Lucky Craft LV500 in MS Ghost Chartreuse Shad...

This guy!

 

Magnum Speed Worm for moving baits

 

Rage Bug for bottom contact. 
 

 

 

 

Mike

I’ve been chasing brown fish mostly this year, and really got on to some concentrated fish on deeper structure ( Great Lakes). My number one bait by a huge margin, really for the last couple years, has been a Berkley Maxscent Flatworm in natural shad on a drop shot. Maxscent Flatnose Minnow in baby bass has done well also ( my sons favourite bait this year).

Almost every year I could go with spinnerbait, finesse jig or senko. This year I'm happy to report it's a 1\4oz swim jig with homemade bluegill skirt and a menace on the back. It really ain't even close.

That said my 3 biggest bass of the year....a 7 and two 6s came on a lipless , a chatterbait and a spinnerbait.

Probably a Ned rig with a 1/16oz chartreuse head and a Hot Craw Big TRD or junebug TRD.

 

ROY would be a 6th Sense Catwalk. Tied that sucker on and haven't cut it off except to retie.

2 hours ago, NorthernBasser said:

This guy!

 

Pitboss was definitely MVL for 2019, had sucess on the pitboss earlier on in the season but once july came around It faded out.

7 hours ago, roadwarrior said:

For the 25th consecutive year, the winner is...

 

                                                                 SENKO

This is probably true for 90% of us but only a few brave souls will admit it. 

Just now, Delaware Valley Tackle said:

This is probably true for 90% of us but only a few brave souls will admit it. 

I don't remember even rigging up a Senko this year.

tie between 4 inch power worm and 4 inch stick bait. Both have caught me many bass

Super Fluke has been my MVL for years. The Shakey Head tries hard but the Fluke is just too consistent. 

Hard bait :  what ever worked that day 

 

plastic:  black/blue flake chigger craw 2nd place:  any craw/creature in summer craw color 

My MVP of baits so far for 2020 has been a vibrating Jig.

Specifically, the Tungsten Evergreen Jackhammer

with hand poured Goby swimbait Trailer by a Paul Krews Custom baits.

Before I ever made my first cast with this one I was calling it The Thunder Goby.

Just enjoyed say it.

And on the first trip out and several trips after,

The Thunder Goby was making it happen by putting fat brown bass in the net.

 

 

A-Jay

 

I'd have to say, Senko, and a 6" roboworm. Both have always worked well for me.

MVL- 4" green pumpkin rage bug, Texas rigged.

ROY- 3" green pumpkin rage bug, Texas rigged.

 

3 hours ago, A-Jay said:

My MVP of baits so far for 2020 has been a vibrating Jig.

Specifically, the Tungsten Evergreen Jackhammer

with hand poured Goby swimbait Trailer by a Paul Krews Custom baits.

Before I ever made my first cast with this one I was calling it The Thunder Goby.

Just enjoyed say it.

And on the first trip out and several trips after,

The Thunder Goby was making it happen by putting fat brown bass in the net.

 

 

A-Jay

 

I really like the look of that Goby plastic. Love that the tails are already 'up.' Seen a few of your videos that have had me wishing I had a bag or two....or 10

35 minutes ago, Kyle S said:

I really like the look of that Goby plastic. Love that the tails are already 'up.' Seen a few of your videos that have had me wishing I had a bag or two....or 10

 Thanks @Kyle S~ They are pretty sweet baits; super soft.

 I did find that clipping off the side 'fins' is the way to go 

when using them as a vibrating jig trailer.  

 If you PM me your name & mailing address

and I'll spot you a few to check out.

Do it.

A-Jay

 

I've caught the most fish using a football jig with a NetBait Paca Slim trailer (the trailer has been crucial) and I've had the most fun catching fish on a bladed jig with a Rage Tail trailer.  Big jig year this year.  

 I don't think I could pick one. As soon as  I start to feel dependent on a specific bait I want to find something else that will work as well.

I did good on an archy head jig, tube (fished a couple of different ways), split shot rig with a zoom finesse worm, fluke and a couple others. 

Aside from senko/whopper plopper, which are perpetual champs. 

 

I did well with the Jackall Rerange 110 in Perch colour and the Ima finesse popper.  

I got back to my roots this year and started whopping them on a ⅛-⅜ ounce lead bullet, 3/0, and YUM Ribbontail.  I've also cleaned up with a ½ ounce jig, both casting and pitching.  Also slapped them with a ⅜ Booyah Blade.

 

The jig has led for my best day this year as far as a limit goes, and the ribbontail has been best for numbers.

 

MVL?  I'll take a half ounce jig tipped with a YUM Craw Chunk. 

6 hours ago, A-Jay said:

the Tungsten Evergreen Jackhammer

Is that the one you can't get from Japan anymore because Z man told them they were infringing on a patent here in the United States?

One word.....senko!

zman trick shotz 3' green pumpkin. caught at least a dozen 5+lb smallies off that bad boy this year

9 hours ago, MN Fisher said:

I don't remember even rigging up a Senko this year.

Same, spent the summer learning the Jig. In fact the only plastic I used this summer has been jig trailer.

 

But what really produced for me has been a Jerkbait.