When nothing will work what lure do you use? 2024

skeeterman24 reply :

On those days when the sun is high, there is no wind and you have gone hours without a bite what bait will you use to avoid getting skunked?

For me its a senko or 4" spider grub with an 1/8th oz weight.

bigtimfish reply :

Chances are if I have gone for hours without a bite, I have already thrown everything I own. I need to either go deeper or just go home and throw some horseshoes until it cools off.

grimlin reply :

I go home..... ;D

Usually it's an inline spinner and I'm trying to catch anything that swims.At this point I'll be happy if a bluegill hits it.

WRB reply :

I don't select any specific lure until determining where the bass are. The first thing is to use your electronics to determine where to fish. Once you know the answer to that question, by eliminating where no fish or bait are, then it's a lot simpler to select a lure that should work, that you haven't already tried.

If I had to pick only one type of lure it would be a plastic worm of some type and color that works on the specific lake at that time of year.

Some days you just have to keep fishing until the bass become active and start to bite. It's not about the right lure, it's more about the right place and time.

WRB

Dock Master reply :

A dropshotted 4.5" Reaction Innovations Flirt worm.

tnbassfisher reply :

Wade fishing in the creek like I usually do. If a 4" Zoom Lizard isn't catching anything, then I'm tying on a Rooster Tail and trying to catch every fish in the river.

mi_basser reply :

Same thing as what you said but I will go even slower than you are saying and throw 4 inch senko style worm or even a single tail grub but go totally weightless with them and I will fish painstakingly slow.

steezy reply :

black zoom feness worm, fished very slow.

tommy reply :

i tie on a jig and go pitching bushes......its work, its hot, but the bites will be quality....

if im going to catch nothing, its gonna ba a big nothing.....

InLikeFinz reply :

Dynamite.....it always works! ;D Only kidding.

Bassaholic84 reply :

A lot of people are going to slow down and go smaller. When this has happend to me lately ive been doing the opposite with some success. Ripping Lipless crankbaits and spinnerbaits. Last week couldnt get bit on anything. Was fishing a dropoff at about 30 feet of water. Jig nothing, worm nothing....I ended up just giving it a shot and tied on a 1/2 oz redeye shad and let ir shimmy to the bottom and just started ripping it up and down off the bottom. Ended up leaving catching three keepers when i probally shouldve been skunked. Just dont think slowing down is always the answer.

Bass-1 reply :

Bassaholic84,

i do the same thing. When the "book"says to do this, I go in the other direction. Ripping the red eye shads out of grass or cranking through cabbage usually gets some nice fish. If you put in the time, the fish will come...

cabullwinkle reply :

I usually go to a carolina rig with a brush hog. That seems to work just nice. Interesting about speeding up? Never thought about that one. Thanks for the input guys.

bocabasser reply :

either a senko or a scrounger

endless reply :

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On those days when the sun is high, there is no wind and you have gone hours without a bite what bait will you use to avoid getting skunked?
For me its a senko or 4" spider grub with an 1/8th oz weight.

the same for me the 4" watermelon senko. im trying to see if i have another go to in the plastic department. my bother has good luck with the culprit pumpkinseed firetail. so i bought the zoom version but havent tried it yet. and im still debating on the shakey heads. i get hits just cant seem to hull them in.

Maxximus Redneckus reply :

It happens very seldom .But when im doing all i can and not getting anything ill use a live minnow

fishinfewl reply :

When I don't catch anything all day long, I put my tail between my legs and go home.

paangler13 reply :

Another vote for lipless cranks. I also throw a shad rap, smallest size, or the original. Third on my list is a small plastic, slider worm, or a fluke on a light (1/8 or 1/4 oz.) head.

Jim

DINK WHISPERER reply :

ALWAYS a T-rigged worm

LCpointerKILLA reply :

I'm with you all on the senko.

KevO reply :

Drop shot w/ either a finesse worm or 4" lizard

bass wrangler569 reply :

It changes depending on the location and the time of year. For smallmouth, I'll put everything else down and pick up a pointer 100 in chartreuse shad and throw that the rest of the day. For largemouth, it really depends on the conditions but you can never go wrong flipping a jig.

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DEbassman17 reply :

I either downsize and fish weightless zoom shakey head worms, or 3 inch GYM senkos. OR most of the time i'll tie on a Excalibur Xr50 Rattle Bait, in foxy momma color and work it as fast as i can. Sometimes i'll substitute the Rattle Bait for a Bass Pro xps "the egg" crankbait, I've caught countless bass on this bait burning it over the grass flats at my local pond.

Blue Streak reply :

I will go to a four inch t rigged worm and fish it as slow as I can.

mrlitetackle reply :

after that long......

if im still out.....

good ole trusty beetle spin is the way to go.

i could catch a BG or any panfish on them, and at least its still a fish.

and, i have taken many larger bass on them as well.

...their usually a last ditch effort, but i still highly regard them as they have produced literally hundreds of fish for me over the years.

...so say what you will about a crappy 1 dollar beetle spin,

i still love em

fourbizz reply :

Dropshot

skno reply :

carolina or trig worm

tallen316 reply :

Inline spinner to try and catch whatever will hit it

Uncle Leo reply :

Drag a Senko, like bail money.

RoLo reply :

If I'm just looking to get the skunk out of the boat,

I'll normally bottom-crawl a finesse worm on a 1/8oz T-rig Jig.

Among the finesse worms I might choose would be a strike king 3x finesse worm,

Roboworm zipper worm or gambler giggy stick.

Roger

nickw234 reply :

A 1/4oz spot remover and a Gambler Giggly Stick (Junebug) or a wacky rigged Strike King Ocho (Jungbug or Baby Bass)

TrippyJai reply :

Live bait. Catch some of anything.

kms399 reply :

I will go to an x-rap xr10 in either silver or olive green. I will start out fishing it very slow with a sharp jerk and like a 5 second pause. if that doesn't work then I will get very aggressive with it. I will give it a very hard sharp jerk with barely enough pause for me to reel in the slack as quickly as I can for the next jerk. your forearms get quite a work out.

Stringjam reply :

A chrome Norman Deep Tiny N

iceintheveins reply :

4" white senko rigged with a 1/0 EWG gammy!

adclem reply :

I will go with a Shakey head or a Drop shot and work it painfully slow. So slow I will eat 1 or 2 peanuts in between twitching the rod. Peal the peanut out of the shell eat it and then twitch it.

Used this same technique to teach myself to fish a jig. Laugh all you want it worked for me.

Later,

Primus reply :

I have a few, the LC RC 0.5 in the Ghost color ripping it through shallow weeds. If there is shallow matted grass flip through the trash. I also like a 3" Senko or Dinger attached to a 1/16 oz Gopher Mushroom jighead, with a small hook this is surprisingly weedless and I will guarantee this will get rid of the skunk. A drop shot with a Roboworm leech or as already mentioned a slowly fished shakyhead would also be great options. For these finnesse application light line and long cast are very important in clear water with clear skies and no wind blowing.

DRhodes reply :

I throw a Mepps on and fish for some bluegill.

skeeterman24 reply :

I will have to try fishing the lipless crank bait some more but its tough to get confidence in a new bait under those conditions.

TheHammer84 reply :

5" Senko, watermelon w/blk flake

Little Luey reply :

ok I don't mean to higjack the thread but i have to ask,

some of you have suggestions for when the times are tough while at the water, why not start the day throwing the lures you use when times are thought?

what I mean is if the lipless crankbait and the t-rig are such good producer for you guys, why not start the day using that lure?

what are you using before then?

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