I would say a swimbait, but jigs and topwaters are tops on my list for conventional gear.

Bait;  live crawdad, water dog, big shiner, big night crawler. Lures; swimbaits /wakebaits/ big surface lures like punkers & rats, jigs, big worms, deep diving crankbaits.

Tom

My big three are crankbaits , Jigs / T-rigs , topwaters .

 

But spinnerbaits on those windy days , Little George on those mud flats .   They all catch big bass .

Chatterbaits, swimbaits, crankbaits, topwater. Even 4'' senkos caught two over 8 the same day.

17 hours ago, Raul said:

FC´s weapon of choice lately was Basstrix Paddletail Swimbait.

Let´s not forget Matt Servant too. 

Is fish Chris still a member?  He hasn't visited for over two years.

10 hours ago, IndianaFinesse said:

Is he still a member?  He hasn't visited for over two years.

Who ?

Big baits = Big bass

except when they don't

Here in the Midwest we don't have true giant fish. Not many fish over 7 pounds caught in this state on yearly basis. A bigger bass here is a 5-6 pound fish. Over the last 15 years the biggest bass I have caught have came off of Texas rigged plastics, jigs, and topwater frogs. Our lakes are only open for about 9 months a year. Of those 9 moths 7 of them have substantial weed growth around nearly every inch of the lake. I just don't have the consistent water clarity or size of fish to toss magnum sized swimbaits and be able to keep them from getting vegetation on every cast.

Live bait no doubt is proven and effective. But for me it takes some of the sport out of the quest...

For me:

 Spinnerbaits, jigs, BIG worms, and a big spook/frog on top

Huddleston 68 & Bull shad, my 2 cents

Swiimbaits if you know how to fish them but I don't.

Of the 10 biggest fish I have caught 6 were on a jig or t-rigged creature bait. The other 4; buzzbait, wake crankbait, senko, and a spinnerbait for honorable mention. If I had to pick just one it would be a jig as the fish I catch are larger on average.

Allen