a BIG
change for me.
So, what's working for you?
8-)
Captain Chaos II reply :
6 inch senko watermelon, 10 inch zoom ribbontail in tequila sunrise(works everywhere), shakey head 4 inch zoom finess worm green pumpkin on a spot remover.
Caught most of my fish in the past 2 months on these. Biggest ones on the 6 inch senko....
I gotta get back to the jig myself. Too many baits, so little time....
Bass XL reply :
Right now:
1) Black Zara Puppy
2) my local bait shop's Spider Jig in PP&J
3) Small spinnerbaits
Davis reply :
3/8 ounce jigs from Karu and Eakins with a variety of plastic trailers.
Robo Worm 7 1/2" ribbon tail worms.
Fat Ikas in Green pumpkin
Trick sticks
Duper Flukes scooting across the surface
But the jig has definately been my big fish producer so far this year.
May was my best year as far as size and numbers go as well. For LM anyway. I haven't had too much time to go down to my "spot" yet for SM this year. Only been twice.
But I can get to my LM spot in under three minutes so that helps with limited time.
slomoe reply :
Tubes, Wooly Hawgtails, Beavers, Brush bugs. Also a lot of luck with spinnerbaits.
BassinBoy reply :
#1. Zoom Trick Worm in Watermelon on a 1/4 oz. drop shot with a 3/0 Gammy G-Lock Worm Hook on 10 lb test mono line.
#2. Mann's Hardnose Swim Toad in a varitey of colors (whatevers suit the water conditions) with a 5/0 Gammy G-Lock Worm hook with 30-50 lb Sufix braid.
Using them both in shallow cover. They been working for the past 1 or 2 weeks now.
April and May was without a dought a Berkely Powerbait Chigger Craw in Black/ Blue or Red Flake with a 3/0 G-Lock Worm Hook and a pegged 1/8 bullet weight. Pitching it into shallow cover but that technique has come and gone.
Its June now, on to Frogs!
ZOOM BAITS reply :
1)Rapala skitter walk
2)Zoom Trick worm in green pumkin weightless
3)Zoom Horny toad
4)Strike King double take buzzbait
5)3/8oz jig with a Zoom speedcraw in junebug as a trailer.
I have had a few other baits but not as good as the top three.
Jake. reply :
LC Gunfish 95
6" Roboworms on a 1/8 oz. Picasso Shakey Head
Zoom 5" Lizards (Green Pumpkin)
Wayne P. reply :
A wacky rigged finesse worm or Trick worm. 381 bass in May for 11 days of fishing and 11 bass over 4#. That is one more than May 2007 and 27 more than May 2006.
tyrius. reply :
I've been focusing on learning the jig this year and it has resulted in larger than normal fish. I'm becoming a big fan of this bait.
Senko style worms are also producing well.
sean0920 reply :
dropshotting a 4 inch roboworm or berkley gulp minnow
i am new at the jig as well and am having luck with it
i love throwing spoons. nobody fishes them anymore and they just gawk when i pull fish after fish in the boat
Catt reply :
Numbers are up but the overall size is down 
#1: Gene Larew 7 ½ Salty Ring Worm Junebug/Blue Tail; Texas Rigged with a 1/8 oz Tru-Tungsten bullet weight. Yea y'all read it right Tru-Tungsten but school still aint out!
#2: Yamamoto Senko 6" 9L-series Watermelon Neon; Texas Rigged weightless
#3: Wave Industries 5 Tiki- Stick Black Blue Flake Blue Tip
fishfordollars reply :
Jigs, Senkos, trick worms.
fishfordollars reply :
QuoteNumbers are up but the overall size is down#1: Gene Larew 7 ½ Salty Ring Worm Junebug/Blue Tail; Texas Rigged with a 1/8 oz Tru-Tungsten bullet weight. Yea y'all read it right Tru-Tungsten but school still aint out!
#2: Yamamoto Senko 6" 9L-series Watermelon Neon; Texas Rigged weightless
#3: Wave Industries 5 Tiki- Stick Black Blue Flake Blue Tip
Now Catt, you had a post just a couple of weeks ago stating you would never pay that for weights. Welcome to the dark side. I made the transition and can't go back.
Catt reply :
I my be stubborn & hardheaded but I aint stupid they were free
Brian_Reeves reply :
Size of fish is really eluding me this year, but I'm fishing off of small ponds. I just found out that Ft. Hood and the DWF aren't managing these lakes for bass and not stocking them, so the big fish are probably getting coats of batter put on them. It's sad, but I'm moving in a month or two anyway...so hopefully the fish are better where I'm going. Numbers has been sketchy...definitely not like it used to be, but I'm still doing really well. better than anyone else that I know on post. Anyway, here's what is working for me.
1) This bait never fails me. On several different riggings, the summer craw colored Rage Tail Craw is my number 1 producer right now.
2) Mann's baby 1- baby bass colored crankbait is always a good choice when bass are chasing small forage above grass in shallow water. This lure is a go-to right now along with the rage tail craw.
3) Rebel Pop-R has been my number 1 topwater for probably 10 years. True, it gets more time on the water than buzz baits, walk-the-dogs, and everything else, but it always rocks. I love these things.
4) * Trick Stick T-rigged weightless seems to be the only lure that will work mid-day for me right now. The grass is too shallow and too thick to punch it effectively and bass are hiding in the pockets, unwilling to hit reaction lures. The trick stick is doing it's fair share of work, but I'm running out of them. Hopefully I get to place and order in a few days.
5) * *** on a 1/4 ounce jighead, swam just above the grass has been pulling a good number of fish when they are a tad more active.
Woodsman reply :
Swim Senko Lg Green purple/black flake T-rigged weightless
Green Senko Wacky
Worked well for LM Bass on three out of four lakes I have fished so far.
Namistia reply :
1. 3/16 Spot Remover w/ *** 6" finesse worm(junebug).
2. 1/4 Boo Yah boo jig(black/blue) w/ Net Baits baby paca craw.
3. SK Red Eye Shad ( chrome sexy shad)
4. Yamamoto Kreature (watermelon seed)
MNGeorge reply :
Bass season has been open for just over a week here so haven't fished that much yet. Thanks to RW's suggestions, I've had some very good success on the Fat IKA, black/blue and baby bass colors. I also caught quite a few fish on the Kreature from Yamamoto rigged per RW's suggestion, color watermelon, black and red flakes.
.dsaavedra. reply :
1.) 5" trick stick (smoke red pepper, shimmer shad) t-rigged weigtless
2.) " " wacky rigged
3.) anything from the rapala DT line, in any natural, shad like color.
AnyFishAnyWhere reply :
I have always heard that the bigger bait the bigger fish. From what I have learned over the past few years as Im sure u all know, is that is not always the case. I got my biggest fish off a 2 1/2 inch popper. I think my top 3 lures for this year has been...
1. Zoom trick worm
2. Mann's stonehead jig
3. Luckcraft Sammy
CJ reply :
12" BPS Squirmin" Worms
Shakey heads w/6" finesse worms
C-rigged brush hogs
And ofcourse 1/2 oz. black/blue jigs with Paca chunks
Rob.Atl reply :
ONE WORD TWO SYLLABLES
SENKO
FishTank reply :
For me this year it has been
1. Zoom Lizards
2. 5in Senkos
3. Fat Ika
4. Rapala DT's
skunked_again reply :
wacky rigged green pumpkin/red flake zoom trick weighted with a cut down lead jig head superglued into the worm.
strike king sexy shad popping it through grass
Red reply :
nothing!! it has been hit and miss for me. i will catch one on a spinnerbait, and thats it, just one. then maybe one on a jig and my buddy gets one on a worm. and occasionally one on a live magic shad. cranks havent produced anything but i havent thrown them alot either. if i went right now i would have the most confidence in a jig or spinnerbait.
now if you were talking hybrids and whites. nailed hybrids early sunday morning in about 48 foot of water. stray from that depth and nothing. caught them on home made slabs, plain lead color, white or chart/orange. whites on the same bait but in about 27-32 foot of water. once the sun gets up you might as well pack it up and go home. or move a bit shallower and try to nail some blacks
thats my report!! ;D
Cliff
Fishing Doug reply :
Trick worm on a split shot. Doesn't seem to matter what color. Started fishing this around the middle of the season last year and it is becoming one of my favorite and most effective ways to fish. Have NOT had luck on lipless cranks this year, which is usually what puts them in the boat for me.
LCpointerKILLA reply :
What has worked for me so far this year:
1) 5 inch Senko
2) Lucky Craft pointer 78
3) Lucky Craft Rick Clunn 1.5
5) Rage Tail Frog
6) Gun Fish
Big-O reply :
Can only fish nights and in the order of most productive baits are as follows:
For big Fish-
3/8 or 1/2 oz Oldham Jig and New large Rage Tail Craw trailer
New Rage Tail 10" worm Tx rigged 3/8 oz in wind and 1/4 still.
For shear numbers and client excitement, Black Flake Rage Tail Shad on points and over the moss beds and a black 3/8 oz spinnerbait w/ single #6 copper Colorado. This past week, our topwater and spinnerbait fish were a bit bigger than last months average.
Should be even better this week cause the moon is getting better as we go. From new to full seems to be the best timing for'em.
Big O
Redtail reply :
1) Fat Ika (Green pumkin w/ black)
2) Fat Ika (Black w/ blue)
3) Fat Ika (Any other color)
Davis reply :
QuoteLC Gunfish 95
My goodness.........this lure killed them last night for me. First time I have ever used a walking lure like this. Didn't take me long to get it down and I was smackin em. Also fished it like a popper. Very very versatile lure.
In fact this year I'm having so much fun fishing a ton of different baits. Last year I was stuck in the senko craze and really didn't try anything else until late summer. Amazing at how much more productive I have been this year by opening up my whole aresanel of lures. Very fun. 8-)
senile1 reply :
RW stated:
QuoteMay was my best bass month in years, for both size and numbers.
RW, you and I are inhabiting alternate universes this year. This has been my worst Spring in a long time, mainly due to weather, my work schedule, and fishing the lake from hell, Smithville Lake. I have been lucky to get out once a week, and usually I can't put together more than two or three hours. You fish when you can and it seems every time I can get out the weather isn't cooperating. In March and April we had nothing but cold, muddy water and I was skunked three of my first five trips.
I have fished muddy water in all but one of my trips I've taken this Spring but I haven't had success with the lures I usually use in muddy water. Spinnerbaits, traps, cranks, and dark jigs with rattles have been very hit and miss. Of course, when you are limited to two or three hours you are generally just figuring them out when you have to leave. Fish have been very tight to cover and very tight-lipped. Sight fishing has been out of the question. My go-to lures in the mud have been some older Strike King KVD tubes in Watermelon with chartreuse skirt and t-rigged. Go figure. Watermelon has never been a great color for me in the mud but I guess the fish can see the lively chartreuse skirt. I have to be spot on with my pitching to get a bite. But things have improved the last few trips, so hopefully the post-spawn bite will be good. Our bass spawned a month late this year, due to the weather, and the spawn is just finishing up. Or maybe I should say there could be a couple of more weeks of spawning left. Temperatures weren't close to right for spawning until mid-May.
roadwarrior reply :
My folks live in Raytown. I have fished Smithville a few times and have done fairly well on 6" Senko. The biggest problem with that little lake is fishing pressure, but I'm sure the muddy water has been the worst factor this year.
I hope things improve for you.
8-)
senile1 reply :
QuoteMy folks live in Raytown. I have fished Smithville a few times and have done fairly well on 6" Senko. The biggest problem with that little lake is fishing pressure, but I'm sure the muddy water has been the worst factor this year.I hope things improve for you.
8-)
I've had some luck at Smithville with Senko-type worms, but I usually don't use them when the water is muddy. You're right about Smithville. It gets tremendous pressure. Usually, if you can put together 7 or 8 hours on the lake, you'll catch a few though. There's still some 6 - 8 lb'ers caught there every year.
hawgchaser reply :
Spring had a slow start but the past month has caught fire for me. I haven't been to my usual big bass lakes so no size. I believe my biggest has been a little over 5. I lost an 8-10lber at the boat >
Anyway my top producers are ones that I have rarely thrown!
1. Watermelon Magnum Arkansas Warthawg (biggest surprise bait ever for me) Smallies pound this thing
2. Olive X Rap
3. *** Bait (watermelon)
4. Gamblers giggyhead and sweebo worm
Disappointments:
1. Fat Ika-It obviously works but I haven't gotten bit once on this bait even at a stocked reservoir.
2. YUM Money minnow- haven't had a fish even look at this bait
3. Original Chatterbait
TournyFish001 reply :
megabass deep x 200t
Luhr Jensen baby hotlips
RC 1.5
Yozuri Vibe
3/16oz shakey head with a smallie beaver
drop shot with roboworms
Eakins 5/16oz jig
No particular order all have worked well.
Ballpark Frank reply :
#1 Booyah Counterstrike Buzzbait red/brown: I just started fishing buzzbaits in the past week and have had alot of fish much larger than I normally catch.
#2 Jackall Aragon SSR Tennessee Shad: This has to be one of my newest favorite lures, great for shallow flats and running on top of grass.
#3 Jackall Giron Ghost Crappie: Excellent small swimbait that can be used with normal everyday bass rods.
Last year was dinkdom for me, I rarely caught anything above 2lbs( with one exception). This year I have changed my techniques, and started targeting the bigger bass. Most of the fish I am catching with these three baits are in the 4-6Lb range. My local waters are also alot different than last year; higher water level, more vegetation, and more forage fish. I think that those have affected the size of fish I am catching, but the lures are adding alot too. The fact that I am now fishing from a boat(my little 12') most of the time and not the kayak or bank, has alot to do with this also. ;D
Willzx225 reply :
My most productive baits lately have been as follows.
4.25 Vibra King Tube Green Pumpkin for Size and Quantity
1/4oz Speed Trap- Delta Craw and Texas Shad
Berkley Hollow Belly- Tennessee Shad
Bankbeater reply :
Earlier this year it was they were tearing up brush hogs. Lately its been jigs, tubes, and plastic worms.
Alpster reply :
I have caught a few on 1/2 oz Reaction Innovation stand up jigs with a Robo sour puss trailer. Also getting bit on my 'go to' stand by T-rigged Culprit worms. The water is finally warming up here and the top water bite will be on now. I will report back soon!
Ronnie
The_Natural reply :
I've been fishing points (secondary and main lake) with a Zoom Tapp, and C-rigging them also with a classic Zoom french fry (4-5ft leader). I had numbers but no bigguns this past weekend while on Eagle Mountain; the fish just wouldn't leave alone my BPS Beaver Bug in Roadkill (I highlyrecommend you pick some of these up...it's a cross between a Sweet Beaver and Fat Ika).
EastTexasBassin reply :
Cavitron buzzbait, Fat Ika, and a 6 inch black senko did me well on my last trip.
rondef reply :
Swim Senkos
Manns -1
Gitzit Tubes
basspimple reply :
<<buzzbaits(biggest fish of year came off of this, fish in avvy)
5 in. senkos
baby boo jigs
small x-raps
have had AWSOME luck on all these baits this year so far. im guessing since the weather around here latley has been really stable, fish seem to always bite.
fishfordollars reply :
QuoteI my be stubborn & hardheaded but I aint stupid they were free
Sweet! I went to BPS yesterday and bought seven packs of them and it was 33.42. Sad fact is each bag only had from 3-5 weights.
suede55bowtie reply :
1.) Zoom Flukes and Bass Assassins in all sizes as long as its shad/natural colors
2.) Strike King 1/8oz buzzbaits, black
3.) Scumfrogs/Ragetail Toads in dark colors, blacks browns and greens
4.) Pop-R's in all sizes in baby bass and shad colors
5.) Spittin' Image, again in shad colors
6.) Broken Back Rapalas
Countryjoe07 reply :
So far this year I have caught them on so many different lures but I would say I've been getting most of them on a 6 in plastic worm tequila sunrise, followed by a fin s fish or banjo minnow.....
Davis reply :
Going off Deneas success on the Catt Creek in our hometown.....I threw a grub last night to the smallies.
Not just any grub though....a nice fat 5" Yamamoto super grub in Green Pumpking color.
14 smallies in 45 minutes while waiting for my son to finish his swimming at the high school. Nothing of massive size. But plenty of 2 lbers.
Bad thing was I went through 9 grubs in the process. Very very brittle. They ripped up very fast. On the bigger fish it was one and done.
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