Hard jerkbaits for me. They have been my best producers over the past few years.

 

Probably a jig, then a walking bait behind that.

 My confidence bait is a tube. In any river, lake, creek or pond I fish in if there are bass there they will hit a tube. Swim it, drag it, hop it or rip it out of grass. I use an  internal  jig head and change the weight according to conditions. I fish  A lot of different techniques but using a tube is what I have the most  conference in.  It's not as sexy as some other techniques to fisherman but the fish sure do find it sexy.  

Open water: Mann's 1-minus crankbait. 

Around reeds: Jawbone frog (small)

Around wood: black jig with grandebass mega claw trailer. 

Topwater: whopper plopper 

For moving baits probably a spinnerbait or swimjig, for when the bite is really rough probably a wacky worm or shakeyead. 

 Just for clarity,what's a go-to?  I'm just thinking I don't catch enough fish to have need of a go-to??

Go to technique?  Dragging a jig or gtail through whatever cover or structure I can find.