The Absolute Best Bait Ever

[flipin4bass]

9" Blackberry Jelly Worm

[pabassr]

My 2 favorite is: senco, 3 or 4 inch ones.

fluke 3-4 inch ones

[gr8outdoorz]

There are 3 for me that I can always count on:

1) Jig

2) T-rig worm (black w/blue ribbon tail)

3) Yamamoto D-shad 

[Snakehead Whisperer]

It's a toss up.....

 

or....

 

Fish

DMF has the absolute best slogan in the world... "Our worms catch fish or die trying." lol

[MCS]

Best hardbait ever would be a Rebel Pop-r...Honarable mention to the Original Rapala

Best Plastic is Grande Bass Rattlesnake.....

always have one or the other or both with me

[bartdude186]

Zoom Super Fluke, Pearl White.

[HookSetDon]

lets get jiggy with it

[LakeTravisAngler]

Watermelon red baby brush hog, it's a killer!

[Hooligan]

Rapala Shad Rap or a Wiggle Wart, or a jig.

[Scorcher214]

Is there a better lure than a rage craw/weighted hook?

[olegs]

Jointed Shad Rap, Firetiger. Spinnerbaits.

[Alpster]

1. Texas rigged Culprit Black shad worm.

 

2. Any other plastic worm or tube texas rigged.

 

3. Jig & trailer.

 

Ronnie

[flippin and pitchin]

Jig

[WRB]

The lowly soft plastic worm has caught more fresh water bass than all the bass lures combined.

The Finland lure, now known as the original Rapala changed artifical lures forever and caught more fish then any other lure all over the world.

When I take a new bass angler fishing, it's the soft plastic worm that gets the call, only because I don't like to use live Canadian night crawlers, they are a no brainer for catching bass.

My go to lure is a hair jig with pork trailer, not the most productive lure in my boat, just the one I am most confident will catch big bass year around. Love to use swimbaits, when the bass are targeting them.

Also use big soft plastic worms a lot, when night fishing or fishing flat bottom areas with brush. I prefer jigs on steeper rocky areas.

Tom

[NorcalBassin]

Without a doubt a Senko. Been seen thousands of times and bass still cannot resist that wiggle.

[papajoe222]

_{I have two. The original floating Rapala and a Mepps Squirrel tail spinner.}

[powerduster]

the crystal 3d minnow is my best one even in shallow clear water. I know its recommended to use a more natural look in clear waters but this thing works. I'm pretty sure the bass had a good look at it too before striking as I was doing a 4sec stop n go. Theres a lot of people saying senkos, but for some reason it never worked for me. Then recently read a book about how the southern bass readily eat senkos but their northern family normally will not. Just thought that was pretty interesting and may explain why senkos don't seem to work well for me.

[MDP4BASS]

I have to also add a rattle trap to my original post because it got me my first "big" bass

(5lbs = big for me haha)

[MDP4BASS]

the crystal 3d minnow is my best one even in shallow clear water. I know its recommended to use a more natural look in clear waters but this thing works. I'm pretty sure the bass had a good look at it too before striking as I was doing a 4sec stop n go. Theres a lot of people saying senkos, but for some reason it never worked for me. Then recently read a book about how the southern bass readily eat senkos but their northern family normally will not. Just thought that was pretty interesting and may explain why senkos don't seem to work well for me.

My "Panic" Box is my senko box:)

Interesting about the north and south bass that is worth looking into!

[OK Bass Hunter]

Original Floating Rapala, the first wonder bait.

[TNBassin']

My favorite is fishing a spinner bait. Fish absolutely annihilate them when they hit it.

[Hogsticker]

Shad rap, x rap, rattlin rap, dynamite usually works too. Its funny cause I'm not much of a rapala guy outside the above listed, however looking forward to trying some scatter raps

[OneShotOneKill]

1- weightless Texas rigged worm

2- Rapala Floating jointed J-7, Silver & Black

[chromedog]

the crystal 3d minnow is my best one even in shallow clear water. I know its recommended to use a more natural look in clear waters but this thing works. I'm pretty sure the bass had a good look at it too before striking as I was doing a 4sec stop n go. Theres a lot of people saying senkos, but for some reason it never worked for me. Then recently read a book about how the southern bass readily eat senkos but their northern family normally will not. Just thought that was pretty interesting and may explain why senkos don't seem to work well for me.

I will tell you for a fact that whomever wrote that book does not know what they are talking about.  Senco's work for me from Erie to Oneida and everywhere in between.

[J Francho]

 Theres a lot of people saying senkos, but for some reason it never worked for me. Then recently read a book about how the southern bass readily eat senkos but their northern family normally will not. Just thought that was pretty interesting and may explain why senkos don't seem to work well for me.

 

That's pretty funny.  What book?  Who's the author?  Does he actually fish?  Sounds like a bunch of nonsense to me.