your "go to" plastics 2024
CanalStalkin reply :
Hey guys. I have been trolling these forums for a while now that I am getting more serious. I am still a bit overwhelmed when it comes to tackle. I have decided to focus on getting my plastics that I need right now. I want to know what you guys go to when you just NEED to catch something. colors, brands etc. I have read road warriors "guranteed to catch bass" post and would like even more input from you guys. Right now I am using Kanami senko type worms and some roboworms which include:
Black/Blue bottom (kinami senko type)
Watermellon pepper (kinami senko type)
green pumpkin (kinami senko type)
Green/white bottom (kinami senko type)
Hologram shad roboworm (curly tail)
Baby bass roboworm
crawfish
Bold bluegille roboworm.
What other colors should I absolutely have? shoot me a secret or two 
Bassin_Fin@tic reply :
Water clarity plays a part in you color selection.
My top must haves include:
Paca craws-One of the most versitile plastics ever made
senko types in 5-6 inchers
trickworms or straight tails
Yum ribbon tails in 7 and 10 inches.
Yamamoto 6.5 inch kut tails
I carry 5 billion different types of plastics but I am sure if I just had a few bags of these in a small variety of colors that I could go anywhere and do just fine. 8-)
Blue Streak reply :
Paca craws junebug, black neon
Berkley Power worms camo, junebug, green pumpkin
Sweet Beavers in the above colors
Koop reply :
My favorite / Go to soft plastics:
Net Bait: Paca Craws (Baby) : Black Shadow, PBJ, Junebug and Watermelon Red
Senkos: Watermelon red, green pumpkin black, pearl blue flake laminate(or any kind of silver/pearl with blue or smoke)
Trick stick 6-8": Same colors as senkos
Floater 6-8": same colors as senkos
Rage tail: Anaconda: Any color really.
Rage Toad: Watermelon red and Greenpumpkin pearl laminate belly.
Rage Shad: smoke shad / watermelon chartreuse laminate.
These are the plastics I dont leave home without.
Fishing Rhino reply :
You'll go nuts with colors, if you heed what everyone says.
But, since you asked.
Watermelon/red or watermelon/red,black, chartreuse with black flake (also called pepper, I think)
You mentioned the green/white laminate, but I prefer the green/chatreuse laminate.
My favorite colors at the moment are coppertreuse for the SK four inch finesse worm, and baby bass or smokey shad for the SK Caffein Shad baits.
Space Monkey, watermelon/red, or junebug.
I've used most colors. The above are my personal preferences, because they appeal to me. The fish? Who knows?
The colors you mentioned should be adequate most of the time.
Oh, and one other, bumblebee (black and yellow). *** color, available in the four but not the five inch senko style worm.
guitarkid reply :
My go to plastics
Straight tailed- Trick worms
Finesse Worms
Cigar baits- Senko
-gk
chromedog reply :
I have went nuts with plastics the last 3 or 4 years but I have come to a conclusion that can save you from the baitmonkey.
1) Have your techniques down, color means nothing if you don't present it right.
2) You are always trying to match the food supply in the body of water you are fishing.
No matter where I go, I always seem to end up with specific colors, hard, soft, topwater or spinnerbaits:
1) Shad or white bottom with a black top and white sides
2) Baby bass or gray bottom with black top and green down the sides
3) Perch or any pattern using predominately green sides with black "tiger stripes" running vertically from top to bottom of the lure.
4) Pumpkin, watermelon or a green or light brown with red or black flakes
You can't go wrong with those types of colors. There are millions of colors and combinations. It can get overwhelming quick. Stick with the basics and find what works for you and you develop the infamous "confidence" in.
**** luck!
bilgerat reply :
My new go to plastic for this season - tubes. I think part of it is because the waters around here have been pounded for years with senko style baits. I like throwing stuff they never see and tubes have been doing good by me this year.
Whatever everyone else is throwing, I tend to stay away from those baits. Give 'em something new to look at
TruflShufl reply :
The only colors I really ever use:
Watermelon/red flk or a similar variation (WM salsa, WM grape, WM candy)
Bama craw (rage tail craws)
Black/Blue flk
Junebug
Pumpkin
Just match the hatch and vary for water clarity. Don't get too caught up in colors. 8-) I don't carry a bag of every one of those colors for every bait that I get.
As far as baits go. I carry a few different types of stick baits depending if I'm weightless rigging or wacky rigging or TX rigging(Senkos if money is in your veins, tiki sticks, bps sticks, trick sticks). A curl tail worm is good for C-rigging this time of year (rage tail anaconda or powerworm). Straight tail worms are good for weightless, shaky head, or dropshot; I use a million different types depending on exactly what technique but I use trick worms, trixie flirts, gambler giggy sticks, yamamoto finesse worms. Gotta have some craws: either Rage craws or Paca craws. Don't forget rage lizards or zoom lizards. Also some brush hogs or other creature baits (Rage space monkey, anyone?).
I guess looking back on that paragraph, plastic selection ISNT so simple. Try 1 of everything and determine what you like and what works for you. I have so many soft baits I don't know if I'll ever reopen half of them (if I ever opened them in the first place! ;D).
If I was going to pick 3 soft plastics to suggest to you: Absolutely a senko or a knockoff, a zoom lizard, and a rage craw. Fish them and rig them every way possible until you feel comfortable catching them every way then move on to something else. I still learn new ways to fish old baits! 8-)
DINK WHISPERER reply :
1) Zoom Mag II worm
2) Zoom Trick Worm
3) Berkley Power worm
4) Berkley Chigger Craw
5) Senko
CanalStalkin reply :
awesome replies, and yes I have already gone crazy with all the variables hah. I went a little crazy on the green colored worms and didnt pay attention to the other red flakes blue flakes etc. Also are you guys using a 4/0 or 2/0 with these worms? I was told to use a 2/0 because a 4 was "too big", but I have heard of alot of guys here using 4.
D4u2s0t reply :
my faves are from ***, in no order:
trick stick
6" fluke
brush hog
I also like the space monkey.
I almost always have one of these 4 tied on.
Fishing Rhino reply :
Quoteawesome replies, and yes I have already gone crazy with all the variables hah. I went a little crazy on the green colored worms and didnt pay attention to the other red flakes blue flakes etc. Also are you guys using a 4/0 or 2/0 with these worms? I was told to use a 2/0 because a 4 was "too big", but I have heard of alot of guys here using 4.
The most important thing to consider with hook size is to have sufficient distance between the shank and the point to get a good purchase in the fish's mouth.
The thicker the bait, the larger the gap you need.
Most of my fishing is done with 4/0 and 5/0 hooks. But I also use the Wacky Jig Head which has a tiny hook by comparison, and have caught some big bass on that tiny hook.
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Koop reply :
Quoteawesome replies, and yes I have already gone crazy with all the variables hah. I went a little crazy on the green colored worms and didnt pay attention to the other red flakes blue flakes etc. Also are you guys using a 4/0 or 2/0 with these worms? I was told to use a 2/0 because a 4 was "too big", but I have heard of alot of guys here using 4.
I like 4/O circle hooks for wacky.
I like 3/O Owner wide gap plus for 5" senkos
and I like 5/O Owner wide gap plus for frogs/ creature baits.
Jake. reply :
Netbait Baby Paca Craw
Jackall Flick Shake Worm 5.8"
Roboworm 6" Straight Tail
brgbassmaster reply :
*** ***, and a 4.5in zipper finesse worm on a piccaso shakey head.
Primus reply :
Some of my most productive soft baits would include...
Zoom Trick Worms, Baby Brush Hogs, Super Flukes & Speed Craws
10" Berkely Power Worm
Stanley Ribbitt
Reaction Innovations Sweet Beaver
Roboworm Fat Straight Tail Worm
Yamamoto Senko
One that worked well for me this weekend was the Berkely Sabre Tail Worm on 5/16 oz Omega Saviour Shakey Head, a little different look and action than a regular straight tail worm.
Colors that work well for me would include Smoke Purple, various green colors such as Watermelon, Green Pumpkin etc. & Junebug for most baits.
For Flukes I would add White, Baitfish and similiar colors.
CanalStalkin reply :
I was also wondering where you guys get your plastics online. the BPS is a pretty good drive from my house and walmart has an absolutely crap selection. I have looked at *** and really liked their prices. How do their worms hold up?
CanalStalkin reply :
went and bought some red shad,char shad and smoked shad senkos today, Didnt have much cash on me but I think this kinda gives me some different colors to work with what I already have. Walmarts selection sucked and had no tubes. (d**n senkos are expensive!)
burleytog reply :
Anything Yamamoto
iceintheveins reply :
White Senko Creme White 4"
" " " " 5"
Super Fluke White
Super Fluke Jr. White
4" or 5" Hula Grub in Pumpkin, Green Pumpkin
Sluggo 4.5" White or Baby Bass
4" Power Worm
4" Ring Worm
Big Bait Fishing reply :
6'' robo fat straight tail worm
10'' powerbait worm
zoom trick worm
canyon plastics 4.5'' frog
zoom mag worm 9''
zoom ole' monster 10'' worm
looking4structure reply :
zoom baby brushogs-watermelon candy
zoom superhogs-watermelon red
zoom 6" lizard-cherry seed
berkley krazy leggs chigger craw-watermelon
zoom trick work-watermelon
Primus reply :
Some of my favorite sof baits would include...
Zoom Super Flukes- I like Pearl, Baitfish & Baby Bass colors
Reaction Innovations Sweet Beaver
Zoom Speed Craws & Baby Paca Craws
Zoom Baby Brush Hogs
Roboworm Straight Tail & Fat Straight Tails woms
Zoom Trick Worms
Yamamoto Senko
Yamamoto Slim Senko
Zoom Centipede
Yamamoto 4" & 5" Hula Grubs
Strike King Rage Tail Worms
Stanley Ribbit
Zoom U Tail worms
10" Berkely Powerworms
3" & 4" tubes
For most baits Ilike to use variations of Watermelon & Green Pumpkin
shades, Junebug & Smoke Purple
CWB reply :
Won't get into colors.
Top to bottom:
Rage Shad.
Senko.
Space Monkey.
Fat Ika.
Anaconda.
Rage Craws.
bigtimfish reply :
Black,purple,green with flake variations. My go to plastics are. 10" worms, Brush hogs, 8" lizards
bassin is addicting reply :
it's fun to read everyone's favorites...
the Bass sure have an appetite that is pretty varied!!
sounds lie you can't go wrong... just walk into most any fishing dept, close your eyes and pick up 5 mor 6 bags and head out.. 
but... here i go..
Yamamoto senko 5" pumpkin green/black flake
Yamamoto 5" senko black
Yamamoto double tail hula grub green pumpkin black flake
Zoom u-tail worm watermelon seed
Rage Anaconda 10" junebug
power worm 7" & 10" black
power worm 7" red shad
fluke white
gulp jerk shad baby bass
powerbait chigger craw green pumpkin
zoom chunk black/blue
sweet beaver sprayed grass
trick worm bubblegum
Rage toad watermelon red
zoom lizard black chart tail
brush hog watermelon red
*** stuff is just as good on all the above too IMO
have fun...
and after reading the answers..... the Bait Monkey has my keys and is headed to the car.... 8-)
central_fl_fishin reply :
7" curly tail, grape.
TheHammer84 reply :
Everything pretty much boils down to these two colors for me:
Green pumpkin
Black/blue
The baits:
Berkley Power Worm 7" and 10"
Berkley Chigger Craw
SK Coffee Tube
SK Perfect Rodent (I use this in Okeechobee Craw)
I.rar reply :
Flukes!
the super fluke or super fluke jr. i almost always catch fish with them.
next would have to be swimming senko.
havnt had as much bites on any other plastics ive tried than these two.
ab8aac reply :
my advice would be to check with local anglers as what works in me, NC, AL, fl, or TX; that color might not work in your area of Los banos, ca and you can spend a ton of money on colors that just don't work, I know from first hand experience, I have about 50 packages of worms that just don't work, then I have about 6 colors that work here every-time, go figure.
roadwarrior reply :
Well, I'm not going to say I don't fish some other dolors,
but you only "need" a couple: Watermelon w/ black flakes,
green pumpkin, black w/ blue flakes and black w/ red flakes.
Lately I have been fishing mostly the new Rage Tail baits, but
for the last decade, these are my "go-to" plastics:
#1 6" GYCB Senko
#2 Fat Ika
#3 Micro Munch Tackle and Mizmo tubes
#4 GYCB Kreature
#5 Kut Tail Khuna
#6 GYCB Single Tail Grub
#7 Flappin' Hog (jig trailer)
#8 Gene Larew 7 1/2" Salty Ring Worm
#9 Roboworm 6" Shakin' Zipper Worm
#10 GYCB Fat Baby Craw (trailer for smaller presentations)
#11 Slug-Go
New Rage Tails
10" Anaconda
Shad
Smokin' Rooster
Lobster
8-)
J Francho reply :
In no particular order:
4" PowerWorm
7" PowerWorm
10" PowerWorm
10" Anaconda
SpaceMonkey
RI 4.20 Sweet beaver
RI Skinny Dipper
Ugly Otter
4" Roboworm
6" Berkley Hand Pour
GYCB Shad Shape Worm
GYBC Cut Tail Worm
GYBC Senko
GYBC Fat Ika
Zoom Super Fluke
Stasher1 reply :
Lately I've been using my "travel tackle", which consists mainly of cheapo twirl-tail worms from Luck 'e' Strike and BPS in tequila sunrise, red/black core, pump/chart, watermelon/chart, black/pink and Northland Slurpies Ringworms in their "green sunfish" color.
I can't explain it, but I've never been more successful.
Bankbeater reply :
Finesse worms
Senko or knockoff
Zoom Mag II worms
TrippyJai reply :
1) 4-5" Senko - Blacke/Blue or Green Pumpkin T-Rigged
2) Baby Brush Bug - Green Pumpkin T-Rigged Weightless
3) Zoom Finesse Worm - Green Pumpkin Wacky Rigged
Yeah, Green Pumpkin rules here.
D4u2s0t reply :
what this thread should tell people is that lure selection and color is not quite as important as you think it is.
The_Natural reply :
In no particular order...
1. Gary Yamamoto 8" grub in Pumpkin (orange) with chartreuse tail (although the orange bleeds onto the tail making it solid bright orange).
2. Reaction Innovations Double Wide Beaver 5.20 in Big Texan
3. Bass Pro Shops Beaver Bug in Roadkill
Those are the ones I end up throwing 'more often' than the other plastics I throw, which are Charlie Brewer Sliders, Paca Craws/Toads, and Tubes.
Here is the GYCB 8" grub in Pumpkin with 'chartreuse' tail....(my spring time dynamite stick). I used this bait last spring to teach my wife how to set the hook....it always gets bit.
bigtimfish reply :
Quotewhat this thread should tell people is that lure selection and color is not quite as important as you think it is.
Color I can agree with, but lure selection? IMO that is very important. If your fishing 30' of water and the fish are suspending at 15' to 19', are you going to throw a topwater or a 6' diving crank? Or are you going to throw a crank that will get down to where the fish are? :-?
D4u2s0t reply :
not talking in terms of depth, that I agree with. You want to get down to the depth the fish are at. What I meant is that one crankbait will not be better than all the others, just like one soft plastic won't be better than the others. What we consider to be the "best" is what we catch the most fish on, and what we catch the most fish on is no doubt what spends the most time in the water. That's what I meant.
Jeff C. reply :
Black & Blue
Watermelon Red
Net Bait craws on a jig
Flappin hog on jig
Zoom brush hog Carolina
Yum Dingers
BassFishingMachine reply :
1. GYCB Fat Ika
2. GYCB Kut-Tail 5inch Worm
3. Reaction Innovations Sweet Beaver
4. Zoom Baby Brush Hog
5. YUM Wooly Hawgtail
If your looking on opinions of colors, I find greenpumpkin, watermelon, watermelon red, black, black/blue, (GYCB baits only: cinnamon brown), and junebug to all be top notch colors.
.ghoti. reply :
I been on a mission to trim down what I carry around, so all the plastics I carry I consider to be go-to baits.
GYCB:
Hula Grubs
Big Kahuna CutTail worms
Fat Ikas
Senkos, 4", 5" 6"
Swim Senkos
Berkley:
7" & 10" Power worms
3" & 4" Power craws
4" and 5" Power Hawgs
Shaky Worms
Tubes
Yum:
Big Show Paddle worms
Houdini Shads
Money Craws
Tubes
Rage Tail baits:
Space Monkeys
Lobsters
Anacondas
Craws
Shads
Gambler:
Bacon Rinds
Giggy Sticks
Paddle tail worms
Zoom:
Salty Super Flukes
Tubes
Trick worms
Finesse worms
Net Bait:
Paca toads
Paca craws
That's about it. I have a few odd packs of this that and the other thing I picked up to try, that haven't made it onto the go-to list.
Simple color selection;
something greenish
something brown/orangeish
blue or black/blue
red or red shad
basspimple reply :
my #1 go to for the last few years has to be the ***. any dark color, wacky or texas has worked, period.
#2. 5" finesse worm made by open water called the huzzie. has a really small spade tail with awsome action on a shaky head. a no brainer and has also worked wonders.
#3. i have recently started using these, and wow, i dont know why i never used em before. the original gitzit. black for dark water, watermelon for clear. thow it out. if a fish is about, they usually slurp it up!
i usually use these three things until i find what they want to eat the most.
Dave D reply :
10" Berkley Power Worm - any color as long as it's dark!
Gatorbassman reply :
fluke
Mike D. reply :
5.5 strike king shim i stick watermelon green pumpkin
yum watermelon red flake 5 inch
rigged wacky car. tex.
yum craw fish with jig head looks real
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