When (season) do you fish these, and what are one or two or the better all-around ones? Price is not a problem, since I'm only going to buy one.

 

Thanks,

Megabass vision 110 silent riser. Probably a better bait to use under warmer water conditions-post spawn thru early fall.

Megabass vision 110 silent riser. Probably a better bait to use under warmer water conditions-post spawn thru early fall.

Only MB I've ever fished that I didn't break My buddy left one in my boat at Table Rock and I liked the color so I gave it a try. Watched a bunch of spots and smallies rocket up out of the trees to eat that thing. 

I used to use that vision 110 silent riser a lot during the post spawn on bull shoals. Warmer water is where it shined.

The 110 Silent Riser is the one I use as well.  I use it mainly on one of the few clear lakes I fish during the summer.

Had a couple of real good fish on a Vision 110 Jr this past weekend. It as just the standard bait..

 

People will think I'm nuts, but I was throwing it on mono. I put the wrong reel on my jerkbait rod in a rush and realized I had 12lb Pline on there when we got out on the water. I threw it anyway and it changed the way the bait acted for sure. Had 25+ fish with a few really nice ones. It floated up slowwww. Something to think about i guess when not fishing in gin-clear water and wanted a bait that normally suspends to do something a little different.

 

Bass Pro makes a really nice slow riser, they are the old Lew's Speed Minnows, I believe the XPS minnows and they have an arched back for a nice erractic action like the Yo-zuri Crystal minnow.

 

Adding a Suspend Dot will make any floater a slow riser, and also taking your favorite suspender and removing the ring or making it a bit lighter will also make it float slowly, instead of the split ring or oval ring to tie the line, I will just use the Rapala Loop knot on a Suspending jerkbait like the Pointer or Suspending Long A....The bass pro speed minnows come in 3 sizes and for $3 are a steal, they are deadly right now since the water is full of small fry and they make a thin 3" model that casts well and mimics the young fry in the water...The bass pro trebles are trouble if you fish braid and heavy equipment, if using light line they are fine....