Brian_Reeves Posted June 4, 2008 Posted June 4, 2008 This is kinda the opposite of Roadwarrior's "what's working for you thread" I have a few lures that just stopped working for me. I mean I can't get them to work for NOTHING this year for some reason. Here's my list of 'wth is wrong' lures. Zoom Super Fluke is one of my all time favorite lures. I've caught like 2 fish on them this year. Bill Lewis Rat-L-Trap. This is another favorite lure that I can't buy a strike on. I've tried every trick I know in all of my favorite colors...nadda Tubes (all brands) At one time in my life, I thought that this was the only soft plastic that actually worked. Now I'm starting to wonder if they work at all. It has me boggled. I'll switch to a tube on various rigs...nothing. I switch to just about any other soft plastic and wham!! Does this ever happen to y'all and some of your favorite lures/rigs? Quote
Bass XL Posted June 4, 2008 Posted June 4, 2008 A pop r. I can get hits on just about every other topwater, but this one is slacking. Quote
MNGeorge Posted June 4, 2008 Posted June 4, 2008 For whatever reason, most baits go through cycles it seems to me. I've gone through years when a fluke was "the" bait for most of one year, then it won't catch anything the next year and then it's hot again the following year. Can't explain it, but all of the baits you mentioned are proven performers and I certainly wouldn't give up on them. Quote
Super User Bassin_Fin@tic Posted June 4, 2008 Super User Posted June 4, 2008 X2 on the rattle trap. This one has W T F written all over it. Used to be my goto but I can't remember catching even one fish in the later part of 07 or this year yet. :-/ Quote
brgbassmaster Posted June 4, 2008 Posted June 4, 2008 this is going to sound crazy but senkos i cannot get bit here in new mexico using them..back in michigan throw them anywhere in the lake and it was fish on. now its brush hogs are my go to and spinnerbaits. Quote
Brian_Reeves Posted June 4, 2008 Author Posted June 4, 2008 I'm not giving up on any of them, but I'm wondering what sort of black magic has been cast on some of my long term favorite lures. Voo Doo sucks Quote
Super User grimlin Posted June 4, 2008 Super User Posted June 4, 2008 My jig bite has been slow so far this year which sucks because it's my favorite...They are hammering the heck out of the tubes right now. Quote
JayDub Posted June 4, 2008 Posted June 4, 2008 I believe it has to do with how many times the bass see those lures. When something gets hot, as in popularity, the bass start to see it so many times they don't want it. Quote
Super User Catt Posted June 4, 2008 Super User Posted June 4, 2008 I've got one for y'all Gene Larew 4.5 HooDaddy Jr.; absolutely con not keep the bass from biting them for a week straight back about 6 years ago & nothing since. Four different times I actually reeled the bass all the way up to the boat never setting hook & they never let go. Quote
Jake. Posted June 4, 2008 Posted June 4, 2008 A topwater popper. When I started fishing, it was the only topwater bait I used. Now, it's the only one I don't get a bite on. :-/ Quote
Super User Bankbeater Posted June 4, 2008 Super User Posted June 4, 2008 Crankbaits. The bass just don't seem to want them this spring. Quote
Avalonjohn44 Posted June 4, 2008 Posted June 4, 2008 Poppers for me. I haven't had anything but bream peck at a popper in years... Quote
TournyFish001 Posted June 4, 2008 Posted June 4, 2008 The spinnerbait hasn't produced very well for me this year. This thread proves you have to be diverse. Quote
S I G M A Posted June 4, 2008 Posted June 4, 2008 berkley 5" powerworms are just sucking for me this year... on the other hand: senkos have been working better than ever Quote
Brush Hog20 Posted June 4, 2008 Posted June 4, 2008 Any topwater, pop r's, buzzbaits, jitterbugs, etc. been a couple seasons now that I just have not had a good topwater bite. The fish around here just quit looking up.... Quote
BassinBoy Posted June 4, 2008 Posted June 4, 2008 My #1 bait last year, the tube has produced only about a half a dozen bass this year for me. Hopefully ill catch some on tubes this weekend on Erie. Quote
Super User skunked_again Posted June 4, 2008 Super User Posted June 4, 2008 Spinnerbaits >. co-sign Quote
SnowBass23 Posted June 5, 2008 Posted June 5, 2008 I'm convinced the bass have a Psychic Friends network. I agree that it seems most fisherman all follow the same trends (with how many thousands reading our posts here, then turning around and running out to buy Senkos it is no wonder!) so while I was doing great on zoom finesse worms, I learned about them from another guy who probably learned from someone else and so on... So what that means is while I feel I am the only one throwing it, others probably are too. 2 years ago I couldn't keep them off the aforementioned finesse worm. Now, they won't go near it. I used to do great on purple tubes, and now that is slacking off. So I think the Psychic Bass network spreads the word when fish are seeing a certain lure and everybody else knows to stay the heck away from it. Anyway..to the question... Anything topwater! Last year, in the evenings we could throw pop-r's and they just tore it up. Now I can't throw anything top water and get anything more than an occasionaly boil. Quote
basspimple Posted June 5, 2008 Posted June 5, 2008 i havnt had any luck on power worms this year. its maddening, i bought a 100 ct. bag of em, and all i seem to use em for is spinnerbait trailers. :'( Quote
Super User fishfordollars Posted June 5, 2008 Super User Posted June 5, 2008 Chatterbait. I never caught anything on it but myself. Quote
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