Whats You Favorite "big Bass" Lure? 2024
TMDKENNELS reply :
I've heard that you catch big bass on big lures. What has been your most effective big bass lure?
slonezp reply :
Buckeye mop jig in PB&J
buzzfrog reply :
buzzbait
ww2farmer reply :
Around here 5+ lbs is considered "big". Honestly I have caught big fish on just about everything I do. It's more about time, place, and presentation, then a specific lure.
NorcalBassin reply :
I've caught more "big" fish on a 5" Senko than anything else. I've also caught a few hundred small ones on them as well.
WookieeJedi reply :
A jig and craw or senko.
flippin and pitchin reply :
Swimbait and a jig.
Catt reply :
A plastic worm has accounted for 80% of my double digit bass
Crestliner2008 reply :
Either a Fat Ika or 7" Senko. No artificial can top them, except the big swimbaits. However with those 8" Hudds and other huge lures, you're looking at tossing them for a long time in between strikes. Sometimes all day long with nothing to show for it. The lead two plastics cited produce all day long, both big and small bass. And I like to catch fish, regardless of their size. 
Catt reply :
Catching bass of any size is about location more than it is about lure selection. Gary Klein explained it best this way, if there was a Bush in the back of a cove with a 5# bass in it & Denny Brauer when by he would catch it on a black/blue jig. If KVD when by that same Bush he would catch it on a spinner bait & if Rick Clunn went by that same Bush he would catch on a buzz bait. It was not the lure selection but location of the bass.
scrutch reply :
On 3/18/2012 at 6:33 PM, Catt said:A plastic worm has accounted for 80% of my double digit bass
What percent of the time do you fish with a plastic worm Catt?
South FLA reply :
On 3/18/2012 at 8:02 PM, Catt said:Catching bass of any size is about location more than it is about lure selection. Gary Klein explained it best this way, if there was a Bush in the back of a cove with a 5# bass in it & Denny Brauer when by he would catch it on a black/blue jig. If KVD when by that same Bush he would catch it on a spinner bait & if Rick Clunn went by that same Bush he would catch on a buzz bait. It was not the lure selection but location of the bass.
BINGO! My ideal location to catch hawgs would have to be on the edges of slop or in around sparse vegetation using a hollow body frog.
Catt reply :
Scrutch, I throw worms 60% of the time when I'm fishing a Texas rig which is 75% of the time. I fish deep water structure & thick grass so a Texas rig or Jig-N-Craw are logical lure selections.
Red reply :
Flippin a jig or a "creature" bait has produced my biggest fish.
SAC2 reply :
ten inch powerworm!!!!
TMDKENNELS reply :
These comments are interesting. I expected to see large swim baits and 10in worms. 
Vinny Chase reply :
Soft plastic swimbait and NorthStar Cutom Baits Mop Jig
marinetech reply :
Backwater Custom Baits jig and a rage trailer does it for me no. 1 producer for big bass , give them a try , excellent co. to deal with. Won't give up my best color though.
deep reply :
On 3/18/2012 at 11:11 PM, TMDKENNELS said:These comments are interesting. I expected to see large swim baits and 10in worms.
If a spinnerbait is all I ever throw, then that's all I'm going to catch my fish on; and of course, one of the bass will be bigger than all others. Keep an open mind. 
Read some books, articles, whatever on what really big bass/ trophy fish are caught on. Definition of a trophy varies from region to region, and from reservoir to reservoir.
The right location is THE most important thing, but lure selection and presentation is something to think about too.
EDIT: There are big bass, then there are really big ones, and then there are the trophy bass. Which of these do you want to catch?
Crestliner2008 reply :
Check out this link that I recently posted on my favorite:
http://www.bassresource.com/bass-fishing-forums/topic/98990-super-confidence-in-a-bait-youve-never-thrown/page__st__15
eyedabassman reply :
For me, a 1/2oz. to 1oz. Northstar football jig in Magic craw or a green/brown/blue color with a Netbait Dirt Dog hooked backwards,chunk,baby paca. A worm on a t-rig from 7in.to 15 in.! Brush hogs or big fin.worms.
eyedabassman reply :
On 3/18/2012 at 8:02 PM, Catt said:Catching bass of any size is about location more than it is about lure selection. Gary Klein explained it best this way, if there was a Bush in the back of a cove with a 5# bass in it & Denny Brauer when by he would catch it on a black/blue jig. If KVD when by that same Bush he would catch it on a spinner bait & if Rick Clunn went by that same Bush he would catch on a buzz bait. It was not the lure selection but location of the bass.
" I would rather fish in the wright spot with the wrong bait ,than fish in the wrong spot with the wright bait"
TMDKENNELS reply :
My biggest fish (by guess had to be 10lb) was caught on a rattle trap (in open water) My second biggest (8lbs) was caught on a soft plastic swim bait (4inches)
90% of the time I fish a lizard or a worm ( no weight). and I try to fish the most difficult places (usually around fallen timber) More often than not I get snagged.
WRB reply :
Over 90% of my giant bass over 15 lbs were caught on a hair jig with a pork trailer*, a combination I fish about 75% of the time during pre spawn at the deep rocky structure lakes where I fish. Rainbow trout imitating swimbaits and 9" to 12" plastic worms make up the balance during the pre period.
I fish all 3; jigs, swimbaits and soft plastic worms / creatures year around an those lures catch a high % of the DD bass for me. The jig & pig works extremely well when big bass are targeting crawdads during pre spawn, the big swimbaits are better for numbers of DD bass late fall to the spawn period. Soft plastic worms or creatures and jigs are good at night.
If you were to ask Butch Brown the same question he would say swimbaits are his go to lure. The bottom line is you must be at the right place and the right time; location, depth, timing and confidence in the lure you are using are the key factors.
Tom
* the hair jig & pig is so unpopular today that so few are available you must tie your own jigs and it catches big bass.
Louisiangler reply :
Thats hard to say, because there really is no one guaranteed "big fish" lure. Regardless of what type of lure you fish with there are hundreds of variables that may affect your percentage of success. Some are of the opinion that a bigger bait attracts a bigger bass due to visibility. There may be SOME truth to that, but visibility is again, one of many contributing factors. I have caught small bass of lures almost as big as they were, and I've caught bigger fish on smaller lures too. So it really all depends.
For a grassy bottom, I would go with a 8 - 12 in. worm or creature bait, Texas rigged (or maybe Carolina rigged with a nice clicker bead).
If its an open water situation, say 15 - 20 feet deep, I would do some pitching near cover with a jig, or use a deep diving crank and try to slam into a few things nearby.
And if its off a nice point where the bottom drops off a few feet near some scattered cover, I would go with a spinner bait with a big blades or even double blades with a trailer hook.
So to me it just depends on the situation. If there was a go to big fish lure, I would probably fish with it every single day...who wouldn't?? Besides that would probably take the fun and challenge out of fishing. As fisherman we enjoy the 'mystery' of not knowing exactly whats going to bite and why. And if we can target a spot, and use an application that we think will work...and it DOES...now thats what fishing is all about, the challenge, the curiosity, the challenge.
Bassn Blvd reply :
7.5 - 10 inch rubber worm. Color choice (most lakes in S.Florida) would be black or purple.
retiredbosn reply :
Biggest largemouth, Buzzbait caught the same fish different trip on a square bill, small farm pond still had the buzzbait hook injury 8lb 14 ounces, scale weight. Just reinforces the its the location instead of the bait.
Biggest small mouth 4.2, black blue chatterbait with a craw trailer (zoom ultravibe) was fishing it like a jig, wanted the vibration when I lifted the bait and when it fluttered back. All of my big smallies have come from platic craw's t-rigged or a jig with a craw trailer. The smallies were all caught out of a river where the main forage was creek chub and crawfish.
BTW I think after location comes confidence, I "know" buzzbaits catch big fish, I also "know" that a jig catches big fish. I have caught several largemouth over 5lbs, they have been caught on buzzbaits, jigs, plastic lizards, craws, senkos, worms and live bait. I have also caught about 100 times more dinks on the same lures. I once caught a LM on a 12 inch worm that wasn't as long as the worm. I have also witnessed catfish being caught on a shaky head. FWIW for a long time I thought a senko was a gimmick bait, never caught anything on it, since reading the senko section and numerous people telling me they work I finally caught a fish. Now when a take a youngster fishing and they want to try a lure, I tie a senko on their line. Why? I "know" they work, and also as far as I know you can't fish them wrong. Confidence is key.
ILBASSIN83 reply :
Jig
Ramz reply :
an oversized jig and pig in black & blue. probably like a 1/2 oz with a 4 in. chigger craw trailer. But then again I have caught big ones on an 1/8 oz Strike King Bitsy Bug with a 3 inch craw trailer. Half-ounce might not sounds oversized to most of you, but it is for me.
smalljaw67 reply :
I have 3 that are big fish baits, I call them big fish bait because most of the fish that hit them are big fish. You will get the occasional 12" fish but that is rare on these 3 which consist of a buzzbait, a jig-n-pig, and a Zara Spook. I use the old model that is 3/4oz and I have never caught a fish smaller than 14" on it and I now only throw it if I know of think I know there is big fish in an area as I have used it on days when topwater was great but the spook didn't produce a single strike as most of the fish were average size so it is without a doubt a big fish bait.
North Ga Hillbilly reply :
On 3/18/2012 at 11:11 PM, TMDKENNELS said:I expected to see large swim baits and 10in worms.
Different people have different definitions of what constitutes a big fish. I love fishing a buzzbait, I dont think I have fished anything other than a 6" rubber worm more. And I caught my first several fish over 5 with buzzbaits, but later these same fish weren't considered "big" anymore. All a matter of perspective.
NGaHB
Bankbeater reply :
A big bass jig n pig.
J Francho reply :
Yesterday, it was a 4" Jackall Flick Shake worm in Junebug fished on a 3/32 oz. Zappu wacky jig. Tomorrow, it might be a 6" swimbait or a jig. The next day, it might be crankbaits or topwaters.
ebfish reply :
My favorite "Big Bass" lure is relative. I have fished spawning lunkers where nothing but a bubblegum trick worm would get a strike. So on that day I would have to say... bubblegum trick worm. However, nothing gets your adrenaline pumping (and spills your coffee) like a top-water attack on a buzz bait.
flippin and pitchin reply :
What's interesting is my five best smallmouth to date have all come on a deep diving crankbait. My three largest largemouth have come on a spinnerbait. When it comes to ratio of size to bites (on largemouth), the fish that hit my swimbait and or jigs are larger on the average than other baits.
I truly agree with Catt. Fish where big fish live and what ever you use will be that big fish bait. Good dialogue.
Dave P reply :
Spinnerbait, Rattletrap and Plastic Worm. In that order.
Hooked_On_Bass reply :
7" Power Worms, 5"- 6" Dingers and Jigs.
BirdNestBen reply :
Zara Spook or 10" powerworm... it's a tie..
bigbill reply :
My personal best is at 10lbs it was caught on a Rebel BIG Claw crawfish crankbait in chartruese in the shallows about 2' from shore. I use this lure with the confidence along with the success of catching many bass with it. Its the lure plus the presentation that gets the attention of the bigger gals.
I lost a new personal best and probably a new state record using a BPS topnocker in chartruese / fire tiger. Of course there no longer manufactured. This lure today still catches most of my LMB.
My hottest lures to date;
1. Rebel BIG Claw crawfish crank The smaller ones work awesome in the smaller streams/rivers
2. BPS Topnocker (no longer manufactured)
3. Bomber FAT A #05 in apple redcraw (no longer manufactured)
4. Mepps anglia #3 inline spinner silver blade brown bucktail
5. Bomber FAT A #05 in dark green craw (no longer manufactured)
6. Manns baby 1 in browncraw
7. Rebel orginal floater in blue/white
8. Bomber FAT A #05 in dark brown craw (no longer manufactured)
9. Bomber FAT A #05 in Firecraw (no longer manufactured)
Now when i have a lure that work like these do i purchase a case of them.
Mattlures reply :
For me it is these in this order.
#1 swimbaits
#2 Jigs
#3 Plastic worms and creatures
#4 Buzzbaits
#5 live bait
endless reply :
Buzzbait has done it for me so far which went for 6.4. The 5lb in my Avatar came off a 6" wacky senko.
piscicidal reply :
Virtually every fish I have caught 7lbs or over has come on a topwater frog, weedless swimbait/paddletail, or by flipping heavy cover (1.5oz weight with beaver/otter/cricket). Then again, those three baits just happen to be the most effective way to fish the South Florida slop....
I agree that whichever bait offers the most efficient way to present a bait- at the location that the big fish happen to live- is the "best big fish bait" for that situation.
Edgy reply :
Caught my personal best with a wacky rigged senko.
Captain Shane Procell reply :
I like a 4 1/2" buzz frog with a EWG 6/0 Owner for bug bass in Florida.
MichBassMan reply :
Largemouth,10" or 11" texas rigged worms. Smallmouth,spinner baits and tubes.
BannedForSpamming-974325 reply :
A bustembaits pumpkin craw bait. Caught the biggest bass in our area last weekend.
tholmes reply :
I've caught more big bass on a T-rigged ribbon-tail worm than any other bait, and it ain't even close.
Tom
Bigbarge50 reply :
I have caught 2 "big: fish .... and we are talking in nature, no some guy's pond.......
In NY my best came on a chug bug right next to some lilly pads with rock piles underneath.....
In FL my best came on a texas rigged zoom worm flipped into some reeds......
Think presentation and location trump lure..... and would really help if the fish is actually looking to feed.
cbfishalot reply :
3/4oz JIG w/ 5" GYCB Hula Grub Trailer
I-wanna-fish-now reply :
6" swim baits, spinnerbaits, and blue and black jigs with a craw trailer
T.SouthardsUV reply :
Tightlines UV Rago swimbait. NASTY!
guilford reply :
I would have to say a jig. Also a buzzbait. This year I'm going to put more time with swimbaits.
North Ga Hillbilly reply :
On 3/27/2012 at 1:26 AM, guilford said:I would have to say a jig. Also a buzzbait. This year I'm going to put more time with swimbaits.
I don't think youll regret this.
NGaHB
Ratherbfishing reply :
I can only say that my two biggest bass (6 lb 3 oz, and 7 lbs) were caught on a crankbait.
nvhsaccel reply :
I use a jig and big trailer if I'm going for those pigs.
A-Rob reply :
my biggest came on a 5" bass pro craw pitching to reeds
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