Jig

spinnerbait

Jig

walking bait

jig

Square bill 

spinnerbait 

popper

big TRD 

Fluke

8 hours ago, scaleface said:

I'm surprised about the lack of deep diving crankbaits .

That’s too much like work for me,lol.

But most of my lakes are shallow, under 10’

If we're talking true summer time condition's....which to me is peak water temps, weed growth, and stain in the water from algae blooms my top choices are:

 

#1 big jig or t-rigged plastic in the deep grass or under boat docks

 

#2 deep cranking the outside edge of the grass with a 5xd or 6xd depending on how deep the edge is.

 

#3 finessing the out side edge of the grass with drop shots and wacky rigs.

 

#4 frogging thick shallow matted grass

 

#5 ripping reaction baits out of the grass, something like square bills, swim jigs, or chatterbaits.

I enjoy  reading what those from other parts of the country are throwing in the summer ...

 

For me :

 

*WP 110

*SK Ocho ("drop dead" technique - VMC weighted EWG)

*Keitech FAT Swing Impact 3.3 (Keitech tungsten ball head jig)

*Booyah Finesse Jig (Netbait Paca Chunk trailer)

*Shaky Head (Picasso Shakedown Ball Head ; SK KVD Fat Baby Finesse Worm)

 

Frog, frog, frog, frog, something else until I get tired of getting all the grass and goop of it, then back to frog...

Buzzbait,Zara spook, jig, 10" plastic worm, smaller plastic worms

Trick worm

Walking bait

Buzzbait

Jig

Double fluke

Frog

Big ez on owner beast

3/4 oz jig

Punch rig

Texas rig worm

Daylight:

10in or 12in Zoom ole monster

Whooper Plooper 110

t rigged rage crawl 

t rigged rage bug 

Night:

black/blue spinnerbait Colorado blade 

black ole monster 

1. Square bill

2. Walking topwater

3. Buzzbait

4. Deep Crankbait

5. Underspin

Thus far, 

 

BBB Trick Stick in Spinach

Keitech Noisy Flapper in green frog

Zoom Trick Worm in bubblegum

Whopper Plopper 90 in bone

Pit Boss in Green Pumpkin Purple

Jig

swim jig

frog

t rigged creature bait

zara spook

squarebill

buzzbait