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zman trd 2.75 and 4 inch keitech fat impact 2.8 thru 4.3 inch missle baits ned bomb missle baits bomba worm rabid baits fox tail ned duo realis wriggle 4" reaction innovation pocket rocket zoom super fluke beast coast miyagi swimmer dry creek 3.5 tournament tube all soft baits fished wading or on the bank

since the thread said lure and not technique : smallies largemouth zman trd (ned) duo realis 4" wriggler (un wght texas) missle baits ned bomb (ned) reaction innovation pocket rocket (wacky) meggabass 110 jr (jerk) 6th sense crush 50 duo realis 4" wriggler (un wght texas) strike king hybrid hunter jr kietech fat impact beast coast miyagi

Gene Larew Ned Rig Inch Worm. 3.75" can be cut to size due to design of bait. Rabid Baits Fox Tail Ned Rig 3" Missile Baits Ned Bomb Worm 3.25" my alternate favorites when not fishing a zman trd.

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toss up between duo realis wriggle stick ( 4" ) and rabid baits fox tail ned .

it sux!

paddle tail in the 2.5"-4.0"(with and without spinner) range , poop bait ( spro, deps, osp, duo realis, misslebaits , yammamoto etc..,). thats all i got.

80% of the time for wade/bank fishing rivers near me i take 1. ned rig ( trd, rabid bait fox , missle baits ned bomb - 1/32 to 1/10 ned head ) 2 keitech 2.8 + 3.8 fat impact paddle tails 1/12 +1/8 jig head 3. duo realis 4" wriggle stick with a 3/0 ewg hook this is all i need. if i can't catch with these then they just aren't biting !

just an all around rod for multiple applications.

limitations , while walking the banks i limit myself to the amount of large rocks i climb over sometimes i don't bother at all (getting up there in age and balance is not what it use to be). topwater, frogs never really seem to catch anything on them. what i'm good at is finesse fishing ,ned( about 80% of my fishinng) , and plastics in general.

for me 3 rods (spinning) would cover all i do ; light for finesse , med for slightly heavier jig heads , tx rigs and a med heavy for fishing areas with pads and and taller grass and weeds.

i've got that rod and use it for river/stream fishing with very little vegetation to deal with , chunk rock mainly. the baits you mention are fine but for any grass or pads i'd want a little more backbone with a 3(med) being my choice for a pond/lake that at least had some open water.

i've got around 80 cranks and used them twice in two years ; but i keep buying them because they look cool. i think i have a problem.

thats what i do 99% of time. zman trd , ticklr z , rabid fox tail , duo realis finder shad , on 1/32 to 1/10 mushroom head keitech shad and fat impact 2.8" to 3.8" on owner flashy swimmer or zman finesse eyez minnow jig (shad) reaction innovation pocket rocket , yum dinger 3" to 6" , yamamoto senko , texas rigged , wacky rigged 6th sense crube , nikko hellgramite , geecrack bellows gill sm and med on asst'd tackle i use others but these always go with me.

i must have missed something ; baits are 12.99 each and you get 3 baits and a free one for the price of $52 . huh?