I thought this would be fun to see the replies. What is the most widely accepted or used lure that you personally have just never tried? And I don't mean the latest trend that you haven't bought into (yes that means whopper plopper cannot be an answer), I mean lures that have been around for a long time and have been a staple for many, but not you. Think Jitterbug, Senko, rooster tail. 

 

For me I have never actually fished a true senko, only knock-offs. I actually still have a pack of white senkos from years ago I never get around to opening. 

A  genuine  Senko .

Good question. I have never tried the GYB Flappin Hog creature bait & down here in the South I notice that many guys fish the Hog more than any other bait. 

 

I think I own just about every Hard bait, But that certainly does not mean I have ever used them. I really want to get into the bigger lures this year, big swimbaits, Topwaters, plastics etc...

 

Didn't catch any fish over 7.5lbs this year & I think it was because of my Light line addiction I am having a hard time kicking. I plan on getting one of those MS Slammer's that Bluebasser is always posting with good size Bass on it, My buddy always throws that big Spro Frog and he seems to catch just as many bass as on normal sized frogs, but usually gets some bigger fish. I always assumed it was too big and hook up percentage would be poor, but I may have been wrong.

The Strike King Red Eye Shad!!! I have a nice selection of lipless baits but the Red Eye Shad, it may be because my buddy uses that bait exclusively and he has yet to beat me when there is a lipless bite going on.

1 minute ago, smalljaw67 said:

The Strike King Red Eye Shad!!! I have a nice selection of lipless baits but the Red Eye Shad, it may be because my buddy uses that bait exclusively and he has yet to beat me when there is a lipless bite going on.

 

Gotta use what works for ya.  

 

  After one season fishing the RES, I SOLD almost EVERY Rat-L-Trap I owned ( in the BR Flea Market & to Keri May as I recall). 

Did keep the 1 oz Mag Traps for south of the border. 

 

btw, does your buddy put hooks on those baits ? 
 

A-Jay

 

 

8 minutes ago, smalljaw67 said:

The Strike King Red Eye Shad!!! I have a nice selection of lipless baits but the Red Eye Shad, it may be because my buddy uses that bait exclusively and he has yet to beat me when there is a lipless bite going on.

 

So what is your preferred brand?

 

I have never really fished a senko "correctly".   I have tried them t-rigged, but end up working them fastlike a fluke.  I have tried them wacky rigged, but never for long enough to really get a sense of what I am doing.  

Drop shot. 

I have never used a Jitterbug, fluke, or drop shot.

2 hours ago, smalljaw67 said:

The Strike King Red Eye Shad!!! I have a nice selection of lipless baits but the Red Eye Shad, it may be because my buddy uses that bait exclusively and he has yet to beat me when there is a lipless bite going on.

Do you bounce them on the bottom ? Thats where the RES shines . Chunking and winding , heck I still throw Bayou Boogies and Pico Perches .

Not sure if this fits the rules, but I have three Mega Bass Pop Max lures, two of which have hit the water a handful of times, the third is a virgin.  They do nothing for me so they sit in my topwater box and I ignore them. 

Whopper Plopper!

 

Can not tell y'all what one looks like!

Lucky Craft Sammy, when I used to frequent a forum on River Smallie fishing, this was the one bait you must have, to this day I have yet to splurge and purchase one. 

A buzzbait

22 minutes ago, j bab said:

A buzzbait

 

And to think I almost sent you one  . . .

A-Jay

32 minutes ago, j bab said:

A buzzbait

 

You fish Toledo Bend & don't throw a buzzbait?

 

Ya gonna have to fix that!

Dropshot for me too but hope to change that. Also never fished a soft plastic frog only hollow bodies.

5 minutes ago, Catt said:

 

You fish Toledo Bend & don't throw a buzzbait?

 

Ya gonna have to fix that!

Show me how to use em in March during the road trip! @A-Jay you too  

On 12/26/2016 at 2:58 PM, j bab said:

Show me how to use em in March during the road trip! @A-Jay you too  

@j bab - Throw it at the bank and reel it back ~

 

I will also regrettably add that I may not your best buzz bait information source ~

As I caught exactly TWO bass on buzzbaits last season . .

 

A-Jay

 

Drop Shot and a swing head. 

 

 

 

Mike

6 hours ago, smalljaw67 said:

The Strike King Red Eye Shad!!! I have a nice selection of lipless baits but the Red Eye Shad, it may be because my buddy uses that bait exclusively and he has yet to beat me when there is a lipless bite going on.

Never used one of these RES never owned one either. I have seen in the bait shop though. 

5 hours ago, bagofdonuts said:

Drop shot. 

Never used one and don't see using one in my future.

2 hours ago, Catt said:

Whopper Plopper!

 

Can not tell y'all what one looks like!

Never used a Whopper Plopper never owned one either. I have seen in the bait shop though.

Can't really think of any popular ones I haven't used. I don't use much from Rapala, including the very popular DT line. I don't use Megabass jerkbaits despite being a jerkbait junky.

Buzzbait for me as well

A-rigs and Whopper Plopper are the first two that comes to mind. 

8 hours ago, roadwarrior said:

 

So what is your preferred brand?

 

 

 

My preferred brand has changed names but it use to be the Xaclibur One Knocker, and the follow up is the Sebile Flatt Shad. For some reason the painted Xcalibur one knockers just kill and if they aren't hitting those hard, the Flatt Shads will get bit. I have Lucky Craft LV 150s and 250s as well as the Spro Aruku Shads and none of them work as well as the Xcalibur and the Sebile. I do have a few others that are niche baits but those two just seem to get bit all the time no matter how I use them.