solopaddler Posted May 6, 2011 Report Share Posted May 6, 2011 Chunk of hotdog Strikezone slammer Big O Subwat 7cm tube senko x-rap Fixed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leecher Posted May 6, 2011 Report Share Posted May 6, 2011 Chunk of hotdog Strikezone slammer Big O Subwat 7cm tube senko x-rap Little Woody Fixed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solopaddler Posted May 6, 2011 Report Share Posted May 6, 2011 Little Woody Fixed! Speak for yourself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4x4bassin Posted May 6, 2011 Report Share Posted May 6, 2011 Always have a 5" senko (bubble gum or red shad) tied onto one of my rods at any givin time . Best for me by a long shot ! Great follow up bait for those missed fish as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBW Posted May 6, 2011 Report Share Posted May 6, 2011 now I remember... a whacky rigged 5" pink stick worm. a fish pulled the rod right out of my son's hands and into the lake with that set up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manitoubass2 Posted May 6, 2011 Report Share Posted May 6, 2011 (edited) Does anyone use those topwater frog buzzbaits? I think there from Rebel, with the back legs working like propeller kicking up water. Its not my favourite bass lure but man is it fun, and a producer for anything. If ya dont have one go to crappie tire and grab one . Its a blast! lol, I have one of those. On Rainy river at least, it hasn't produced one fish, lol. I always wondered why though, the action looks awesome to me anyways. But If I take it off and toss a live target frog/similar frogs, bam! right away. Now that dam spinner is for the kids cause they still think its fun to use, and if it doesn't snag, thats good for daddy too! My favorite bass baits... Rapala DT 10 minnow pattern Rapala Flat rap Firetiger (deadly for pike as well) Jig n' pig 6" salted Yum worms, black silver fleck, texas rigged or wacky style on a 3/8 oz. black jig Black and silver slated Yum grubs on 3/8 oz black or pink jig Edited May 6, 2011 by manitoubass2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OhioFisherman Posted May 6, 2011 Report Share Posted May 6, 2011 What Roy said, but probably a lot more fish on a 6 inch plastic worm since the early 70`s than anything else. A lot of fish on a lot of different lures, but I almost always had a rod rigged with a worm. Favorite would be a 6 inch Zoom u tail in Junebug. Er... for smallies? tubes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lhousesoccer Posted May 6, 2011 Report Share Posted May 6, 2011 Fishing Walleye is not about the fight, it is about the chase. No it's not. It's about the eating. That's the only reason anyone would want to spend time and money dragging in those water-logged wet socks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manitoubass2 Posted May 6, 2011 Report Share Posted May 6, 2011 lol, a 10lb walleye is 60ft of water puts up a great fight, what are you guys talking about? Especially on light line Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harrison Posted May 6, 2011 Report Share Posted May 6, 2011 (edited) Roy is bang on as usual. Way to many variables to give one certain lure. Picture it like this.. you have to be sure to get whatever bait they want in the fishes face. And for the right amount of time. If you go to a country line dancing bar to meet a fine lady wearing your popped Polo lime green golf shirt and skin tight khaki pants with sperry topsiders and doing your best MC hammer on the dance floor... well, you may not get bit. However, switch to other certain locales with the same getup, you'd probably have a good chance. If I had to pick one.. ole' Pig and Jig. Edited May 6, 2011 by Harrison Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garry2Rs Posted May 6, 2011 Report Share Posted May 6, 2011 There are lots of great Bass lures. Many have been listed here already. My personal favourite in the early season is a plastic toad/frog. However I will bet that more bass are caught on plastic worms than all other baits combined! If I have to produce fish, day-in-day-out a 5" plastic worm is what I want. You can fish it weightless, Texas rig it, drag it on a jig shaky style, cast or bounce or drag and swim it weighted Carolina style, nose hook it and fish it over the weeds and slop, hook it wacky under a bobber, put it on a worm harness and cast or troll it...etc. etc. etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigdritchie Posted May 6, 2011 Report Share Posted May 6, 2011 Most effective bait? Re-read what Roy said. Most fun is another matter. For me, that's anything on the surface. For smallmouth, that would be a Heddon Tiny Torpedo. For buckets, probably a buzzbait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toddyc20 Posted May 6, 2011 Report Share Posted May 6, 2011 My favourite bait to use is a 1/2oz Netbait Paca jig with a Yum Chunk trailer. I had more fun using this bait last year than any other bait I own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted May 6, 2011 Report Share Posted May 6, 2011 (edited) Flame Red and Gold Original Hot N Tot. Edited May 6, 2011 by Old Man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike01 Posted May 6, 2011 Report Share Posted May 6, 2011 spinnerbaits, for largemouth and smallies. my favourite has to be the red and white strikekings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishfield Posted May 6, 2011 Report Share Posted May 6, 2011 (edited) 12" Muskie baits.. they're just that stupid! Oh.. and to show I'm not just snuffin the species... Edited May 6, 2011 by irishfield Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backbay Posted May 7, 2011 Report Share Posted May 7, 2011 XR 10 in Perch for me, but also A Berkley Frenzy Walker in the frog pattern. I haven't the patience to fish Senkos, I like to be working a bait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCTFisher9120 Posted May 7, 2011 Report Share Posted May 7, 2011 5am. calm waters dying flutter from heddon lures. nothing beats the swirl and the big jump. This brings me back to the end of August 2009 when I caught my biggest largemouth on a popper, aside from tv this is the best way to of captured it....word for word pictures and video...check it out 1:58min long..it's good http://s284.photobucket.com/albums/ll5/MCTFisher/?action=view¤t=PBBass.mp4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhickey Posted May 7, 2011 Report Share Posted May 7, 2011 Crazy crawler Hoola popper 6" rapella floating pertch with a small split shot 24" up skitter pop And of course live bait always works best WATERDAWG If any one has any they dont use or want let me know (discontinude about 15yrs ago) I will pay 10 bucks a piece The classics... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Live2fish85 Posted May 7, 2011 Report Share Posted May 7, 2011 Mepps Aglia Long #3 is a fall to for when nothing else is working and there are plenty others that I love, tube jigs, yum dingers, Chug bug for top water. There are to many all have there times that are very productive and another isn't also depends on Smallie or Large but there are to many for me to name off lol. Also Square bill crankbaits are great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ah_long Posted May 7, 2011 Report Share Posted May 7, 2011 and lots of it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pooch Posted May 7, 2011 Report Share Posted May 7, 2011 Day in and day out for largies has to be a jig and pig. From opening day to ice up, Jig and Pig hands down. Never leave the dock without one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ehg Posted May 7, 2011 Report Share Posted May 7, 2011 for the last 3 seasons it's been a Zarra Super Spook in Baby Bass pattern. nothing beats that topwater strike I'm old shool.... Jitterbug leopard green pattern Most effective bait? Re-read what Roy said. Most fun is another matter. For me, that's anything on the surface. For smallmouth, that would be a Heddon Tiny Torpedo. For buckets, probably a buzzbait. There is so much that is effective according to conditions. As Mr. Ritchie says i too am stuck on topwaters most of the season. The Heddon Spittin Image specifically is my favourite topwater by far. The frog Jitterbug and small Zara Spooks have also been good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marrex_mike Posted May 7, 2011 Report Share Posted May 7, 2011 Live northern leopard frogs on a custom home made weedless quick strike rig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishnwire Posted May 8, 2011 Report Share Posted May 8, 2011 I love top water baits for SMB...that surface smash always gets my heart racing like nothing else. My "go to" is a Zara spook or a similar walking style bait by Excalibur that I believe is called a "Sammy"...most walkers are good so I'm eager to try out the Live Target frogs I just got. Bring on the last week end in June!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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