If there is one must-have lure this year, what is it and why? I'm curious to see what you guys have to say!

Rage Craw on a 3/16 oz tungsten bullet weight. Don't need to explain why it is a must have. It just is

Rage Tail Structure Bug, Blue Craw. Why? The action and versatility of this bait, is probably unmatched.

 

Rage Cut R

It's fast becoming my go too, do everything plastic.

T rig, Fla rig, Rage Rig, Shaky Head, Weightless....You get the idea.

Mike

Rage craw

The most must have lures to are jigs and swimbaits ...

Rage Tail Structure Bug, Cut-Tail, Toad, Thumper, Craw, Eeliminator and Menace.

MegaStrike Cavitron,  ShakE2 and StrikeBack; Siebert Outdoors Storm Series jig

(Roadwarrior), Swim jigs, Fogy and Cosmic Spinnerbait. Norman Fat Boy (redear);

Rapala DT6 (Demon) and Shadow Rap (Bud). Chatterbait, LC Pointer and Sammy.

Megabass Ito Vision 110 and PopMax. Yamamoto Senko, Fat Ika, Kut Tail and Kreature.

A-Rig, LFT Live Magic Shad and Keitech Swing Impact Fat, Shadalicious and Berkley

Hollow Belly. Sworming Hornet, Silver Buddy and Johnson Silver Minnow. Fat Free

Shad and DD22. Strike King Red Eye Shad and maybe XCalibur Xr50.

 

Well, there might more, but that will get you started.

Rage Tail Structure Bug, Cut-Tail, Toad, Thumper, Craw, Eeliminator and Menace.

MegaStrike Cavitron,  ShakE2 and StrikeBack; Siebert Outdoors Storm Series jig

(Roadwarrior), Swim jigs, Fogy and Cosmic Spinnerbait. Norman Fat Boy (redear);

Rapala DT6 (Demon) and Shadow Rap (Bud). Chatterbait, LC Pointer and Sammy.

Megabass Ito Vision 110 and PopMax. Yamamoto Senko, Fat Ika, Kut Tail and Kreature.

A-Rig, LFT Live Magic Shad and Keitech Swing Impact Fat, Shadalicious and Berkley

Hollow Belly. Sworming Hornet, Silver Buddy and Johnson Silver Minnow. Fat Free

Shad and DD22. Strike King Red Eye Shad and maybe XCalibur Xr50.

 

Well, there might more, but that will get you started.

Who said one is a lonely number?

Any thing Rage Tail!

Why?

Cause they work

Rage Tail seems to be a favorite on these forums...definitely gonna have to get some.

Zoom finesse worms.

Ugly otter is my must have this year. Because it is what I have caught a lot of bass on in years past and as you have heard before history always repeats itself.

Vibrax spinner. You're welcome.

Any thing Rage Tail!

Why?

Cause they work

Ain't that the truth!

Mike

Rage Tail Structure Bug, Cut-Tail, Toad, Thumper, Craw, Eeliminator and Menace.

MegaStrike Cavitron,  ShakE2 and StrikeBack; Siebert Outdoors Storm Series jig

(Roadwarrior), Swim jigs, Fogy and Cosmic Spinnerbait. Norman Fat Boy (redear);

Rapala DT6 (Demon) and Shadow Rap (Bud). Chatterbait, LC Pointer and Sammy.

Megabass Ito Vision 110 and PopMax. Yamamoto Senko, Fat Ika, Kut Tail and Kreature.

A-Rig, LFT Live Magic Shad and Keitech Swing Impact Fat, Shadalicious and Berkley

Hollow Belly. Sworming Hornet, Silver Buddy and Johnson Silver Minnow. Fat Free

Shad and DD22. Strike King Red Eye Shad and maybe XCalibur Xr50.

 

Well, there might more, but that will get you started.

Go ahead, empty out your day box for us. LOL

Sick Fish on a weighted screw lock swimbait hook.  Doesn't come close to a Little Creeper Trash Fish but, for three bucks it's hard to beat.  Boiling them 'til they feel "sticky" helps a lot. 

SENKO,  ON A SHIMANO,  IN THE LAKE, caught that BASS. " Elementarily my dear Watson".

Lucky Craft LC 1.5

Well uhh obviously a fish head spin with a mini swimmin fluke. No longer will Livingston red craw colored cranks work, those only worked last year.

If you throw topwater I highly suggest the Ima Roumba. Amazing wake bait that has action sort of like a Jitterbug

 

Another bait I love are the Baker lures suspending shad (black scale or black ice) and suspending squarebills (red craw, pumpkinseed, bluegill). Only suspending squarebill I know of and bass hit it hard.

How bout some shakey heads with some finesse worms. carolina weights... live target topwater frogs are on sale a pack of 3 for 20 bucks.

3" tubes,

4" tubes,

5" tubes,

Tubes, tubes, and more tubes.

Was my hottest bait last year for BIG bass.

Hootie

If you're fishing smallmouth in clear water try a Duo Realis Spin Bait 80. Fish it on 6 lb. fluoro, no heavier.

 

Smallies also ate Gene Larew's Biffle Bug last year and will again this year.

6" Roboworm, Orange Crusher in winter & spring, Aaron's magic in Summer & Fall.

If you're fishing smallmouth in clear water try a Duo Realis Spin Bait 80. Fish it on 6 lb. fluoro, no heavier.

 

Just picked two of these up. Looking forward to giving them a try!