Christopheraaron Posted February 11, 2015 Report Share Posted February 11, 2015 Atlantic on a treble! For a conventional lure probably a white spinnerbait with gold willow blades. For a fly an olive bugger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan668 Posted February 11, 2015 Report Share Posted February 11, 2015 Lipless crank. Catches everything. And it works for lakers on the ice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FishAbout Posted February 11, 2015 Report Share Posted February 11, 2015 Len Thompson five of diamonds. Catches everything and is cheap to buy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Algoma Guy Posted February 11, 2015 Report Share Posted February 11, 2015 Len Thompson five of diamonds. Catches everything and is cheap to buy. Can't believe it took 3 pages for someone to mention this. Good ole five n' diner can't be beat. This lure is a Canadian classic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirCranksalot Posted February 11, 2015 Report Share Posted February 11, 2015 White Big O crankbait----bass, pike ,walleye, even bows! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acountdeleted Posted February 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2015 Len Thompson five of diamonds. Catches everything and is cheap to buy. I girl I used to go to school with only uses that and swears by it. She says it outfishes everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grizzlybri Posted February 11, 2015 Report Share Posted February 11, 2015 Len Thompson five of diamonds. Catches everything and is cheap to buy. Can't believe it took 3 pages for someone to mention this. Good ole five n' diner can't be beat. This lure is a Canadian classic. I girl I used to go to school with only uses that and swears by it. She says it outfishes everything. Sounds like i need to pick up a few of these Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigugli Posted February 11, 2015 Report Share Posted February 11, 2015 That would be a fun thread! Post your pics of fish caught on the lure you chose in this thread! We did something similar to that a few years back. We had a Dollarama derby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigugli Posted February 11, 2015 Report Share Posted February 11, 2015 Single choice would be white jig and white twisters 1" -6" size, as so many others have stated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kickingfrog Posted February 11, 2015 Report Share Posted February 11, 2015 My understanding is that what most of us refer to as the 5 of diamonds is more correctly called: red and yellow... or is it yellow and red. Or maybe it's a ski-doo/snowmobile type of thing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manitoubass2 Posted February 11, 2015 Report Share Posted February 11, 2015 We did something similar to that a few years back. We had a Dollarama derby. We should do it again. But different then the dollerama derby. Any gear you choose but you have to use the lure mentioned in the thread. Pats on the back for the biggest of each species. Then add the lengths up. Whos go to lure is the best of the all lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinker Posted February 11, 2015 Report Share Posted February 11, 2015 Another for a white 4"grub. Icefishing ony its a #50 williams half an half hammered. Ive caught just about everything on it, and ALWAYS have one rigged....it actually never comes off that icerod. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSimon Posted February 11, 2015 Report Share Posted February 11, 2015 My buddies and I have always talked about doing a three day trip where everyone only gets to bring one lure .... well, maybe a handful of the same lure. We've never done it, but due to this thread we are gonna try it this year. I LOVE the idea of a thread where the folks on here post pictures of fish they caught on their chosen lure .... it would be really fun to see how it plays out over the season. I must admit though, the jig and twister crowd will most likely have the best results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beans Posted February 11, 2015 Report Share Posted February 11, 2015 Phenix 2 1/2 inch smoke colored salted tube on a 1/8 or 1/16 ounce jighead...Bass think it's candy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msp Posted February 11, 2015 Report Share Posted February 11, 2015 Tough question. I would probably say a 5 1/2 inch Smithwick Rogue in clown colour or Chartreuse spinnerbait or Black jig and pig or White grub Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewHips Posted February 11, 2015 Report Share Posted February 11, 2015 I thought you could only pick one! I think you be cheating ! Lol I'd hide the jig in my pocket Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted February 11, 2015 Report Share Posted February 11, 2015 riplin redfin. colour doesn't matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sour_Squirrel Posted February 12, 2015 Report Share Posted February 12, 2015 Original Rapala (balsa wood model not the new plastic model) Fat Rap in a crawdad color. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garry2Rs Posted February 12, 2015 Report Share Posted February 12, 2015 The bait that will catch the most fish day in and day out is a 5 inch Senko type worm. I want mine with a 3/0 EWG hook and if it's not cheating I'd like to carry a few split shot. Surface lures are fun, but if that's all you got, there are going to be some long days. Crank baits and jerk baits are great, but there are summer days when you are going to retrieve move weeds than fish. There's also the question of depth...unless you're throwing a sinking bait, you are stuck within a depth range. Inline and bent wire baits and spoons have to be kept moving. Anything that spins doesn't work that well around weeds, and on some days, the flash will put the fish down. Jig are deadly, and would be my second choice. The problem is I wouldn't want to be stuck with only one profile all season and everywhere...You can drag, hop or swim a jig, but if you're stuck with one profile and one weight /style of jig head this isn't going to allow that much versatility.. Enter the Mid-size worm either mid-brown or dark green. It can be fished on top, in the middle or on the bottom. The variations are almost endless... Move it fast, slow, or not at all. Hooked weedless or wacky or as a drop shot. Change the profile by splitting it in half length-wise for a finesse drop-shot. Bite off a chunk to reduce it's length and profile. Perhaps even add a second worm to bulk-it-up. Etc. etc. etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moosebunk Posted February 12, 2015 Report Share Posted February 12, 2015 Like that 4" white grub too because of all the different fish it can catch but, make it a white bucktail jig and it's probably gonna be even better. Especially with different trouts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSimon Posted February 12, 2015 Report Share Posted February 12, 2015 The bait that will catch the most fish day in and day out is a 5 inch Senko type worm. I want mine with a 3/0 EWG hook and if it's not cheating I'd like to carry a few split shot. Surface lures are fun, but if that's all you got, there are going to be some long days. Crank baits and jerk baits are great, but there are summer days when you are going to retrieve move weeds than fish. There's also the question of depth...unless you're throwing a sinking bait, you are stuck within a depth range. Inline and bent wire baits and spoons have to be kept moving. Anything that spins doesn't work that well around weeds, and on some days, the flash will put the fish down. Jig are deadly, and would be my second choice. The problem is I wouldn't want to be stuck with only one profile all season and everywhere...You can drag, hop or swim a jig, but if you're stuck with one profile and one weight /style of jig head this isn't going to allow that much versatility.. Enter the Mid-size worm either mid-brown or dark green. It can be fished on top, in the middle or on the bottom. The variations are almost endless... Move it fast, slow, or not at all. Hooked weedless or wacky or as a drop shot. Change the profile by splitting it in half length-wise for a finesse drop-shot. Bite off a chunk to reduce it's length and profile. Perhaps even add a second worm to bulk-it-up. Etc. etc. etc. That's a pretty good analysis! I think a good quality paddle tail swimbait would also be a good choice, using similar logic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garry2Rs Posted February 13, 2015 Report Share Posted February 13, 2015 That's a pretty good analysis! I think a good quality paddle tail swimbait would also be a good choice, using similar logic. A paddle tail on a weedless bass jig, with a matching skirt would be an outstanding big fish bait. Multi-species, weedless, fishes all depths. Hop it, swim it, or drag it...The only short fall is size, half the time it will be too big or too small,. You can cut some off or trim the skirt to make it look smaller,. It needs to be moving to work the tail, but on a lot of days, it might be best. Over the summer it might very well win weight, but not numbers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landry Posted February 13, 2015 Report Share Posted February 13, 2015 Gary2rs was so convincing that I want to change my vote now. The senko would likely be the winner in a two day one lure tourney. I just get sick of fishing them. You can do almost anything with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manitoubass2 Posted February 13, 2015 Report Share Posted February 13, 2015 Garry2s Look on the first page at my post. The reasons I chose that bait is because I can fish it numerous ways for a multitude of species. On ice or soft water. Only difference between you and I is I chose a shakey head jig? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garry2Rs Posted February 13, 2015 Report Share Posted February 13, 2015 I'm going to use a split-shot right next to the knot when I want to do shaky head...grin. Speaking of shaky heads...Have you ever tried the Z-man baits? They float so the tail is always pointing up. I'm in Arizona and have been using their finesse worms on a 1/16th ball head jig with good results this winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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