Most Effective " New To You" Lures In 2014

[roadwarrior]

Spring: Siebert Outdoors and NorthStar Swim Jigs (bluegill pattern)/ Rage Tail Menace & Shellcracker trailers

 

Summer: Rage Tail Stucture Bug (Jika Rig) and MegaStrike MegaTube Craw (ShakE2 jig head) 

 

Fall: Chatterbait style blade (white skirt)/ Rage Tail Structure Bug trailer (white)

 

 

 

 

[illinifan4152]

I have always thrown spinnerbaits but this past summer I started using painted blades on my spinnerbaits with great success

[J Francho]

My home made jika punch rigs.

[Catt]

Bass Assassin's Bang Lures Tapout Worm

Black/Blue Tail

Jungbug/Blue Tail

Trickster

Cavitron 1/2 oz Buzz Bait, Gold Blade with a Black Skirt

[Blues19]

Rage Tail Menace. 

[HoosierHawgs]

Squarebill crankbait. I caught my personal best on one last month.

[A-Jay]

6th Sense Crush Flat 75X square bill and deep Drop shotting a Rage Craw.

 

And let us not neglect The Scrounga ~

 

 

A-Jay

[fishballer06]

Spring: Rapala BX Minnow

 

Summer: Lunker hunt Frog and MB Pop X

 

Fall: Cavitron (why did I not try these before?) and MB Flap Slap

[olegs]

Fall: Jig with Rage Tail Craw/ Lobster

[ColdSVT]

Edit...i mean SK 6xd...

[J Francho]

Keep it down, Cold. Lol.

[5fishlimit]

For me it was the jackall crosstail shad...great drop shot bait

Me, too!

[Will Wetline]

Duo Realis Spin Bait 80

 

Gene Larew 4.3" Biffle Bug on a football swing jig from Do-It's mold

 

 

Clear water smallies showed considerable interest in these, especially the Spin Bait.

[J Francho]

Keep blabbering about those DS baits and a banning will be coming, lol.

Xtails are probably the most productive bait for me on a DS.

[masterbass]

Fat ika was my favorite new bait

[ww2farmer]

Not really a specific bait, but a multitude of baits worked on the new to me wobble head football jigs.

[RSM789]

Roboworm 6" texas-rigged instead of dropshot.

[roadwarrior]

My home made jika punch rigs.

 

The Jika Rig has virtually replaced the standard Texas Rig for me.

 

 

 

 

[Preytorien]

Siebert Brush Head jig in Chartreuse Shad - used as a swim jig

Crankbaits

Jerkbaits 

[Felix77]

The Cavitron Buzzbait

Missile Baits Fuse 4.4 on my Mojo Rig

 

Those are two standout "New to me" stuff from this past year.

[Jaheff]

Fat ika was my favorite new bait

Happy I started using the fat ika too. Better late than never!

[RoLo]

My newest addition is the 'Strike King Structure Bug' (part-time trailer on my punch rig)

 

Roger

[Bankbeater]

This fall it was buzzbaits, and this winter it has been a chatterbait style lure.

[cyclops2]

I still am putting tiny red marks in the jaws of all the same fish. No barbs.  Rebel & Rapala  keep doing the job.  Why change after 40 years ?

[J Francho]

Weeds. That's why.