I mostly fish soft plastics or shallow/squarebill crankbaits. Seems like I catch more on cranks than I do on worms so I guess if I have to pick one, Ill say cranks.

For me, it's crankbaits, T-rigged soft plastics and jigs, depending on where (and when) I's fishing.

Tom

Absolutely without a doubt the jig, there is not one place that I can think of that a jig is not one of the first, if not the first, baits in the water for me.

It has become the absolute most versitile bait I have ever used, there is nothing in my arsenal that gets more attention than that of a jig, the T-rigged plastics are now a close second.

I always considered a texas rig just a different kind of jig. Im changing mine to a T-rig, Jig, texas jig...

Power fishing in general. If I had to narrow it to one bait class it would be crankbaits though swimbaits are certainly playing a more prominent role in my fishing.

Finesse presentations, smaller lures, love jerkbaits and pop-rs, my home lake fish cant resist my pop-r presentation..

Swimbaits of all shapes, sizes, and styles. More specifically, soft plastic swimbaits more so than hard baits. I just feel that I can use them more efficiently.

I'll always be a worm dragger at heart though.

Overall, this past year, my fishing success has been average trending toward mediocre. This is despite multiple upgrades in gear, etc. I'd have to say this year that my specialty has been purchasing fishing tackle and not so much using it.

If there is a slight suspicion of a top water bite Ill be working a frog of some kind. I might not always win but I sure have fun.

I love to throw a jig and know I can have some success with it but lets face it jigs arent what bass are willing to eat all the time. Throw a senko and youre almost always going to get a bite.

Im a topwater nut. Just enjoy it more than any other style of fishing. I can and will throw a TW all day (or night ). Ive caught my share of big fish and small fish. Its not about chasing big fish or even numbers anymore. Its the experience for me these days. Hearing the "bloop, bloop, BOOM of a nice bass exploding on a buzzbait is one of the finer things in life

That said I catch more big fish on a jig. And ALWAYS have one rod with a 3/8-1/2 jig ready. Ive also got alot of confidence in rattlebaits and squarebills.

Jig or worms (Senkos, Thumpers and Trick Worms primarily)

When I am bass fishing from my boat 3 rods are always rig just before launching; 1. Jig rod with a hair jig tied on, 2. Swimbait bait rod with a Cross-loc clip tied on and 3. Worm rod brass n glass (3/16 oz ) and 4/0 worm hook tied on. These are my go to outfits year around. I may add a crank bait rod to the mix if prior outings had a crank bite, a spinnerbait, buzzer in the summer or a spoon rod during the fall-winter periods.

I am first and foremost a jig fisherman, however a swimbait is often what I cast first, because any active big bass will strike a swimbait or look at it more often then any other big bass lure. I always fish the same area with a jig, if the area is good jig water or the a big worm or creature depending on the structure and cover. The fact I catch 80% of my DD bass on jigs, not swimbaits or worms, is the reason I spend more time fishing jigs.

However, if I am fishing from shore, my first choice is a big worm.

Tom

I don't like slop, I'm an open water fishermen using lighter tackle for all my species. For me it's a toss up between hard jerkbaits or topwater lures. Fun takes priority over fishing for the "one".

Baby Brush Hogs

7" Rage anaconda followed by a Bleeding shad Red Eye Shad. Those 2 cover most all the water column AND theyre my 2 favorite baits.

00 modbug jig

Jeff

Im gonna have to make me a few of these. I like that short stubby skirt.

Soft plastics here. Mostly Zoom Finesse, Senkos, BPS Stik-O's.

I wish I had a specialty!!!

Last year jigs were very productive for me. This year that hasn't really been the case for some reason.

This year, it'd be crankbaits of all kind.

At any rate, there's always a jig and crank tied on one of my setups.

theeeee Jig

Jig/Rage Craw

Jig or t-rigged baby brush hog. Also I have been trying to learn to be a better crankbait fisherman and am starting to really love it.

I cant put the jig down its my go to iv gotten good at it even here in Kuwait I have a bass jig like that one and am throwing it catching grouper. One of the guys in my platoon seen my last grouper with a jig in its mouth and asked if I ever throw anything other then a jig lol and nope I really don't at least not very long. Used to be the fluke now now its the jig and im fine with that

For the past few years, I have caught the most fish and the biggest fish on two classes of lures: jigs and lipless crankbaits. I feel very confident fishing these lures as well as some others. Having said that, I think there is always something to learn no matter what lure I am fishing and I never think of myself as having a specialty, or being an expert at any of them.