your "go to" plastics

[CanalStalkin]

Hey guys. I have been trolling these forums for a while now that I am getting more serious. I am still a bit overwhelmed when it comes to tackle. I have decided to focus on getting my plastics that I need right now. I want to know what you guys go to when you just NEED to catch something. colors, brands etc. I have read road warriors "guranteed to catch bass" post and would like even more input from you guys. Right now I am using Kanami senko type worms and some roboworms which include:

Black/Blue bottom (kinami senko type)

Watermellon pepper (kinami senko type)

green pumpkin (kinami senko type)

Green/white bottom (kinami senko type)

Hologram shad roboworm (curly tail)

Baby bass roboworm

crawfish

Bold bluegille roboworm.

What other colors should I absolutely have? shoot me a secret or two

[Bassin_Fin@tic]

Water clarity plays a part in you color selection.

My top must haves include:

Paca craws-One of the most versitile plastics ever made

senko types in 5-6 inchers

trickworms or straight tails

Yum ribbon tails in 7 and 10 inches.

Yamamoto 6.5 inch kut tails

I carry 5 billion different types of plastics but I am sure if I just had a few bags of these in a small variety of colors that I could go anywhere and do just fine. 8-)

[Blue Streak]

Paca craws junebug,  black neon

Berkley Power worms camo, junebug, green pumpkin

Sweet Beavers in the above colors

[Koop]

My favorite / Go to soft plastics:

Net Bait: Paca Craws (Baby) :  Black Shadow, PBJ, Junebug and Watermelon Red

Senkos: Watermelon red, green pumpkin black, pearl blue flake laminate(or any kind of silver/pearl with blue or smoke)

Trick stick 6-8": Same colors as senkos

Floater 6-8": same colors as senkos

Rage tail: Anaconda: Any color really.

Rage Toad: Watermelon red and Greenpumpkin pearl laminate belly.

Rage Shad: smoke shad / watermelon chartreuse laminate.

These are the plastics I dont leave home without.

[Fishing Rhino]

You'll go nuts with colors, if you heed what everyone says.

But, since you asked.

Watermelon/red or watermelon/red,black, chartreuse with black flake (also called pepper, I think)

You mentioned the green/white laminate, but I prefer the green/chatreuse laminate.

My favorite colors at the moment are coppertreuse for the SK four inch finesse worm, and baby bass or smokey shad for the SK Caffein Shad baits.

Space Monkey, watermelon/red, or junebug.

I've used most colors. The above are my personal preferences, because they appeal to me. The fish? Who knows?

The colors you mentioned should be adequate most of the time.

Oh, and one other, bumblebee (black and yellow).  *** color, available in the four but not the five inch senko style worm.  

[guitarkid]

My go to plastics

Straight tailed- Trick worms

                      Finesse Worms

Cigar baits- Senko

                     -gk

[chromedog]

I have went nuts with plastics the last 3 or 4 years but I have come to a conclusion that can save you from the baitmonkey.

1) Have your techniques down, color means nothing if you don't present it right.

2) You are always trying to match the food supply in the body of water you are fishing.

No matter where I go, I always seem to end up with specific colors, hard, soft, topwater or spinnerbaits:

1) Shad or white bottom with a black top and white sides

2) Baby bass or gray bottom with black top and green down the sides

3) Perch or any pattern using predominately green sides with black "tiger stripes" running vertically from top to bottom of the lure.

4) Pumpkin, watermelon or a green or light brown with red or black flakes

You can't go wrong with those types of colors. There are millions of colors and combinations. It can get overwhelming quick.  Stick with the basics and find what works for you and you develop the infamous "confidence" in.

**** luck!

[bilgerat]

My new go to plastic for this season - tubes. I think part of it is because the waters around here have been pounded for years with senko style baits. I like throwing stuff they never see and tubes have been doing good by me this year.

Whatever everyone else is throwing, I tend to stay away from those baits. Give 'em something new to look at

[TruflShufl]

The only colors I really ever use:

Watermelon/red flk or a similar variation (WM salsa, WM grape, WM candy)

Bama craw (rage tail craws)

Black/Blue flk

Junebug

Pumpkin

Just match the hatch and vary for water clarity. Don't get too caught up in colors. 8-) I don't carry a bag of every one of those colors for every bait that I get.

As far as baits go. I carry a few different types of stick baits depending if I'm weightless rigging or wacky rigging or TX rigging(Senkos if money is in your veins, tiki sticks, bps sticks, trick sticks). A curl tail worm is good for C-rigging this time of year (rage tail anaconda or powerworm). Straight tail worms are good for weightless, shaky head, or dropshot; I use a million different types depending on exactly what technique but I use trick worms, trixie flirts, gambler giggy sticks, yamamoto finesse worms. Gotta have some craws: either Rage craws or Paca craws. Don't forget rage lizards or zoom lizards. Also some brush hogs or other creature baits (Rage space monkey, anyone?).

I guess looking back on that paragraph, plastic selection ISNT so simple. Try 1 of everything and determine what you like and what works for you. I have so many soft baits I don't know if I'll ever reopen half of them (if I ever opened them in the first place!  ;D).

If I was going to pick 3 soft plastics to suggest to you: Absolutely a senko or a knockoff, a zoom lizard, and a rage craw. Fish them and rig them every way possible until you feel comfortable catching them every way then move on to something else. I still learn new ways to fish old baits!  8-)

[DINK WHISPERER]

1) Zoom Mag II worm

2) Zoom Trick Worm

3) Berkley Power worm

4) Berkley Chigger Craw

5) Senko

[CanalStalkin]

awesome replies, and yes I have already gone crazy with all the variables hah. I went a little crazy on the green colored worms and didnt pay attention to the other red flakes blue flakes etc. Also are you guys using a 4/0 or 2/0 with these worms? I was told to use a 2/0 because a 4 was "too big", but I have heard of alot of guys here using 4.

[D4u2s0t]

my faves are from ***, in no order:

trick stick

6" fluke

brush hog

I also like the space monkey.

I almost always have one of these 4 tied on.

[Fishing Rhino]

awesome replies, and yes I have already gone crazy with all the variables hah. I went a little crazy on the green colored worms and didnt pay attention to the other red flakes blue flakes etc. Also are you guys using a 4/0 or 2/0 with these worms? I was told to use a 2/0 because a 4 was "too big", but I have heard of alot of guys here using 4.

The most important thing to consider with hook size is to have sufficient distance between the shank and the point to get a good purchase in the fish's mouth.

The thicker the bait, the larger the gap you need.

Most of my fishing is done with 4/0 and 5/0 hooks.  But I also use the Wacky Jig Head which has a tiny hook by comparison, and have caught some big bass on that tiny hook.

http://www.extremelures.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=165

[Koop]

awesome replies, and yes I have already gone crazy with all the variables hah. I went a little crazy on the green colored worms and didnt pay attention to the other red flakes blue flakes etc. Also are you guys using a 4/0 or 2/0 with these worms? I was told to use a 2/0 because a 4 was "too big", but I have heard of alot of guys here using 4.

I like 4/O circle hooks for wacky.

I like 3/O Owner wide gap plus for 5" senkos

and I like 5/O Owner wide gap plus for frogs/ creature baits.

[Jake.]

Netbait Baby Paca Craw

Jackall Flick Shake Worm 5.8"

Roboworm 6" Straight Tail

[brgbassmaster]

*** ***, and a 4.5in zipper finesse worm on a piccaso shakey head.

[Primus]

Some of my most productive soft baits would include...

Zoom Trick Worms, Baby Brush Hogs, Super Flukes & Speed Craws

10" Berkely Power Worm

Stanley Ribbitt

Reaction Innovations Sweet Beaver

Roboworm Fat Straight Tail Worm

Yamamoto Senko

One that worked well for me this weekend was the Berkely Sabre Tail Worm on 5/16 oz Omega Saviour Shakey Head, a little different look  and action than a regular straight tail worm.

Colors that work well for me would include Smoke Purple, various green colors such as Watermelon, Green Pumpkin etc.  & Junebug for most baits.

For Flukes I would add White, Baitfish and similiar colors.

[CanalStalkin]

I was also wondering where you guys get your plastics online. the BPS is a pretty good drive from my house and walmart has an absolutely crap selection. I have looked at *** and really liked their prices. How do their worms hold up?

[CanalStalkin]

went and bought some red shad,char shad and smoked shad senkos today, Didnt have much cash on me but I think this kinda gives me some different colors to work with what I already have. Walmarts selection sucked and had no tubes. (d**n senkos are expensive!)

[burleytog]

Anything Yamamoto

[iceintheveins]

White Senko Creme White 4"

"           "          "       "      5"

Super Fluke White

Super Fluke Jr. White

4" or 5" Hula Grub in Pumpkin, Green Pumpkin

Sluggo 4.5" White or Baby Bass

4" Power Worm

4" Ring Worm

[Big Bait Fishing]

6'' robo fat straight tail worm

10'' powerbait worm

zoom trick worm

canyon plastics 4.5'' frog

zoom mag worm 9''

zoom ole' monster 10'' worm

[looking4structure]

zoom baby brushogs-watermelon candy

zoom superhogs-watermelon red

zoom 6" lizard-cherry seed

berkley krazy leggs chigger craw-watermelon

zoom trick work-watermelon

[Primus]

Some of my favorite sof baits would include...

Zoom Super Flukes- I like Pearl, Baitfish & Baby Bass colors

Reaction Innovations Sweet Beaver

Zoom Speed Craws & Baby Paca Craws

Zoom Baby Brush Hogs

Roboworm Straight Tail & Fat Straight Tails woms

Zoom Trick Worms

Yamamoto Senko

Yamamoto Slim Senko

Zoom Centipede

Yamamoto 4" & 5" Hula Grubs

Strike King Rage Tail Worms

Stanley Ribbit

Zoom U Tail worms

10" Berkely Powerworms

3" & 4" tubes

For most baits Ilike to use variations of Watermelon & Green Pumpkin

shades, Junebug & Smoke Purple

[CWB]

Won't get into colors.

Top to bottom:

Rage Shad.

Senko.

Space Monkey.

Fat Ika.

Anaconda.

Rage Craws.