What is your #1 fish catching tactic 2024

earthworm77 reply :

specifically what bait would you throw and what method would you employ if you had to catch fish. Not necessarily big fish, just a technique that catches a lot of fish for you?

I would likely use a Split Shot rig and a small 4" curly tail worm by RoboWorm.

My second option would be a 1/16oz jig n pig on 6lb line.

07SkeeterZX225 reply :

I would have to say cranking, specifically a medium diving Bandit would be my favorite lure and one that always seems to catch fish. I can put it on heavy line and fish it shallow, or put it on lighter line and get down a little deeper than normal. It caters to the appetite of a hungry fish, but can also be used as a reaction bait when the fish are alittle sluggish.

Nick_Barr reply :

Spinnerbait

Cephkiller reply :

I probably catch the most fish per cast with a 6" Texas rig worm. My favorite is probably a buzzbait or a crankbait.

roadwarrior reply :

5" Senko if I can't use live bait.

The most fish I have ever caught were white bass on the downstream side of Diamond Island, about ten miles below Pickwick Dam. My partner and I went through eight quart boxes of baby crawdads and four or five dozen shiners. Ultra-light equipment, 1 - 2 1/2 lb bass on EVERY cast!

Number two was fishing crickets for bluegill. I don't know how many we caught, but after a couple of hours we were running out of bait so we started using "pieces" and that worked fine.

guest reply :

When wading the river I usually carry crankbaits and 3" Kalin or Zoom Fat Albert grubs with a few insider jigs, I travel pretty light.

LONGEARS reply :

A quiet morning, an original pop r (bass colour) Here on the Rideau I try to hit double digits before the locks open.It doesn't always happen but it's fun trying.

tie1on reply :

My favorite is a spinnerbait.But my number#1 fish catcher would have to be a texas rigged crawfish.

Tom reply :

I love the Yamamoto Senkos, especially anywhere from the 4-6 inch. The best colors in my mind are white and pink. I've caught countless fish in countless situations and countless places. No weights, just the Senko. It's an odd plastic. It seems pretty heavy in your hand but once you get it rigged properly, and when I say properly I mean PERFECT, it will fall very very slowly and have a consistent wobble to the tail. Try them out, even though they aren't the cheapest bait on the market.

LunkerGuy reply :

On a River: I would put a 4" DT Hula Grub on a 1/4 oz. football head. I fish it on 10 pound fluorocarbon line and spinning tackle. If you can get it bumping along the bottom its only a matter of time.

On a Lake: A 8" Yamamoto worm w/ 1/8 oz bullet head. Fish it in and around weeds on 12-14 pound line.

slapnuts reply :

I would use a red worm my local fishing store texas rigged.

Stickling reply :

a zoom watermellon seed mag 11 worm.. works everytime

Fisher of Men reply :

#1- Texas Rigged 6-7" plastic Powerworm in plum for stained water and watermelonseed in clear.

#2- Pop-r

chad km5qf reply :

casting a spinnerbait just past treetrunks or alongside fallen logs.

Aaron_S reply :

1.) Wacky rigged Senko.

JF1 reply :

depending on situation:

Either a wacky rigged senko

A texas rigged motor oil power worm.

PDPWEE reply :

Day in Day out, I can always count on a 8" June bug colored worm, carolina rigged. That has caught fish when nothing else seemed to work.

squid reply :

My #1 fish catching tactic is throwing a clear tiny torpedo with a red treble hook, and slow jerk it back. Will catch any fish and bass any time of the day for me.

Wish them dam bluegills would leave it alone...lmao

5bass reply :

If it's late in a tournament and I need a fish or two to make my limit,I go to the spinnerbait and cover alot of water.Fishing well known fish-holding places only (docks,laydown brush,deep brushpiles) you will eventually run across an aggressive fish at one of those places.

This strategy applies only after the water reaches at least 50-52.

GamblerFL reply :

1) Spinnerbait

2) Rattle trap

If I just had to catch fish, any fish, it would be a silver Rapala minnow.

Chris reply :

Crankbait or a wacky senko these are the only two that I know will catch fish any time any where day in and day out.

Fatdaddy150 reply :

6" ribbiontail worm pumpkinseed color. 2/0 owner offset hook. Texas rigged with the sinker pegged. Fished moderatly slow. This thing will always catch fish. Even when they have a bad case of lock jaw.

Tight Lines,

Fatdaddy151

tritonman reply :

Red gulp worm with no weight on a 1/0 hook, toss it into the hole of the weeds

IneedAnewScreenName-93875 reply :

My number one fish catching tactic is a

Zoom, june bug, trick worm rigged with a Gambler Florida rig weight 1/8 ounce.

My favorite lure to throw is a Luhr Jensen 1/8 oz. spped trap - crystal crawdad in color. That lure rocks!!

fishforfree

Tom reply :

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1) Spinnerbait
2) Rattle trap

If I just had to catch fish, any fish, it would be a silver Rapala minnow.

I agree. When I'm fishing for small bass in a lake or pond with bass not very big, and most likely in a canoe, I like a size 5-6 Rapala. Prefereably, the Floating Rapala.

JT Bagwell reply :

Pitching Jigs

JT Bagwell

IneedAnewScreenName-98375 reply :

junebug yum dinger on a spotsticker head. From 1 down to a 100ft

2-beetle spin

bigbass reply :

I agree Tom, for catching bass IMHO you can not beat the Rapal Floating minnow in the natural minnow color.

This is how I got my son interested in bass fishing with me. It's a simple lure to use, but a versatile lure also. Swim it fast or slow. Twitch it, use it as a topwater. A very good lure for large or smallmouth.

A Texas rigged worm or a twin-tail spider grub has worked well for me also.

Bill_Lehrter reply :

I'd have to say my number one is pitching texas rigged craws and worms to docks and wood cover.

Gatorbassman reply :

Spend time finding the fish before trying to catch them. It's hard to catch something that's not there. Just because the cover looks fishy doesn't mean there is a fish there. They might be under your boat.

coldsteel reply :

too truu fluke too truu

clooney reply :

1) Shad colored suspending crankbait

2) Spinnerbait...willow leaf blades

Tried creatures for the first time last year and they worked well. So, this year i will concentrate on creatures, crawdads and tubes to get more experience with them.

chefxian reply :

Senko for sure. Green/White. The Best

D.Taylor reply :

I fish so many baits lakes and rivers that all fish differently its hard to say.

But all time most fish caught on has been a 4 inch black and chartruce or a pumpkinseed chartruce Gene Larew Salt Craw texas rigged

crankbait reply :

Chucking and windin' CRANKBAITS there is no other choice...! ;D

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