So, what's the best search bait: crankbait/jerkbait - lipped or lipless, jig, spinnerbait, chatterbait/bladed jig, T-Rig, C-Rig, or other?

C-Rig for me....  Crankbait second and jig being last...

Crankbait or spinnerbait for me. I'm looking for  reaction bite first. If that doesn't pan out, the next thing I'll try is some kind of T-rigged plastic

 

Tom

Crankbait. You can cover a ton of water with them in a short amount of time. Even if it doesn't get bit, it can fire a school of fish up and get them biting other baits.

Swimjig for me. Very little resistance while being pulled through the water, catches big fish, and is perfect for the clear, weedy waters up here!

I think you should add a chatterbait/bladed jig to the list. I voted for spinnerbait. However i love lipless baits but i don't carry them in my kayak.

Spinnerbait for me; I fish a lot of very weedy areas so I don't get to use crankbaits as much as I would like to. However, when the water is conducive to exposed treble hooks, I usually grab a crankbait first.

Spinnerbait

I prefer a swim jig for a search bait...

I like to use a Texas rigged swing impact

Lipless cranks and square bills, that's the way to go.

Lipless and square bills for me also!!!!

Squarebills nuff' said

Sonar unit.

Spinnerbait/Chatterbait

Mike

Sonar unit.

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What y'all do if they aint on a spinner or crank bait bite?

What y'all do if they aint on a spinner or crank bait bite?

Go home.

regarding best search bait.. it depends on conditions

best search tool.. agree sonar is very helpful but the best search tool is still your experience and expertise as a fisherman

If they're scarce and/or scattered, I'm usually tossing green senkos and blue/silver rattletraps until I start to figure patterns.

What y'all do if they aint on a spinner or crank bait bite?

As a bank angler, I use a spinnerbait as a wake up call to get their attention. I run it through an area a couple of times and then I switch to a Senko or T rigged worm to actually catch em.

Spinnerbait for me also. Just looking for a reaction and cover a lot of water.

As a bank angler, I use a spinnerbait as a wake up call to get their attention. I run it through an area a couple of times and then I switch to a Senko or T rigged worm to actually catch em.

If ya know ya gonna catch em the T-rig why waste time with the spinner bait?

I bank fish to & throw the spinner bait last

Crankbaits followed by spinnerbaits.

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