Pitching a 3/16oz t-rig on a flipping stick and big line with a big straight tail worm is hard to beat for me.

 

least favorite: weightless anything. Flukes, senkos, etc. Don’t have the patience.

On 9/5/2025 at 1:15 PM, FloridaFishinFool said:

I like this bait in this color a lot too. Reminds me I need to replenish my supply. How do you rig it?

1 hour ago, the reel ess said:

I like this bait in this color a lot too. Reminds me I need to replenish my supply. How do you rig it?

 

Due to the extreme amount of vegetation I have to deal with in Florida I almost always rig these weedless. No weight for topwater bite and just below the surface. Or, a weighted hook for places like lily pads where I let it drop down into them going down 2 to 6 feet deep mostly. And kind of Texas rig them for bottom fishing.

 

I avoid thick rubber lures of this type that look more like a cigar. I want a lure shape that tapers down to a thinner tail so all that thick rubber does not fill the hook gap and get in the way blocking good hooksets.

 

I have some lakes here in Florida that are shallow dishpan lakes with wide vast expanses of eel grass. Nothing I love more than swimming these through all that eel grass. The bass explode on them and sometimes are jumping out of the water to get at these. A fun fishing method to me. MY FAVORITE! Gotta get that in there or I'm in trouble again!

 

 

 

If I want to swim a paddletail I will switch over to premade with weighted hook inside and often add a stinger treble hook to increase hookups more and lose fewer fish.

 

Well, my said favorite lure is now hanging in a tree 10 feet up in the air.

 

Only one I had.

 

I'm contemplating a rescue mission, just not sure how to do it.

 

Only one I had, only fished about three times.

 

$20 down the drain, or should I say up the tree.

1 minute ago, HawkeyeSmallie said:

Well, my said favorite lure is now hanging in a tree 10 feet up in the air.

 

Only one I had.

 

I'm contemplating a rescue mission, just not sure how to do it.

 

Only one I had, only fished about three times.

 

$20 down the drain, or should I say up the tree.

I rescued a found lure up in a tree from my kayak. I used my frog rod with 50# braid. It was a lovely 6th Sense lipless crank. 

14 minutes ago, FloridaFishinFool said:

 

Due to the extreme amount of vegetation I have to deal with in Florida I almost always rig these weedless. No weight for topwater bite and just below the surface. Or, a weighted hook for places like lily pads where I let it drop down into them going down 2 to 6 feet deep mostly. And kind of Texas rig them for bottom fishing.

 

I avoid thick rubber lures of this type that look more like a cigar. I want a lure shape that tapers down to a thinner tail so all that thick rubber does not fill the hook gap and get in the way blocking good hooksets.

 

I have some lakes here in Florida that are shallow dishpan lakes with wide vast expanses of eel grass. Nothing I love more than swimming these through all that eel grass. The bass explode on them and sometimes are jumping out of the water to get at these. A fun fishing method to me.

 

 

 

If I want to swim a paddletail I will switch over to premade with weighted hook inside and often add a stinger treble hook to increase hookups more and lose fewer fish.

 

I like the swimming fluke in sparse weeds and lilies when the sun warms the skinny water in cooler months. 

On 9/6/2025 at 8:49 PM, WRB-2.0 said:

This thread was about fun lures to fish not your favorite lures.

My favorite hands down is a hair jig n pig ( real pig). Nothing fun about sitting in wind and rain fishing for days without a strike….but it’s my favorite because of the rush when a strike does occur knowing it is a big bass or possibly a record size bass.

Tom

 

The title of the thread is "Favorite lure to throw" 🤔

10 minutes ago, Aaron_H said:

 

The title of the thread is "Favorite lure to throw" 🤔

 

No he's right.

 

I was asking for your favorite lure that you have the most FUN with.

 

For instance, a ned rig or a drop shot really aren't' that "fun" to fish, even though they can catch fish like crazy.

 

But working a walking bait on the surface to me, is FUN.

 

There's no right or wrong answer.   

49 minutes ago, Aaron_H said:

 

The title of the thread is "Favorite lure to throw" 🤔

What lure do you have the most fun using is the theme of this thread.

Tom

I believe "fun" and "favorite" are one and the same!

2 hours ago, FloridaFishinFool said:

I believe "fun" and "favorite" are one and the same!

If not they're twins

Another vote for the classic Jitterbug. I fished my first one in the 1960's. Still have a few in my tackle box. I swear I would recognize that gurgle sound anywhere. 

Deps Buzzjet. It’s like pulling an egg beater thru the water

Similar response from me.  Teckel Kicknocker.  

5 hours ago, HawkeyeSmallie said:

 

 

There's no right or wrong answer.   

What?  You in the right forum?   People live/die by being correct on this forum!

 

I love your Shower Blows btw.   

Ain't that the truth!

9 hours ago, HawkeyeSmallie said:

Well, my said favorite lure is now hanging in a tree 10 feet up in the air.

 

Only one I had.

 

I'm contemplating a rescue mission, just not sure how to do it.

 

Only one I had, only fished about three times.

 

$20 down the drain, or should I say up the tree.

Telescoping pole lure retriever.

Tom

15 hours ago, jbmaine said:

Another vote for the classic Jitterbug. I fished my first one in the 1960's. Still have a few in my tackle box. I swear I would recognize that gurgle sound anywhere. 

I have a few vintage ones thanks to my late brother in law. He wore me out with one once and I didn't have one. After he died my SIL told me to go get whatever I wanted of his fishing tackle. He used to go to flea markets and estate sales and buy lots of tackIe boxes and lures. I keep trying one to no avail. I do really want to catch something on his favorite lure. 

On 9/6/2025 at 8:57 AM, webertime said:

Magdraft Freestyle.  The hit and hookset is the best. 

 

I have 2 or 3 of these still in the package.

 

Need to try one.

A good spinnerbait bite is hard to beat!

20 minutes ago, Robinhood21 said:

A good bite on a spinnerbait is hard to beat!

 

I'm pretty sure I've said the same thing more than once.

 

Especially when there's enough water clarity where you see them hit it.

My new favorite bait is a Picasso Titanium spinnerbait. They are steep at $15. Got one hung on some brush in my pond and went in after it. LOL! 

11 minutes ago, Don Harris said:

 Got one hung on some brush in my pond and went in after it. LOL! 

 

Been there done that except with a Vision 110.

 

It's just water right?    

1 hour ago, HawkeyeSmallie said:

 

Been there done that except with a Vision 110.

 

It's just water right?    

Yup. And a really sloppy mud bottom. I sunk 2 feet deep. 

On 9/8/2025 at 10:43 AM, HawkeyeSmallie said:

Well, my said favorite lure is now hanging in a tree 10 feet up in the air.

 

Only one I had.

 

I'm contemplating a rescue mission, just not sure how to do it.

 

Only one I had, only fished about three times.

 

$20 down the drain, or should I say up the tree.

 

What was it?

 

Allen

2 hours ago, Munkin said:

 

What was it?

 

Allen

Shower Blows.