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Confidence Bait 2024


fishing user avatarSenko4life reply : 

I was just wondering what everyone's confidence baits were.

 If I could only have 1 it would be a 4 in. yum dinger in a green pumpkin/pearl color rigged texas style on a 2/0 red Gamakatzu EWG worm hook.


fishing user avatar.dsaavedra. reply : 

got to say mine would be a size 9 rapala original floater in bleeding pearl color. one of the most versitile baits ive found ever.


fishing user avatarJuniorFisherJJ08 reply : 

A bait that would guarntee me a fish would be a senko type worm, watermelon, or pumpkin seed.


fishing user avatarfourbizz reply : 

nose hooked 4" hand poured worm/leach, dropshotted with a size 1 owner mosquito hook and a 3/16oz tungsten weight.


fishing user avatarguest reply : 

Lucky Craft RC 1.5 in copper green shad.  ;)


fishing user avatarguest reply : 

5" watermelon black gycb senko


fishing user avatarroadwarrior reply : 

#1  Fat Ika

#2  6" Senko (not a knock-off)

#3  Micro Munch Tackle El Gordo tube

Recent additions: GYCB Kreature, Mattlures Baby Bass swimbait


fishing user avatarValascus reply : 

A Rapala DT-4, DT-6, or DT-10 crankbait in shad or bluegill patterns in the spring and summer, and craw patterns in the fall and winter. I always feel like when I have one tied on I have my best shot at catching a fish.


fishing user avatarTaliesin reply : 

So many lures I am confident with, so little time.

A quicker list would be those lures I am not confident with:

crankbaits of all kinds (working on it and gaining some with lipless)

jig-n-pig (working on this too)

c-rig (I should be confident with it, but I seem to do better with t-rig  :-?)

That's it...

The bait I would use if I could only choose one?

It's a toss up between spinnerbait or t-rig plastic worm. There are very few situations where I can't get something with one or both of these.


fishing user avatarsenko_77 reply : 

3/32oz watermelon Picasso Shakedown Jighead in with a watermelon/gold Zoom trickworm.


fishing user avatarbubbler reply : 

ine is a 5in chartruse with black GYCB senko. 8-)


fishing user avatarDavid P reply : 

5in wacky rigged ***

6in wacky rigged senko (Soon to be the 7in ***)

Zoom Super Fluke

Those are what put up the most numbers for me.


fishing user avatarlargemouthslayer reply : 

SENKO or Knock off if fishing golf course lakes. Knock offs work. But if I'm on a trip I want the real deal.


fishing user avatarJeff H reply : 

This time of year(summer patterns) I will spend a lot of time trying to define the "spot on the spot" on deep structures and when I do, that spot is going to see a jig/craw first.  I love the precision and I love the bite that comes with a jig.


fishing user avatarorey10m reply : 

Black/Chart 1/2 ounce Rat-L-Trap


fishing user avatarDel from philly reply : 

5" senko GY mad melon/watermelon/

6.5" tail GY watermelon w/ black

Kreature weightless


fishing user avatarbenpsut reply : 

hmmmm....a few

Senko/Yum Dinger 4 inch size

Orange/Brown Jig with same color craw trailer

Weightless power worm pumpkinseed


fishing user avatarNate reply : 

#1: Chartruse and White chatterbait w/ a Silver Blade.

#2: YUM 4.5in Wooly Hawgtail Black & Blue on a 3/0 Gamagatsu Red Wide Gap Hook


fishing user avatarStringjam reply : 

One confidence bait that covers every situation?   I just can't do that - - so like any good overly analytical guy I'll categorize:   ;)

Soft plastic:

Homemade 5/16 oz. Eakin's-style jig w/a Garland double Hyper Tail grub

Topwater:

Storm Chug Bug

Crankbait: (I could easily sub-categorize for days here...but I digress)

Rapala Shad Rap

Spinnerbait:

Homemade 1/4 oz. white bladed single willow

Jerkbait:

LC Pointer


fishing user avatarBrian_Reeves reply : 

One bait for all water, all seasons...

no contest... black 1/2 oz jig with a black hula grub as a trailer


fishing user avatareastkybass reply : 

The bait I have the most confidence in is a white spinnerbait.  I have had better sucess on more bodies of water with it than any other bait that I throw.


fishing user avatarCatt reply : 

Texas Rigged Gene Larew 7 ½ Salty Ring Worm Cinnamon Pepper Neon/June Bug Laminated (Camouflage).


fishing user avatarBoroBass reply : 

For me it's a watermelon seed Zoom trick worm.

I just got my first Senkos today on the way back from Atlanta (no shops here carry them) so that may change soon.  ;)


fishing user avatarKy_Lake_Dude reply : 

3/8 oz Chartreuse Strike King Spinnerbait.


fishing user avatartuxdaddy reply : 

Dang !! That's a tough one to answer for me.. I've got about 4 or so confidence lures...

1) Creme 4 inch worm (purple or black), t-rigged..

2) Roostertails!!! ;D

3) Storm hopper popper

4) Gary Yamamoto 4 inch worm t-rigged, with no weight..

5 ) Rebel cricket hopper

That's about it for me, and yes they are all for ultra light fishing(on a 7 ft rod with a stradic reel) ..  ;D


fishing user avatarkbkindle reply : 

kb here    when fishing you confidence bait   and you are having a hard time  getting a strike,  any where you go on lake , how much longer do you wait till you change baits.   and then wonder should i have thrown my best bait ?


fishing user avatartuxdaddy reply : 

For me it all depends on the water I'm on and the conditions.. I bank fish so I kind of run and gun until I get a hit, then work it over with another lure when things slow down or the bite stops... It's not one of those things where you just pick a spot and cast.. Gotta do a little leg work and find an interested party first or some interesting structure..


fishing user avatarLow_Budget_Hooker reply : 

Original floating rapala.  Only good for smaller fish mostly but if there is any bite at all, it will come on a floating rapala.




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