1 bait for the rest of your life

[MMan16]

Stanley ribbit. When the bites on there's no other way to have more fun than a topwater.

[Blue Streak]

Good golly, that would be awful!!!!

[Nibbles]

Double tailed grub in pearl imo. Can fish it like a craw, or rip one tail off and fish it like a shad. Color changes can be done with JJ's.

[Steven Ladner]

Shakey Head with a Robo worm

Same here

[Fat-G]

Rage Craws (which includes the Baby Craws)  ;D

[190sxchamp]

At this point in time, I'd have to say a 5" watermellon/blk flake Senko. I have a ton of confidence in that bait right now and it puts fish of all size in the boat for me.....

[bigfruits]

jig and plastic craw

[WanaBe_Like_IKE]

Wow I'm gonna go buy me some jigs and Rage Craws but what is the difference between the finnese jigs, swim jigs etc.?

[bigfruits]

get some 1/4oz bitsy bugs or 5/16oz eakins jigs and some baby rage craws. both of these jigs are cheap and very effective.

'finesse jig' is a misleading name but theyre typically smaller jigs like the two mentioned above. many have the the upper rubber strands cut around the jighead (spider).

football jigs are good for rocks

grass and darter jigs are good for grass

i like arkie type heads for wood and for an all-around jig.

i wouldnt worry about swim jigs yet, but the head is designed to be swam through the water instead of dragged/hopped on the bottom.

[David Rangel]

Zoom 6" Watermelon red lizard! for me

[Andy Taylor]

Zoom Trick worm.

I've tried fishing a jig, but I just can't get it.

[Goose52]

1 bait for the rest of my life ..... tough one, but ......... 5" single curlytail grub plus a good assortment of terminal tackle ( hooks, jigheads & sinkers ) can make a 5" grub an all around bait in the hands of a skilled and experienced fisherman.

X2

My favorite bait; as of tonight, I've caught 510 fish so far this season on 5" grubs... 8-)

[Gatorbassman]

Costom Living Rubber Jig that I make with a Rage Craw Trailer dipped in JJ's Magic.... naturally.

[TrippyJai]

Baby Brush Bug in Green Pumpkin @ ***

[heyvern]

Shakey Head with a Robo worm

I second that.

Catch fish anywhere, anytime,anyplace.

[WanaBe_Like_IKE]

Why does this thread have a red flag????? Nothing is going wrong my other thread was shut down for no reason

Im not mad I just want to know what is going on

[J Francho]

Why does this thread have a red flag????? Nothing is going wrong my other thread was shut down for no reason

Im not mad I just want to know what is going on

Read the key at the bottom of the forum.

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[NateFollmer]

get some 1/4oz bitsy bugs or 5/16oz eakins jigs and some baby rage craws. both of these jigs are cheap and very effective.

'finesse jig' is a misleading name but theyre typically smaller jigs like the two mentioned above. many have the the upper rubber strands cut around the jighead (spider).

football jigs are good for rocks

grass and darter jigs are good for grass

i like arkie type heads for wood and for an all-around jig.

i wouldnt worry about swim jigs yet, but the head is designed to be swam through the water instead of dragged/hopped on the bottom.

x2

Good info here. If you have smallmouth in your area, they LOVE Bitzy Bug's with a small craw trailer.

[K_Mac]

1 bait for the rest of my life ..... tough one, but ......... 5" single curlytail grub plus a good assortment of terminal tackle ( hooks, jigheads & sinkers ) can make a 5" grub an all around bait in the hands of a skilled and experienced fisherman.

X2

My favorite bait; as of tonight, I've caught 510 fish so far this season on 5" grubs... 8-)

While this may not be the perfect bait in every situation, rigged and worked properly it can be used effectively just about any time, any place, or condition. If I had to choose one bait it would probably be a grub.

[WanaBe_Like_IKE]

Why does this thread have a red flag????? Nothing is going wrong my other thread was shut down for no reason

Im not mad I just want to know what is going on

Read the key at the bottom of the forum.

Very Hot Topic

Oh I thought people were flagging it or somthing

[ChiCityBasser]

Gonna have to go with the strike king swim jig and the ragetail craw chunk or Yum Swim Chunk trailer. In either Green pumkin or Black with blue flake

[Goose52]

1 bait for the rest of my life ..... tough one, but ......... 5" single curlytail grub plus a good assortment of terminal tackle ( hooks, jigheads & sinkers ) can make a 5" grub an all around bait in the hands of a skilled and experienced fisherman.

X2

My favorite bait; as of tonight, I've caught 510 fish so far this season on 5" grubs... 8-)

While this may not be the perfect bait in every situation, rigged and worked properly it can be used effectively just about any time, any place, or condition. If I had to choose one bait it would probably be a grub.

Yep. I usually fish it weightless and get most hits on the fall, but the bait "swims" well (lots of action from the tail) and can be fished like a shallow crankbait. Top-water or slop - sure, rig it weedless and bring it across anything. Need to go deeper or bounce the bottom - put it on a jighead or use a slip-sinker.

Like K_Mac said, there are better baits for each situation, but this single bait is very versatile and just flat out catches fish.

[Andy Taylor]

[barroncooper]

watermelon candy/red baby brush hog

[Goose52]

X2

My favorite bait; as of tonight, I've caught 510 fish so far this season on 5" grubs... 8-)

How do you guys hook the 5" grubs? Are you using a jig or worm hook? Thanks.

I nearly always use a 1/0 EWG.