What's The Best Search Lure?

[einscodek]

spinnerbait by a mile

[BasshunterJGH]

Squarebill crankbait in the fall, jig in the winter/spring, c-rig summer imo. Just my experience. Sorry I'm late posting i just saw this thread:)

[ClackerBuzz]

great thread. vote for best of

[Josh Smith]

I prefer the Texas rig or a swim jig.

 

The way I work them, I get reaction strikes, especially on the Texas rig.  The added benefit is feeling the bottom.

 

I like to feel the bottom, get an idea of structure, and these two lures let me do that.  I don't fish them as much later in the year after I have a map of the bottom in my head, but still cast them out often enough to keep an idea of updating bottom conditions.

 

Regards,

 

Josh

[Zach Dunham]

Spinnerbait for me or a chatterbait.

[OntarioFishingGuy]

Lipless crank.

[thehooligan]

Lipless cranks !!

 

Second for me would be a 4 inch keitech easy shiner on an underspin...

[lectricbassman]

I fish pressured ponds with lots of vegitation so cranks dont work well. I find that swimming a curly tail grub works well to find the fish.

[J Francho]

There is no "best."  Lures are problem solvers.  Pick the lure that gets to the fish, and works in the cover present.  From there, fine tune the presentation.

[A-Jay]

I'm always "searching" . . . .  for a bigger bite rather than just "A" bite.

 

Bait selection is driven by a few basic factors including season, water temp, cover, structure & the size of the search area.

 

I really love poking around a likely area / spot with a jig. 

 

A-Jay

[papajoe222]

What is it we're searching for?  Active fish, drop offs, changes in bottom composition, submerged weeds or wood........of the lures listed, a jig,T-rig and C-rig  can be used, but are poor choices when searching for active fish as they are time consuming.  I have to agree with Tom. The best search tool isn't a lure, it's my electronics.

[PersicoTrotaVA]

Usually its a crankbait but I have been really wanting to try Ish Monroe's "dropping bombs" technique.  It seems to be a good way to cover a lot of water quickly and get reaction strikes.