My preferred method of fishing is with a jig/craw. Followed closely by a jig/craw. 

Cast and Retrieve.  Just joking.  Flippin and Pitchin and cranking a very close second.

My favorite way to catch them is with swimbaits or jigs .

Mine is Spinner baits , Chatter baits , Square Bill , Lipless Cranks , T-rigged worms  but most favorite is Gig and Crawl

17 hours ago, IndianaFinesse said:

Buzzbaits and fishing frogs in the slop, there is nothing like having a bass blow up threw matted grass and slamming the hook into them. Buzzbaits get the favorite nod in tournaments cause the hooking percentage is better though.

 

And here's something for the blasphemy thread, my absolute least favorite technique is jig fishing.

 

 

If you like buzzbaits for performance try the Whopper Plopper. Cast a lot farther than buzzbaits, can change your retrieve cadence, even stopping, can catch fish on the splashdown, and because of the treble hooks have a higher hook up ratio than buzzbaits which may need a stinger hook. 

Just now, tcbass said:

 

 

If you like buzzbaits for performance try the Whopper Plopper. Cast a lot farther than buzzbaits, can change your retrieve cadence, even stopping, can catch fish on the splashdown, and because of the treble hooks have a higher hook up ratio than buzzbaits which may need a stinger hook. 

I throw wp's to, when they want a slower buzzbait.  Otherwise I prefer the standard buzzbait, mostly because the single hook can be pulled off the shore and it goes over light weeds better.

3 minutes ago, IndianaFinesse said:

I throw wp's to, when they want a slower buzzbait.  Otherwise I prefer the standard buzzbait, mostly because the single hook can be pulled off the shore and it goes over light weeds better.

 

Ah.

 

 

You might want to try the Teckel Sprinker Frog also, it's worked great for us so far. The homemade model that is. 

In the water, not the trees.

Since I'm considered myself a rookie in bass fishing, I don't have any specific method just yet. I will change my technique every years to sharpen my skill.

Last year I caught most fish on dropshot, so this year I hardly dropshot just sometime when the bite is tough.

This year I aim to gain more skill on a little faster moving bait. Like chatterbait/Spinnerbait, Fluke and jerkbait.

Next year I plan for shallow crank, square bill, lipless and jigs.

And of course when condition is right I would mix in top water every now and then.

I love hammering fish with a jig pitched to cover. I also like fishing cranks through wood. 

6 hours ago, J Francho said:

In the water, not the trees.

I can relate...lmbo! ? Hate it when I get hung up in the trees! ?

I was fishing for squirrels.

2 hours ago, J Francho said:

I was fishing for squirrels.

Lmbo! ? They make a good gumbo! 

On 7/31/2017 at 5:59 PM, Sword of the Lord said:

I borderline hate crankbaits.

 

Why?  You cannot argue that they catch bass.  But, they have some limitations, of course.  I'm no shrink, but I think that you might do well to confront your hatred and find a way to work them into your arsenal.  However, if you're strictly a bank fisherman and contend with surface vegetation and a lot of wood, you may never have a need for them. 

2 hours ago, Choporoz said:

 

Why?  You cannot argue that they catch bass.  But, they have some limitations, of course.  I'm no shrink, but I think that you might do well to confront your hatred and find a way to work them into your arsenal.  However, if you're strictly a bank fisherman and contend with surface vegetation and a lot of wood, you may never have a need for them. 

Because I actually don't catch much on them, they get hung up, and I don't find fishing them as enjoyable as other methods. Hate is a strong word, but it's also an exaggeration. I don't literally hate crankbaits, I just pick them last almost every time.

boat or shore?  I ask, because, for me, it makes a big difference.  I didn't use them much when I spent time bank fishing.  Like you said, more trouble than they're worth.  But, even afloat, they can be challenging.  For me, the biggest positive change was getting a lure retriever that I could use reliably.  It wasn't until I had confidence I'd get stuck lures back, that I had confidence to put them where the fish are.

Jig and craw fished around lily pads.

5 hours ago, Choporoz said:

boat or shore?  I ask, because, for me, it makes a big difference.  I didn't use them much when I spent time bank fishing.  Like you said, more trouble than they're worth.  But, even afloat, they can be challenging.  For me, the biggest positive change was getting a lure retriever that I could use reliably.  It wasn't until I had confidence I'd get stuck lures back, that I had confidence to put them where the fish are.

Shore. Makes sense. It becomes a nightmare. We'll get a boat once in awhile but even then I'm catching bass anyway else. I've never had a situation where the bite is tough and thought s crank will do; it's always something else.