Raul - you just use what works! I've heard it said before that if you have a spinnerbait and a bag of trick worms that you can catch a fair share of bass anywhere, anytime...

Around 1972, Mister Twister introduced their first curly-tail grub.

We've landed nearly every fish that swims on the Mister Twister grub.

and to this day it remains a super bass killer.

You may notice that the "Deps Deathadder Grub" topped my list of 3 favorite lures.

The Dep Deathadder Grub also boated the greates cumulatiive bass weight for 2010.

By the way guys, if you're wondering why you can't find any Deps grub, blame it on me. When I learned that production would halt, Lois and I have virtually wiped out the stock of Deps 6" Deatheradder Grubs from both Ichibads and Lees Global Tackle.

Roger

Around 1972, Mister Twister introduced their first curly-tail grub.

We've landed nearly every fish that swims on the Mister Twister grub.

and to this day it remains a super bass killer.

You may notice that the "Deps Deathadder Grub" topped my list of 3 favorite lures.The Dep Deathadder Grub also boated the greates cumulatiive bass weight for 2010.

By the way guys, if you're wondering why you can't find any Deps grub, blame it on me. When I learned that production would halt, Lois and I have virtually wiped out the stock of Deps 6" Deatheradder Grubs from both Ichibads and Lees Global Tackle.

Roger

As a big-time grub user, I did indeed notice that...

1. Rockcrawler Jig W Xcite Chunk Trailer

  Awesome combo with several 10+ fish in my boat

2. Lake Fork Tackle Flutter Spoons

    Excellent spoons for giant fish

3. Norman DD22

    Not much more can be said...great bait year round

Spro Bronzeye Jr.- Leopard

Anonymous 3 1/2" Tube -Watermelon Black Flake

LC RC Wake Action, 3.5-COPPER GREEN SHAD

Others: 5" Watermelon/Pearl Lamanite Yum! Dinger, or Trick Stick

I began experimenting with swimbaits of the soft variety late in the year, and both the Luck E Strike Bass Magic's and the Gambler Big EZ impressed me, as did some hand pours from a member on this forum .

I tried a different angle last season, making an effort to try more Run and Gun type fishing in order to cover more water in search of active fish, mainly because I enjoy this type of fishing more than using slower presentations. I did a lot less jig and finesse fishing than in previous years. I don't think it worked as well as a more balanced approach would have. I might try the opposite approach next year, and focus on jigging and finesse.

1. 1/2-3/4 oz. S.W. Pro Assassinator spinnerbaits.

2. 3/8 oz. Cavitron buzzers

3. Snag Proof Bleeding & Phat Frogs

(4/5. Heavy Lipless Cranks/ Skipped 5" Senkos, wacky)

I tried a different angle last season, making an effort to try more Run and Gun type fishing in order to cover more water in search of active fish, mainly because I enjoy this type of fishing more than using slower presentations. I did a lot less jig and finesse fishing than in previous years. I don't think it worked as well as a more balanced approach would have. I might try the opposite approach next year, and focus on jigging and finesse.

I'm with you - I REALLY had to make myself use plastic worms this year as I just like casting and cranking and staying more active...than just creeping that worm back at 2-4 minutes a cast. I'll have to say though that while I did get my biggest bass of the year on a crank - most of the next biggest fish were caught on 10" plastic worms... :

1. Split shot rig with a culprit or a berkley power worm

2. 3/4 oz white KVD sinnerbait

3. 1/2oz Red Eye Shad (Gold sexy shad)

1. 1/4oz KVD swim jigs

2. 5/16 and 3/8oz Eakins Jigs

3. Berkley Power Hawgs

Later,

Jig

Sexy shad spinnerbait

Rapala DT 4 or 6

Jig

Sexy shad spinnerbait

Rapala DT 4 or 6

I'm gonna be using more spinnerbaits this year myself. AND, based on the many, many responses, I guess I gotta learn the jig.............. :

Weightless zoom trick worms

Strike king red eye lipless crank (orange craw)

Stanley frog, really a killer in the morning and late afternoon.

Weightless zoom trick worms

Strike king red eye lipless crank (orange craw)

Stanley frog, really a killer in the morning and late afternoon.

Yep - I got some of those but didn't fish them much last season...will do better this year...

Mepps #3 inline spinner bait, white skirt w/ red trailer

Strike king 1XS in Gizzard Shad

Rage Toad, In green pumpkin/pearl belly

Berkley 4" swim bait babybass

Basspro  7" black/[purple rubber worm

rubber frog top water

Rapala skitterwalk-Bluegill pattern

Paca craw t-rigged weightless

4" senko-junebug

One thing for sure - we're proving that bass can be caught on just about everything!   ;D ;D

1) Curly tail grubs in numerous colors

2) Storm swim shad in bluegill

3) Bass Pro Shops "The Egg" in chrome shad

Top soft baits were Ragetail Thumper, Ragetail Anaconda and Ragetail Shad.

Top hard baits were Yellow Magic, SK Series 3, and Norman Middle N.

(yes, I know that's 6...oh well)

One thing for sure - we're proving that bass can be caught on just about everything! ;D ;D

I'm actually kind of surprised. Silly me, I thought

we would see a lot more commonality. I guess I

need to print this thread or take some notes!

8-)

One thing for sure - we're proving that bass can be caught on just about everything! ;D ;D

I'm actually kind of surprised. Silly me, I thought

we would see a lot more commonality. I guess I

need to print this thread or take some notes!

8-)

Me too - I thought there would be repetitive call-outs to the old standbys like spinnerbaits, plastic worms, jigs, etc. But everyone has their unique favorites it seems.

I started this thread to prove that you can resist the bait monkey and that with just a few proven baits you can catch lots of fish.......but I'll have to admit that this thread is just giving me ideas for future bait orders and that the bait monkey might win in the end after all.......................... ;D

One thing for sure - we're proving that bass can be caught on just about everything! ;D ;D

Almost any fish.

fluke

popper

spoon

Pretty much all I use and the same exact lures are used for snook, tarpon and cuda, as well as lmb.

One thing for sure - we're proving that bass can be caught on just about everything! ;D ;D

Almost any fish.

fluke

popper

spoonPretty much all I use and the same exact lures are used for snook, tarpon and cuda, as well as lmb.

What kind of spoon(s) are you using?

What kind of spoon(s) are you using?

Short answer........doesn't make a bit of difference.

Longer answer.....different spoon types have different actions in the water, my selections are based on the conditions being fished.  Strong winds I prefer diamond jigs, tsunami or hopkins shorty, get maximum distance.  Calmer weather I like flutter types and weedy conditions j-spoon.  For freshwater I use lighter spoons 1/4-1/2oz max, one of my favorites for bass is a Wahoo redfish spoon.   Saltwater I use 3/4 oz or 1 oz about 99% percent of the time.  The same exact spoons are used for trolling offshore as well, sometimes I'll use a 2 oz out there.

Bottom line IMO they all catch fish equally.

What kind of spoon(s) are you using?

Short answer........doesn't make a bit of difference.

Longer answer.....different spoon types have different actions in the water, my selections are based on the conditions being fished. Strong winds I prefer diamond jigs, tsunami or hopkins shorty, get maximum distance. Calmer weather I like flutter types and weedy conditions j-spoon. For freshwater I use lighter spoons 1/4-1/2oz max, one of my favorites for bass is a Wahoo redfish spoon. Saltwater I use 3/4 oz or 1 oz about 99% percent of the time. The same exact spoons are used for trolling offshore as well, sometimes I'll use a 2 oz out there.

Bottom line IMO they all catch fish equally.

Interesting stuff - thanks !

Goose, don't ever think because a spoon has a thin profile the fish don't see it, the do !

I may add that we use spoons in the middle of the night very effectively, an old wives tale about needing the " flash".  If that were the case why would people use dark lures at night, seems like the same to me.