I have never caught a bass using…

[bgaviator]

Let’s have a fun thread.

“I have never caught a bass using…”

(fill in the blank)

just curious what the answer will be because when I first got into fishing a few years ago I bought just about every kind of fake bait under the sun…most of which have never caught me a fish. Just curious what have been duds for you…as well as constant performers. For me…I have never caught a bass using: Zoom Fluke, Storm or Creme swim baits, Storm 360 GT Searchbait. 
 

what consistently works in my arsenal; Yum Dinger worms fished weightless Texas Rigged…KVD sexy Shad colored Squarebills, and marabou hair jigs. 
 

now, I only fish from the shore…and I fish a lot in a spillway with moving current. So I’m not sure if that affects the performance of some of the baits I just never have luck with or what. 
 

I do have some swim jigs in my arsenal too which I have yet to try so I can’t comment on how well those will work for me. 

[BigAngus752]

Dynamite.  

[Log Catcher]

Never caught a fish on a Hula Popper. I can catch plenty with a Rebel Pop R. Never caught anything on a Ned rig but a shaky head works fine. There are many tricks I haven't tried and some I know I never will try.

[LrgmouthShad]

10 minutes ago, bgaviator said:

Zoom Fluke

Same actually. Can’t recall ever catching one. I don’t think I’ve ever caught one on a jerkbait either. Those ‘twitch’ baits I would need to practice with more.  

 

most fun to cross off the list was probably buzzbaits and frogs. I hardly fished topwater and those became really good producers on ponds around here, unsurprisingly. 

[king fisher]

Large glide baits, and simmbaits.  I have never tried one.  I am sure they would work on the waters I fish, which would be a big  problem.  One DD bass, and I would be speeding down a road, that ends in bankruptcy, divorce, or both.

[GTN-NY]

Chatterbait 

[A-Jay]

A glide bait and surprisingly enough,

Homer is pitching a shut out as well . . . .

A-Jay

[bgaviator]

6 minutes ago, LrgmouthShad said:

Same actually. Can’t recall ever catching one. I don’t think I’ve ever caught one on a jerkbait either. Those ‘twitch’ baits I would need to practice with more.  

 

most fun to cross off the list was probably buzzbaits and frogs. I hardly fished topwater and those became really good producers on ponds around here, unsurprisingly. 

I have rarely tried my frogs or Rebel PopR. I don’t have any heavy rods but I have played with them occasionally and never got a bite on them.  
 

i am surprised I have never gotten a hit on a Zoom Fluke. The action on them looks awesome when twitching and popping, but I’ve just never gotten a hit. 
 

I’m also really surprised the Creme and Zoom rubber swim baits don’t get me hits considering how real they look. 

[NorthernBasser]

Carolina Rig. Now, I haven't fished it a ton, so there's that. But I doubt I'll ever fish it again. 

[bgaviator]

4 minutes ago, GTN-NY said:

Chatterbait 

I have one of those too. Never have taken it out of the package yet though. 

[softwateronly]

I have a DSJ hitch, Spro 8" swimbait, and an Ima 7" fluke glide that haven't caught yet, but they've all barely gotten wet.  I usually get hard headed and beat a bait to death when the conditions should favor it.  It's possible that these don't get bit this year if I don't make some time for them before the spawn.  

 

scott

[LrgmouthShad]

34 minutes ago, king fisher said:

Large glide baits, and simmbaits.  I have never tried one.  I am sure they would work on the waters I fish, which would be a big  problem.  One DD bass, and I would be speeding down a road, that ends in bankruptcy, divorce, or both.

That is how I feel. I just borrowed a buddy's trout swimbait for use tomorrow morning. Will be my first time trying one. One better not bite it. Swimbaiting is a slippery slope. 

[Basser2021]

Mine is the whopper plopper

[gim]

2 minutes ago, Basser2021 said:

Mine is the whopper plopper

I have actually caught a couple fish on a WP, but they are now Christmas tree ornaments at my house.  Wasted money and effort IMO

[king fisher]

3 minutes ago, gimruis said:

I have actually caught a couple fish on a WP, but they are now Christmas tree ornaments at my house.  Wasted money and effort IMO

I would be glad to trade you some Christmas tree ornaments for any Whopper Ploppers you have.

[islandbass]

Jig

Chatterbait

 

tried and true bass baits and I can’t get jack, ??

[Capriceragtop]

4 minutes ago, king fisher said:

I would be glad to trade you some Christmas tree ornaments for any Whopper Ploppers you have.

Same. I have great luck with whopper ploppers. It's become the "nothing else is getting hit" bait, and it usually produces 

[BrianMDTX]

56 minutes ago, GTN-NY said:

Chatterbait 

Not yet. I’ve been trying more chatterbaits lately, but no dice. 
 

Also frogs. Got popped but no hookups. 

[webertime]

Lol...  ned rig

[BassinCNY]

Spro rats. I bought a couple after a friend highly recommended them and watching an NDyakker video. But to be fair I think I only made about 20 casts with one. The conditions never seemed right last year. Maybe this year

[Deleted account]

An A-rig that wasn't in the rod holder with the boat going 2.4 knots...

[NavyVet1204]

Zoom Fluke here as well. The chatterbait and swim jig are recent converts in my gear that have taken fish so I can’t name them. 
 

 

[papajoe222]

A suspending crankbait.  I like the concept, but, evidently the fish don't.  I think I only have two left out of the six or eight I purchased for different depths.  Neither of those remaining two have gotten wet in recent years. 

As for constant performers, it depends on the season. Right now, a blade bait is producing more than anything else. Come post-spawn, I doubt anything will out produce a jig/Rage Craw for me.

[Yeezy Fishing]

Zoom flukes and chatterbaits as well. 

[ATA]

Last year I answer this by JIG, And still the same I never catch on JIG yet ?