What bait do you use most often?

[Pa Angler]

Depends on structure, depth, time of day etc. I use a varitey of baits never really relying on any one all the time have 4 to 6 rods rigged up at any one time.

Chow

[Siebert Outdoors]

This little guy

[Alpster]

Black Shad Culprit worm 7" - 10" & 12"

Ronnie

[boondocks]

Oh how I love fishing crankbaits.Whether I'm fishing for bass, walleye, or pike.Don't matter what kind, lipless, deepdiving, shallow diving, jointed, straight, suspending, or floating.A lot of the time I find myself fishing them a lot longer than I should be when they aren't produceing simply cause I like fishing them so much.I plan on changing that in the near future though.Gotta learn to fish those Senkos.I hear nothing but good things about them.

[Bassassasin12]

I have 2:

Spro Bronzeye frog in natural green or GYCB Fat Ika in watermelon

[Bud]

A 3/8 oz blue/black jig with a black Joe's chunk

[Valascus]

This little guy

That little guy looks familiar . It got me one of my 4 hook ups at the Rock.

As for me...I use a TON of crankbaits. It just seems like I can always catch SOMETHING on 'em. Normally some sorta baitfish colors...shad, bluegill, firetiger, or when fall and winter roll around and shade of red or crayfish looking colors. Jigs are starting to quickly become my second go to bait...ben pretty much all I have fished since about 9-30-06 with decent success.

[Pintail55]

I would say dark senko w/ weight.

[tipptruck1]

Spinnerbaits, spooks, and frogs.

[NEBassMan]

I'd say crankbaits and t-rigged worms.

If i'm not crankin deep, i'm shallow pullin em in on some sort of t-rigged worm.

Jason

[VekolBass]

My starting line-up most days (3 pre-rigged rods):

Spinnerbait. Generally 1/2 white with the main blade a Colorado, and a white trailer.

Rat-L-Trap, generally 1/2-3/4 oz  chrome/blue.

Senko. Always with some greenish color to it.

I generally am fishing shallow water in and around weeds.

[CyBasser]

There is really not a single lure that I would say I fish most often - it really depends on the situation I have to face. I would use anything, finesse T-rig worms, cranks, spinnerbaits, topwaters, jigs, you name it.

BUT: If I was restricted to only three lures to use, based on my past experience they would be

         1. Spinnerbait 1/2oz with colorado and willow gold blades and chartrause/white skirt.

         2. Yamamoto 6" Senko Black/Blue Flake (weightless).

         3. Rapala Flat-sided, square-lipped DT7 (I'm not sure if it's the correct name) with blue back and chartrause sides.

[Rattlinrogue]

Hard to name just one,but I mostly use C-rig w/Various plastics,spinnerbaits,crankbaits,and flippin tubes.

[tmacdaddy055]

1. strike king spinnerbait bleeding hook

2. black grape trick worm

[Bankbeater]

A 1/4 ounce or 3/8 ounce black-blue jig.  

[Brandon972]

Any 1/4 oz white spinnerbait, with a ball bearing swivel, and Gamakatsu, or Mustad hook, or 1/2 oz chrome Rat-L-Trap with Gamakatsu EWGs

[MALTESE FALCON]

I ALWAYS HAVE MY TERMINATOR T-1 DOUBLE WILLOW LEAF SPINNERBAIT, SHAD RAP, T-RIGGED WORM, AND AN X-RAP TO START MY TRIP.

[Hillbilly_Hooker]

Mine would be a toss-up between a white spinnerbait and a T-rigged Yum Dinger in Carolina Pumpkin/Chartreuse.

[fourbizz]

This is what I have rigged when I hit the water 90 % of the time.

Rod 1: sinking swimbait

Rod 2: topwater swimbait

Rod 3: jerkbait or trap

Rod 4: jig w/ trailer or stick/creature

Rod 5: dropshot or dart head.

[Turtle.]

a standard start would be, crankbait shallow and deep runner,t-rig worm or other plastic,spinnerbait,horny toad i usually have these rigged most of the time

[Dan:]

Booyah Blade spinnerbait / texas rigged yum dinger / Rapala DTSS04/06

[SneakySnook]

1. Baby brush hog

2. Horny Toad

3. Tiki Worm

[jomatty]

im got a very junky style but you can almost bet that ill have a jig of some sort, depending on what im fishing and a hand poured senko or fat ika tied on(often interchangeable on the same rig).  they rarely dont fit somewhere in the arsenal.

matt

[Bean Counter]

If I was limited to one bait it would be a T-rigged worm year round.

I usually go out with six rods rigged. Most days they would be:

T-rigged worm

Spinner bait

Senko or Fat Ika

Crank bait

Buzz bait or other topwater

Finesse or trick worm on Spinning Rod

The top two don't change, I use them year round.

The bottom four change according to where I am Fishing, time of year, depth, type of structure etc.

[llPa1nll]

I fish with a number of rods out on the deck usually about 6 rods. The rod locker hides the other 8 rods, what can I say the Bait Monkey owns me. However, I will say there is one rod that the lure doesnt change, Castaway Jig & Worm Rod 6ft 10in MH, Diawa TD-Z left hand retrieve , Pline 20lb Flurocarbon, 1/4 oz Black & Blue Hi-Tek Tackle GMW (Get Me Wet) Jig w/Uncle Josh #11 Black Pork Frog. Nuff said..