A buddy of mine is trying to get back into fishing, specifically for large mouth bass. Looking around his garage he says his old tackle box must have gotten thrown out. He wants to go to our local Bass Pro shop and buy a bunch of new lures and it got me to thinking. What specific brand/color/type lures would you recommend to him? It is easy enough to say buy a couple of crankbaits, spinnerbaits and such. I mean like this lipless Strike King KVD crankbait in such and such a color, this size whopper plopper in this color and whatever lures you feel are must haves or you get tons of success with no matter the conditions and season. Just wanted to see what you guys consider must have, go to lures.

Grab a few lures for each part of the water column. Specific name brands and colors aren't too important.

 

1. buzzbait

2. squarebill

3. Rat l Trap

4. Jig

5. Senko

 

That is a cheap and easy box to make happen and should cover a lot of situations. Of course there are a lot more options but this is "must have."

 

Rapala, f7 blue

mepps inline spinner, #3 silver blade gray tail

rebel pop R blue

manns classic spinnerbaits 1/4oz white double gold Indiana blades and a chartreuse 1/4oz with gold blades.

bomber cranks model A or fat A

Spinnerbaits:

 

#1) A 3/8oz with Colorado/Willow blades in a lighter color. The War Eagle Extreme Trokar in Sexy Shad is good if you can find it, but the KVD Finesses in Chartreuse Sexy Shad or Sexy Shad will do just fine.

 

#2) A 1/2oz double with Willow blades in a lighter color for burning in the fall. The War Eagle Extreme Trokar in Sexy Shad is good if you can find it, but the KVD Finesses in Chartreuse Sexy Shad or Sexy Shad will do just fine.

 

#3) A darker color spinnerbait with one or two Colorado blades if you fish in dirty water.

 

Crankbaits

#1) Norman Fat Boy, pick your favorite color with a white or yellow belly.

 

#2) If you can find it, a River2Sea Ish Monroe Biggie Square Bill Crankbait Smalls Bumpin, try the Abalone Shad, Bluegill or Gizzard Shad

 

#3) Same as above but in the larger Poppa Bumpin' size for bigger bass

 

#4) KVD 1.5, pick your favorite color with a white or yellow belly.

 

#5) Same as above but in a 2.5 size for big bass

Soft plastics:

 

Green Pumpkin senkos with 4/0 EWG hooks and 1/8 and 1/16 oz weights. I like Gamakatsu and Owner hooks.

 

Yum or KVD finesse worms, 1/4 and 3/8 oz drop shot weights and size 1 or 1/0 Gamakatsu drop shot hoots.

 

Swim Jigs:

 

A Strike King Tour Grade Swim Jig in 3/8oz or 1/2oz, Chartreuse Sexy Shad or Sexy Shad.

 

A 1/2oz Booyah Swim'n Jig in a moderately dark color like Brush Fire for cloudy days or dirty water (note: the black blue or black chartreuse colors are good for night fishing)

 

NetBait Paca Chunk make great trailers as does a Kaitech 2.8 or 3.8oz swimbait.

 

Topwater:

 

First, buy a couple of hollowbody frogs that have the same colors as the frogs in the area. Common brands like Spro and the SK KVD aren't bad and are probably a better value, but the LiveTarget hollowbody frogs that are 2.25" long are my favorite.

 

Buy a three pack of Rebel Pop-R Topwater Poppers.

 

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