Classic bait would be a Hula Popper maybe? I don't own any and haven't owned one for years.

 

Popular bait would be a Fat Ika. I've tried them several times and they rarely got bit for me and the hookup ratio is horrible. 

16 hours ago, jimmyjoe said:

 

   Thank you for remembering Charlie Helin. Nowadays, most people call it the "Worden's Flatfish", but in no way does plastic replicate wood.            jj

Back in the day, you could not open a fishing magazine without seeing a Helin lure ad.  I bought lots of them in all sizes and colors.  I even bought a Helin Fish Cake top water lure that I still have.  In fifty years of fishing, I have never caught a bass on one of those lures.  Someone else must have as they were very popular in their time.

7 hours ago, Ogandrews said:

Actual rebel pop-r

i love throwing walking baits but never caught one in an actual spook

Poppers are one of those baits where I don’t see how buying a more expensive and fine tuned bait would actually produce more fish, the rebel pop-r just destroyed for me last year.

Spook

 

I bought 2 last month though so that won't last too much longer

 

20 hours ago, Catt said:

Whopper Plopper ?

 

Why? Not interested!

ditto.

23 minutes ago, Bankc said:

ditto.

Same here. Got one as a gift and can't put down my customized Torpedoes to throw it. 

14 hours ago, RichF said:

x2 on the Yamamoto.  I've thrown other stick worms but not the original.  I bought 2 packs on closeout like 3 years ago and they've never made it to the boat.

 If I found some on clearance I'd get them . They are too expensive .   

I've always wanted to try a Dalton Special. I've caught bass on other propbaits, but I've never bought a Dalton.Never caught a fish on one.

The only thing that I can think of that I've NEVER tried is a ned rig or anything that would resemble a ned rig.  The closest I can think of would be a VMC rugby shaky head with a power worm.

 

There's a lot of baits popular baits that I've kept on hand, tied on a few times, but I'd be surprised if I've got more than 10 casts with each of them....

 

Senko

Whopper Plopper

Buzzbait

Lipless

Any crankbait that runs more than 8 feet

Texas rigged anything

Wiggle warts 

KVD anything 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10 hours ago, Captain Phil said:

Back in the day, you could not open a fishing magazine without seeing a Helin lure ad.  I bought lots of them in all sizes and colors.  I even bought a Helin Fish Cake top water lure that I still have.  In fifty years of fishing, I have never caught a bass on one of those lures.  Someone else must have as they were very popular in their time.

I have a Helin surface lure but didn't know the name. Stubby, cigar shaped with a "buzz" blade on front and the usual hook spreaders/ arms for 4 trebles. Black coachdog color.

14 hours ago, detroit1 said:

I have a Helin surface lure but didn't know the name. Stubby, cigar shaped with a "buzz" blade on front and the usual hook spreaders/ arms for 4 trebles. Black coachdog color.

Here's my Helin Fish Cake lure.  It doesn't get much simpler than that.  

19 hours ago, Mobasser said:

I've always wanted to try a Dalton Special. I've caught bass on other propbaits, but I've never bought a Dalton.Never caught a fish on one.

One year I wanted to up my top water game so I dedicated 1 hour of every trip to top waters , no matter what the conditions . I caught more bass on a Dalton Special than all others . 

13 hours ago, Captain Phil said:

Here's my Helin Fish Cake lure.  It doesn't get much simpler than that.  

That's it. Mine must be a larger version, my buzz blade is larger in dia. than the body. Plus, i have the 4 trebles. But that is it! Got any Cotton Cordell Blabbermouths? Thanks cap'n.

On 2/8/2021 at 7:07 AM, BlakeMolone said:

Poppers are one of those baits where I don’t see how buying a more expensive and fine tuned bait would actually produce more fish, the rebel pop-r just destroyed for me last year.

Always thought the same way, probably 90% of the popper fish I have caught have been on the same rapala  xrap pop that I’ve owned for like 5 years. Only other on I throw is a river2sea bubble walker which is halfway between a popper and a walking bait, really undervalued bait.

I'm a pop r guy as well. Not saying its the best popper out there...whatever best means anyway. But throw some better hooks on a pop r and go to town. It just gets bit.

On 2/7/2021 at 4:44 PM, scaleface said:

Whopper Plopper ,Yakamoto Senko . 

You. Have. Never. Thrown. A. SENKO?

 

A CHILL just went down my spine.

I don't think I've ever caught a fish on a walking bait like a spook. I confess to not fishing it much because I'm not very good at walking it.

 

It's sort of hard to imagine somebody not fishing a soft stick of some brand but you can do an awful lot with other plastics and you could probably get by ok. I've never wacky rigged a plain straight tailed worm like a zoom trick worm or finesse worm.

 

The senko style baits don't seem to be working for me around here like they were a few years ago. This coming season I'm going to try some minor twists and just hook up a different worm.