Best soft plastics 2016

[scaleface]

Manns Jelly Worm but any brand would have worked . I just dont see the need to carry lots of different brands .

[lo n slo]

Zoom 5" lizard in gp

Zoom u tail worm in june bug

[Djf3864]

Rage Craws killed it for me this year - Watermelon Red Flake and Junebug specifically.

Also had some success on the Zoom Trick worms on a shakey head

 

[bagofdonuts]

Zoom ol monster- candy bug

gambler ez swimmer and big ez-copper

[Catt]

Zoom Baby Brush Hog Sprayed Glass

Zoom Ultravibe Speed Worm Watermelon Neon

Zoom Salty Super Fluke Watermelon Slice

Culprit Original Worm Red Shad

Rage Tail Lobster Falcon Lake 

Bass Assassin Tapout Worm Black Blue Tail

And #1.

 

[bholtzinger14]

2 hours ago, Catt said:

That is one of the Grande Bass products I did not pick up. I did not see a big advantage over the box full of senkos and regular rattle snakes I bought. How are you rigging it to make it your number 1?

When I run out of senkos I will probably pick some up. 

[blckshirt98]

I went through a lot of KVD Dream Shots this year...

[Scarborough817]

these are my top and bottom 3 of a few categories, now for the bottom i'm not saying they aren't good but they just didn't produce for me this year.

Flipping Top 3:

1. reactions innovations sweet beaver (t-rig)
2. gcyb large flappin' hog (t-rig)
3. jackall cover craw (t-rig)

Paddle Tail Top 3:

1. gambler little ez (jig trailer)
2. keitech swing impact fat (jig trailer)
3. lake fork tackle boot tail (jig trailer)

Craws Top 3:

1. net bait paca chunk (jig trailer)
2. rage tail rage craw (jig trailer)
3. zoom z hog (jig trailer)

Flipping Bottom 3:

1. anglers choice flappin' weasel (t-rig)
2.  zoom z hog (t-rig)
3. jackall sasuteki craw (t-rig)

Paddle Tail Bottom 3:

1. bps speed shad (jig trailer)
2. reaction innovations skinny dipper (jig trailer)
3. gcyb swim senko (jig trailer)

Craws Bottom 3:

1. jackall chunk craw (jig trailer)
2. uncle josh pork craw (jig trailer)
3. megabass bottle shrimp (jig trailer)

[druben]

My favorites this year have been the Missile Baits D- Bomb and the Gambler Big EZ.

The D-Bomb is an awesome flipping/punch bait as well as a good jig trailer. 

The Big EZ rigged at a weighted swimbait hook has been good for me around grass and pads. Has a great swimming action. 

[Airman4754]

I fish a bunch of different plastics and have success with most of them. For this year the two I added that made a big difference were the Keitech Custom Leech and Crazy Flapper. 

[Bankbeater]

In no order

Zoom Super Fluke in watermelonseed

Zoom Ultravibe Speed Craw in green pumpkin

Zoom Superhog in green pumpkin

BPS 5-3/8" Stik-o in junebug

[fishwizzard]

2 hours ago, Mosster47 said:

I fish a bunch of different plastics and have success with most of them. For this year the two I added that made a big difference were the Keitech Custom Leech and Crazy Flapper. 

How are you fishing the Leech?  Drop shot?

It looks like an amazing panfish/trout lure, but I cannot figure out how to rig it for them.  

[NHBull]

FB and Swim Skirted Jig craw tail, pumpkin 

Original senior

Chatter bait along the bottom

[Airman4754]

1 hour ago, Bunnielab said:

How are you fishing the Leech?  Drop shot?

It looks like an amazing panfish/trout lure, but I cannot figure out how to rig it for them.  

Yeah, on a nose hook. I've never caught anything but bass on them. 

[snake95]

I'm a simple bank guy and new to plastics this year, but after getting some great responses on the forum about where to start, I've been fishing plastics 90% of the time so far.  I've mostly used what is cheap and readily available; here's my top 5:

1.  The TRD - in every color, but especially Green Pumpkin Goby.  Fished on a 1/20 or 1/16 mushroom head.  (Per Glenn's video).

2.   Kietech paddletails, both swing impacts and fat swing impacts.  Fished every which way - really the one lure I wouldn't want to be without:

• swam on a VMC boxer jighead or Strike King squadron 
• T-rigged weightless and run on top like a poor man's whopper plopper
• T-rigged, swam and deadsticked

3.  Yum Dinger - T-rigged, weightless, and chucked into the midst of any commotion I see on the water

4.  Yum Mighty Bug - every color - T-rigged, weightless swam on top, particularly in shallow bays and along weedlines

5.  Good ol' Zoom Super Fluke - again with a variety of rigs: nosehooked with a circle hook or T-rigged and fished as a jerkbait or walking bait on surface

 

 

[JustJames]

I would vote for zman trd the best, I caught many and still using the same one.

2nd would be zoom fluke both super and junior in white.

I do fish with a lot other but always come back to these 2.

 

 

[Torn Thumb]

On 10/18/2016 at 11:06 PM, bholtzinger14 said:

 

 

Your top guide must hate you.

[bholtzinger14]

2 hours ago, Torn Thumb said:

Your top guide must hate you.

Not my rod. My buddy killed me with with this setup. It was the oldest lightning rod and equally old reels. He laughed that my rod had 12 guides and his had 6. 

That setup is what got me buying Grande Bass products. 

[Torn Thumb]

Most of my soft plastic "luck" came on BPS black/blue stick-o's, brush hogs in watermelon-red, and various  green colored yamasenkos. Also black/blue missile d bomb on a rage blade black/blue.

[Catt]

23 hours ago, bholtzinger14 said:

That is one of the Grande Bass products I did not pick up. I did not see a big advantage over the box full of senkos and regular rattle snakes I bought. How are you rigging it to make it your number 1?

When I run out of senkos I will probably pick some up. 

Texas Rigged & Carolina Rigged

I don't bother buying Senko

[ScottK91]

Mine would have to be...... 

1. 3" River Rock custom baits Ringer in GP with chart tail on 1/16 jig head or T rigged

2. 1/8 1/4 3/8 Rogers Jigs both hair and rubber in various colors with various trailers but mainly rage baby craws

3. Roboworm on drop shot and neko rig bold blue gill, MMIII, 

4. Berkley gulp minnow smelt color on drop shot and jig head

5. I know this isn't a soft plastic but  Switching most of my rods to braid with fluro leader I mainly finesse fish because of all the pressure the waters I fish get its the only way to catch them. It's crazy how sensitive braid with fluro is compared to just mono. 

Caught lots of fish on these baits and still more to come as our fall bite is just heating up 

[N Florida Mike]

One bait that I love that I've never seen mentioned on the forums is the Z-Hog by Zoom.I suppose they simulate a frog.I use the watermelon seed or watermelon red.

The average sized fish is usually heavier than normal with this one.Its best in weed pockets and skipping under docks.

[AndrewJ]

Well I got into bass fishing (well seriously at least) this past march when My wife and I bought our first bass boat.  When we started we found the most success using GYB twin tail hula grub (in Blue Pearl Sv Flk) on a football jig.  Then as the spring progressed I started finding success with the drop shot using either a roboworm (any color ending in shad) or a BioSpawn PlasmaTail (Green Pumpkin Plasma).  I have also found a lot of success (including my PB) using a single tail grub ( I prefer either GYB or Kalin) in either rootbeer, green pumpkin or a white based color.

So in no particular order

•  GYB Twin Tail Hula Grub (Blue Pearl Sv Flk)
• Roboworm
• Biospawn PlasmaTail (Green Pumpkin Plasma)
• GYB/Kalin Single Tail Grub (4-5 in

Bet you wish I just listed those to begin with haha

[The Patriot]

Very simple for me as always.  I stock up on these in spring and use them all year...

4 and 5" Yum dinger in green pumpkin, black, black/blue flake, and Carolina Pumpkin/chartreuse tail

6 or 7" Green pumpkin, and in black.  These larger ones are killer at night for me.  All of these are t-rigged weightless

 

This year I tried and loved the Ribbits frogs.  GrnPkn with white belly.

 

Plastics I want to try that I never have are the brush hog, beavers, and yums in tinfoil, cajun neon, and smoke pearl laminate. 

[N Florida Mike]

I love yum  dingers as well.Watermelon seed ! Wieghtless.

For some reason, I don't do as well with brush hogs.Baby brush hogs work well for me though.Did catch a 4 pounder on a brush hog once.