Lipless:  Red eye Shad

 

Topwater:  Zara Spook

 

squarebill:  Strike king 1.5

Crankbaits: I'm a bandit fan.

 

Top water: I'm a heddon fan. Spooks in all sizes. Walmart had a bin full of the puppies in all different colors for a buck a piece the otherday. I grabbed every one they had out of their.

 

ONE THING TO NOTE from the replies above....anyone see a pattern?  A ton of anglers are throwing the KVD square bills and and Red Eye Shads....not saying they don't work but it says something when you see over 50% of people suggesting it.  It means when you hit the water, a bunch of fish have already seen heard a KVD square or Red Eye that day or days prior during practice.  Try doing something different like gluing the rattles in your Red Eye or throwing a slightly larger or smaller version of the KVD square.  Basically, what I'm trying to say is that both of those baits are great, but in a tournament situation, I bet a ton of fish are gonna be seeing them.  Try being a bit different.  

 

That's an astute observation, Ryan 

 

If we learned one thing from this thread is that promotion matters  (let's hear it for KVD)

 

Roger

First, the KVD 1.5 and RedEye are killer baits, fish seen them or not. There isn't another rattle bait out there that sinks horizontally, let alone wiggle on the way down. People listed their favorite baits. If they are the favorites, obviously they work. They are not the favorite because a famous pro endorses them.

Second, promotion will get you hyped up and buy the baits, but if they didn't work, would you list them as a favorite? That being said, I'm really starting to like the XR50 OneKnockers which are a little something different. To each his own.

like the bomber squarebills, any livetarget lipless, rogue jerkbaits, and v-waking a long-a for topwater

Square Bill-Bomber Square A-firetiger or shad color

 

Lipless-Cordell Spot chrome is shallower water because its a little lighter and falls a little slower. Red eye in deeper water-firetiger or red craw colored

 

Jerkbait-SPRO McRip Old Glory and Spooky Shad, McStick-Chrome Shad and Cell Mate ( these are my recent new favorites just started using them and love 'em)

 

Topwater-Devil's Horse - chrome with orange belly.  Spook -custom painted black with two different shades of orange belly. the belly has red dots and white slashes. "top it off" with a chartreuse tail. Catches a lot of fish. I alternate the spook and a frog. When that slows down pick up the Horse.

Squarebill: Lucky Craft RC1.5DRS

Lipless: XCalibur XrK50

Jerkbait: Lucky Craft Pointer 100SP

Lucky Craft Live Pointer 95MR

Topwater: Lucky Craft Sammy 85 or 100

Square: Cotton Cordell Big-O

Lipless: Sebille Flat Shad

Jerk: Xcalibur Erratic Shad

Top: Lunker Punker / Spook

Squarebill - Bomber Square A, SK KVD 1.5, Norman Mad N, Excalibur Xcs

 

Lipless - SK Red Eye Shad, Cotton Cordell Super Spot, BPS XPS Rattle Shad, Rat L Trap

 

Jerkbait - Rapala X rap, LC Pointer, Dynamic Lures Travado, Dynamic Lures J Spec

 

Topwater - Rapala Skitterpop, Heddon Pop 'N Image Jr., Heddon Super Spook Jr., Rapala Skitterwalk

 

Im fairly new to crankbaits but here is what I will be throwing this year

 

Squarebill - SK KVD 1.5, Arashi 3-5

 

Lipless - SK Red Eye Shad, Koppers livetarget bluegill

 

Jerkbait - Yo-zuri 3DB

 

Topwater - Heddon Super Spook Jr., Damiki Dolphin

 

Crankbait - SK 3XD, 5XD, 6XD, SK series 3,5,6, and Arashi 7

Square bill...Rapala cr cranks 3-5', Sebile Crankster, Bandit

Lipless-XCalibur, Bill lewis, Rapala clackin crank, sebile flatt shad 77 suspending is great.

suspending-Rogue,Pointer, Long A

topwater- Spook, yo-zuri banana boat JR, Rebel T-10, Torpedo

Squarebill: Lucky Craft LC 3.5 & 6th Sense Crush Flat 75X

 

Lipless: Strike King Red Eye Shad

 

Jerkbait: Lucky Craft pointers & Duo Realis 120SP

 

Top water: Duo Realis Pencil 110

 

A-Jay

Rapala clackin crank and storm arashi

Jitterbug and x rap walk

Rapala rippin rap

Rapala x-rap