When all else fails... 2024
The Pond King reply :
..what is the ONE lure that you can count on to catch fish?
For me, it's the Kalin's 3" Lunker Grub in Smoke Salt Pepper color on 1/8oz darter or ball head jig. It out fishes even the senko in my experience, and it equally catches smallmouth, spotted, and largemouth bass effectively. I have a smorgasbord of lures, but at the end of the day, when I really need to catch something and the bite is tough, the Kalin's 3" grub always saves the day. I'm curious to find out what others like to use when bite is tough or if you just want to have a maximum chance of catching something. If you could only choose one lure to save the day what would it be?
WI_Angler1989 reply :
A Cabin Creek Salty Critter Jr tube in Green Pumpkin Blue flake, rigged on a 1/4 oz Cadman's Smallie Crawlin jig. Never fails me! It's a small 2.5", extremely soft, finesse tube. The smallmouth absolutely cannot pass it up here!
Mike L reply :
Zoom Speed Worm
3/16, 12lb Sniper
Mike
smalljaw67 reply :
The Senko which we have dubbed "skunk repellant" is the go to. It could be a 5" T-rigged weightless or a 4" rigged wacky style, it doesn't matter, it will get bit.
Mobasser reply :
A 4" plastic worm.
roadwarrior reply :
Dens228 reply :
This past season I probably caught more bass on a swim jig/Keitech Fat than the next three presentations combined.
If those failed a Rage Tail or Sweet Beaver on a T-rig didn't.
Catt reply :
On 12/19/2019 at 8:27 PM, Mike L said:Zoom Speed Worm
3/16, 12lb Sniper
Mike
Zoom Ultra Vibe Speed Worm
1/8-1/4 oz depending on depth & wind
Watermelon Neon with the tail dipped Spike-It Dip-N-Glo Garlic
15# Big Game
scaleface reply :
I cant count on any lure to catch fish.
BoatSquirrel reply :
Right now here in Middle Tennessee, there is not a single fish above 25'. The only bait I can consistently get bit on is a ned, and they flat chow it. It has consistently caught fish on days that I would have gotten skunked before I started fishing it. Summertime, the good ole wacky senko will always get bit.
Hook2Jaw reply :
5" YUM Dinger, Texas rigged, beating bank cover can normally make a bass happen on the worst day for me.
If that doesn't work, the YUM Kill Shot on a drop shot has proven itself on my local PFA, and it sees otherworldly fishing pressure.
Dorado reply :
4” Berkley Maxscent The General Worm (GP/Watermelon) weightless, wacky-rigged
crypt reply :
worm..................
Grim_Reaver reply :
On 12/19/2019 at 9:41 PM, scaleface said:I cant count on any lure to catch fish.
I'm in the same boat but I'm gonna throw that spinnerbait until God says "Enough is enough" ????
Tennessee Boy reply :
On 12/19/2019 at 9:41 PM, scaleface said:I cant count on any lure to catch fish.
I’m with @scaleface. If I’m having a bad day, I start looking at my map not my tackle box.
webertime reply :
Ika
MN Fisher reply :
On 12/20/2019 at 1:07 AM, Tennessee Boy said:I’m with @scaleface. If I’m having a bad day, I start looking at my map not my tackle box.
Map AND Sonar - find where they're hiding.
Fishes in trees reply :
No such thing, really. What I do is just make my best guess depending on seasonal patterns and apparent conditions that day. Water color makes a difference. Water temp makes a difference. Water temp compared to air temp makes a difference. Sun/clouds/ wind /presence or absence of vegetation all make a difference Summertime, I like to put my home made jika rig one the bottom, a foot and a half away from the deepest weed line I can find, next to and amongst where the weed line goes from thick to sparse.
Fall, I like throwing a jig, or a jika rig, or a 1/2 oz Biffle bug on 45 degree gravel banks that have the wind blowing into them OR I like to go as far back into the cuts as depth allows and pitch to objects OR throw spinnerbaits/chatterbaits should I see shad. Some days the squarebill has seriously outfitted the spinnerbait/chatterbait option for me, at least on Truman Lake.
Spring, I like throwing jerk baits or lipless cranks or soft plastic minnow type baits or Brewer Sliders.
Wacky Senko gets thrown from time to time nearly any season.
Jaderose reply :
Weightless T-rigged Green pumpkin Senko tipped in JJ's chartreuse. That's why I always START there. 90% of the time, I stay there.
riverat reply :
I have two favorites
Bagley Honey B in Tennessee Shad or Chartreuse/Black Back
Zoom Ultra Vibe Speed Craw in Sapphire Blue or Black/Red Glitter with a 3/16 or 1/4 oz. slip sinker
scaleface reply :
On 12/20/2019 at 3:12 AM, riverat said:
Bagley Honey B in Tennessee Shad or Chartreuse/Black Back
One of my all time favorites . I like Baby Bass chartreuse belly .
BassinCNY reply :
A special bait only I know about. 5" green pumpkin black flake senko.
LCG reply :
TRD
detroit1 reply :
Geez..I guess I am the only guy to get skunked on this website.. I have no save the day that works EVERY time. I'll have to find a "lesser" website to hang out with.
DanielG reply :
On 12/20/2019 at 6:15 AM, LCG said:TRD
Whenever I see this on the side of a Toyota pickup truck all I can think of is those license plates that say something with missing letters. Like "GDGuy" for "Good Guy" for instance. TRD just doesn't cut it for me.
r3825 reply :
Rapala Balsa bx brat
galyonj reply :
On 12/20/2019 at 6:27 AM, detroit1 said:Geez..I guess I am the only guy to get skunked on this website.. I have no save the day that works EVERY time. I'll have to find a "lesser" website to hang out with.
Oh, you ain't alone.
FishTank reply :
5in Senko Black with blue flake, 4/0 EWG, and weightless.
Bankbeater reply :
If I can't catch a bass on a Zoom finesse worm, I go home.
Log Catcher reply :
On 12/20/2019 at 6:43 AM, galyonj said:Oh, you ain't alone.
You guys are not alone at all. I'm right there with you in the getting skunked department. It has happened to me more times than usual in the last two years.
galyonj reply :
There are dozens of us!
LCG reply :
On 12/20/2019 at 6:27 AM, DanielG said:Whenever I see this on the side of a Toyota pickup truck all I can think of is those license plates that say something with missing letters. Like "GDGuy" for "Good Guy" for instance. TRD just doesn't cut it for me.
How about Ned?
Bird reply :
If I getting skunked I always turn to finesse, always.
The Bassman reply :
On 12/20/2019 at 1:10 AM, webertime said:Ika
This was a real eye opener for me this year. Would be tempting to try in cold water.
Jermination reply :
strike king rage cut-r7 inch hard candy color on a 1/2oz shaky head if its hot. if not hot usually go burn a bill lewis chrome/blue back rattle trap covering water
reelfast reply :
I go to soft plastics. I literally size down and slow down.
RyneB reply :
3.5" tube. Or a shad shape worm on a drop shot, depending on lake cover and what not.
GreenPig reply :
Buckeye Lures Spot Remover Pro 1/8 oz with a Zoom Shakey Head worm in Watermelon Red or Junebug will usually produce a few buck bass. But I really don't care about catching a bass, I want the "BASS".
Dorado reply :
On 12/21/2019 at 1:41 PM, RyneB said:3.5" tube. Or a shad shape worm on a drop shot, depending on lake cover and what not.
Both of those were my honorable mentions
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