If you had to pick ONE bait

[bigspirit]

For all of 2022, what would it be?

 

One bait only. Just for kicks, hypothetically it is something you would keep on your rod the whole year. Only reason to retie is you broke it off. Not to change weight size or anything. 
 

 

[Mobasser]

That's easy. 6" plastic worm, t rigged with 3/16 oz weight.

[EWREX]

it’s not my favorite bite, but i think i might have to go with a dropshot. it was one of the most productive baits for me in 2021 through all phases

[kdubracing]

Crush 50X squarebill

[T-Billy]

The most fish catchinest lure of all time. ?

 

Seriously though, I gotta go with the Sweet Craw T rigged on a flippin hook. Ice out to ice over, it's a killer. I gotta be able to change weight though.

[DitchPanda]

1\16oz Ned rig with a green pumpkin TRD 

[MN Fisher]

Decisions...decisions.

 

Toss up between

1: 3/8 swim jig in green pumpkin with a Pit Boss trailer in green haze

or

2: 3/8 Z-Man original chatterbait in chartreuse/white with a Pit Boss trailer in Skeet's chartreuse shad

 

Those were my two most productive this past year.

[Hammer 4]

1/2 oz spinnerbait in a shad pattern.

[OldManLure]

6 minutes ago, Hammer 4 said:

1/2 oz spinnerbait in a shad pattern.

This, but I would have a few different patterned skirts to swap just in case.

[king fisher]

1/2 oz spinnerbait black and chartreuse skirt, tandem Colorado willow blades.

[Team9nine]

1/16 oz mushroom head jig and a Z-man Finesse WormZ.

[soflabasser]

Topwater

[RDB]

I never leave home without a jig tied on but I will change colors and size.  Based on your hypothetical, I could probably make do with a 1/2oz green pumpkin jig.

[Bird]

3/8 oz spinnerbait in bluegill. 

Honorable mention - 5" weightless Senko in PB&J

[DINK WHISPERER]

8" black curly tail worm with a 1/4oz tungsten and 3/0 gammy. I can flip it, pitch it, cast it, drag it, swim it or even use it as a topwater. 

[Catt]

Zoom's Ultravibe Speed Worm watermelon neon 

3/16 oz bullet weight 

3/0 straight shank round bend hook

SPIKE-IT Garlic Chartreuse 

[NavyVet1204]

37 minutes ago, Mobasser said:

That's easy. 6" plastic worm, t rigged with 3/16 oz weight.

I was going to say this pretty much. It was fantastic for me last season.

[NYWayfarer]

Z-Man TRD TicklerZ on a 1/0 worm hook with a 1/8 oz tungsten bullet weight. broke my PB Smallmouth Bass and Chain Pickerel on this bait in 2021

[jbsoonerfan]

Sweet beaver in Low Blow, 1/4 oz weight, #3 Trokar flipping hook 

 

 

I went through about 6 bairs but settled on that lol 

[A-Jay]

The infamous 1/2 oz Thunder Goby !

A-Jay

[Jig Man]

Green pumpkin Elaztech worm rigged shaky with a 4/0 hook on a 3/16 oz green pumpkin head and 12# fluorocarbon line.

[GreenPig]

Zoom Super Fluke on a Gamakatsu EWG 4/0

[gim]

I’d probably go with a soft plastic worm of some kind in a natural color like green pumpkin.

[leinad]

1/16 ned head jig with gene larew ned rig inch worm in sooner run ( like them even better than trd/ticklerz )

[Mike L]

Magnum UV Speed Worm

JuneBug

Unpegged 3/16 

5/0 Trokar TK 110 hook

 

 

 

Mike