Global Moderator Mike L Posted December 14, 2012 Global Moderator Posted December 14, 2012 Soft Plastic's... Floating on top, Wacky falling down or Crawling along on the bottom. Mike Quote
Super User Nitrofreak Posted December 14, 2012 Super User Posted December 14, 2012 HI I am new here but am just wondering, what kind of lure is your favorite. I am not saying brand wise. I mean,diving,lipless,topwater, etc? Not looking for a strike king vs. rapala argument. Just curious what every one likes. Thanks First of all welcome to the forum !!! Don't be afraid to ask about brand names here, you will get a lot of feedback about likes and dislikes of all of them, it won't start an aguement, everyone here has their own opinion, it's up to you to take it for what it's worth, with all the info you get from these guys and gals you will be able to make an informed decision about any bait on the market. Quote
Super User WRB Posted December 14, 2012 Super User Posted December 14, 2012 There are a few lures that I use year around and add a few seasonally or at night. Year around; casting jigs, drop shot and slip worms, crakbaits, swimbaits and wake baits. Pre spawn to spawn; add, jerk baits, T-rigged big worms, Senko's and spinner baits. Post spawn; add buzz baits and small crank baits. Summer; add top water poppers and spookks/Sammy's, frogs. Summer nights; add T-rigged big worms, big crank baits. Fall; add tail spinners, under spins and structure and flutter spoons Winter; add structure spoons. My go to lure is a casting jig; hair with pork trailers. Tom Quote
illusion258 Posted December 14, 2012 Author Posted December 14, 2012 One more question, I guess really to the guys who use cranks. Would you guys also order this? I was watching a show, can not remember what the channel was for life of me. But they had a commercial with 25 lures for like $30 with free shipping. I saw it,decided I was gonna order but never saw it again and not sure what show it was. But it seemed like a good deal, had sinkers,divers,and top water in every color imaginable in the set. I think was 25 lures for $29.99 free shipping. I am still waiting for it to air again... Quote
Super User Nitrofreak Posted December 14, 2012 Super User Posted December 14, 2012 Me personally, no, I would not, do yourself a big huge favor, read the articals in here about fishing cranks, then ask us what differences etc... Save that money and put it to good use on some really good productive baits. Once you purchace one from a decision for yourself or from a suggestion here, take it out and try it, let us know everything you did with it, the weather and everything and we can most likely get you some confidence with your new bait. Quote
Super User WRB Posted December 14, 2012 Super User Posted December 14, 2012 Avoid offers that sells large numbers of generic lures at discounted prices; you get what you pay for. There are sales from time to time on brand name lures, usually colors that don't sell for a region, that work great in another regional area. For example there is a Bomber sale going on and these are good lures! The Bomber 6A and 7A series deep divers are excellent, run good out of the box and have decent hooks. Baby bass, fire tiger and shad colors work everywhere. Tom Quote
Super User roadwarrior Posted December 15, 2012 Super User Posted December 15, 2012 One more question, I guess really to the guys who use cranks. Would you guys also order this? I was watching a show, can not remember what the channel was for life of me. But they had a commercial with 25 lures for like $30 with free shipping. I saw it,decided I was gonna order but never saw it again and not sure what show it was. But it seemed like a good deal, had sinkers,divers,and top water in every color imaginable in the set. I think was 25 lures for $29.99 free shipping. I am still waiting for it to air again... NO... We all have gotten rid of our junk over the years. We still buy a lot of stuff we never use. Save you money and buy specific lures and specific brands that you will be comfortable with over time. Don't get in a hurry, buy a few lures/baits for different deeps in the water column, "moving" lures vs. bottom contact. Specific brands and specific lures are critical. There are just too many options to choose from. Here is a thread to get you started: http://www.bassresou...-tackle-advice/ Quote
Super User SirSnookalot Posted December 15, 2012 Super User Posted December 15, 2012 I fish for fun and not overly brand loyal, my catch rate doesn't seem to vary between company A or company B's lures within a specific group. For me it's all about the strike and the fight, never the size, that takes care of itself. In open water I fish mainly jerkbaits and topwater lures, in weedy areas and when I'm working a shoreline it's a weedless fluke about 99% of time. IMO success and failure has more to do with the body of water and time of year, than what the actual bait is. This is bass time in South Florida, not that I keep a tally but most days I'm catching quite a few fish without a lot of work, not too challenging, conversely 2 months ago fishing the same waters I was lucky to get 1 in an hour, very challenging. Quote
SudburyBasser Posted December 15, 2012 Posted December 15, 2012 Stick baits probably catch me the most fish but I do love crankbaits. Push comes to shove I'd probably take crankbaits over anything else...I just love fishing them. Quote
loodkop Posted December 15, 2012 Posted December 15, 2012 For me frogs rule all the way. My last tournament I was using a hollow popping frog, hollow walking frog, two different styles of buzz frog/toad and a swimming frog on a punch rig. I didn't win but did well enough and nobody on the water had more fun. you just can't beat that toilet bowl flush if a solid bass grabbing a frog through the slop. Quote
mnbassman23 Posted December 15, 2012 Posted December 15, 2012 jigs, t-rigged plastics, hollow body frogs, soft plastic jerkbaits, and cranks are my go to lures. If i'm on the lake looking for a good time nothing beats a frog like Loodkop stated above. When i'm looking to put a couple big one's in the boat it's a jig all the way. Quote
Run&Gun Posted December 17, 2012 Posted December 17, 2012 Jigs are my favorite. But I'll use whatever bait I think best fits what I'm trying to do. Quote
illusion258 Posted December 20, 2012 Author Posted December 20, 2012 I have recently been using the plastic lizards and working well. One other question, if there were a sale you saw, what would be max number of lures you would by. 10,25? or just as many as you can get at good price? Quote
Super User SirSnookalot Posted December 20, 2012 Super User Posted December 20, 2012 I have recently been using the plastic lizards and working well. One other question, if there were a sale you saw, what would be max number of lures you would by. 10,25? or just as many as you can get at good price? Depends if it's a proven winner for me. I bought around 40 xraps on clearance at Sports Authority (offbeat colors that produced just as many fish), so cheap I couldn't resist. On the other hand if bought a number of lures untested and proved to be not to my liking, all I've done is pee away a lot of money. I'd buy one, if I liked it I'd wait for the next sale. A deal isn't a deal if you're not going to use it. Quote
Super User J Francho Posted December 20, 2012 Super User Posted December 20, 2012 Some baits, it seems you have to buy a bunch to find a few keepers that work right. Quote
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