The original floating rapala

 

it was a fish catching machine just found other jerbaits that casted better in the wind

haven't fished a tube since i can't remember when.... and frankly i don't miss them....

Everyone should quit using any bait Roland Martin tries to peddle.....he's the king of sliding in a plug for a horrible bait so he can make a dime.....How many of you have used your helicopter lure recently? I'm sure his son Scott used it to win FLW angler of the year. I can hear it now...."Son! My son won the FLW angler of the year exclusively on the helicopter lure! Wait a minute, he also threw the Cavitron buzzbait loaded with MegaSrike!" "Scott also credits his top finishes because he used Dr. Dan's lip balm which helped him catch extra fish" "If it wasn't for Scott's Duracell Marine batteries he wouldn't have ever got his boat started which also helped him win" "Son" I'm proud of my son! (Have to admit though, Cavitron buzzbait is a good lure)

 

On ‎3‎/‎7‎/‎2016 at 1:35 PM, Wbeadlescomb said:

I can think of several lures I used to wear fish out on but for some reason I just quit using them. Chatterbait is one I used to catch a lot of fish on. Ive actually won some money on that bait but for whatever reason I quit throwing it. Rattle traps are another one ive won some money on and caught my personal best spot and largemouth on done even have one in my tackle bag.Torpedos, lizards,flipping tubes, and big crankbaits are just a few that come to mind.

I was just thinking about this same subject literally 2 minutes ago. I saw a YouTube video where they were crushing the Bass on red crankbaits.
I got to thinking about 10-15 years ago when I used to catch tons of bass on red crawdad colored crankbaits and now I don't even have one in my boat. It's been several years since I threw one.

My only reasoning is we just have way too many choices to pick from.

Probably why I haven't thrown a spinnerbait in a few years either.

 

 

11 hours ago, WIGuide said:

I have to say the bass fishing crowd as a whole have a tendency to do this. We'll find something that works and most of the time it gets cast aside for something new. It didn't stop working, we didn't run out of them, and they didn't become too expensive to replace yet we still look for something else.It's actually kind of fascinating if you ask me. Baits I found myself doing this with in the past have been lipless crankbaits and ribbon tail worms. I started using the lipless again this year with great results and wondered why I ever put them down. Next year the ribbon tails will be making an appearance more again.

I used to throw a zoom ol monster all the time and for whatever reason I quit. Used to catch a bunch of good fish on them just started back this year and been happy with the results

I sometimes go whole seasons without throwing some baits. Examples would be ribbon tail worms, grubs, tubes certain creature baits. Then the next season I pick up that bait and use it and catch a lot of fish. I used a tube last year with  phenomenal success for both smallmouth and largemouth on lakes, rivers, creeks and ponds. I think I like the challenge catching bass diffrent ways that keeps me changing. I won't ever take the almighty fish catching proven over the  decades tube for granted again. 

I quit using spinning reels to, does that count?