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"Most Productive Bait for Bass" Poll
Fat Boy:
Gillmaniac asked me to post this poll for you all. We'll keep it here for a while to get the maximum response, then we'll move it to the Bass section in a couple weeks.
Personally, I view my entire tackle selection as my arsenal. I don't use live bait for bass simply because I've never felt the need to do so. I've always been pretty good at finding active bass, at least enough to keep me interested, and also have been able to trigger inactive bass to hit when it seems that others may have trouble. Knowing the habits of the type of bass that you're after, the habitat and food chain, and the lake or river structure is a huge plus. Being able to adapt to find fish is often the best attribute of a bass angler.
When I target lakes that I have experience on, I focus on patterns that have worked in the past as my starting point given the time of year that I'm fishing. Once I get an idea of the conditions that I'm dealing with, I begin with my preconceived patterns (based on experience) to see how productive they are. If they don't produce in a reasonable amount of time, and I am confident that fish are there, then I adapt. Often I'll begin with search lures like spinnerbaits or perhaps a grub or super fluke on real clear lakes. But I will have to say that my most productive lure in the past for numbers and limits of keeper sized bass has to be in the plastic worm category. Big spinnerbaits are a good big fish bait as is the jig-n-pig. But, every trip can be different. Tubes, Senkos and Flukes are often productive and can turn a bad day into a good day. And, don't be afraid to try new things once in awhile. If you have a new product or technique to try, do it when the fish are active so you can fine tune it. When fish become inactive, that same pattern may work with some minor changes, but trying it on a bad day may give you lack in confidence in that technique. If you think about it, most of us have based our experience in lure preference based on success on good days. If we catch less fish or no fish on that same lure later, we blame it on the fish, not the lure, because we "know" that lure works.
Also, within different species of bass there are differences in their lure preferences. My largemouth arsenal is somewhat different than my smallie arsenal in my region. My core largemouth lures are spinnerbaits, buzzbaits, plastic worms, jig-n-pigs, super flukes, Senkos, and topwater plugs (popper and walk the dog style). I'll carry some other types of baits depending on the characteristics of a lake that my dictate that. Weedy lakes may change my overall selection a bit, or perhaps gin clear water. For smallies in the rivers in my area, spinnerbaits, smaller buzzbaits, popping plugs, tube jigs, plastic worms, plastic grubs, Senkos, super flukes, hard jerk baits and tiny torpedos are my core arsenal depending on the time of year. I've learned to fish all those baits and with experience have determined approximately when and under what conditions to use them. Let the fish tell you ;)
So, you can see that this is a tough vote for me! ;D
archbishop:
im not big on bass fishing so i choose minnows to be the most productive because fishing for trout i will trigger the occassionall bass to get hungary and nail him the kids love catching bass maybe i should get into it a little more for them but for the survey i will say minnows for my lack of experiance
p.s. im on the southern tier of western ny
flipstick:
I'd have to go with crankbaits, but that is probably because I use them about 75% of the time on the water. I just love the feel of a bass inhaling a Rapala.
Big Zig:
Not primarily fishing for bass - I went with my confidence lure, a jig-n-pig. There is always a rod rigged with an arky style jig (1/4 or 3/8th oz.), and a few bottles of Uncle Josh's pork frogs in the boat.
Guess since this is my go-to lure, it gets more water time; therefore putting more bass on the end of my line then say something that I don't fish as often.
yoda:
More variety with the plastics. Who would of thunk a bass would eat a hot pink worm. I catch more with plastic but you can't beat the excitement of top-water fishing :flex:
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