Between the two all the days where I have caught 50+ plus most of them have been on power fishing baits. 

 

Rattletrap= 107

Spinnerbait= 89

Jerkbait= 78

Drop shot= 64

Finesse jig= 58

 

Allen

I'm another person who typically prefers to finesse fish.  I probably finesse fish at least 80% of the time and it wouldn't surprise me to know that I'd gone a month here or there without "power fishing" even once.  Of course, everyone who has responded that there's a time and a place for everything, depending on conditions is right, but in my personal opinion, I catch more fish over the course of the year by concentrating on finesse (and I freely admit that there are days when I did poorly and would have done better with a spinnerbait, jerkbait, crankbait, etc. etc.).  

 

I do have to argue with the responses that there's basically no chance of landing a fish in cover while you're using finesse tactics.   Personally, I fish with an UL rod and 4 pound test an awful lot and have caught plenty of 5 pound fish (smallmouth and largemouth) with that gear (and recently some 4 pound spotted bass).   Most guys probably consider "finesse" tackle to include 6 or 8 pound line and ML or M rods and there are darn few bass that I'd meet in my daily fishing day that I couldn't turn from cover with 6 or 8 pound test and ML or M gear.   It may not be ideal, but the average bass that most of us catch is what, 1.5 or 2 pounds?  A big one for most of us is what, 4 or 5 pounds?   I've turned plenty of large bass with 4 pound test and a F action UL rod when I absolutely needed to and I'd argue that there are only a small handful of bass that I'd lose in a year's time because my gear wasn't heavy enough.

6 hours ago, Munkin said:

Between the two all the days where I have caught 50+ plus most of them have been on power fishing baits. 

 

Rattletrap= 107

Spinnerbait= 89

Jerkbait= 78

Drop shot= 64

Finesse jig= 58

 

Allen

 

I've argued for finesse fishing and think that I catch more fish over the course of the year because I use those techniques, but I would agree with this.  On those days that the fish are really chewing, you're simply not going to keep up using a tiny grub, wacky rigged finesse worm, etc. etc..   So on the days where you can really fill the boat with them on power fishing techniques, I freely admit that I can't keep up, but I think there are more days when the fish are inactive, neutral or only slightly active than there are those days when they're really chewing.  I'd prefer to catch a few every day even when the power fishing goes can't get bit and acknowledge that I occasionally miss out on days when the power fishing guys are really filling the boat (and hope that I'm smart enough to adjust and to partake in those days as well).