LM

Spinnerbait

Devil's Horse

Jackall flickShake

Jig

Jerkbait

 

SM

Jerkbait

Fluke

Spinnerbait

Zoom speed craw on Shakyhead 

Drop shot 

Fishing only where I'm fising now?

 

largemouth-

buzzbait- my absolute favorite bait to fish

vibrating jig- it just catches fish here year round

swim jig- necessary for the amount of grass we get and can also be throw like any other jig

texas rig (with all the plastics, yes that's kinda cheating)

lipless crankbait- necessary for early season for sure and versatile enough to be my only 'crankbait' in the lot.

Green fish:

Chatterbait

Jig

Dropshot

Frog

Senko

 

Brown fish:

Jerkbait

Swimbait

Senko

Tube

Hair

 

Jig and craw

Spinnerbait

6" Plastic Worm

Crankbait

Senko

Jig

Spook

Ned

3" paddletail

Chatterbait

 

10 hours ago, OmegaDPW said:

No Smallmouth down here. Never caught one anywhere, actually.

Do it. You will not regret it. As much as you enjoy bluegill fishing, SMB are like acrobatic bluegill on HGH with a really bad attitude - utter strength & they do not quit.

1. Spinnerbait including inline spinner

2. crankbait including lipless

3. plastic worm including creature baits

4. top water 

5.swimmbait

 

If I have to be more specific, than I give up, can't be done with 5.  Maybe 50, but even then I would have to make some tough choices. 

 

 

 

Lm.                                      Sm.

Spinnerbait.                       Spinnerbait

Buzzbait.                            Buzzbait 

Frog.                                   Popper

Double wide beaver.        Torpedo

Jerkbait.                            Jerkbait 

This “5 rig” philosophy is exactly how I set up my kit. It covers the 5 rod set ups and the baits I use them for.

1. Spinner blade (blade baits)

1. Frog (top water/walk’n/pop’n)

1. Crankbait (diving shallow/deep/lipless)

1. Jig (drag/hop baits)

and #1, alltime greatest

1. Worm (straight/float’n/senko)

Spinnerbait

Skirted Jig

Swimbait

Crankbait

Stick Bait

Spinnerbait- Nichols shattered glass 3/8

Tube- dry creek tournement tube

Senko

Jerkbait- pointer 100

Topwater prop bait- lucky craft j kelly

1. T-rig

2. Jig

3. Chatterbait

4. Paddletail

5. Lipless

I'll run with these for both green and brown bass, ice out, till ice over. I wouldn't even feel all that restricted. I spend more time with a flippin stick or a chatterbait rod in my hand than everything else combined anymore. 

 Actually, I spend more time chasing muskie than bass these days, but when bass fishing the above list will git'r done under most any situation.

 

Largemouth

   -5in Senko

   -Chatterbait

   -Lipless Crankbait

   -Bandito Bug

   -Frog

 

Smallmouth

   -Tube

   -Crawl

   -Ned Rig

   -5in Senko

   -Plopper 

Based on my success the past few years - this is my top 5 techniques.

1: Spinnerbait (avatar pic bass was caught on one)

2: Swim Jig

3: Chatterbait

4: Lipless

5: Ned

Worm, fluke, buzzbait, jig, spook. Could interchange popper for spook 

Yum Dinger,  I can cut it down for Neds , fish it weightless for weeds,...

Spinnerbait

Buzzbait because its the funnest   to throw

Bomber Prop A because its my most productive top water

Red Eye Shad

Trickworm 

Spinnerbait

Jig and pig

Zoom toad

Jitterbug

Jig, spook, crankbait, chatterbait, flick shake, ned rig, I could live with any 5 of these 6.

 

since the thread said lure and not technique :

 

smallies                                                                largemouth

 

zman trd   (ned)                                                           duo realis 4" wriggler (un wght texas)

missle baits ned bomb (ned)                                      reaction innovation pocket rocket (wacky)

meggabass 110 jr   (jerk)                                             6th sense crush 50

duo realis 4" wriggler (un wght texas)                       strike king hybrid hunter jr               

kietech fat impact                                                        beast coast miyagi

1. jerkbait

2. jerkbait

3. jerkbait

4. senko

5. lipless crank

Crankbait-specifically dt10 Green Gizzard Shad

Spinnerbait-Specifically Jackall Super Eruption Jr in Devils Clear 3/8 oz

Wacky Rig-Specifically 5 inch senko green pumpkin/white belly

Jig-Specifically Dirty Jigs Luke Clausen Compact Pitchin Jig Green Pumpkin 3/8 oz

Zoom Fluke-Specifically Super Fluke in White Ice

Walking top water

Crank bait

Some sort of walking frog

jerkbait

jig with or without trailer

 

C'mon people, don't cheat..

5 lures only for any kind of bass... be specific to make it challenging.

Ribbontail worm

Jerkbait

Ned TRD

Senko

Super Spook Jr

No love for Spots. I'll not participate. It's simple wrong.😀