spinnerbait by a mile

Squarebill crankbait in the fall, jig in the winter/spring, c-rig summer imo. Just my experience. Sorry I'm late posting i just saw this thread:)

great thread. vote for best of

I prefer the Texas rig or a swim jig.

 

The way I work them, I get reaction strikes, especially on the Texas rig.  The added benefit is feeling the bottom.

 

I like to feel the bottom, get an idea of structure, and these two lures let me do that.  I don't fish them as much later in the year after I have a map of the bottom in my head, but still cast them out often enough to keep an idea of updating bottom conditions.

 

Regards,

 

Josh

Spinnerbait for me or a chatterbait.

Lipless crank.

Lipless cranks !!

 

Second for me would be a 4 inch keitech easy shiner on an underspin...

I fish pressured ponds with lots of vegitation so cranks dont work well. I find that swimming a curly tail grub works well to find the fish.

There is no "best."  Lures are problem solvers.  Pick the lure that gets to the fish, and works in the cover present.  From there, fine tune the presentation.

I'm always "searching" . . . .  for a bigger bite rather than just "A" bite.

 

Bait selection is driven by a few basic factors including season, water temp, cover, structure & the size of the search area.

 

I really love poking around a likely area / spot with a jig. 

 

A-Jay

What is it we're searching for?  Active fish, drop offs, changes in bottom composition, submerged weeds or wood........of the lures listed, a jig,T-rig and C-rig  can be used, but are poor choices when searching for active fish as they are time consuming.  I have to agree with Tom. The best search tool isn't a lure, it's my electronics.

Usually its a crankbait but I have been really wanting to try Ish Monroe's "dropping bombs" technique.  It seems to be a good way to cover a lot of water quickly and get reaction strikes.