Lure Once Used Frequently But Now Not So Much?

[MIbassyaker]

Heh. I still throw a texas-rigged ribbontail worm very frequently for largemouth. When I don't, it's because I decided to put a craw or creature of some kind in its place.

 

I came to bass fishing from just general, casual, multi-species fishing, and gradually started getting serious about it maybe 15 years ago. But initially and before, the thing I could always count on catching SOMETHING with was an in-line spinner.  I still occasionally use them when fishing rivers for smallmouth, but that's about it anymore. That's the only thing I used to use that i've gotten away from, but there are tons of lures I've never gotten TO. The big one is...........ready for this? Swimbaits. Never. Fished. One. 

[kickerfish1]

Nothing really, I still have tons of things I have stored away even if they haven't seen use in a while. Most of the time I am not replacing a bait type just upgrading or changing to a different brand.

[A-Jay]

Tubes ~

 

A-Jay

[jdl2425]

Rebel crawfish and inline spinners

[C0lt]

I remember when I was a kid I went fishing with a friend of my dad's once when my dad was busy. We got into some smaller schoolies and I was throwing the tackle box at them, with some success. That guy had two rods and only used the one with a T-rigged worm. He caught more and larger. And proved to me that even when fish are chasing bait, they'll bite the worm more often than not. Now every time I'm out and the bite slows, I'll throw a T-rig. But I admit I haven't used the worm that much lately.

 

What are your favorite worms?

Big fan of the zoom ol monsters (plum, red shad, and black) and the 10 inch culprit worm for my large worm fishing. For smaller worms I really like the big bite baits sugar cane worm (7 inch). 

 

I tend to fish the larger worms a lot more. A lot of people are intimidated by a 10.5-11 inch worm, but what ive found from fishing them is that the 1-1.5 pound fish have no problem giving them a go. It's also a confidence thing, I just feel like I have a better chance of catching quality fish.

[RoLo]

The Culprit 7.5" ribbontail worm was my mainstay for years (right up there with the Original Floating Rapala).

I still throw Berkley Power Worms, but the bulk of my ribbontail worms have been replaced by straight-tail worms.

 

Roger

[the reel ess]

Heh. I still throw a texas-rigged ribbontail worm very frequently for largemouth. When I don't, it's because I decided to put a craw or creature of some kind in its place.

 

I came to bass fishing from just general, casual, multi-species fishing, and gradually started getting serious about it maybe 15 years ago. But initially and before, the thing I could always count on catching SOMETHING with was an in-line spinner.  I still occasionally use them when fishing rivers for smallmouth, but that's about it anymore. That's the only thing I used to use that i've gotten away from, but there are tons of lures I've never gotten TO. The big one is...........ready for this? Swimbaits. Never. Fished. One. 

I quit using inline spinners because of the line twist. But I did catch everything on them too when I was young. Crappie, bass, white bass and bream. Seems like every bream I ever caught on one got all three trebles inside his mouth.

[bassr95]

#3 Mepps inline spinners. I used to fish them all the time and now I don't think I even have one in my box. Not really sure why, those things caught a lot of fish.

[illinifan4152]

Probably just a good old spinnerbait. Now I usually grab a chatterbait over it 9 times out of 10.

[wnybassman]

Everything I got!   lol

[RB 77]

Stik bait. I actually used one all day the other day for the first time in years. They still work just fine! Haha.

[jitterbug127]

Popper

[the reel ess]

Mann's L'il George. I just looked in my box and I still have one. I used to catch schoolies in spring on it. Bass, whites and small stripers would school up together at times. This would catch them all.

[scaleface]

Mann's L'il George. I just looked in my box and I still have one. I used to catch schoolies in spring on it. Bass, whites and small stripers would school up together at times. This would catch them all.

I still have a few.I cant afford to use them anymore. A person can lose a whole sack full in a short time .

[the reel ess]

I still have a few.I cant afford to use them anymore. A person can lose a whole sack full in a short time .

Ha! I remember throwing these on a Zebco 33. If you got a kink in cheap line, which was all my dad would buy me, the thing would just keep sailing off into the sunset.