Did you ever buy a lure/lures that just didn't catch anything???

[Bassnajr]

Hey all....

I am going through and storing all my gear for the winter and I noticed a few lures that I bought that I just can't catch fish on. I don't mean the "BANJO-minnow" or hokey products like that, I mean a bait that you look at and say to youself, "Now THAT will catch fish!" and then nothing. Could be a jig, a crankbait, maybe a  certain plastic bait(s). It's probably a quality bait, right color, perfect for the area etc. but...alas....nothing!!!!

Anyone else have one of these experiences??

Alan (bassnajr)

[farmpond1]

About half the lures in my tacklebox could fit that category.    But it isn't usually the lures fault.  It's either because I don't fish them in their proper element or, perhaps more likely, because they don't fit my fishing style very well and I just don't use them very often.  I've only had a few lures which I've really fished hard that still "refuse" to bring in at least one or two bass.

[backwater4]

Flying Lure, didn't even go under the docks like they said. :

[Avalonjohn44]

I have a ton of jigs, I see and hear about everyone slaying them on jigs.  I have never gotten a single bite on one.  I try and try with them, even go out with nothing but a rod and a few jigs, but zip. 

Also the chatterbait. 

[GrizzerGreen]

Same with me too. I have quite a few jigs but I just cant seem to get the big hits everybody talks about with them. And my hula popper. For some reason I havnt ever had any luck with it.

[piscicidal]

For me it's tubes.  Some guys (esp up north, it seems) catch the heck out of the fish with tubes.  I've tried em a few times and I don't think I've ever caught a fish on one. Now, I've caught hundreds of bass on beaver baits...and to be fair, I probably haven't given the tubes an honest chance (I haven't fished one in over a year).  I just have a lot more confidence with a sweet beaver/ugly otter if I'm pitching baits to cover...

[Ern]

I lot of mine have been the hokey stuff.  I noticed long ago that alot of it had Bill Dance marketing it.  Some of the stuff he has pushed in the last few years.  Eels and Craw's. The Strike King Frogs.  A spence scout.  Never caught anything on some Roland Martin Big Bass spinner baits either. Funny thing on that is the Big Crappie Spinner Baits are still one of my favorite stream smallie lures. 

[OHIO]

Actual senkos. I can catch fish with similar style baits, but never with actual senkos.

[lynyrdsky1]

Rage Tail............

[deep]

Rapala lipless cranks (both the rattling rap and the clacking rap), which is funny because I am a big time Rapala fan, and I caught the hell out of the bass on red eye shads, excalibur lipless cranks and the original Bill Lewis rattletraps.

Other than that, buzzbaits and jigs. I don't fish them often and well enough.

[deep]

Actual senkos. I can catch fish with similar style baits, but never with actual senkos.

Ha ha. That's funny. I catch fish with GY senkos; T-rigged, wacky-rigged, weightless, unweighted; everything produce for me. The other senko-type baits (Yum, BPS, Strike King) never even caught a cold for me.

[OHIO]

Actual senkos. I can catch fish with similar style baits, but never with actual senkos.

Ha ha. That's funny. I catch fish with GY senkos; T-rigged, wacky-rigged, weightless, unweighted; everything produce for me. The other senko-type baits (Yum, BPS, Strike King) never even caught a cold for me.

Sounds like most people. I don't know what I am doing wrong, but I just can't catch a fish.

I fish them the same way as other worms like dingers, but to no avail.

[Nick]

A friend of mine said that he never could catch a bass on a black and blue jig. I took him out and I caught 20-25 bass that day with one.  He still hasn't caught a bass on a black and blue jig because he won't use one.

He also says he's never caught a bass in Arkansas even though he's fished at least 6 tournaments there.  He won't ever go back to give it another chance. Go figure.

[Nibbles]

Rage tail craws and space monkeys. I've fished them multiple times with no bite.

I have caught bass on the Rage chunks and Rage Baby Craws though.

[Red]

Lucky Craft Sammy!  I couldn't catch a thing on it.  Switch to a similar color Zara Spook and start catching.  I finally sold that thing in the flea market here.

[Vinny Chase]

Jitterbug

[Shane J]

Mattlures Soft Gill. Can't figure it out.

[grimlin]

About half the lures in my tacklebox could fit that category. But it isn't usually the lures fault. It's either because I don't fish them in their proper element or, perhaps more likely, because they don't fit my fishing style very well and I just don't use them very often. I've only had a few lures which I've really fished hard that still "refuse" to bring in at least one or two bass.

Same here....

I don't want to get rid of mine in case i actually figure it out and start actually catching fish on em' when i couldn't before.

Hollow belly frogs,jitterbug,any topwater propeller type baits and a whole lot of swimbaits i have fit that category. 

[Raul]

Did you ever buy a lure/lures that just didn't catch anything???

Yup, I 've got several Hall of Shamers.

But I also have a big bunch of baits that haven 't caught a thing simply because I 've never fished with them, they are just there doing nothing, about 80% of my baits fall in that class.

[NateFollmer]

I've never really caught fish on Senko's either. I mean... I have, but they come few and far between. I've caught fish on similar stick baits though, so I don't know what the issue is.

[Munkin]

Sebile magic swimmer and it isn't for a lack of trying.

It is funny to me how some are mentioning jigs? I never go fishing without them because when fishing is tough they still produce.

Allen

[tholmes]

Anything "baby bass" pattern. Never caught a thing with 'em. And I agree on Hula Poppers. I've caught lots of bass on Jitterbugs, but Hula Poppers just don't produce for me. Those bright, bubble gum pink worms (fire-tail worms too) are another non-producer for me, probably because I have zero confidence in them and I quit on them too fast.

Tom

[Sherlock 60]

Did you ever buy a lure/lures that just didn't catch anything???

Yup, I 've got several Hall of Shamers.

But I also have a big bunch of baits that haven 't caught a thing simply because I 've never fished with them, they are just there doing nothing, about 80% of my baits fall in that class.

I'm not alone after all!

Does this mean I can stop feeling guilty about never getting most of my baits wet?

[brushhoggin]

dancing eels and clacker buzz baits

[Sherlock 60]

I neglected to mention that I have never had any success with jigs either.

The problem is that the doggone Senkos keep catching fish so I don't spend enough time with jigs.