Elwood aka Ted Striker. Posted May 8, 2014 Posted May 8, 2014 you alright fellas. (Newbie ). Just got in from my 2nd trip down my local canal . Missed couple of bites but also caught a a fair few European perch (my target species ) to just over a pound on a jig head with a zoom swimmin super fluke jr smokin shad aye. By far my favourite of the new soft plastics ive bought that ive used so far and the best session ive had so far with my first casting rod and baitcaster combo . The action of the tails on them things are awesome aren't they. Also had the tail of one bitten off buy a pike . The Daiwa megaforce sonic shad lure tails didnt even move in the water , talk about stiff . They didnt even get a follow never mind a hit aye. Tomorrows all about 4" zoom tube junebug and zoom super hog pumpkin seed , sunday will be gary yakamoto senkos and charlie brewers sliders depending on water and weather conditions . I reckon 2 different soft plastics a trip until : 1) I get through all the soft plastics i have bought . 2) Once i have, to change up the pairs of soft plastics i have paired together until i find the the soft plastics i have the most confidence in also make a mental note if noticed any patterns with regards to catching, not catching and follows in different weather and the clarity water . I will let you know how i get on ok. Out of interest fellas : Whats your biggest bass and what did you catch it on? Also . Whats your go to lure for a bigger stamp of fish? Look forward to hearing your views . Cheers aye. Quote
michang5 Posted May 9, 2014 Posted May 9, 2014 Mine is a 7.25-pound bass caught on 4" GYCB shad-shaped worm. Biggest fish caught on the smallest bait I throw. Quote
bass2bluegill Posted May 9, 2014 Posted May 9, 2014 biggest bass was about 9.5 lbs on a 3 inch gary yamamoto senko in cream white weightless rigged on a extra wide gap 4/0 hook. twitching then letting it sit. Quote
Super User Raul Posted May 9, 2014 Super User Posted May 9, 2014 13.86 lbs, Rapala Shad Rap SR7 SD, my go to is a 1/2 oz jig, black, with a Brush Hog as trailer. Quote
aceman387 Posted May 9, 2014 Posted May 9, 2014 My biggest (7-8 lbs) was caught on a wacky rigged 4"watermelon colored yum dinger. Quote
Super User Choporoz Posted May 9, 2014 Super User Posted May 9, 2014 6.8 on watermelon Rage Cut-R -- two weeks ago I rarely target 'bigger' fish. Never a guaranteed limit on any waters I hit regularly and I'm happy just to catch fish -- I figure if I've honed in on what the 2-3 pounders are eating, I'll probably catch an occassional larger one -- maybe not necessarily true, but I want to believe it because I just like catching. 2 Quote
conorsixtakc Posted May 9, 2014 Posted May 9, 2014 6.8 on watermelon Rage Cut-R -- two weeks ago I rarely target 'bigger' fish. Never a guaranteed limit on any waters I hit regularly and I'm happy just to catch fish -- I figure if I've honed in on what the 2-3 pounders are eating, I'll probably catch an occassional larger one -- maybe not necessarily true, but I want to believe it because I just like catching. Couldn't agree more Choporoz. I had the same strategy a few weekends ago after catching numbers of largemouths and spots that afternoon in the 2-3 lb range and it paid off with this big girl. Just under 5 lbs on a 4" straight tail shaky head. Quote
drodriguez Posted May 9, 2014 Posted May 9, 2014 Seems like y'all are givin tiny lures the shout out. They are good, but also try throwing 9" zoom lizards, Zoom Ol Monsters, and 6" yum dingers. Trust me when I say you won't catch as many small ones. My pb was a 6pld 5 oz largmouth, caught on a kvd red eye shad. I've caught more big fish on lizards, though. Quote
conorsixtakc Posted May 9, 2014 Posted May 9, 2014 Seems like y'all are givin tiny lures the shout out. They are good, but also try throwing 9" zoom lizards, Zoom Ol Monsters, and 6" yum dingers. Trust me when I say you won't catch as many small ones. My pb was a 6pld 5 oz largmouth, caught on a kvd red eye shad. I've caught more big fish on lizards, though. Because they catch big fish Quote
Global Moderator Mike L Posted May 9, 2014 Global Moderator Posted May 9, 2014 9.78 lbs. On a june bug Brush Hog. Mike Quote
Super User bigbill Posted May 9, 2014 Super User Posted May 9, 2014 My PB of 10# was caught on a rebel BIG CLAW crawfish crankbait with a shot of craw scent. At 4:30/5:00am in the low light as I casted parallel to shore at a drop off I was 2' off the shoreline as I ripped it out of the weeds into a slow moving channel when she hit it. She had a mouth like the rear opening of a garbage truck. 1 Quote
Steveo-1969 Posted May 9, 2014 Posted May 9, 2014 My PB (6-7 pounds) was caught on a 10.5" Zoom Ol' Monster worm in Red Bug color. Quote
Super User iceintheveins Posted May 12, 2014 Super User Posted May 12, 2014 Lizards and brush hog type baits. Quote
jcoffman55 Posted May 16, 2014 Posted May 16, 2014 best two lures overall for me are weightless superfluke in white pearl, and any natural color zoom trick worm. Both rigged on a 1/0 or 2/0 gamakatsu wide gap hook. biggest large mouth bass is 8 lb 4 oz on a weightless zoom trick worm in motor oil/ chartreuse tail Having said that, I've caught some pretty good strippers on x raps. Whenever I go to the beach I tend to tear up the redfish and trout on x raps as well. Quote
Super User Bankbeater Posted May 16, 2014 Super User Posted May 16, 2014 Mine was a 6-2 on a jitterbug. Quote
river-rat Posted May 16, 2014 Posted May 16, 2014 In this order: Gene Larew 6" Hawg Craw 10" worm Zoom Brush Hog Quote
olegs Posted May 16, 2014 Posted May 16, 2014 My PB 6.6 lbs. was caught on Wacky rigged watermelon 5" Senko. My favorite for bigger bass - 10" worms and full size Brush Hog. Quote
Violinguy Posted May 16, 2014 Posted May 16, 2014 My PB was with live bait and was just under 8 pounds. PB with artificials was 6.5 pounds with a pumpkin seed tube bait fished with an ultra light rig and 4lb test line. Needless to say I was both surprised and careful. Small bait and large fish. Love it. Quote
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