Best Lures Of Last 3 Years Or So...

[gman2]

Hey guys , I used to be a regular member here. After a couple years of focusing on getting my construction bussiness going I am getting back into fishing. I am starting to restock my equipment. I was wondering is there any new items introduced in last 3 years I should really go after? If there is something new I shouldnt go with that drop me a line guys....Thanks in advance.....

[kickerfish1]

There has been a major influx of new tackle over the last few years. So much, it would be impossible to key you in all the the good stuff. Give us the common ways/methods you fish and we can give you a few baits to try in each method you fish to help get you started.

[roadwarrior]

NOTHING compares to the A Rig.

My next favorite is the Rage Tail Menace.

[gman2]

Guys I am or was a jig, worm, creature bait and crankbait fisherman...

sorry that's kinda vague....I love jig fishing....a

[QUAKEnSHAKE]

Damiki Hydras came out around 09-10 have you tried them if not I would say try a pack.

[kickerfish1]

Guys I am or was a jig, worm, creature bait and crankbait fisherman...

sorry that's kinda vague....I love jig fishing....a

I can't recall when all these lures were first produced and sold so I'll will do my best to give you a few examples. From there you can decide if they fit your style / budget and if the are "new" to "you".

Crankbaits- I am not the one to ask here so I will default to someone more qualified than I am. Lucky craft and strike / kvd seem to be the best I have used along with koppers.

Jerkbaits- the lucky craft pointer series is simply the best I have used. Either the 78 or 100 size have been great producers.

Topwater- spro and koppers frogs are great choices for heavy vegetation. For open water lucky craft gunfish sammy, and a bunch of other traditional popping and propellar baits.

Jigs- I would look strongly at these 4 brands... Revenge, Dirty jigs, and the next to are both bassresource sponsors... Northstar and SiebertOutdoors. The nice thing about the last two are they are superb quality, many color options, and also use a wire tie verses the rubberband style which will likely brake over time.

Texas rigs- lots of good baits. Strike king rage tail makes great baits. The anaconda worm, space monkey, and smok'n rooster and the menace are all good. The strike king rodent and reaction innovations beaver are great baits. Also look at the missel baits d-bomb. Just and endless amount of baits for Texas rigs. If you don't have some I would suggest getting some tungsten weights for greater sensitivity and and some 2/0 - 5/0 EWG gamagatsu hooks for rigging.

Weightless baits- assuming you have some senkos and flukes you may also try some strike king caffeine shads or the yamamoto d-shads. The reaction innovations skinny dipper and keitech fat impact are all good baits.

Dropshot- anything made by roboworm is killer. Straightail worms and the sculpin line are my favorite. Aaron's magic is great color but lots of other options. I also like the jackall line specifically the I-shad and cross tail shad. Tons of other options as well...

I know I through a few more techniques in there. Hopefully this helps or at least serves as a good starting point. I would strongly encourage brousing T A C K L E - W A R E H O U S E to see most of the items mentioned above. They may have a video and user reviews plus a description of the product and how to rig it.

Welcome back to bass fishing! If there is anything else you need help with just ask. Lots of good folks here willing to help.

[gman2]

Thanks a ton guys ....keep the advice coming...

[Bluebasser86]

The Rage and Havoc line of baits have both become huge contributors to my annual fish catches, especially the Rage craw and Havoc Pit Boss.

[gman2]

Thanks a ton guys ....keep the advice coming...

[CPBassFishing]

Dirty Jigs, Seibert Outdoors, and Northstar Jigs.

For plastics check out Rage Tail, Berkley Havoc, Power Team Lures, Reaction Innovations, and Zoom always works.

Cranks, probably Strike King, Spro, 6th Sense, Koppers Livetarget, and Lucky Craft.

[Arv]

Rage and Havoc plastics. I mostly jig and worm fish.

[Bankbeater]

The best lures I have used over the past three years has been jigs. I have caught more on them than anything else.

[mnbassman23]

Lots of great recommendations mentioned already.

I am a jig fisherman to the core and have went exclusively to Northstar custom bait jigs, who is also a sponsor for this website. They are built to last and have amazing color options to match any forage. I really like the Flip and Swim and black series jigs from them.

some good plastic to check out for trailers are poor boy kiss craw, paca craws, and the havoc and rage lineup of plastics.

The creature bait category has exploded and there are endless options to choose from.

As Kickerfish1 stated, look at *** they have everything you could ever need and more. You can also browse by category (jigs, creature baits, trailers, worms, etc) and can decide what fits your needs the best.

[Shane J]

[Jake P]

Anything rage tail. but I would say the kvd 1.5 is my favorite lure now of all time!

[roadwarrior]

Anything rage tail.

Everything Rage!

[The Young Gun]

Strike King Red Eye Shads...... but.. Now they have the silent stalker SK lipless crank that I fell in love with. Great action..