If you could bring one bait/lure with you fishing...

[Blue Streak]

If I could only use one bait anywhere anytime it would be a Kalin's or Chompers 3 to 5 inch curly tail grub on a jig head.

[CWB]

Green Pumpkin Senko. That's it. I am a believer.

Read my mind. T-Rig or weightless it will catch fish shallow to deep,

Skip under docks, shimmy down into weeds, wacky rig where you might pitch a jig etc.

[bassin is addicting]

yamamoto double tail hula grub in green pumpkin, black flake.

can fish it so many different ways.  weightless, t-rig, c-rig, jig it, swim it, bounce it off bottom, even could pinch tails off, fish it backwards like a grub if needed.

[bigfruits]

smallies - 1/4 bitsy bug jig with 3" craw trailer

largemouth - 1/4 oz yamamoto arkie jighead with 4" double tail hula grub

[aarogb]

    Texas-rigged Zoom Junebug Trickworm.  You can fish the whole water column with this bait .

[ColtDewd]

A 5" senko................

[Tucson]

yamamoto double tail hula grub in green pumpkin, black flake.

can fish it so many different ways. weightless, t-rig, c-rig, jig it, swim it, bounce it off bottom, even could pinch tails off, fish it backwards like a grub if needed.

My choice too - love the versatility.  

[zaraspook_dylan2]

Some sort of worm. They work all year around.

Dylan

[guitarkid]

It would depend on the water, and the time of year. All my fish this year have been on two baits: crankbait and suspending jerkbait. It won't be like that in a month.

X3

this time of year- a Black/silver daiwa peanut

In a couple months- A green pumpkin or motor oil trick worm

                   -gk

[Ballpark Frank]

Usually I would say a T-rig 6" lizard, but not the past few weeks. My backup favorite has been doing the business though, a RI Sweet Beaver in Hematoma on a 1/4oz RI Screwed-Up jighead. I have caught decent fish every outing(at 6 different areas) on this rig.

[.dsaavedra.]

7" red shad Hookup

or

5" green pump./chart. lam.Trick Stick

[The_Natural]

It would depend on the water, and the time of year. All my fish this year have been on two baits: crankbait and suspending jerkbait. It won't be like that in a month.

Exactly.  So let's say I'm going tomorrow.  I'd grab one of my crankin' rods and a shad colored square bill crank (a custom flat crank I bought on ebay).  A jig or lizard would work well also, but I can burn water with the crank.

[Primus]

Yamamoto hula grub on a 1/4 oz jighead, swim it, hop it or drag it you will get bit. Those who want to get started fishing a jig should consider starting with this one, the fish rarely let it go.

[Catt]

Gene Larew 7 ½ Salty Ring Worm Cinnamon Pepper Neon/June Bug Laminated (Camouflage)

[Nate D]

A 5" watermelon red Trick Stick