Super User *Hootie Posted November 28, 2014 Super User Posted November 28, 2014 Spinnerbaits with a big ole single colorado blade. I've only used them at night, but I've never gotten a bite on one. After plastics, spinnerbaits have always been my most productive baits. Even big ole single Colorado blades. Hootie Quote
BasshunterJGH Posted November 28, 2014 Posted November 28, 2014 Spinnerbaits haven't worked for me yet. Quote
Heron Posted November 28, 2014 Posted November 28, 2014 Would be easier to list the baits I DO catch fish on. > Spinnerbaits > Buzzbaits > Swimjigs > Chatterbaits Honorable Mention > Frogs - Only because I at least get a lot of missed strikes on the frogs, but no hookups yet. That is all....so far But Im ok with this, because it helps me to simplify my gear, and thats what I want. Quote
adam32 Posted November 28, 2014 Posted November 28, 2014 I'm really suprised at all the buzzbait responses! Definitely my favorite bait, especially for river smallmouth. Quote
OntarioFishingGuy Posted November 28, 2014 Posted November 28, 2014 Buzzbaits - I always seem to do better on a prop bait than with a buzzbait. Frogs - 100% hookup ratio, just don't get many strikes. Kinda surprised at the jerkbait responses, they seem to work really well for me. 1 Quote
Super User HoosierHawgs Posted November 28, 2014 Super User Posted November 28, 2014 Buzzbaits - I always seem to do better on a prop bait than with a buzzbait. Frogs - 100% hookup ratio, just don't get many strikes. Kinda surprised at the jerkbait responses, they seem to work really well for me. Maybe the fish in your area are more lethargic? Are you getting bit on the prop bait when you are pausing it? It could also be a profile thing.. Quote
ABW Posted November 28, 2014 Posted November 28, 2014 Buzzbaits - I always loose these, and only caught one fish on them this season. Lost the one when I was digging out a backlash, the bait got stuck in submerged timber. Then I lost a Cavitron to a freaking goose at night... Jerkbaits - I used to always use these and catch tons of fish on them when I was younger on spinning gear, now I can't catch anything on them Quote
Blues19 Posted November 29, 2014 Posted November 29, 2014 Deep Cranks. I fish them all the time in the summer but cant seem to catch anything. Do much better with a big jig Quote
Ozark_Basser Posted November 29, 2014 Posted November 29, 2014 After plastics, spinnerbaits have always been my most productive baits. Even big ole single Colorado blades. Hootie Spinnerbaits are one of my most productive baits as well. Pulled this baby out of the Arkansas River today in 45 degree water with a spinnerbait. You know she's a pretty goodun' if she barely fits in the shot from this angle lol. She was about 4 lbs I'd say. She went 20 inches though. I don't carry a scale anymore. Need to get another one. I'm 6'3 with basketball palming size hands if that helps with the size comparison. I've only thrown the one's with big colorado blades a few times at night. It's the only bait I could think of. 1 Quote
RSM789 Posted November 29, 2014 Posted November 29, 2014 Why would you keep fishing with a lure you don't get strikes? Repeating the same mistake is insanity... For me, it isn't insanity, rather a case of unbridled optimism sprinkled with Alzeheimers. There always seems to be a couple of times per year when conditions match the traditional scenarios for A-rigs. I just know the bass are suspended or feeding on schools of small baitfish, so an A-rig just HAS to work. I incorporate it into the days rotation and by the end of the day, wonder if bass can laugh at ones bait selection. Tom, you have fished many more SoCal resevoirs than I. In your experience, do you see A-rigs being as an effective tool here on the West Coast as they are in the South & Midwest? Quote
Texas Hawg Hunter Posted November 29, 2014 Author Posted November 29, 2014 It's nice to hear about lures that don't work for folks for a change, rather than the ones that do. Spinnerbaits work really well for me. I would really like my jigs to be productive but have never caught a fish on one. Quote
*Hank Posted November 29, 2014 Posted November 29, 2014 Buzzbaits and spinner baits have NEVER caught any fish for me!... Quote
Super User *Hootie Posted November 29, 2014 Super User Posted November 29, 2014 Spinnerbaits are one of my most productive baits as well. Pulled this baby out of the Arkansas River today in 45 degree water with a spinnerbait. You know she's a pretty goodun' if she barely fits in the shot from this angle lol. She was about 4 lbs I'd say. She went 20 inches though. I don't carry a scale anymore. Need to get another one. I'm 6'3 with basketball palming size hands if that helps with the size comparison. I've only thrown the one's with big colorado blades a few times at night. It's the only bait I could think of. Really nice fish. Now, you are in an area where I usually fail. That's water temperatures below 50 degrees. Hootie Quote
bkohlman Posted November 29, 2014 Posted November 29, 2014 Never caught anything on poppers, though I usually don't use them, so that is the real reason! Quote
Ozark_Basser Posted November 30, 2014 Posted November 30, 2014 Really nice fish. Now, you are in an area where I usually fail. That's water temperatures below 50 degrees. Hootie Sounds like a good name for a thread lol. "Baits that you use that don't catch fish in water temps below 50 degrees" Quote
Global Moderator Bluebasser86 Posted November 30, 2014 Global Moderator Posted November 30, 2014 Blade baits like the Silver Buddy and flutter spoons. I understand why they work, I have an idea how to work them, I even have areas where I'm confident they'll work, just never been able to connect the dots and make it happen. Quote
riverbasser13 Posted December 10, 2014 Posted December 10, 2014 Those jointed rapala minnows, I don't get why but that dog won't hunt. At least I got them on sale. Quote
tholmes Posted December 10, 2014 Posted December 10, 2014 I know that it's sacrilege around here, but I'll say it anyway...spooks and other similar baits. I get the presentation, I can walk them pretty well, but I catch nothing. Also, anything that's firetiger colored. The bass around here seem to have an aversion to that color. Tom Quote
Super User AK-Jax86 Posted December 10, 2014 Super User Posted December 10, 2014 The only lures are the lures that I have not bought. I have caught a fish on every lure I have (not color obviously but style frog, lipless, chatterbait, etc). I am the type to only buy what works for me. Obviously I haven't caught a fish on every soft plastic I have because I use about 15% of what I have. Quote
Super User buzzed bait Posted December 10, 2014 Super User Posted December 10, 2014 chatterbaits, but i still keep trying. Quote
plural_of_fant Posted December 10, 2014 Posted December 10, 2014 Lipless cranks. Caught a few fish from time to time. But never consistently. I think I have trouble with depth control and fish them to fast/shallow Quote
xxmurrxx Posted December 10, 2014 Posted December 10, 2014 Lipless cranks... Not going to say I never caught a fish on one but definitely not a confidence bait for me at all. Quote
Super User lmbfisherman Posted December 10, 2014 Super User Posted December 10, 2014 In my regular rotation - Spinnerbaits, Buzzbaits, Frogs, Flukes, Dropshot, Jerkbaits, Crankbaits, Jigs, Wacky rig...I've caught fish. This is my standard rotation. This season I've taken the skunk off my crankbaits. I tried the to introduce shaky head in my arsenal more this season, I've yet to catch one. So the shaky head at the moment is my goal for 2015. Quote
Super User J Francho Posted December 10, 2014 Super User Posted December 10, 2014 Swim Senkos. I don't bother anymore. I know you can catch on them. I won't be, because I don't buy them anymore. Quote
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