cdaggett Posted July 31, 2013 Posted July 31, 2013 Just curious to see what the biggest bait you guys have confidence in. What I mean by the is the biggest lure you KNOW you can catch fish with. I dont usually fish 12 inch huddlestons or River2Sea Nest Raiders, but might try them later. Quote
Super User J Francho Posted July 31, 2013 Super User Posted July 31, 2013 Slammers, Hardgills, and 68s are about my biggest baits. I threw some bigger stuff, but these are the ones that produce for me. Quote
cdaggett Posted July 31, 2013 Author Posted July 31, 2013 Slammers, Hardgills, and 68s are about my biggest baits. I threw some bigger stuff, but these are the ones that produce for me. Whats the biggest thing youve thrown?! Quote
Super User J Francho Posted July 31, 2013 Super User Posted July 31, 2013 StrongBass Largemouth, 8" Punker, 9" Slammers, 8" BBZ-1 Quote
cdaggett Posted July 31, 2013 Author Posted July 31, 2013 See, I might throw something like that if I had a setup just for huge swimbaits, however I CANT AFFORD IT! Quote
Super User J Francho Posted July 31, 2013 Super User Posted July 31, 2013 You can see my swimbait stick on the deck in this picture. It's good with baits to about 3.5 oz. Quote
cdaggett Posted July 31, 2013 Author Posted July 31, 2013 Ever fish for pike? That would be such a nice setup! Quote
5dollarsplash Posted July 31, 2013 Posted July 31, 2013 Pike? Overpowered for them, now musky........lol. I've had success throwing a lot of smaller musky baits for bass, although I believe most strikes are out of aggression not feeding. I use a Lexa 300 reel on a St Croix Triumph. It's not really my preferred method, but it gets the job done when I'm not being too species specific. Once I pile the dog, lady friend, lunch etc, into my little 14' boat sometimes its nice to only have one combo with lol. Quote
Super User SPEEDBEAD. Posted August 1, 2013 Super User Posted August 1, 2013 Been fishing with the Deps 250 recently, a couple other glides and wakes in the 6-7oz and 10-11 inch range. Quote
Bassfishing375 Posted August 1, 2013 Posted August 1, 2013 White mepps musky killer I catch a lot of pike and muskies on this and the occasional bass. Quote
GoneFishi'n Posted August 1, 2013 Posted August 1, 2013 The biggest bait I have right now is the 9" MS Salmmer. But it wakes so you can catch smaller bass on it too. It only weighs 2.4oz. I have so much confidence in this bait. Quote
Super User WRB Posted August 1, 2013 Super User Posted August 1, 2013 LMB, 16" Worm King Dinasaur swimbait I have several 12" swimbaits. Musky lures I fished with are not larger than LMB swimbaits, Teedy, Booby's are about 12", some of the inline spinnerbaits are about 14" long, but don't weigh over 3 oz. Marlin lures can be the size of boat bumpers or over 24" and weigh several pounds! Tom Quote
Super User J Francho Posted August 1, 2013 Super User Posted August 1, 2013 The main difference between my bass baits and mike/musky baits is hook size. Quote
Nice_Bass Posted August 1, 2013 Posted August 1, 2013 Delong flying witch to me has been and still is an under-utilized musky bait. Great for pulling fish out from docks...big bass included. Not a real heavy bait, but long- works well. Quote
CPBassFishing Posted August 1, 2013 Posted August 1, 2013 No such thing as a 12 inch huddleston. The biggest bait I currently throw is 7" and 2oz but I'll be throwing 8" triple trouts and 8" hudds once I get my bigbait setup. Quote
Super User Sam Posted August 1, 2013 Super User Posted August 1, 2013 C, I usually don't throw big baits but here are two stories about using the larger presentations. A number of years ago I fished a private tournament on Lake Gaston and had my saltwater fishing buddy with me who really has no idea how to fish for largemouth bass. So we haul our fannies out of Nutbush Creek towards the islands by the dam and start to fish. I throw topwaters and he brings out this gigantic fake silver minnow he uses for saltwater fish. I mean this thing has to be a foot long. At least 10-inches if not 12. And he starts throwing it on a heave saltwater rig. Guess who catches the first bass? He does! A nice 14-inch largemouth that is a little longer than this silver monstrosity he is throwing. Me? Nothing on topwaters all day but did nail them on regular crankbaits. My friend? Caught nothing more that day on that large bait. This past Sunday I was fishing Lake Cherokee by my house and I am limited to the bank, pier and moored pontoon boat. There are three guys in a small metal boat with a trolling motor making their way around the lake when they get close to me. I tell them to come on in and don't worry about my fishing area. The three guys are throwing crankbaits with the exception of the guy running the trolling motor. He has one of those Mann's 14-inch Jelly Worms at the end of his line. And it looks like a snake. I nail a beautiful two ponder on my shaky head and he catches one just a little bit smaller on his Jelly Worm at the same time off the bank. He told me he has been catching them all morning with that big Jelly Worm. Go figure? One way or the other, if there is a largemouth in the area of your larger baits that crazy fish will hit it, even if the bait is bigger than he is. Quote
Super User SPEEDBEAD. Posted August 1, 2013 Super User Posted August 1, 2013 No such thing as a 12 inch huddleston. The biggest bait I currently throw is 7" and 2oz but I'll be throwing 8" triple trouts and 8" hudds once I get my bigbait setup. Wrong, young 'un. Think twice, speak once. 1 Quote
CPBassFishing Posted August 1, 2013 Posted August 1, 2013 Wrong, young 'un. Think twice, speak once. my mistake. That thing is massive. Let me rephrase that.No such thing as a 12" huddleston in production. I'm sure a few people have them but it would cost a huge chunk of change to buy one. Quote
Super User SPEEDBEAD. Posted August 1, 2013 Super User Posted August 1, 2013 They are REALLY old school. I've only ever seen a couple. They have come down in price considerably. First ones I ever saw went for around 200 or so. Last one I saw sold was a boot tail floater for around 75 bucks. Quote
das028 Posted August 1, 2013 Posted August 1, 2013 One of my go to baits are those magnum flukes. I prefer them over any other jerkbait. Quote
PABASS Posted August 1, 2013 Posted August 1, 2013 I would say one of my larger hardbaits would be a SmithWick suspending rouge its around 6" long, plastic would be an 8" worm... Quote
Primus Posted August 1, 2013 Posted August 1, 2013 I've caught them on 9" MS Slammers, 8" BBZ's & 8" Hudds. I have thrown a 10" Triple Trout some but still looking for my first fish on that bait but I shared a boat with another swimbait fisherman that stuck a nice 5-1/2lber with that bait which is why I now own a couple of them I have done well on the 7" & 8" versions of this bait. Soft plastics would include 10" ribbon & straight tail worms along with full size Brush Hogs. Quote
The Young Gun Posted August 1, 2013 Posted August 1, 2013 Honest to God, here in northen Wisconsin in musky infested waters. I've seen bigger bass attack one of these.. Take in mind two #10 blades, these aren't twice the size of a mepps 5, they are massive! http://www.muskymayhemtackle.com/Product-DoubleCowgirl.aspx Quote
Super User 00 mod Posted August 1, 2013 Super User Posted August 1, 2013 Moldcraft Super chugger. About 11 1/2 inches long Jeff Quote
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