Six Must Have Lures

[Cgolf]

21 minutes ago, Fishin Dad said:

Thanks!   I suppose it is almost like a pegged Texas rig that can’t slip up the line.  I always thought the hook was kind of a hybrid between an offset worm and EWG hook.   Do you swim it, work the bottom?

All off the above. Fishing reeds last year the hot ticket was drop it, let it sit a second or two, two short quick shakes in place, start retrieving back to boat and fish on. I had some go pro footage and every plastic hit had the shake in place move, took a day to realize I was doing it all the time. 
 

Basically fish it the way you would any Texas rigged plastic. I rarely use the slider/Ned/Midwest straight retrieve. N WI sees a lot of cold fronts so bass like the bait to sit a bit. Not afraid to throw it in heavier weeds minus the snap. Of course some weeds are too thick for a 1/4 ounce head. 

[bogfrog]

Narrowing it down to 6 must have lures would give my wife's divorce lawyer way too much ammunition. I do have one suggestion. I began throwing a Duel Hardcore Noi-Z 105F last year, a 4" jointed wake bait with a rear prop. This bait hammered both largemouth and smallmouth along weed edges and working through pencil reeds. There were a couple days I would have been skunked were it not for this lure, and on those days my buddy, a VERY good fisherman, did get skunked. I had my best luck on Blue Back Chartreuse color. For the price its worth having one of these for those days the fish have lockjaw.

Warning! Pike LOVE these baits, so if you're fishing toothy waters I would suggest a leader.

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[BassinCNY]

On 3/27/2020 at 6:07 AM, bogfrog said:

Narrowing it down to 6 must have lures would give my wife's divorce lawyer way too much ammunition. I do have one suggestion. I began throwing a Duel Hardcore Noi-Z 105F last year, a 4" jointed wake bait with a rear prop. This bait hammered both largemouth and smallmouth along weed edges and working through pencil reeds. There were a couple days I would have been skunked were it not for this lure, and on those days my buddy, a VERY good fisherman, did get skunked. I had my best luck on Blue Back Chartreuse color. For the price its worth having one of these for those days the fish have lockjaw.

Warning! Pike LOVE these baits, so if you're fishing toothy waters I would suggest a leader.

You sold me. It was just added to my shopping list.

[scaleface]

Everyone of you got it wrong . ?

[t_bone_713]

Shakey Head Worm

T-Rig

Spinnerbait

Lipless

Squarebill

Jig

 

(If you count T-Rig and Shaky Head as the same then throw frog on there.)

[MN Fisher]

Limited to six? Okay, I want to cover the whole water column, so here's my picks.

 

Topwater (WP or Spook)

Jerkbait

Spinnerbait

Lipless

Jig

T-Rig

[Hower08]

Straight tail worm

Jig

Spinnerbait

Buzzbait

Squarebill

 

Catch fish 12 months out of the year any where in the country with those with the exception of the buzzbait maybe giving you fits with bites below 55 degree water

 

[JediAmoeba]

15 hours ago, scaleface said:

Everyone of you got it wrong . ?

[Ogandrews]

#1- suspending jerkbait, can fish them all season long in my smallmouth fisheries and early and late for largemouth

 

#2- 3/8th oz casting jig- casting jigs aren’t perfect for every situation but they can be used successfully in almost every situation 

 

#3- 5 inch senko- wacky, t rig, neko, chicken rig, always catches fish

 

#4-heavy wire swim jig with a keitech on it- can throw it anywhere and everywhere.

 

#5- small tube- gets bites when nothing else does, specifically for smallmouth

 

#6- frog- imo the most universal topwater, can throw it anywhere just like the swim jig and can be walked like a spook

 

[king fisher]

Original floating Rapala

#3 inline spinner

1/2 ounce black single Colorado blade spinner bait

Rapala DD10 crank bait

5" Senko ( June bug)

Hula Grub on 1/4 ounce jig ( green pumkin)

 

This list if for my favorite lake- river.  Only the spinner bait would I ever use on my second favorite lake.  Bait Monkey and I are way to close to ever use just six lures.  

 

 

 

[CallMeChris]

I always have access to the following,  seems the fish always like one of them. 
 

1-spinnerbait

2-square bill crank

3-lipless crank

4-weightless fluke

5-jig

6-Texas rigged worm

 

I usually find myself going with a spinnerbait or a lipless. I’m really working on learning new techniques and lures this year. Got a couple shaky head setups and jackhammer chatterbaits ordered...curious how this list will change in the next few months. 

 

[lunkerboss923]

• Zoom Trick Worm PINK 

 

• Catch Co Bubonic Bugz Squarebill

 

• Zoom Horny Toad Tree Frog pattern 

 

• Booyah Pad Crasher White 

 

• Zoom Fluke White or Watermelon Red Flake

 

• Rat L Trap Silver and blue 

 

• Googan Swim Jig 3/8oz in Bluegill w/ a Zoom Grub Fat Albert Green Pumpkin tail dipped in Chartreuse dye

 

• Rebel Pop R 

 

• Morning Dawn Finesse Worm for my Drop Shot 

[Teal]

I refuse to play this game.  If I could reduce it to 6, I wouldn't have ten's of thousands in fishing stuff 

[Tizi]

Senko

Fluke

Crankbait

Spinnerbait

Jig

Keitech

[roadwarrior]

56 minutes ago, Teal said:

I refuse to play this game.  If I could reduce it to 6, I wouldn't have ten's of thousands in fishing stuff 

I could not even narrow it to six techniques.

[river-rat]

1/2 oz flipping jig

3/8 oz. swim jig

5/16 Texas Rig Flipping Tube

1/2 oz. Single Spin Spinnerbait

Buzzbait

KVD 1.5 crankbait

[Tatsu Dave]

Keitech Swing Impact/Yum Impluse

Buzzbait

Stickbait /Many Types

Ribbontail Worm

Large Single or Double Tail Grub On Shakeyhead Jig

 

Very weedy and mostly shallow where I fish most.

[aPaul19]

Alright here we go:

 

1) Chatterbait

2) Frog (popping or walking)

3) weighted TX rig (zoom z craw mostly)

4) Whopper plopper

5) Wacky worm 

 

the weighted tx I mostly peg in the summer and in the spring and fall i’ll unpeg and throw a worm on it more often.  Chatterbait and frog are my go-to’s, they seem to be with me at all times. 

[Primus]

On 3/27/2020 at 6:07 AM, bogfrog said:

Narrowing it down to 6 must have lures would give my wife's divorce lawyer way too much ammunition. I do have one suggestion. I began throwing a Duel Hardcore Noi-Z 105F last year, a 4" jointed wake bait with a rear prop. This bait hammered both largemouth and smallmouth along weed edges and working through pencil reeds. There were a couple days I would have been skunked were it not for this lure, and on those days my buddy, a VERY good fisherman, did get skunked. I had my best luck on Blue Back Chartreuse color. For the price its worth having one of these for those days the fish have lockjaw.

Warning! Pike LOVE these baits, so if you're fishing toothy waters I would suggest a leader.

Looks like a cool bait, I will have to add one to my next order. 

[Eddie101]

On 3/26/2020 at 10:36 PM, cgolf said:

Here is a better picture of the rigging. Had to go back to 2017 on twitter to find a good picture. I wouldn’t be a good rep for baits lol. 
 

The hook up rate is really good with tubes and baits like the menace and kalins 5” grub. Makes you wonder if the extra wide gap hooks are really needed as much. 

Just found this thread, and it’s a technique that I’ve never tried be cause I was/am clueless with those spider heads. What equipment (bait/spinning, lines, weight etc) do you use? What size snap, and what brand? Is this seasonal or all year around?  

[Cgolf]

On 8/29/2020 at 2:00 PM, Eddie101 said:

Just found this thread, and it’s a technique that I’ve never tried be cause I was/am clueless with those spider heads. What equipment (bait/spinning, lines, weight etc) do you use? What size snap, and what brand? Is this seasonal or all year around?  

I mostly fish them on a spinning rod, but have thrown the 1/4 oz on a medium action baitcaster as well. I generally fish the 1/4 ounce or 3/16 ounce. I fish them the same as I would any texes rigged bait. Just wish slider made a 1/2 ounce version of the pro spider head.

 

I have used a doulock snap for years for both cranks and the slider heads and I don't believe the snap has ever failed. I have had a Norman speed clip fail once so I no longer use those. Snap size, I have no idea, but lean towards the smaller sizes because they accomplish the fall and action I want out of my cranks and plastics, but with not a lot of bulk. I used to use the Cabela's branded models, but those don't appear to be available anymore, but would guess the Bass Pro ones are the same. Some folks shy away from snaps, but if they have cost me fish, it can't be many. I have been using a Flouro leader, mostly due to peer pressure on social media, not convinced it gets me more bites though. The abrasion resistance might have helped me some in some situations so I keep using it for now.

[DaubsNU1]

I start the day fishing with 8 rods rigged and ready to roll. I normally try to get to the lake 30-45 minutes before sunrise...get out and get to my spots as it starts to get light.  

 

Here are my 6 Must Haves:

- Buzz bait at first light, then switch to spinner bait (white or white/chartreuse)

- 7" blue fleck power worm, t-rigged | weight pegged

- 1/4 swimming jig with white grub

- 6" Slug-Go, rainbow trout

- Houdini shad, t-rig | weightless

- jig-n-craw

[Eddie101]

On 8/30/2020 at 11:02 PM, cgolf said:

I mostly fish them on a spinning rod, but have thrown the 1/4 oz on a medium action baitcaster as well. I generally fish the 1/4 ounce or 3/16 ounce. I fish them the same as I would any texes rigged bait. Just wish slider made a 1/2 ounce version of the pro spider head.

 

I have used a doulock snap for years for both cranks and the slider heads and I don't believe the snap has ever failed. I have had a Norman speed clip fail once so I no longer use those. Snap size, I have no idea, but lean towards the smaller sizes because they accomplish the fall and action I want out of my cranks and plastics, but with not a lot of bulk. I used to use the Cabela's branded models, but those don't appear to be available anymore, but would guess the Bass Pro ones are the same. Some folks shy away from snaps, but if they have cost me fish, it can't be many. I have been using a Flouro leader, mostly due to peer pressure on social media, not convinced it gets me more bites though. The abrasion resistance might have helped me some in some situations so I keep using it for now.

For baby Menace, do you use 1/4 ounce as well or lighter? 

[Cgolf]

I lean heavily on the 1/4 ounce and use it for most baits including the baby menace. The only other weight I use is the 3/16.