Scorcher214 Posted April 16, 2015 Posted April 16, 2015 Split shot rig. If I'm really desperate I use Mepps #3 spinner in white Quote
Super User Choporoz Posted April 16, 2015 Super User Posted April 16, 2015 If some lures work real well when the fish are not biting , just think how good they would be when the fish are biting . I was thinking the same thing.....why wouldn't your emergency-must-get-a-bite-lure be the one you start with, based on productivity and confidence? 1 Quote
Super User Master Bait'r Posted April 16, 2015 Super User Posted April 16, 2015 Slug-Go SS Whippiest finesse worm I've ever fished. Since it's got the front end of a slug-go with that whiptail you can pretty much walk the dog underwater with it while barely moving it. This keeps it in the strike zone for a long time. It's like my secret weapon. Purple majesty seems to be the most productive color as well. Quote
primetime Posted April 16, 2015 Posted April 16, 2015 Golden Shiner.....Actually a 3-4" grub on a 1/16-1/4 oz jighead either a darter head or ball head jig, or if fishing weeds I like to use a 1/0 worm hook or weighted keep hook style hook with the hitchhiker for easy rigging and the weighted keeper hooks in size 1/0 fit a 4" grub well, and you can cover a lot of water and fish the grub as a buzz bait/topwater like using a speed worm, let it fall with an unpegged worm weight to get that erractic fall like a tube, or simply nose hook it and put it behind a split shot with a 1' leader and swivel...For color, I usually go with white ice here in Florida or Smoke with silver flake, or something with a firetail, black/blue, black/chart.....laminates are great for stained water and the best grubs on the market are hands down the following... 1- GYB Grubs- most colors and heavy, offer all kinds of sizes and colors fish rarely see 2-Kalins Lunker Grubs- Kalin's grubs have the thinnest tails and for swimming they are hard to beat. 3-Zoom Fat albert and Tab Tail grubs are good options at a great price, Bass Pro XPS grubs as well....Berkley Gulp is another killer for pressured fish, I have been swimming grubs more this year than ever before and I love dropping them after coming over pads if they are not smashed right away and often they get bit on the way down....The GYB grubs, Kalins, CHompers etc..all heavily salted and can be cast far on braided line and casting gear if need be and you would be surprised how well a grub works in areas everyone else is throwing a toad, frog, paddle tail grub or swimbait.... Grubs are inexpensive but work well, The ZMan Floating grubs are something I have just started using and quickly becoming a favorite rigged on the ZMAN Trigger Hooks 3/0-1/8 or 1/16, they float and you can cast them a mile..... Quote
primetime Posted April 16, 2015 Posted April 16, 2015 Actually, I usually grab my spinning rod and go lightest line as possible and then fish a smaller bait like a grub etc..I am a believer in line size and color to be extremely important...Someone said it above, use what you have the most confidence in, and maybe fish it a bit different than usual.....Some days they just won't strike, it is what it is, but I also believe that somewhere on the Lake there is active fish, so maybe covering more water with your go to presentation that covers water would be the way to go....If I am fishing a pond and not doing well, and I know fish are in the pond, I will usually walk the shoreline and cast the shorelines and fan cast outward with a lure that I can bomb and trigger active fish or a reaction strike..Usually I am most confident with smaller baits, a small wake bait or super shallow crank, spinnerbait, or soft bait like a grub or 3.5" swimbait are tough to beat and if they won't hit that, I go Tube or Weedless spoon tipped with a grub. Quote
Silas Posted April 16, 2015 Posted April 16, 2015 All these names for different rigs sometimes give me a little laugh. The 2 mentioned are no different to me than what most people call them. Neko - wacky rig with a nail weight in the bait Ned - shakey head using a mushroom head My never fail me bait is a weightless 4" senko Im with you! Being an old timer, we used the "Ned Rig" in False River in New Roads, Louisiana cast under docks about 50 years ago. What is old is new again. Phenomenon in the Midwest indeed! You guys have found our secret lure after 50 years. Hmmmm? Quote
Joedodge Posted April 16, 2015 Posted April 16, 2015 Weightless T-rigged stick bait or a ribbon tail is deadly as all get out. If open water I'm another rooster tail guy! Quote
Super User J Francho Posted April 16, 2015 Super User Posted April 16, 2015 If I had a "go to" lure that worked when all else failed, that would be the only thing I threw. 5 Quote
CRANKENSTIEN Posted April 16, 2015 Posted April 16, 2015 When lock jaw comes on - I pick something I really like to fish, put my head down and go to work. Even if the bass don't cooperate, at least I'm enjoying the presentation. btw - it's often a jig & craw - has good big fish potential and it only takes I good one to save the day. A-Jay agree... I have learned not to die cranking when the sun is shinning and the wind isnt blowing but I can only finesse fish so long unless I am catching them. I would then swim or crawl a 7" SK Anaconda green pumpkin T rigged 3/8 oz Quote
Super User scaleface Posted April 16, 2015 Super User Posted April 16, 2015 If I'm not catching fish , then I may as well be not catching big fish. I'll often move on deep flats and fish crankbaits or Carolina rigs hoping for a big bite . Quote
long island basser Posted April 16, 2015 Posted April 16, 2015 If I had a "go to" lure that worked when all else failed, that would be the only thing I threw. I've been thinking about just this for a long time. If you have your go to lure that always catches, shouldn't you all just start with it and fish it all day. Hmmm. 2 Quote
Super User Bankbeater Posted April 16, 2015 Super User Posted April 16, 2015 It depends on what I have in my tackle bag. Quote
Hyrule Bass Posted April 17, 2015 Posted April 17, 2015 I've been thinking about just this for a long time. If you have your go to lure that always catches, shouldn't you all just start with it and fish it all day. Hmmm. my guess/answer to you and others would be that sometimes people like to fish different presentations instead of just one all the time, people have new lures they want to try, and some choose lures based on conditions and what they think will work on a given day. now i'm not saying there is a magic lure for people either that always catches fish, sometimes no matter what you just have to take the skunk. but people do have confidence in certain things and in fact, i rarely fish my favorite bass presentation because i enjoy catching fish a variety of other ways too. when i went to NC and went pond fishing in a jon boat 2 weeks ago, the bite was real tough. my bro-in-law and a friend of ours had each caught a fish. were coming down the last stretch of a pond before we have to call it a day. not wanting to be skunked, as there was friendly trash talk going on lol, i tied on my "go to" bait and ended up catching a bass. that bait is a t-rigged 5 inch berkley power bait red shad shakey worm. Quote
Super User eyedabassman Posted April 17, 2015 Super User Posted April 17, 2015 I too will pick the Ned rig! Quote
Super User SirSnookalot Posted April 17, 2015 Super User Posted April 17, 2015 A senko maybe one of the better bass catchers I've used. As good as it is I seldom use them, just don't enjoy fishing them. 1 Quote
bamatj51 Posted April 17, 2015 Posted April 17, 2015 I've been thinking about just this for a long time. If you have your go to lure that always catches, shouldn't you all just start with it and fish it all day. Hmmm. Not really. I rather catch something small than nothing at all. But thats just me. And on good days I won't bother throwing some of my stuff I use on tough days. Here is some of what I fish with if it is tough. 1. Texas rigged Zoom Utales with a small weight and hook. Cherry seed if its clear and sunny. Motor oil if cloudy or stained water. 2. Rapala shallow shad rap in some natural looking color. 3. Wacky rigged senkos. 4. Beetle spins. White, black and orange/chartreuse. Mostly orange/chartreuse though. 5. Small white or firetiger rooster tails. 6. Zoom magnum finesse worm in water melon red. Weightless texas rigged with 2/0 ewg hook. When fish are shallow throw this on and around rocks/stumps/trees. As soon as it hits the water start moving about 3 or 4 feet right on the top with small action and twitches and then just stop it. Try it. 7. Chartreuse grub. I am not claiming I never get skunked but if I can't catch a bass with these its been a VERY bad day. Quote
5fishlimit Posted April 17, 2015 Posted April 17, 2015 Zoom finesse worm on a 1/0 worm hook, 1/16 or 1/8 tungsten weight. Quote
Super User iceintheveins Posted April 17, 2015 Super User Posted April 17, 2015 Zoom centipede on a 1/8 or 3/16 ounce mojo rig on 8 pound test spinning gear. Quote
hatrix Posted April 23, 2015 Posted April 23, 2015 A dropshot hands down. For me that is the best fish catching machine there is. If it is in front of a fish they are going to grab it. Quote
*Hank Posted April 24, 2015 Author Posted April 24, 2015 A dropshot hands down. For me that is the best fish catching machine there is. If it is in front of a fish they are going to grab it. That's deffenetly a close 2nd for me. I've learned to be patient with finesse rigs because I know if I fish with one long enough I'll get bit. Quote
Super User Ratherbfishing Posted April 24, 2015 Super User Posted April 24, 2015 O'Reillys pub. Was going to say the Lazyboy but this is even better. Quote
Super User Master Bait'r Posted April 24, 2015 Super User Posted April 24, 2015 I've been thinking about just this for a long time. If you have your go to lure that always catches, shouldn't you all just start with it and fish it all day. Hmmm. I have been trying to increase my competence in several areas... If I can't get them to work I fall back on my strong suit and can usually shake off the skunk. We can't all be KVD my man, have mercy on us mere mortals who are still learning stuff Quote
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