I know this is a tough one as I too am a bass fishin junkie but it's snowing here in knoxville and I can't get out today so was just spending some time on the pueter.

I personnally if I was only allowed one way to fish for a day would have to take a dropshot on 8 or 10 # braid with a  8# fluro leader and a three inch YUM Dinger Texas rigged.  Color can be huge I know...but candy would probably be first choice of colors.

Tight Lines

GYCB Senko, 4", watermelon gold flake, wacky rigged.

Tough one but I am going with a 3 or 4" stick bait nose hooked in chartreuse pepper.

Pointer 100 in shell white. My favorite st croix caster with 10lb braid & maxima leader. 

10 lb braid on a baitcaster? Please do tell....

Jeff

Crawfish colored tube.

A 3" Gitzit Tournament Tube in brown crawl using 10lb. Power Pro Braid.

Pointer 100 in shell white. My favorite st croix caster with 10lb braid & maxima leader. 

 

I'm with ya there -

 

But "Misty Shad" is not too far behind . . . .

 

A-Jay

I gotta say.....5" senko weightless texas rig. It's not expensive or exclusive....it doesn't require tons of skill to fish effectively. You can pretty much fish it anywhere in just about any condition. It might not be ideal all the time but it probably won't be the worst thing you could throw out there either. Since you can make a texas rig weedless it's more versatile than most wacky rig setups or anything that isn't weedless for that matter...especially when you're throwing it into cover. It just plain gets bit period. And my resolution for 2013 is to fish it way less than I did in 2012.

10 lb braid on a baitcaster? Please do tell....

Jeff

 

 

That is the norm on my boat. I had a few fellows who brought up 20 lb braid & were so disappointed after one day of fishing they wanted to change out their 20 lb braid  for 10 lb just to be competitive . The baits do track deeper on 10 compared to 20. it's a confidence thing. Most 10 lb braid breaks at 15 to 20 so its plenty strong as long as your not back lashing & snapping it. 

That is the norm on my boat. I had a few fellows who brought up 20 lb braid & were so disappointed after one day of fishing they wanted to change out their 20 lb braid  for 10 lb just to be competitive . The baits do track deeper on 10 compared to 20. it's a confidence thing. Most 10 lb braid breaks at 15 to 20 so its plenty strong as long as your not back lashing & snapping it. 

 

 

Hey ~ I resemble that remark . . .

 

 

A-Jay

I'm with ya there -

 

But "Misty Shad" is not too far behind . . . .

 

A-Jay

 

 

Well we have shared at least two favorites regarding lake erie colors. Dare we share any more?    

Time of year would greatly influence my decision but for a majority of the year it would be either a trick worm or stick O in watermelon purple flake on a 1/8oz shakyhead. Spring time I'd take a 78 pointer in Chartruese shad. 

Well we have shared at least two favorites regarding lake erie colors. Dare we share any more?    

 

 

We all know color plays a role -

 

But It Is a About - Location - Location - Location -

 

and they won't get that from me  . . . . .

 

 

A-Jay

Dynamite or a trick worm

For smallies i'd have to say a grub on a jighead. 2-3 inch

If I'm going for numbers...4" Senko, wacky rigged, color isn't that important but I'll go with smoke/purple.

If I want the big bite...Coffee Tube, 1/4 oz insert head, exposed hook.  Black and blue has been my best color, even in clear water. 

Time of year, and location would dictate things.  Could be anything in my box.

Well, one bait is not even going to cover half the conditIons you will run into.....but if I had to pick one bait it would be a 5" watermelon senko weightless T-rigged on a 3/0 EWG. Fish will bite it as well as a wacky rig, but it sinks faster, you can fish it faster, you can skip it under docks, and it casts further than a wacky rigged senko.

Smallmouth... one bait... hmmm.  I wouldn't always be successful with it, but give me a dark colored 4" curly tail grub and I'd catch my share throughout the season.  I'd like to expand the selection to include a lighter colored 4" boot tail grub, assortment of jig heads, a ghost minnow Pointer 75, a sunfish colored Gunfish 95 and a 1/2 oz light colored spinner bait.

 

oe

4.5 inch Robo worm in AM on a drop shot.  I have got bit on this combo everywhere I have fished for smallmouth.

5" Gulp sinking minnow, green pumpkin, wacky rigged on a 1/16 oz. flickin shimmy head. 7' spinning rod medium action, 10# invisibbraid.

If I could only use one bait for Smallies, it would be a 4" curly tail grub on a 1/8 oz ball jig head, in smoke with black flakes. I've caught more smallies with that combo than any other. This is assuming a river or creek situation.

1 bait for me would be 5" Hula grub in color #176 on a 1/2 oz football head.  I feel I can catch them in any body of water with this bait. 

Gary Yamamato 5 inch baby bass colored senko texas rigged