Most Reliable Lure When Fishing For Largemouth? Need Opinions And Recommendations!

[Weld's Largemouth]

Hey there, i was just wondering what everyone's favorite, most dependable lure is for bass fishing. One that works well when nothing else seems to work, or one that just gets many, and/or big, fish often. A lure that is reliable in pretty much every condition from thick fog, dirty water, clear water, deep holes, shallows, weeds, structure, you name it! Mine would have to be a Gary Yamamoto Senko pumpkin color worm texas rigged on a gamakatsu EWG worm 5/o hook.

 

Share yours! I look forward to this discussion!!!

 

[Bankbeater]

Black and blue jig. Craw or chunk trailer depending on the time of year. In the past 9 years I have caught more on jigs than anything else.

[tholmes]

For me, it's gotta be a 7" ribbon-tail worm, tequila sunrise, T-rigged on a 3/0 round bend offset hook.

 

Tom

[Mainebass1984]

rubber worm or a jig

[aceman387]

Black & blue jig or a 7" blue fleck colored berkley power worm.

[RoLo]

I wish there was some magical lure, but I'd be a bald-faced liar

if I claimed to always get the skunk out of my boat  ;-)

 

On balance, the trusty plastic worm and the jig & craw

have had the best batting average.

 

Roger

[wisconsin heat]

A senko of some sort definitely. I'll trust a jig in any situation too, but I will never not have confidence in a senko. I always feel I can get bit on one, it's just that good.

[Sam]

Shaky head with a Zoom green pumpkin with black flake worm.

I use Provider jig heads. Usually the 1/16 weight.

[Marty]

Jitterbug.

[Weld's Largemouth]

Seems like most of you go with different forms of worms. The bass love em'

[Weld's Largemouth]

Jitterbug.

I've always wanted to pick one of those up....

[Paul Roberts]

Sorry if I sound a bit like a griping old curmudgeon, but the GoTo threads almost always miss the big picture: Lure choice cannot be separated from location and conditions. There is no one lure wonder. If you are relying on the lure to find your fish for you, you are going to be find yourself banging your head against a wall. I posted two responses trying to flesh this out in the other thread, including presentations to try and why:

Can't Get Largemouth In The Winter!

[Weld's Largemouth]

 

Sorry if I sound a bit like a griping old curmudgeon, but the GoTo threads almost always miss the big picture: Lure choice cannot be separated from location and conditions. There is no one lure wonder. If you are relying on the lure to find your fish for you, you are going to be find yourself banging your head against a wall. I posted two responses trying to flesh this out in the other thread, including presentations to try and why:

Can't Get Largemouth In The Winter!

 

...i'm just asking for other forum members on their opinion of their most reliable lure.

[CayMar]

Weightless junebug trick worm. I dont fish it all the time because I want to grow as a fisherman, but when the going gets tough it will usually produce for me.

[A-Jay]

What you're asking does not exit.  There is no bait that is the "lure that is reliable in pretty much every condition". 

 

 Perhaps most interesting is - You are missing the point. 

 

The single best part of any fishing success is figuring out and finding what works - Yourself.

 

Asking for or looking for the "Holy Grail" of bass fishing is a waste of time.

 

In fact to take this a step further, I would not want the answer even if it did exist.

It would truly ruin the best part of it all - the chase and challenge.

 

AJay

[Felix77]

This question read to me like "what lure do you have the most confidence in".

 

To be that is the plain ol finesse worm.  Black.

1. On a Mojo Rig
2. On a Drop Shot
3. T-Rigged with a 3/16oz bullet

 

Anyway I fish this I seem to catch fish.  I have a ton of confidence in this bait.

[MacP]

I'll always tout it's effectiveness, but to me, a shallow shad rap always is a sure thing.  It may not be the best lure every day, but you'll catch fish on it.

 

I have a ton of confidence in Roboworms for bass now.  If I'm wade fishing in a creek, a rebel craw and a gold panther martin are sure things too.

[Hattrick7]

When all else fails, dropshotting a straight tail roboworm usually always gets it done. May not always catch the largest bass but it almost always prevents the skunk.

[SirSnookalot]

As far as scoring fish seldom do I not catch fish when using a jigs or senkos.  I pass up a lot of opportunities for fish because I don't use those baits too often, I don't enjoy fishing that way.  For the places I fish I only use a small handful of different lures.........flukes, jerk or twitchbaits, top water popper, gold spoon, that's my freshwater arsenal, carry them in pocket.

[Cryoglobin]

I am like so many others.  I usually know that with a senko (usually texas rigged in some manner) I am going to have some success.  On the other hand, I do not think that Senkos are the optimal solution in most cases.  And, let's be honest, they aren't the most exciting thing in the world to fish.  If you fish them all the time, you are only going to be good at fishing one thing.  May as well just put a nightcrawler under a bobber.  For me, it is all about being comfortable enough with many baits to be able to find the optimal one given the conditions.

[Deleted account]

 

Sorry if I sound a bit like a griping old curmudgeon, but the GoTo threads almost always miss the big picture: Lure choice cannot be separated from location and conditions. There is no one lure wonder. If you are relying on the lure to find your fish for you, you are going to be find yourself banging your head against a wall. I posted two responses trying to flesh this out in the other thread, including presentations to try and why:

Can't Get Largemouth In The Winter!

 

I am with you. As a pass the idle cold weather time, I guess some find these entertaining. As a let me see what I should be buying/throwing utterly useless...

[ww2farmer]

For me it would be a 4" Senko. You can do so much with it presentation wise besides the "standard" weightless wacky or texas rig.

[olegs]

5" or 6" Senko Wacky or T - rig.

[roadwarrior]

Hey there, i was just wondering what everyone's favorite, most dependable lure is for bass fishing. One that works well when nothing else seems to work, or one that just gets many, and/or big, fish often. A lure that is reliable in pretty much every condition from thick fog, dirty water, clear water, deep holes, shallows, weeds, structure, you name it! Mine would have to be a Gary Yamamoto Senko pumpkin color worm texas rigged on a gamakatsu EWG worm 5/o hook.

 

Share yours! I look forward to this discussion!!!

 

Seems like a legitimate question to me. Here's a short response: 5" Senko & Fat Ika

 

http://www.bassresource.com/bass-fishing-forums/topic/13845-guaranteed-to-catch-bass/

 

 

 

[MikeinFresno]

here in CA it seems a Senko in green and a drop shot for when all else fails -Zoom Trick in green.