Old Standbys

[Bankbeater]

Storm Sub Wart.  I always carry it in my tackle bag in case the bass won't bite anything else.  It's basically my weapon of last resort.

[MontclairDave]

17 hours ago, Cdn Angler said:

Love the jointed Rapalas. Those, Mepps, countdown minnow, Cotton Cordell Big O all get bit. 

 

My biggest complaint is that they don't cast that far and need better hooks usually. Get bit as well as anything new and shiny though.  

Yeah I noticed with the jointed rapala I was getting a lot less distance than most other plugs I usually throw in this particular lake. Thought there was something wrong with my reel or line and then remembered oh yeah, this thing helicopters a bit. I switched to a smoother casting motion to keep the bait more aerodynamic and that helped. I did switch to a MG jerkbait at one point to reach breaking fish beyond where the Rapala couldn’t reach and I did get a few extra fish that way. So there you go—one benefit of some of the newer lures is weight-forward transfer system.

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2 hours ago, Bankbeater said:

Storm Sub Wart. 

 

I have 5 of them left.  Four in my tackle box, and another one unopened in original packaging.  It is my lure of choice for brown bass in a small river (which I will be fishing tomorrow, ironically).