Whats your best bass bait?

[Kinger]

Mepps #3 Aglia in Chartreuse for LM.

Brown/silver flake tube jig for SM.

[muddler]

My favourite is a Chug Bug. It works wonders on both SM and LM bass on the surface. Get a couple of pike that nail it too. For subsurface I use tubes for SM and plastic worm for LM. For waters that have a lot of movement (rivers , creeks, causways) I really like a 3" pinky (yes I know it's a steelhead bait). My kids love using this on a 1/16 jig head under a slip float. Seems to catch just about everything.

 

muddler

[Lunatic]

Just got back fromthe tackle shop. i was looking around for my green spro frog,but didnt have any left so i settled for a yellow one.

looked around for the rebel craw,but no luck. so i settled with a hula popper in a frog colour

[MeanMike]

Mepps Black Fury with nightcrawler.

 

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[misfish]

teach us oh wise one

 

Thats telling him.

[mbosh1980]

tubes in either white or watermelon

white spinnerbaits 1/4- 3/8 oz.

3" gulp leech texas rigged and jigged over bottom.

crankbaits with a wide wobble ( ie dtfat3's)

[Beans]

You all missed the Crawdad crawller. Freaky thing with wings.LOL

 

I think you mean the Crazy Crawler Brian...Good choice !

[hockeyplayerz_14]

My Favourite bait is * ***** ***** it is really good and catches alot of fish

Edited August 15, 2009 by fishman2202

[Ben_Daniels]

Zoom Super Fluke in the Glitter Blue or Green Pumpkin color, sometimes with a dyed chartreuse tail.

 

-Ben

[Cudz]

Like Jacques and Radnine said. Senko or similar stick bait. Rigged wacky with a 2/0 or 3/0 octopus hook will work wonders.

Crankbaits, I have to go with a Big-0.

[JoshS]

All round, I think depending on the waters the senko style bait will get the most bites from both species. If it's smallies you're after than the tube works great, as does dropshotting baits like 4 in senko's, gulp minnows etc. But if you're tired of catching 10 dinks to one hog than pitching the jig produces. If conditions are right, can't beat a spook. Windy cloudy days on a good smallie lake, burning baits like a white spinnerbait can be killer. Twitchbaits when its cool. Thats pretty much my general rule of thumb.

[ciceri]

Senko in Bubble Gum color, wacky rigged.

[Guest ThisPlaceSucks]

i can't say i have a "go to" lure for bass, it has more to do with particular lakes or conditions. for example, nothing outfishes a white mister twister on the one lake i fish, where others i'd be more inclined to fish a tube...

 

years ago, troutologist taught me a lesson: never leave home without a jitterbug. i fished every spook, torpedo, frog etc. that i had in my topwater arsenal...all the while i watched trouty slay SMB's....

Edited August 15, 2009 by Dr. Salvelinus