Whats You Favorite "big Bass" Lure?

[Bassn Blvd]

7.5 - 10 inch rubber worm. Color choice (most lakes in S.Florida) would be black or purple.

[retiredbosn]

Biggest largemouth, Buzzbait caught the same fish different trip on a square bill, small farm pond still had the buzzbait hook injury 8lb 14 ounces, scale weight. Just reinforces the its the location instead of the bait.

Biggest small mouth 4.2, black blue chatterbait with a craw trailer (zoom ultravibe) was fishing it like a jig, wanted the vibration when I lifted the bait and when it fluttered back. All of my big smallies have come from platic craw's t-rigged or a jig with a craw trailer. The smallies were all caught out of a river where the main forage was creek chub and crawfish.

BTW I think after location comes confidence, I "know" buzzbaits catch big fish, I also "know" that a jig catches big fish. I have caught several largemouth over 5lbs, they have been caught on buzzbaits, jigs, plastic lizards, craws, senkos, worms and live bait. I have also caught about 100 times more dinks on the same lures. I once caught a LM on a 12 inch worm that wasn't as long as the worm. I have also witnessed catfish being caught on a shaky head. FWIW for a long time I thought a senko was a gimmick bait, never caught anything on it, since reading the senko section and numerous people telling me they work I finally caught a fish. Now when a take a youngster fishing and they want to try a lure, I tie a senko on their line. Why? I "know" they work, and also as far as I know you can't fish them wrong. Confidence is key.

[ILBASSIN83]

Jig

[Ramz]

an oversized jig and pig in black & blue. probably like a 1/2 oz with a 4 in. chigger craw trailer. But then again I have caught big ones on an 1/8 oz Strike King Bitsy Bug with a 3 inch craw trailer. Half-ounce might not sounds oversized to most of you, but it is for me.

[smalljaw67]

I have 3 that are big fish baits, I call them big fish bait because most of the fish that hit them are big fish. You will get the occasional 12" fish but that is rare on these 3 which consist of a buzzbait, a jig-n-pig, and a Zara Spook. I use the old model that is 3/4oz and I have never caught a fish smaller than 14" on it and I now only throw it if I know of think I know there is big fish in an area as I have used it on days when topwater was great but the spook didn't produce a single strike as most of the fish were average size so it is without a doubt a big fish bait.

[North Ga Hillbilly]

I expected to see large swim baits and 10in worms.

Different people have different definitions of what constitutes a big fish. I love fishing a buzzbait, I dont think I have fished anything other than a 6" rubber worm more. And I caught my first several fish over 5 with buzzbaits, but later these same fish weren't considered "big" anymore. All a matter of perspective.

NGaHB

[Bankbeater]

A big bass jig n pig.

[J Francho]

Yesterday, it was a 4" Jackall Flick Shake worm in Junebug fished on a 3/32 oz. Zappu wacky jig. Tomorrow, it might be a 6" swimbait or a jig. The next day, it might be crankbaits or topwaters.

[ebfish]

My favorite "Big Bass" lure is relative. I have fished spawning lunkers where nothing but a bubblegum trick worm would get a strike. So on that day I would have to say... bubblegum trick worm. However, nothing gets your adrenaline pumping (and spills your coffee) like a top-water attack on a buzz bait.

[flippin and pitchin]

What's interesting is my five best smallmouth to date have all come on a deep diving crankbait. My three largest largemouth have come on a spinnerbait. When it comes to ratio of size to bites (on largemouth), the fish that hit my swimbait and or jigs are larger on the average than other baits.

I truly agree with Catt. Fish where big fish live and what ever you use will be that big fish bait. Good dialogue.

[Dave P]

Spinnerbait, Rattletrap and Plastic Worm. In that order.

[Hooked_On_Bass]

7" Power Worms, 5"- 6" Dingers and Jigs.

[BirdNestBen]

Zara Spook or 10" powerworm... it's a tie..

[bigbill]

My personal best is at 10lbs it was caught on a Rebel BIG Claw crawfish crankbait in chartruese in the shallows about 2' from shore. I use this lure with the confidence along with the success of catching many bass with it. Its the lure plus the presentation that gets the attention of the bigger gals.

I lost a new personal best and probably a new state record using a BPS topnocker in chartruese / fire tiger. Of course there no longer manufactured. This lure today still catches most of my LMB.

My hottest lures to date;

1. Rebel BIG Claw crawfish crank The smaller ones work awesome in the smaller streams/rivers

2. BPS Topnocker (no longer manufactured)

3. Bomber FAT A #05 in apple redcraw (no longer manufactured)

4. Mepps anglia #3 inline spinner silver blade brown bucktail

5. Bomber FAT A #05 in dark green craw (no longer manufactured)

6. Manns baby 1 in browncraw

7. Rebel orginal floater in blue/white

8. Bomber FAT A #05 in dark brown craw (no longer manufactured)

9. Bomber FAT A #05 in Firecraw (no longer manufactured)

Now when i have a lure that work like these do i purchase a case of them.

[Mattlures]

For me it is these in this order.

#1 swimbaits

#2 Jigs

#3 Plastic worms and creatures

#4 Buzzbaits

#5 live bait

[endless]

Buzzbait has done it for me so far which went for 6.4. The 5lb in my Avatar came off a 6" wacky senko.

[piscicidal]

Virtually every fish I have caught 7lbs or over has come on a topwater frog, weedless swimbait/paddletail, or by flipping heavy cover (1.5oz weight with beaver/otter/cricket). Then again, those three baits just happen to be the most effective way to fish the South Florida slop....

I agree that whichever bait offers the most efficient way to present a bait- at the location that the big fish happen to live- is the "best big fish bait" for that situation.

[Edgy]

Caught my personal best with a wacky rigged senko.

[Shane Procell]

I like a 4 1/2" buzz frog with a EWG 6/0 Owner for bug bass in Florida.

[MichBassMan]

Largemouth,10" or 11" texas rigged worms. Smallmouth,spinner baits and tubes.

[BannedForSpamming-974325]

A bustembaits pumpkin craw bait. Caught the biggest bass in our area last weekend.

[tholmes]

I've caught more big bass on a T-rigged ribbon-tail worm than any other bait, and it ain't even close.

Tom

[Bigbarge50]

I have caught 2 "big: fish .... and we are talking in nature, no some guy's pond.......

In NY my best came on a chug bug right next to some lilly pads with rock piles underneath.....

In FL my best came on a texas rigged zoom worm flipped into some reeds......

Think presentation and location trump lure..... and would really help if the fish is actually looking to feed.

[cbfishalot]

3/4oz JIG w/ 5" GYCB Hula Grub Trailer

[I-wanna-fish-now]

6" swim baits, spinnerbaits, and blue and black jigs with a craw trailer