1 lure and 1 lure only. Largemouth Bass?
Posted Mon Sep 22, 2008 12:25 am 1 lure and 1 lure only. Largemouth Bass?
If you could only choose 1 lure for Largemouth bass what would it be, and in what color?
Mine would be a white booyah spinnerbait.
"Be patient and calm - for no one can catch fish in anger." - Herbert Hoover
Posted Mon Sep 22, 2008 4:10 am Re: 1 lure and 1 lure only. Largemouth Bass?
Kamakazee 5.5" golden shiner. These swimbaits are out of control, big bass slam these baits so damn hard.
Posted Mon Sep 22, 2008 7:28 pm Re: Re: 1 lure and 1 lure only. Largemouth Bass?
How r you rigging those swimbaits? What size hook?
"It's a Sicillian message. It means Luca Brasi sleeps with the fishes."
Posted Thu Sep 25, 2008 2:15 pm Re: Re: Re: 1 lure and 1 lure only. Largemouth Bass?
sorry it took so long to get back... you are right rigging them is a bit of a trick, if you use the weighted gamakatsu 5/0 or bigger you will tear the front of the bait. so i use the Zoom Horny Toad frog hook which has a wire screw in at the front which prevent from tearing. then i attach a DOA Lures clip on weight low on the hooks apex to prevent the bait from spinning which happens a lot with Strike Kings new bait the Shadilicious, if the bait spins the hook is too small or the weights it too close to the front of the hook. i like to use an 8/0 the best is from Kamakazee. Kamakazee Dave in my opinion also has the best hollow body baits, also gary yamamato believes the same.
check out his web site. baits are cheap and work!
if you want to save $ you can use the spring in a pen as the screw in piece. clamp it on an 8/0 with a clamp on weight and slow roll it..
ps that is one friggen lunker you are holding was she over 15?
Posted Mon Sep 22, 2008 4:17 am Re: 1 lure and 1 lure only. Largemouth Bass?
Grape shad culprit with a 1/8 oz black bullet head and a 2/0 tru-turn hook weedless rig.I caught bass to 10 pounds on this worm in several different areas with water color not affecting it's effectiveness.
Rodney Holt
Posted Mon Sep 22, 2008 6:17 am Re: 1 lure and 1 lure only. Largemouth Bass?
6-7" SENKOS prefer Gary Yamasuto brand in Green with black flake!Hooked wacky and I like to use smaller hooks #2 Mustad Octupus Circle hook leave slack and watch and wait for the line to take off ! I love strike King white bleeding spinner bait 2! Or Topwater have to say strike king buzz bait when the action is blasting!
Mike :)
Better to be loose then tight!
Posted Mon Aug 3, 2009 1:21 pm Re: Re: 1 lure and 1 lure only. Largemouth Bass?
Wacky Rigged Watermelon w/ Red or black flakes Senkos all dayyyyyyyy! can't beat it in MASS
"Just Living My Life One Bass at a Time!" ~Ken~
Posted Mon Sep 22, 2008 2:28 pm Re: 1 lure and 1 lure only. Largemouth Bass?
gotta agree with Mike(martycoo) "senkos" they are top for me as well!!I have caught bass in all conditions with them even in dead of winter under 2 feet of ice...just crazy bass!!!
Many other bait come to mind as well but nothing like that thump on your line and you know he's on, set the hook with confidence and fish on every time !!wacky or weedless they work!!
Fishing 4 Tails
Posted Mon Sep 22, 2008 5:03 pm Re: 1 lure and 1 lure only. Largemouth Bass?
'7'' Plastic worm in black or purple. year round go-getter for Cali LM bass.
Always fish like its the last day of your life...
Posted Mon Sep 22, 2008 6:20 pm Re: 1 lure and 1 lure only. Largemouth Bass?
Spinnerbaits or 12inch worms, got one one a rod at all times....
Thumper!! S papp
Posted Mon Sep 22, 2008 7:35 pm Re: Re: 1 lure and 1 lure only. Largemouth Bass?
How do you hook your 12"? I have thought about going bigger and 4" will get you 3-4 lbers but since going to 5-7" just that 3" difference has brought bigger fish last week I lost what would have been my personal best but had it moving and somehow it through the hook!!!! Should never have beening using floro for bass but I find Im getting more hits but dont like the stretch at all!!!! To many lost fish with floro, with braid I can be more confident in the hookset plus I find with senkos that braid is more visible and I see more strikes!
Better to be loose then tight!
Posted Thu Sep 25, 2008 1:56 am Re: 1 lure and 1 lure only. Largemouth Bass?
A buzzbait and a black and blue craw.
bassin101mg
Posted Thu Sep 25, 2008 4:21 am Re: 1 lure and 1 lure only. Largemouth Bass?
I am glad to see all the attention on this subject. New to LM bass fishing and all this info helps. Tight lines to all!!!
"Be patient and calm - for no one can catch fish in anger." - Herbert Hoover
Posted Thu Sep 25, 2008 7:37 pm Re: 1 lure and 1 lure only. Largemouth Bass?
tube, brown/orange
Diesel
Posted Fri Sep 26, 2008 6:35 am Re: 1 lure and 1 lure only. Largemouth Bass?
5" Yum Dinger. You can fish this lure on any type of rig and catch fish. Smoke pepper is my favorite color.
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Posted Fri Sep 26, 2008 6:11 pm Re: 1 lure and 1 lure only. Largemouth Bass?
4 inch yum dinger in watermelon
Charles Sickels
Posted Sat Sep 27, 2008 5:07 am Re: 1 lure and 1 lure only. Largemouth Bass?
its all about the perch tube its bright yellow on one side and a green with gold flakes on the other put it on a g lock hook and use it as a topwater oh man it works crazy good
jacob keane
Posted Sun Sep 28, 2008 1:59 pm Re: 1 lure and 1 lure only. Largemouth Bass?
Black buzz bait.
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Posted Mon Sep 29, 2008 3:02 pm Re: 1 lure and 1 lure only. Largemouth Bass?
although my choice always changes a booyah or bitsy flip always will produce bass otherwise x-rap
Save me a seat!
Posted Wed Oct 1, 2008 4:46 pm Re: 1 lure and 1 lure only. Largemouth Bass?
only 1 - thats a tough choice - going back to basics, the K&E Polwjocky worm, prerigged in purple with white spots. Seems there is always a kid in the paper someplace that caught a 10 lb er in the local pond on one.
Otherwise, I agree -senkos in greem pumpkin anything, 5".
Jack
Posted Wed Oct 1, 2008 8:38 pm Re: 1 lure and 1 lure only. Largemouth Bass?
Golly jeez! You guys got me SO confused! I have 3 bling bling boxes full to try out! Now all I need is someone to show me how to use all these jewels!!LOL JK I'm getting into the bass and trying different gigs.. it's pretty fun! Thanks for all your input!!! I just need to target bass more and gain confidence to compete.... so I can kick your butts one day!!!lol I still find myself goin back to the OL' trusty...nightcrawler!
JUST TIP WHATEVER YOUR DOING WITH A NIGHTCRAWLER!
Smiles Always!
MA
Posted Thu Oct 2, 2008 10:57 pm Re: 1 lure and 1 lure only. Largemouth Bass?
Heddon tiny torpedo spook , in baby bass color
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Danny
Posted Sat Oct 4, 2008 4:14 pm Re: 1 lure and 1 lure only. Largemouth Bass?
Berzerk Baits Buzz Baits in the morning and their jigs with a Yamamoto hula grub trailer later in the day. Their product just looks and works better.
Nelson
Posted Sun Oct 5, 2008 6:32 am Re: 1 lure and 1 lure only. Largemouth Bass?
I would choose a Steelshad, my favorite color is firetiger. http://news.crazyfisherman.com/2008/06/my-pick-for-worlds-best-fishing-lure.html
Vernon
Posted Sun Oct 5, 2008 12:17 pm Re: 1 lure and 1 lure only. Largemouth Bass?
When targeting big bass you need big bait it is that simple. This is not to say big fish dont eat small bait, but it is saying that small fish do not eat big bait. You have to break yourself free from throwing small baits, it is an addictive habit, and you have to train yourself not to bring little bank rat baits if you want to catch big fish. It has taken me over 4 months of throwing nothing but swimbaits all day everyday training myself to fish for large bass. Florida LMB get big by eating big fish, they conserve their energy, when the water is 90 you will not see a 10 plus pound lunker swimming down 2 inch shad. Tournaments have trained me to get 5 fish then cull. Bounty has reinforced the Bill Siementel principal of Go Big or Go Home. Big baits big fish, leave the flukes and 4"grubs home get a fish that you will remember for the rest of your life. Anyone can catch a 15 inch bass. You will feel free and rewarded when you land a lunker of you life. Best of luck.
dasfish.
Posted Tue Aug 11, 2009 8:11 pm Re: Re: 1 lure and 1 lure only. Largemouth Bass?
You're totally right about the big lures for monster bass for the most part. I think flipping, lipless cranks (traps), and other "reaction" baits can still get those monsters, though. I'm a regular five fish tournament angler, so I can't give up my smaller lures just yet.
To stay on topic, if I could choose only one it would be a trick worm because I can fish it on the bottom (c-rig/t-rig), middle (weightless with a wait and twitch or wacky), or topwater (fast twitch through pads or grass) with confidence.
Off topic: Where do you fish swim baits in FL? I use them in Rodman sometimes, but most of the water I fish seems too dark. Do the larger bait's "thump" make up for the stain in most FL waters?
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Posted Thu Oct 9, 2008 9:37 am Re: 1 lure and 1 lure only. Largemouth Bass?
I havent yet picked the 1 best for me. But the last month or so I have had great success with chatterbaits. A weedless chattercraw(black), and it hasent really shown me a target size fish for the bait, I get all different sizes. I got a top 5 five with that one. Other than that 90% of my bass fishing is with Strike Kings , rage tails, and rage craws. Love Em.
Mike White
Posted Sat Oct 11, 2008 1:13 pm Re: 1 lure and 1 lure only. Largemouth Bass?
plastic worms it doesnt matter the brand i live and die by 4" yum dingers others love sinkos but wacky style has always been the way for me ....or a mepps spinner as #2 not just for lb but for all around ,multi specie grabber...I had also modified a few mepps with a single hook so you can add a plasic trailer like a worm or live bait too..
fish on...
Posted Sun Oct 12, 2008 12:47 am Re: 1 lure and 1 lure only. Largemouth Bass?
No. 1 - Pearl white zoom super fluke. I love to dance it across the surface then let it die.
No. 2 - Zoom speed craw, rigged anyway your imagination allows you.
No. 3 - 5" or larger senko or senko knock off, the bass pro ones work well for me.
Oops! that's 3...... sorry.
Fish Hard
Posted Thu Oct 16, 2008 4:37 am Re: 1 lure and 1 lure only. Largemouth Bass?
Under: simple worm harness. two flashers and a few beeds.
ultimatley a matsuo top-water popper has never let me down.
STEVO
Posted Thu Oct 16, 2008 6:32 pm Re: 1 lure and 1 lure only. Largemouth Bass?
I'd got to have a green pumpkin jig...after that a wacky worm.
All the best!
Posted Mon Jan 5, 2009 5:33 pm Re: 1 lure and 1 lure only. Largemouth Bass?
yall should try one if you can find it its called the BIG O by cotten cordel and smokey joe color they discontued them but there great i only got about 5 left send me a message if you know were i can find some more....
Posted Tue Jan 6, 2009 10:14 am Re: 1 lure and 1 lure only. Largemouth Bass?
GIVE ME A 5/O OWNER HOOK WITH A DEAD 6-8 INCH SUCKER MINNOW ANYDAY!!!!NO SMALL FISH ALLOWED!
Posted Wed Jan 7, 2009 10:59 am Re: 1 lure and 1 lure only. Largemouth Bass?
mine would be a blue X-RAP8 ive caught some monsters on that thing
Posted Fri Jan 23, 2009 8:05 pm Re: 1 lure and 1 lure only. Largemouth Bass?
Black" Buzzbait" by strike king or any of spros "frogs". The blow ups you get on these baits are,
"PRICELESS"....
Buzzbait
Posted Sat Jan 24, 2009 7:39 am Re: Re: 1 lure and 1 lure only. Largemouth Bass?
renagade rattle traps best lure ever made hook more fish than ever before
brian m willoughby
Posted Mon Feb 16, 2009 8:09 pm Re: 1 lure and 1 lure only. Largemouth Bass?
Posted Wed Mar 4, 2009 7:28 pm Re: 1 lure and 1 lure only. Largemouth Bass?
Well Its a tough choice but prob'ly a chug bug, it catches bass spring through fall
Mark
Posted Fri Mar 6, 2009 9:57 pm Re: 1 lure and 1 lure only. Largemouth Bass?
I would have to go with old faithfull Berkly Power bait 7" blue fleck night crawler with a mustad weedless set up. You can pull those hawgs out of the toughest spots to fish.
Posted Sat Mar 7, 2009 11:20 am Re: 1 lure and 1 lure only. Largemouth Bass?
I would go with a white lizard from mad dog the detial is awsome and i kill that big bass and many others on it the best is using it in the rain
matthew s dalleinne
Posted Sat Mar 7, 2009 5:34 pm Re: 1 lure and 1 lure only. Largemouth Bass?
I would go with black and red booyah Boo jig
Posted Sat Mar 7, 2009 7:39 pm Re: 1 lure and 1 lure only. Largemouth Bass?
my spoons and only mine the silverdart or the serpent, go to my profile and blow up picture and see my spoons
Rod Earl
Posted Mon Mar 9, 2009 9:16 am Re: 1 lure and 1 lure only. Largemouth Bass?
Heddon Lucky 13 in black shiner. Yeah its old school but still my hands down favorite lure. There's nothing like the rush of a 5 or 6 pounder exploding on it.
TuckerRay
Posted Tue Mar 10, 2009 12:52 pm Re: 1 lure and 1 lure only. Largemouth Bass?
For me there's only one.Gamagatzu wormhook & 7.5 inch red chad worm
backwoodsbasskiller
Posted Sun Apr 19, 2009 9:36 pm Re: 1 lure and 1 lure only. Largemouth Bass?
lake fork worm light green , strike king black buzz bait
Posted Thu Jul 9, 2009 11:48 am Re: 1 lure and 1 lure only. Largemouth Bass?
6 inch baby bass Huddleston Deluxe!
Ray
Posted Mon Aug 3, 2009 1:18 pm Re: 1 lure and 1 lure only. Largemouth Bass?
I would def have to say I could fish with a wacky rigged senko either watermelon w/red or black flakes or Black w/ blue flakes all day and land bass left and right....2 weeks ago i went out in Groton, MA and fished for about 4 hours and caught 12 bass...5 good sized ones all on watermelon senkoes wacky rigged
"Just Living My Life One Bass at a Time!" ~Ken~
Posted Mon Aug 3, 2009 6:17 pm Re: 1 lure and 1 lure only. Largemouth Bass?
rapala long cast minnow.. blue. last year caught a 5 pounder and a 3 pounder AT the SAME TIME!!! the 5 was on the back hook and the 3 was on the front hook..
Posted Tue Aug 11, 2009 7:40 am Re: 1 lure and 1 lure only. Largemouth Bass?
Hands down it would be a 4" Finesse worm on an 1/8oz mushroom head jig. It catches fish everywhere and seems to work wonders on the big fish.
www.hotrodbaits.com
Posted Tue Aug 11, 2009 2:46 pm Re: Re: 1 lure and 1 lure only. Largemouth Bass?
what color works best for you? i to use the finnese worms and they do catch alot of fish.
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Posted Thu Aug 13, 2009 5:13 am Re: Re: Re: 1 lure and 1 lure only. Largemouth Bass?
I usually throw green pumpkin, but occasionally tequila sunrise or pumpkin work well too.
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Posted Tue Aug 11, 2009 12:29 pm Re: 1 lure and 1 lure only. Largemouth Bass?
YOU CANT beat a original rapala blue minnow!!!!my father taught me to fish with one when i was young and i still use it to this day, and it has never failed me. i even lost it on a monster bass once and a few days later my girlfriend found it on a lily pad on the other side of the lake. "you just cant beat Ol' Faithful" as my dad used to say.
Cory Schoen
Posted Tue Aug 11, 2009 2:47 pm Re: 1 lure and 1 lure only. Largemouth Bass?
snag proofs bobbys perfect frog just an awesome lure
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Posted Tue Aug 11, 2009 4:35 pm Re: 1 lure and 1 lure only. Largemouth Bass?
Still stick with my spoons , example went with my buddy a while back. He's one of these guys that has everything in his box, anyways to make a long story short he caught 4 bass and a pike using trying dozen of different things from his box. well I do have a few rapalas in my box along with mepps and some rattle traps, but on this giving day I had one of my spoons on silver plate if I remeber right, long storie short 24 bass 2of them being lunkers and 4pike.
Rod Earl
Posted Tue Aug 11, 2009 9:15 pm Re: 1 lure and 1 lure only. Largemouth Bass?
A TD MINNOW IN YELLOW AND WHITE
Posted Thu Aug 13, 2009 12:20 am Re: 1 lure and 1 lure only. Largemouth Bass?
Watermelon w/red flake senko wacky rig with a size 2 Gamakatsu weekless hook and no weight. OR... if numbers are what your after... Strike Kings Red Eye Shad in sexy shad color, 1/2 oz. covers lots of water fast with lots of bites.
"Catching big ol pigs!"
Posted Thu Aug 20, 2009 7:31 am Re: 1 lure and 1 lure only. Largemouth Bass?
Call me old fashioned, but I still stick with the plastic worm.
I drift fish with my back to the wind in a row boat flipping a Berkley Power Worm that is Motoroil or Green Pumpkin. Rigged texas style with a 1/16 weight resulting in a slow falling lure that makes the tail flutter. I fish the flats in the mornings and evenings when they are feeding, and mid day, stroll by docks and lily pads and throw it/flip it into the shade and watch my line take off.
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Posted Thu Aug 20, 2009 7:18 pm Re: 1 lure and 1 lure only. Largemouth Bass?
3 1/2 inch zara super spook jr. bone color. i love topwater, and this lure never lets me down. i have caught many bass, pike, and musky with this lure. there's nothing more fun than dancing a spook over the water and having a fish crush it.
TWEINZ--theres no other KEINZ
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