When Times are Tough 2025
chaosnut reply :
When the bite gets tough what Lure do you fall back on? Even if you know it's not right for the situation but you feel that you fish it good enough to be able to at least get 1 bite at any given time. What is that lure/Technique?
I'm talking about the lure that you sit and think about at work, the one where if your wife would let you, you would have a place for it on the wall. I mean the Almighty, the one where trumpets should sound when you get ready to tie it on lure. Thats the one I'm talking about.
Bassackward reply :
Senko.......keep it simple in tough conditions. Can fish it deadsticking or like a fluke..both work
paulheelsc reply :
Arkansas Shad fluke, bless the heart of that inventor
powerman970 reply :
watermelon candy Zoom finesse worm, Texas rigged on a 1/0 hook with 1/8 oz. weight with the tip of the tail dipped in Spike-it. Beat the bank and I'm guaranteed a bite even under the worst conditions.
Alpster reply :
7-1/2" Culprit worm. Texas rigged with a bullet weight.
Ronnie
Bob Kavanaugh reply :
1/8oz Shaky head with a Zoom finesse worm.
CJ reply :
I guess it's a 6" Mann's Finesse Worm on a shakey head. I can drag it slow on bottom or hop it high in the water column. Dad always mentioned how a bass is more likely to eat something that isn't spiney or scaley and would be easy prey when the bite is tough.
Some more food for thought:
I feel alot of fisherman make the mistake of blaming their lack of daily success on the fish's feeding mood. Alot of times it's their positioning relative to cover or bottom contour. That meaning, are they looking up to eat or are the foraging on the bottom? Or is it just local all togather?
However, if I feel the fish are in a negative feeding mood I first go after a reaction strike. Then I pick up the finesse worm which I am comfortable fishing in all water columns at any depth.
CJ
Pond Hopper reply :
Depends on the time of the year. Early in the year it would be a jig or a creature type bait on a shakey head. In the summer I would say a 10 inch worm texas rigged and fished slow. Either way when the fish slow down so do I.
jrhennecke reply :
4" Yum Dinger T-rigged weightless on a red Gammie.
ohiobassmaster93 reply :
shaky head...with the berkly finesse worm
BassFishingMachine reply :
For the winter months, its a 2inch(its small, im guessing 2inch) rapala huskyjerk.
For the warmer months its a GYCB Kut-Tail, t-rigged weightless.
island bassin reply :
senko
Catt reply :
Texas Rigged Plastic 
Bassin_Fin@tic reply :
Quote4" Yum Dinger T-rigged weightless on a red Gammie.
X2 Can be used in different areas of the water collumn. If the bite is that tough, I'll go with the 4 incher.Also take that and make a splitshot rig to cover more water.
This lure can give me confidence when the fish gods are punishing me.
Edit:I would have to agree with bassfishingmachine that during the hot months a GYCB kut tail weightless is just an unfair advantage sometimes.
Dean reply :
The senko never fails
fathom reply :
1/8 ballhead/zoom finesse.
4" senko is close.
low_pro reply :
QuoteTexas Rigged Plastic
x2!
Charlie's Worm or Lizard with 1/16-1/8 black bullet weight
Tin reply :
1/4 straight black jig or a green pumpkin 4.75" finesse worm with a screw in it.
Always gets the job done. 8-)
.dsaavedra. reply :
my go to when times are tough would be a 4" *** in junebug.
in a VERY close second would the the original floating rapala in silver size 11. seems i can always squeak out a few on this bait when i fish it in cover.
Chad. reply :
worm and bobber when things are really tough ;D
HesterIsGod reply :
when all else fails i go with:
search bait: swimming a 3 or 5 inch KALINS grub on a jighead
saturater: 4 inch ringworm on a drop shot.
MN Basser reply :
Either a 1/2oz Football jig, or a 1/2oz all-terrain jig
set_the_hook reply :
dropshot 4inch sculpin
brianbjk reply :
for shallow up to 5-6 ft 5 inch yum dinger watermelon red flake wacky rigged and for anything deeper samething only t-rigged 1/8 - 1/4 oz tungsten bullet weight
EastTexasBassin reply :
A GYCB Flappin Hog t-rigged or a Lake Fork Tackle magic shad
Saladmander reply :
Quote4" Yum Dinger T-rigged weightless on a red Gammie.
Ditto. Green pumpkin/red flake or Junebug.
619bassman reply :
When the going gets tough the tough throw a 4" wacky rigged senko
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