If You Could Have One Lure?

[bassin' 4 life]

If you could have just one lure/bait to use in a tournament what would it be? I have a tournament coming up and I don't have much tackle and can't buy much tackle. It is just a small tournament, held by a local club for people like me with little boats and electric motors. It is on Flowing lake, Washington, on August 10th.

 

Any help is much appreciated.

Thanks.

[BradGuenette]

Zoom finesse worm.

[NJBasstard]

Probably a weightless zoom trick worm they're really durable and catch fish.

[Catch and Grease]

Rage craw. Can be used on top water, Texas rig, Carolina rig, very versatile bait.

[FishTank]

5in Senko in any dark color 

[smallies24/7]

I live in Washington and know what lake your talking about. Its fairly shallow compared to the many deeper smallmouth lakes in washington. Heavy trout lake, but good numbers of largemouth too. I would personally throw a spinnerbait over the shallows for largemouth or a fluke with a nail weight or a light texas rig. Something to get it to sink a little faster. A senko is also a good choice. Good luck in the tourney. 

[einscodek]

thats easy.. spinnerbait

esp if theres a tournament where I need to cover water fast

[Gotfishyfingers?]

Jig...

[OntarioFishingGuy]

A lipless crankbait.

[bassin' 4 life]

Thanks for the input! What about fishing deeper, I believe it is a prooven fact that 90 some percent of bass hang out in the deeper areas rather than the shalows. So obveously the jig works here, but what jig and how do I use it? This is my first tournament and I have only fished one lake all my life, so I don't know what to do.

[LMB KING]

Jig. Most versatile lure in the world.

[einscodek]

Thanks for the input! What about fishing deeper, I believe it is a prooven fact that 90 some percent of bass hang out in the deeper areas rather than the shalows. So obveously the jig works here, but what jig and how do I use it? This is my first tournament and I have only fished one lake all my life, so I don't know what to do.

Where did you get the idea or research that said 90%+ of bass are in the deep?  .. and what is deep to you?

[Coherence]

Jig or senko....let them fight it out between themselves - I'm happy fishing either 

[crazyjoeclemens]

Zoom u tale worm.

[Catch and Grease]

Thanks for the input! What about fishing deeper, I believe it is a prooven fact that 90 some percent of bass hang out in the deeper areas rather than the shalows. So obveously the jig works here, but what jig and how do I use it? This is my first tournament and I have only fished one lake all my life, so I don't know what to do.

This is simply not true, bass change depths constantly. One month mostly bass will be deep and the next they could mostly be shallow. Changes every season and even daily.

[lmbfisherman]

Thanks for the input! What about fishing deeper, I believe it is a prooven fact that 90 some percent of bass hang out in the deeper areas rather than the shalows. So obveously the jig works here, but what jig and how do I use it? This is my first tournament and I have only fished one lake all my life, so I don't know what to do.

This is totally not tue...I was just fishing a lake where there 6" and spots that go up to 100+ feet.  I caught largemouth bass in 6" to a foot of water, it was a lily pad field mixed with other weeds and laydowns everywhere.  Caught 4 pike too.

 

I would bring a white pearl or white ice super fluke, which is what I caught a bulk of my fish on that day.  My 2nd killer was a havoc bottom hopper, smoke color. 

[geo g]

A senko type bait, watermelon red. You can fish them in thick cover, open water, shallow, deep, Texas rig, wacky rig, Carolina rig, dead stick, jerk them back so they walk, and drop shot them. Extremely versatile bait, and they flat out catch fish all over the country. I love senko type baits.

[olegs]

Senko 5"

[plumworm]

Well, you don't know the lake and you are new to bass fishing, You are at the novice stage in your bass fishing life. None of us can give you a winning formula. Listen to all the advice on BR, go with what you can afford and let us know how you do with the information provided to by the BR crew. I'd go with a 5" wacky rigged, unweighted senko.. Either pumpkin or black/blue. But, it will probably be won by something totally different. That's bass fishing my friend. Be positive, enjoy the event. Please let us know how you do. The posters on this this thread are all now invested in your endeavor.

[Back Country]

Zoom trick worm.

[Josh Smith]

Enough votes for Zoom; I like them as well.

 

I found something that's working better, though:  Mann's Jelly Worms.

 

Give me a couple of those Jelly Worms and a tungsten bullet weight for a Texas rig, and I'll give you some bass.

 

Josh

[Catch and Grease]

Enough votes for Zoom; I like them as well.

I found something that's working better, though: Mann's Jelly Worms.

Give me a couple of those Jelly Worms and a tungsten bullet weight for a Texas rig, and I'll give you some bass.

Josh

Gotta love a 12" Mann's jelly worm paddle tail!!

[bassin' 4 life]

Here is where I found my info on deep bass.

 

http://www.bassmaster.com/tips/wirth-deep-water-hot-spots

 

http://www.umpquavalleybassmasters.com/bassbook.htm

 

I will definintly use a wacky rig/senko, it is something I use often and am comfortable with. I think I will get a swim bait just for the heck of it, and some worms and a jig as suggested.

Thanks again for all the help, and I will give you the tournament results as soon as posible. Thanks agian!

[Bluebasser86]

Jigs catch bass everywhere they swim all times of year in all conditions. 

[Lund Explorer]

If you could have just one lure/bait to use in a tournament what would it be? I have a tournament coming up and I don't have much tackle and can't buy much tackle. It is just a small tournament, held by a local club for people like me with little boats and electric motors. It is on Flowing lake, Washington, on August 10th.

 

Any help is much appreciated.

Thanks.

 

My only suggestion would be to take the reply below as your best possible answer.  Someone who has fished the lake you are asking about should trump all the others.

 

I live in Washington and know what lake your talking about. Its fairly shallow compared to the many deeper smallmouth lakes in washington. Heavy trout lake, but good numbers of largemouth too. I would personally throw a spinnerbait over the shallows for largemouth or a fluke with a nail weight or a light texas rig. Something to get it to sink a little faster. A senko is also a good choice. Good luck in the tourney.