Go-to Lure to Entice Even the Most Finicky Bass

[Big Fish Small Pond]

Everybody has a go-to lure when they want to procure a bite on the slowest of fishing days. I am curious as to what lure it is that people here on BR reach for when the going gets tough.

[Yakalong]

The hotter the weather, the bigger the worm and the slower I fish it 

[RoLo]

 

I'd give the nod to plastic worms.

 

Roger

[NoahWatts]

3/8 oz black neon pitching jig

[BadContrakt]

Hands down wacky rig.

[Cgolf]

Two that are not on the list, a tube and 5" kalins grub I can drag super slow. 

[Slefler]

Shakey head

[thebillsman]

More often than not I'll stick to plastics. Pennsylvania fishing is always finicky fishing no matter the time of year. I have been doing a lot of pond hopping waiting for my new boat reg to arrive. I've had the best luck slow hopping a mini skirtless chatterbait with a craw trailer and shakey head fishing finesse worms. 

 

I have had no luck with the usual winter suspects.. lipless cranks, jerkbaits, etc. 

 

Tomorrow I'm fishing a private two acre pond at a local university. I'm going to start with a 1/4oz Owner Shakey Head with a Creme Scoundrel in natural. My second setup will be an RC STX 110 in gold and black. 

[Guest]

Senko

[Bluebasser86]

Ned rig

[KDW96]

4in robo worm 1/16oz weight, and ned.

[PatrickKnight]

Curly tail grub

[Burntorangefan]

Senko or spy bait.  I voted plastic for the Senko...

[scaleface]

I have never been able to catch the most finicky bass .  I think I saw her laughing .

[jr231]

Soft plastic is a very wide category.. @cgolf your tubes and grubs would fit in there as well as all worms , soft plastic jerkbaits, creature baits... I think it's a safe bet to say the soft plastics category will win by a very wide margin...

[tander]

On 2/21/2017 at 6:17 AM, Bluebasser86 said:

Ned rig

This ^^^^^^. If you can't get a bite on a Ned rig, might out to think about going home.

[Cgolf]

14 minutes ago, Yeajray231 said:

Soft plastic is a very wide category.. @cgolf your tubes and grubs would fit in there as well as all worms , soft plastic jerkbaits, creature baits... I think it's a safe bet to say the soft plastics category will win by a very wide margin...

 

Thanks I read that too literally lol

[Ads7633]

On 2/21/2017 at 7:17 AM, Bluebasser86 said:

Ned rig

X2, I like to upsize it and use the shroom heads with a zman finesse worm

[hunterPRO1]

a tiny underspin with a 2" white or black grub (depending on time of day and water clarity.)

[Senko Junkie]

Just like last Sunday, if I cant catch fish on these, its just another good day paddling my kayak or relaxing boat ride....lol

 

 

[WI_Angler1989]

For Largemouth it's a 7" worm.

For Smallmouth it's a 2.5" tube.

[Mike L]

Rage Cut R  in open water

Rage Bug in the veggie

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mike

[SFL BassHunter]

Senko or Finesse Worm. T-Rig or Wacky or Shakey Head.

 

If these don't work it's time to pack it up and go home, cause I've already tried everything else lol 

[jr231]

9 hours ago, scaleface said:

I have never been able to catch the most finicky bass .  I think I saw her laughing .

 

 

What about that "clip worm" you created years ago.lol. I was digging in the archives awhile ago and seen a thread you had made about the Yama kut tail worm. And found your post funny about your "clip worm" and its abitiliy to catch even the most finicky fish 

8 hours ago, Ads7633 said:

X2, I like to upsize it and use the shroom heads with a zman finesse worm

 

If you upsize it more than 4" or 3/32oz head... Then supposedly it's not a Ned rig! 

 

Jig worm I guess.. lol. 

[fishballer06]

I will not vote until there's a senko option