What is the most different types lures you’ve thrown in a single day

[jitterbug127]

I was wondering what is the most times you tried different lures in a different day? Same lure but different color counts as 2 different lures for this question. 

[A-Jay]

I'm going with an acronym used in the medical field ~ TNC

Too Numerous to Count. 

A-Jay

[casts_by_fly]

35 minutes ago, jitterbug127 said:

I was wondering what is the most times you tried different lures in a different day? Same lure but different color counts as 2 different lures for this question. 

 

hahaha.  I'll defer to AJay's comment above.  Maybe on a short evening trip I could count them.  On a full saturday I'll start with 5 or 6 rods rigged and each one might change over a bunch of times  If its a hardbait day and I have a snap on, no telling how many I can cycle through until finding what the fish want.

[TnRiver46]

Too many to count 

[MN Fisher]

Average trip out...minimum of a dozen...can't get any more exact than that.

[AlabamaSpothunter]

LOL.....I can't be the only one that hates putting on new baits, and then putting baits back into storage, can I????

 

If I'm changing lots of baits, I'm having a bad day.    

 

As a kid I remember throwing literally everything in the tacklebox ?

35 minutes ago, A-Jay said:

I'm going with an acronym used in the medical field ~ TNC

Too Numerous to Count. 

A-Jay

I mean I want to be like you, but I also think you need to seek help immediately ?

[king fisher]

More than I can count, but less than the Bait Monkey thinks I should.

[galyonj]

Wholly depends on the kind of day I'm having, and whether I feel like being stupid or not.

[jitterbug127]

These answers are exactly what I expected ?. My original idea was gonna be how many baits do you throw on the average day, but I know no two days of fishing are the same.

 

I think my goal was to decide how often I should change lures in a day. Say I fish 3-4 hours and I’m not getting a bite. How frequently are you changing til get bit? 

[scaleface]

I'm guessing here . On an average day  a half dozen or so . I'm not counting color switches 

[Deleted account]

I don't usually fish too many different baits on a given day, but I can think of a couple of days off the top of my head where I threw a bunch of things, usually happens when fishing new bodies of water, or if I haven't been out in a while, maybe 12-15.

[NavyToad]

Alot fewer than I used to. 3 or 4 rods rigged up to start and  maybe a couple of changes during a 4-5 hour day.  Some days I take 1 spinning rod and just throw a small swimbait all day. 

[Fishing_Rod]

Good Day!

I just want to establish I am simply a recreational angler. So my goal is to simply enjoy catching fish. When angling on my kayak, I will typically have three fishing rigs on board. All are ultra lite rigs on four pound mono (spinning and spincast).

- Small sub 2 inch curly tailed grub on a 1/32 oz jig.

- Weedless four inch or smaller soft plastic worm. Depending on wind conditions, lightly weighted or weightless.

- Small 2 inch top water plug.

Usually the soft plastic baits only get changed once they are no longer usable (won't stay on).

 

When angling from shore then I'll simplify by only using the first two rigs or just the first rig. Since those baits produce rather well all across Arizona, I'm not compelled to change it up. Keeping it simple and easy has worked rather well for me. I also find it keeps the bait monkey at bay too. Low cost, very durable, consistently productive in catching fish (multiple species). So no, I don't change up baits very often.

 

Having saying all that there is the exception during the cold weather months, trout season in AZ, where I'll swap out the small top water plug for something like a small Z-Ray or Kastmaster (chrome / silver, or gold).

 

I typically start and end the fishing adventures with the same baits tied on. Using the ultra lite gear the baits don't take too much of a beating since I'm not resisting aggressively. You really can't apply too much leverage without disappointment. So you sort of hookup and hope for the best. Additionally I've found over the years fish tend to match your input intensity. So by taking it in a more relaxed fashion they tend to play out where I can ease them back to me. Note: Still plenty of drama even with relaxed resistance.

 

Good Luck and enjoy the Fall Fishing Fun! Cheers!

[casts_by_fly]

1 hour ago, jitterbug127 said:

These answers are exactly what I expected ?. My original idea was gonna be how many baits do you throw on the average day, but I know no two days of fishing are the same.

 

I think my goal was to decide how often I should change lures in a day. Say I fish 3-4 hours and I’m not getting a bite. How frequently are you changing til get bit? 

 

If you have a reasonable idea what should be going on based on time of year, you've fished the lake, etc then I'm using the 15 minute rule.  Give it 15 minutes on a spot with no bites and either change the spot or change the lure.  If you're beating down the bank then I'm constantly swapping rods (hence why I carry 5 rigged) depending on how the cover changes, the depth changes, my mood changes, etc.  Some places and times where I know a certain thing will work (early morning buzzbaits in august) I might stick with it longer.  Sometimes when I just want to fish a certain way or thing (always looking for that frog bite) I will stick with it hoping.  

[WRB]

If you are dialed in to the bite you don’t need to make lots of changes. Trying to get dialed in is when you are making lots of different lures and different locations, depth etc.

I try to determine the life zone depth 1st before making lure choices or do some inquires to help where to start and what is working. Some days it’s trail and error and never figure out what those green fish wanted.

Tom

[Woody B]

I'm guilty of not changing lures, or even colors enough at times.   I normally use 3 rods.  Many days I don't change those 3 lures at all.   

[Bankbeater]

A lot.  I usually start shallow and then work my way down the water column into deeper water.  If I don't get bites I start working my way back up the water column. 

[papajoe222]

My average outing is between three and four hours. I may go through a dozen baits before I find one that produces (if one does), or I may go through three. I break things down by the water column and three baits will cover top to bottom.

[Columbia Craw]

Never thought about it.

[flyfisher]

No clue but there are days where the half of a foam pool noodle that is about 6-8" wide is packed with flies drying out as i try to figure out the bite.

 

Other days, i never have to change unless I lose it.

[Captain Phil]

There was a time when I would carry 10 rods and a giant "possum belly" tackle box with me fishing.  Rattle Trap, Crank bait, top water, spinnerbait, worm, Senko, Flipp'n Stick, Carolina Rig, Mojo Rig, Spinning rod and a couple more for good measure.  My boat deck looked like a fishing flea market.  My boat compartments were full of every bass bait imaginable.  I told myself I needed all that stuff in case my partner caught fish on something I did not have.  

 

These days, I start out with a spinnerbait.  If that doesn't do the job, I pull out my flipp'n stick and go to work.  I haven't been skunked in years.   I will occasionally throw a plastic toad just to break things up.  Part of the fun in bass fishing is collecting tackle that you will never use. ? 

[roadwarrior]

10 minutes ago, Captain Phil said:

Part of the fun in bass fishing is collecting tackle that you will never use. ? 

 

 

 

                                                             

[PotatoLake]

On 10/13/2022 at 1:00 PM, TnRiver46 said:

Too many to count 

Yeah, what he said.

[Munkin]

On 10/13/2022 at 1:40 PM, A-Jay said:

I'm going with an acronym used in the medical field ~ TNC

Too Numerous to Count. 

A-Jay

 

Always like it when you post your collection of baits. It makes me feel better about all the stuff I have. 

 

Allen 

[A-Jay]

27 minutes ago, Munkin said:

 

Always like it when you post your collection of baits. It makes me feel better about all the stuff I have. 

 

Allen 

Thanks Allen.

I like it when folks assume this is all of it.

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A-Jay