Has any lure wowed you and retained its lofty position?

[livemusic]

In your bassing career, has any lure performed so well to catch numbers of bass (not giant trophy bass) that it amazed you? And you had periods of time that it seemed it's about all you needed to use?

 

For years, a simple black plastic worm was my staple. A small bullet slip sinker. Local lakes are not deep.

 

Several years ago, same thing happened with the Super Fluke plastic bait. I fish it weightless. The darting slow sink action seems irresistible. If I never had anything but a watermelon red Super Fluke, I could fish confidently. Local lakes are dingy color.

 

I have a friend who only pond fishes and does well and only fishes a black plastic worm; I think it is a Strike King Trick worm or maybe it's Finesse model. I doubt that even matters... any good black plastic worm would likely deliver.

 

All of the above, Texas-rigged, completely weedless. We have lots of logs/trees/brush in the water here.

 

If I had to have a 3rd mention, something that I would feel confident casting as my only lure, it would be a black beetle spin with the yellow stripes, I guess that is catalpa coloring. But No. 1 for me is the Super Fluke.

[billmac]

I have caught so many fish on a Mister Twister Meeney Spin over my life that I have to force myself to use something else.  Smallmouth, Largemouth, Pike, Muskie, panfish.  Yellow colored preferred.  I almost always have one tied on.

[Dens228]

Yes, the boring old swim jig...........

 

[Mobasser]

Years ago, when I hooked my first bass on a t rigged plastic worm, I knew it was special. A simple t rig has continued to produce well for me for almost forty years now. I wouldn't go bass fishing without it.

[roadwarrior]

Senko since 1997.  Fat Ika a distant second.  Newer favorites: Rage Structure Bug

and Space Monkey.

[billmac]

33 minutes ago, Mobasser said:

Years ago, when I hooked my first bass on a t rigged plastic worm

My first plastic worms came in my annual BASS membership kit 40ish years ago.  They were Mister Twister creature baits. (Centipede, but that spelling isn't right).  It was the first time I can remember that I rigged and fished something following right out of a magazine, and everything happened just as advertised.  Texas rig, cast out, tap tap tap, set the hook, reel in the bass.

[Mike L]

For me it’s the Magnum UV Speed Worm and a Rage Bug. 
 

Always have it rigged and an extra bag of each no matter where and when I go. 
 

 

 

 

Mike

[scaleface]

Lots of them . One of the most recent is the Red Eye Shad . I have caught loads of deep bass fishing it like a worm .  I use  the regular , two tap and silent in all three sizes .

[Spankey]

I’ve been a Rapala freak since I’ve been a kid. But around about 1975-1976 is when I truly learned how to properly fish plastic worms and the rigging techniques and I have not looked back. Trig, split shot, drop shot, Ned type stuff is nothing new. Wide range of baits available to us is the only new thing. So I enjoy worm fishing. 
 

But still seem to get a lot of crankbait, top water, jig and spinnerbait fishing in. 
 

 

[Catt]

Ringworms ?

 

1972 after my second weekend trip in a row to Toledo Bend I had yet to catch a bass. As I stood on the dock unloading the boat I picked up my worm rod which had a Texas Rigged Blue Rebel Ringworm in it. I made a 20 yd cast to a cypress tree & was rewarded with a 3# chunk.

 

Since that day I've caught double digit bass across 5 southern states, won tournaments, caught my biggest stringers all on Ringworms.

 

2 years ago today I won a Dodge Ram with a Ringworm.

 

 

 

[BrianMDTX]

1 hour ago, roadwarrior said:

Senko since 1997.  Fat Ika a distant second.  Newer favorites: Rage Structure Bug

and Space Monkey.

5” Senko. #956 in particular. 
 

The first time I ever pulled one out of the package I thought “Wow. Straight. No real tail to speak of. Kinda soft and squishy compared to a standard plastic worm. Rips easily. And this is supposed to be good?”

 

Yeah. It was good. Very good. Truth be told, if I was forced under pain of death to pick one bait to fish exclusively until I departed this vale of tears, I would pick a 5” Senko hands down and never lose a moment of sleep. Wacky rigged or weightless Texas rigged, I’d catch bass. 

[billmac]

2 minutes ago, Catt said:

Ringworms ?

Also one of my first plastics and also got in a BASS member kit.  Loved the bubbles.  In NY in the 70s, you couldn't get much in the way of bass tackle locally.

[scaleface]

10 minutes ago, Catt said:

Ringworms

I just used up my last supply of  10 inch purple ringworms last year . Dont know if they were Rebels or not but they looked just like them .

[BassinCNY]

I can't go that far back but I'll go with the stickworm especially a green pumpkin senko. I bought a bag of yum dingers in 2017 and I was skeptical but they worked great.

[Smalliefan2]

Beetle spin, 6A Bomber.

[Bubba 460]

For me, as far as catching numbers of bass I'd have to go the the wacky rig. I remember when I first saw this hoaky looking set-up I thought; "Wow, that's a dumb looking thing". I refused you even use it for years. Then one day my buddy and I were on a river fishing for smallmouths. He's using a wacky and I using a tube and he's out fishing me 3 to 1. That's when I started using it and catching fish. Dumb looking or not it catches bass, wished I hadn't been so narrow-minded and had picked it up sooner.

 

The plane Ned rig is another odd looking bait I thought looked like a dud ~ wrong! Old dogs can learn new tricks. Apparently Bass have a poor tasted when it comes to class. I always figured that if a bait looks good enough for me to eat, a bass should like it too.

[ajschn06]

Black and Blue Jig with a Rage Chunk

[MIbassyaker]

A Senko.  When I first tried it, skeptically, on a wacky rig, I could not believe how quickly and how often it got bit.  They get more use from me these days on a weightless texas rig, but still a top-3 producer every year, everywhere I fish, spring through fall.

[mikey z]

Texas rigged or weightless texas rigged Zoom trick worm would get my vote.

[livemusic]

2 hours ago, billmac said:

I have caught so many fish on a Mister Twister Meeney Spin over my life that I have to force myself to use something else.  Smallmouth, Largemouth, Pike, Muskie, panfish.  Yellow colored preferred.  I almost always have one tied on.

 

By Meeny Spin, do you mean the Meeny with a spinner blade? That would be similar to what I said about a Beetle Spin.

[BrianMDTX]

Just now, mikey z said:

Texas rigged or weightless texas rigged Zoom trick worm would get my vote.

That would be my #2 choice. 

[livemusic]

Those of you who said Senko, especially, fished weightless, do you think it is superior to a plastic worm and, if so, why? Does Senko float off the bottom or have some 'special' characteristic?

 

And if you vote for Senko, have you ever tried a Super Fluke? The fluke has this darting action and the slow sink. I have not used Senko much. So little, I can't recall what's special about it but I know they must catch a bunch because some people sure like them.

[roadwarrior]

 

[Cdn Angler]

I have not had much luck on a fluke. Maybe it just requires more time figuring it out.  I suspect it might be better in places with shad. 

 

I also like the ease of rigging a wacky senko. It is simple and can be accurately cast to specific targets. The actual Senko gets bit. Why? Don't care. So I use it rather than alternative worms. I am sure the alternatives work, but if it ain't broke and I'm not broke, Ill stick with the original. 

[Black Hawk Basser]

I have had so many great days with a black and red double Colorado spinner bait.  I can't help but "fish memories" year after year with that thing.  I've gone through at least 4 in the last 6 years.  I just keep going back to it.