Baits that work for you that others have not heard of?

[Catt]

When y'all gonna start?

 

[OkobojiEagle]

bou-tube

[Bankbeater]

Original Creme Scoundrel, and the Heddon Crazy Crawler. 

[webertime]

On 12/27/2022 at 3:45 PM, WRB said:

Nemire Red Ripper* weedless spoon in both gold and a silver.

Owner Cultiva Zip n Zigger in baby bass during post spawn.

**Yamamoto 5 1/2” Slink-O (floating Senko).

* Lucky Strike Bought Nemire haven’t tried them since.

Tom

** corrected Slink-O, excellent on a mushroom head jig ala Ned rig.

 

Nemire spoons are awesome 

[GetFishorDieTryin]

On 12/27/2022 at 9:48 AM, KP Duty said:

Those little craws are Larew 'tiny salt craws'.  I bet some of the last in exsistence.

I think I still have some that I got in one of those 20$ worm buckets that cabelas sold 25 yrs ago.  I had one on a bitsy bug when I caught my first jig fish.

[Tom Orr]

My very first plastic worm bass was caught on a pre-rigged grape Fliptail 6" worm in 1971. I've seen the Fliptail worms a few times since then, and they've always had a special meaning for me. 

[Woody B]

I never see "Manns Classic Spinnerbait Trailers" mentioned.   I use them on spinnerbaits and jigs.  They're tough, pretty much indestructible, until they get near any other soft plastic.   

[T-Billy]

Ultra Molds 3.5" Sweet Craw. Manufactured in my garage. My #1 big bass producer for two years running.

[BlakeMolone]

Silent pointer 95, nobody talks about it but it has been one of my most productive jerkbaits, it has a wider profile than most also and is great for imitating sunfish and Shad.

[papajoe222]

Mann's 'Two-Fer'  It's a topwater that tied on one way is a buzzer that floats and when reversed is a chugger similar to a Lucky13. If you're lucky enough to have one, I know a killer hack that will double its effectiveness under the right conditions. 

[Glenn]

Super Do.  https://www.tacklewarehouse.com/Venom_Lures_Super_Do_Creature_Bait/descpage-VMLSD.html?from=basres

 

 

[Deleted account]

Vision 110.

[TnRiver46]

On 12/27/2022 at 7:16 PM, Will Ketchum said:

In live bait it's the hellgramite. They're picked from under rocks in the river's current and drifted through the rifts for SM in the Susquehanna.

That’s all anyone talks about in east TN! They are black tho 

[marmooskapaul]

On 12/27/2022 at 5:36 PM, casts_by_fly said:

I carry a box of them (moss bosses) starting in June or so. 

I've had a couple Moss Boss's for ??? 30 years. Don't know if I've ever tried them...lol.

Never too late to try.

On 12/27/2022 at 7:42 PM, Columbia Craw said:

Munkin’s Steelie Dan

I've got the Steely Dan box set!!! It's great.

On 12/28/2022 at 6:12 PM, Tom Orr said:

My very first plastic worm bass was caught on a pre-rigged grape Fliptail 6" worm in 1971. I've seen the Fliptail worms a few times since then, and they've always had a special meaning for me. 

I've still got and occasionally use the Fliptail Lizard. Big floating lizard that really is unique compared to newer lizards.

[casts_by_fly]

46 minutes ago, marmooskapaul said:

I've had a couple Moss Boss's for ??? 30 years. Don't know if I've ever tried them...lol.

Never too late to try.

loose surface grass that’s just a bit too much for a buzzbait but not yet matted. Same for lily pad fields with plenty of gaps. Go for it. 

[TnRiver46]

I don’t use ned rigs, most would consider that unheard of 

[CountryboyinDC]

On 12/27/2022 at 7:16 PM, Will Ketchum said:

In live bait it's the hellgramite.

Gotta be a real man to catch one of them.  Big ones draw blood like no crawdad can.

On 12/29/2022 at 11:21 PM, TnRiver46 said:

That’s all anyone talks about in east TN! They are black tho 

I'd never seen one that color either.

[TnRiver46]

2 hours ago, CountryboyinDC said:

Gotta be a real man to catch one of them.  Big ones draw blood like no crawdad can.

I'd never seen one that color either.

Awwww here now…….. it scares way more than it hurts 

 

[DitchPanda]

15 minutes ago, TnRiver46 said:

Awwww here now…….. it scares way more than it hurts 

 

They are a little scary ...but then again so are all my ex girlfriends and I loved them all at some point.

[Susky River Rat]

On 12/27/2022 at 7:16 PM, Will Ketchum said:

In live bait it's the hellgramite. They're picked from under rocks in the river's current and drifted through the rifts for SM in the Susquehanna.

Those things freak me out. I also know they are smallmouth candy 

9 hours ago, TnRiver46 said:

I don’t use ned rigs, most would consider that unheard of 

Yeah, I would say so!  I also guess it’s because of the frequency I fish them. My one buddy and I had a joke because we caught so many on the same TRD worm without changing it. “my ned don’t ned no more” it just kind of stuck. 

[CountryboyinDC]

6 hours ago, TnRiver46 said:

Awwww here now…….. it scares way more than it hurts

We have more violent helgrammites here in VA.  

[TnRiver46]

10 minutes ago, CountryboyinDC said:

We have more violent helgrammites here in VA.  

Are you saying a 1 lb bass is tougher than you are??

[CountryboyinDC]

2 hours ago, TnRiver46 said:

Are you saying a 1 lb bass is tougher than you are??

Absolutely.  I'm a terrible swimmer in current, even with a PFD on and using a paddle to get me to the eddy.  They go upstream.

[TnRiver46]

2 minutes ago, CountryboyinDC said:

Absolutely.  I'm a terrible swimmer in current, even with a PFD on and using a paddle to get me to the eddy.  They go upstream.

Haha! I turn em into food 

[CountryboyinDC]

1 minute ago, TnRiver46 said:

Haha! I turn em into food 

Where you are on the food chain has nothing to do with toughness.  Think about the honeybadger.  River bass live a hard life.  And then you eat them.