Does anybody else find themselves throwing soft plastics more often than hardbaits?

[dh88hms]

These days I find myself throwing more soft

plastics than hard baits. I'm interested if other

members are doing the same?

[Raul]

These days I find myself throwing more and more soft plastics and hard baits less and less. Interested if other members are doing the same.

Uhhh..... nope. :-?

[Bassin for Walleye]

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I don't pay attention, I just throw what I think

will work.

[grimlin]

Because it's cheaper....lol

[Shad_Master]

I tend to use moving baits (chatter baits, spinner baits, crank baits, etc.) to find the fish (cover water) and then switch to a soft plastic to work the area. The one exception is when fishing visible brush piles - I will generally always use either a soft-plastic or a jig.

P.S. ran this through spell check - hope the grammar is okay

[Sam]

50-50.

Start with RICO and buzzbaits; then throw spinnerbaits; go to crankbaits; and finish with plastics with spinnerbaits and crankbaits thrown in.

Depends on the time of year, water depth, water quality, water temperature, tides, raising and lowering of the reservoirs, and if there is wood along the shore or in the creeks for starters.

When fishing the Potomac I throw spinnerbaits, trick worms and Senkos, with a crankbait thrown in for good measure. 

[roadwarrior]

Geez...Everybody happy?

No, I fish hard baits and soft baits about the same

amount of time. I think I prefer hard baits for "fun",

but soft plastics and jigs are (generally) more effective.

[K_Mac]

Yes. I would include a jig and craw as a "soft" bait. This time of year a jig, worm, Senko/knockoff, or creature get far more attention than any thing else.

[Grey Wolf]

No.

[florida strain]

I used to, but now i tend to use more hardbaits when i can.I think it is because i  like to experiment more with them, and learn to use them efficiently.

[DRhodes]

Of course, I throw them 75% of the time

[Nice_Bass]

If a football jig and hollow swimbait count, then I throw some form of soft plastic 75%+ of the time.

[Smiths.R]

I throw soft stuff WAY more than hard.  I throw buzz baits quite a bit, but otherwise, it's almost all soft stuff.

[I.rar]

i throw plastics 80% of the time mainly because they are cheap and i fish in snag infested water.

[bwillis]

I almost always throw plastics rather than hardbaits because I have more confidence in them and it's quicker to change them out if the one I'm using isn't working.  I do want to use more hardbaits this year than last year.

[Shane J]

I throw soft plastics or jigs/plastic trailers about 90% of the time. The biggest exception, is spinnerbaits. I rarely use cranks anymore.

[OH-bass614]

the first time i tied on anything beside a nightcrawler it was a bomber flat a in firetiger and on my first cast i caught a largemouth thats what hooked me when i was probably 7 or 8 so for a few years i slung crankbaits almost every summer day in a pond behind my house then i picked up a work and started catching more fish a ive started to get away from hardbaits but im trying to phase them back in.

[Red]

I almost never throw hardbaits, aside from topwaters and spinnerbaits.  I have them, and they are nice, but I never catch crap on them when I do use them.  I am considering getting rid of them so I can get more plastics!

[JaxBasser]

I fish plastics about 95% of the time. I will tie on a spinnerbait every now and then but that's about it.

[dh88hms]

Thanks for all of your responses, I appreciate it.

[Blue Streak]

Soft baits most of the time because that is what works around here.

[SirSnookalot]

The conditions dictate what I use, this year lots of high weeds and floating grass so I'm fishing soft baits weedless. Clean water I prefer hard baits.

[snuffy33]

About 90% plastics this year. I fish in so much slop  cranks get fowled before I retrieve them 5'. 

[Primus]

It depends on time of year, fish location, cover and fish activity but I would say 50/50 for me over the course of a season.

In the ealy to mid spring I tend to rely a lot on jerkbaits, rattlebaits, spinnerbaits and various types of jigs more than the soft baits.

During the spawn soft baits account for the majority of the fish.

Postspawn through summer crankbaits are my go to lures with some topwater fishing when conditions allow. I break out the soft baits when they are not hitting cranks but on most outings I can catch fish on my arsenal of cranks that run anywhere from the surface on down to about 18-20' or so.

During the mid to late fall I throw a lot of cranks (especially lipless) & jigs until the water temp starts getting below the mid 40's.

This is a brief summary of fishing preferences throughout the season but really my presentations are dictated by what the fish are  telling me that day and I'll do whatever it takes to put in fish in the boat even it means if I have to fish slow with senko's, dropshots , shakyheads etc. if need be.

[Catt]

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Texas Rigged Gene Larew 7 ½ Salty Ring Worm Cinnamon Pepper Neon/June Bug Laminated (Camouflage).

Mustad 3/0 Straight Shank Denny Brauer Flipping Hook

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Berkley Big Game 15# Mean Green