The last few seasons I've been targeting big fish when I'm out by myself and I was wondering what lures you use when doing so?

Big fish around here translates to 5lb.+ and I've been using a variety of baits. 1/2oz. jig w/CrawPapi or RageTail Lobster, 5&8in. swimbaits, 10in.+ ribbon and paddle tail worms. and salt water Spooks and Jitterbugs along with some Northland Tackle spinnerbaits.

I know it takes more than big baits to catch big fish, I'm just looking to add a little more variety to my choices. No need to mention colors.

Huddleston 68 Swim Bait.

 

A-Jay

Those large Excalibur crankbaits I usually can crank up some 5 pound fish on Kentucky lake. A rock solid crankbait that's proven itself over and over.... White or limetrusese are the colors!

Deps Buzzjet

River2Sea whopper plopper 130

Huddleston swimbaits

Jigs catch big fish too

I have been getting them good on big cranks this year also. Specifically the X10. The smallest fish I have had so far was just under 4. Most of them are 5 or better.

Zoom 'Ole Monster 10" worm - Plum , Red Bug or Gren Pumpkin in the daytime and Black & Blue at night .

Ya should be concentrating on where, big bass are caught on everything from Crappie jigs to huge swim baits.

Jigs, 10" worms, and unfortunately, a 5" stick worm.

 

I've really been working with swimbaits, and have no problems getting the over achieving dinks, bu the bigger fish seem to keep eluding me. 

Larger sized lizards work for me............This year I'm getting more familiar with jig fishing. It seems to be true that they're a bigger fish lure.

Zoom 'Ole Monster 10" worm - Plum , Red Bug or Gren Pumpkin in the daytime and Black & Blue at night .

x2 ... This beast of a worm rocks.  I am partial to the Watermelon and Green Pumpkin Magic colors.

10 inch+ worms, big jigs with trailers, 1 ounce plus spinnerbaits on deeper structure, big cranks like 10xd s, and other larger than average baits are what i use. If im really after big fish i throw hudds and other swimbaits

Zoom 'Ole Monster 10" worm - Plum , Red Bug or Gren Pumpkin in the daytime and Black & Blue at night .

How are you normally fishing it? Dragging? Swimming?

Hattrick7 : I normally drag and hop on the bottom just enough to achieve that seductive ribbon tail action of the big worm (3/16th oz ~ 1/4oz. bullet weight ) .

 

By all means try swimming the big worm too with a short pause every now and then ...A Zoom 'Ol Monster is hard to fish wrong .

Large spoons ..8 inch or 10inch seen it being done on Ky lake.. It was like throwing a hubcap

Rage Tail 10" Thumper and Anaconda

Last year I caught a lot of 4lb+ fish biggest being a 8 on a Dirty Jig California Swim Jig with a Roboword EZ Shad trailer.

Ya should be concentrating on where, big bass are caught on everything from Crappie jigs to huge swim baits.

Thanks for the reminder Catt. When I locate a potential big fish spot, I rarely downsize if the spot doesn't produce.

Rage Tail 10" Thumper and Anaconda

How did I know you'd mention these    Ole Monsters are another that I use along with a 12in. Mann's Jelly Worm which is dynamite when worked extremely slow on a split shot  rig.

Thanks for all the responses, I did see some baits I haven't tried and one excellent post about using smaller baits too.

Thanks for the reminder Catt. When I locate a potential big fish spot, I rarely downsize if the spot doesn't produce.

I aint suggesting ya down size but the fact big baits are not required to catch big bass.

We are all aware a jig-n-trailer is a big bass lure but think about the standard size used...it aint but 3 1/2 - 4" in length.

The last few seasons I've been targeting big fish when I'm out by myself and I was wondering what lures you use when doing so?

Big fish around here translates to 5lb.+ and I've been using a variety of baits. 1/2oz. jig w/CrawPapi or RageTail Lobster, 5&8in. swimbaits, 10in.+ ribbon and paddle tail worms. and salt water Spooks and Jitterbugs along with some Northland Tackle spinnerbaits.

I know it takes more than big baits to catch big fish, I'm just looking to add a little more variety to my choices. No need to mention colors.

You lure selection is good and as mentioned location is important. The key to catching big is being at the right place at the right time with the right lure. Catching big bass consistently, instead of relying on luck alone, takes dedication, learning what those big bass where you fish prefer to eat and where they are located takes time and patients.

Tom

Mann's Baby Minus 1 and Cotton Cordell's Super Spot in shallow water have produced some grins for me.