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Finesse worm or a senko for most places. Allen

I never understood this? Whatever worked pre-fishing is what I start with on game day and adjust as needed. As for what lures cost when I was a broke 14 yr old I could only afford so much. Now that I am older I still look for deals but my fishing time is limited so I don't really care what a lure costs since I am no longer a broke teenager. Allen

I catch bigger fish on the 4" than 5 for some reason. GP is the standard go-to color but for stained water I will use black or junebug as well. Allen

All the ones I have do? Allen

Bottom one looks like a threadfin to me? I know they may not be native but I can buy dead threadfin shad here in Maryland for bait at Wal-Mart and Kmart so that maybe the source? Kind of like the alligators they found here in the Upper Potomac river, some idiot dumped them not thinking. Allen

The closest one to me is like 45 minutes away in VA? Allen

Some baits just work better for certain applications. The best example is the Yamamoto senko. Yes it costs more and you can buy similar baits but none work as well weightless. Now before someone says it no I haven't tried (Insert the name of the bait your 1st cousin or someone in your bass club makes using better ingredients like Papa Johns) or every bait out there but in 3 years of trying never found one. Allen

Here is what I use. Allen

I make my own on a hidden weight head using a smaller frame. The bait in my avatar is a 3/8 on a 1/4oz frame. Allen

Albino or pearl white Allen

Probably leader wire? BPS sells it. Allen

Try a Junebug or black baby brush hog if t-rigging. Another trailer to try would be a double tailed grub. Allen

Bandit 200 Rebel Deep Wee-R SK 3 series Allen

Black bear hair jig. Allen

Like others have said it depends on the conditions but I have 4 main colors: White/shadish Sunfish/bluegill Greem Pumkin Black If I need to make color changes to one of these four I change trailer color. Allen

Green pumkin back with pearl belly is the original color that I started with 12 years ago and it still works. Allen

Best advice I can give is to get a good set of split ring pliers if you plan on changing a lot of them. As for brands and types it is all a personal preference. Allen

I use them a lot when fishing minnow type baits on a drop shot. Allen

Lizard, finesse worm, French fry, fish doctor have been my best baits. Allen

Any straight tailed worm works but my favorite from last year was a Zoom Swamp Crawler. Swamp Crawlers are $4 for a 25 pack and they are softer than other Zoom worms. Allen

I use these for drop shotting. Allen

Wal-Mart sells a weighted EWG hooks in like 1/16 or 1/32oz. Allen

They are not rigged straight. Things you can do are; Make sure hook is perfectly straight, Use EWG hook or keel weighted hook. As for the Florida rig weights I never use them but I will use a bobber stop pegged 1/32oz bullet weight. Allen

So are you looking for more baits? I have a bunch of older Rebels that I will never use that I can trade. Allen

Same here but then again I am not fishing Lake Erie. Allen