Just for fun question here. If you was in a situation you had to catch fish to feed you family,but only could pick one, what lure would you choose?

I would say senko wacky rigged.

This one:

I want to try one those, any recommendations. Cant they be used with a scounger hook.

I guess you are implying an endlees supply of that lure, as well? I would say a jig. Reason is that its really versitile in all levels of the water(shallow-swim, deep ledges, heavy cover). With my extend-pole, I never lose one in <20ft of water, so costs per fish is very reasonable. My second choice would be a strait-tail finesse worm. I can catch fish on those 2 baits all year long. My other baits seem to be seasonal with my level of fishing.

Senko!!!

If it was to feed my family then i wouldn't mind catching a bunch of dinks and other fish so i'd also pick the twister tail.

If it was for my enjoyment, then it would be a jig.

Baby rage craw.  It always puts fish in the boat.

Another vote for the curly tail grub. And white will do just fine if I don't have any other.

Purple Senko!

spinnerbait with large colorado blade.

Black/blue 1/2oz jig.

Baby Brush Hog. T-Rigged

This one:

X2......You can catch just about almost all types of species with that too. If I'm going after fish for food,the grub would be my #1 choice as well.

T-rigged Watermelon \ black fat IKA...

Pearl spinnerbait with a single gold Oklahoma blade.

I want to try one those, any recommendations. Cant they be used with a scounger hook.

A grub can be fished lots of ways. Many people fish them on jig-heads. I nearly always fish 5" grubs - rigged weightless and weedless on a 1/0 EWG hook. You can cover the top 5 feet or so of the water column this way - fish as a topwater, just under the surface, or if you're patient, wait for them to sink.

As others mentioned, the grub is a good multi-species bait - use 5 or 6 inch grubs for bass, go smaller if necessary to target smaller fish. They work for me - I caught 791 fish with 5" grubs last year consisting of 6 species: LMB, yellow perch, warmouth, bluegill, redear, and white crappie.

Now, if you meant your question literally (which I know you didn't) then all of the answers in this thread are wrong. If you truly are subsistence fishing, then chances are you are too poor to have a boat, fancy rods and reels, and store-bought baits - or even the $ to replenish plastic baits. What you would have would be as many cane poles as you can afford or your state/local regulations will allow, some cheap line, a package of hooks, and all the worms, crickets, grasshoppers, etc. that you can harvest for free... :

1/2 oz. gold shiner, double willow spinnerbait.

Swimsenko in 323 or 021

6" flat tail roboworm, a Senco would be a very close second.

A black and silver broke back Rapala.

Half ounce Strike King bluegill swim jig.

Steve

The question was fish, not necessarily bass to feed your family, for me a spoon wins hands down.  I can catch any predatory fish at any location in the world on a spoon.

If I had to catch fish to feed my family the choice would be simple; Johnson® Original Beetle Spin®.

T-rigged Watermelon \ black fat IKA...

Close 2nds:

5" Senko

Rage Tail Baby Craw

GYCB Kut Tail

Zara Puppy

Single tail grub

Roboworm

Swarming Hornet/ Live Magic Shad

Rage Tail 7" Thumper

3 1/2" Gitzit

8-)

Roboworm 71/2" red crawler..

Big M's Charlie O...

the Jawjacker crank in my avatar..

Viper Design Risebacker..

Bomber model 6a or 7a redfire craw..

Megabass cyclone aka tora..

Evergreen Buzzer beater silent..