If you had to go to a new pond, that you knew had 10+ pound fish in it, but you could only take 1 lure, what would it be? After you vote, please explain in a reply.

Mine would be a 1/2 oz. black/blue jig, or a 7 in. Zoom Trick Worm

I would choose either a jig or worm, but since I can only pick one, it would have to be a t-rigged Zoom Ol Monster.

jig or worm. But it would be awesome to have a 10lb'r smash a buzzbait

This one is easy! A 10" Berkley PowerBait worm in all black!

plastic worm... why?  it ALWAYS works, regardless of conditions.

I'll go with a Jig..

plastic worm... why? it ALWAYS works, regardless of conditions.

EXACTLY. In a 10 incher

Plastics, can always count a bite with these. This bait gives you such a vast quantity of size, profile and color that you can always get something to bite them. Along with this you can modify your presentation numerous ways.

plastic worm... why? it ALWAYS works, regardless of conditions.

EXACTLY. In a 10 incher

x3, with the jig on a second rig in case I swing and miss!

Jeez, another poll started by a kid. :

senco, trick worm or Fluke. that simple.

Gary Yamamoto Senko in watermelon with red flake.  

Going with the big ol' worm

Gary Yamamoto Senko in watermelon with red flake.

my favorite worm in my favorite color!  i've never gone out with them and came back empty handed.

Jeez, another poll started by a kid. :

what's the difference?  we were all kids at one point, and i'm sure when you were first learning you had questions, whether you asked on the web or in real life doesn't make a difference.

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a 10" or 12" worm/snake....cause the big ones kill them

Jig and Pig.

All four could produce a 10, but I think plastics, jigs, and spinnerbaits have slight edge over topwaters. Topwaters can produce a big one though as well, easily. My biggest bass of all time, nearly 7 pounds, was caught on a buzzbait.

Texas rigged 6" Gene Larew Salt Craw. It attracts big fish, it can be worked fast or slow, and probably hasn't been thrown in that pond as much as power worms and senkos. Color would depend on water clarity, but two of my favorites are green pumpkin and black/blue.

I'll give it a shot with a wat/red Yum 10" big show paddle tail worm 8-)

Spinnerbait.  Green and White tandem willow blades, one silver, one gold.

id go with a worm. only because i havent gotten the experience/or technique down using many other things.

Spinnerbait. If I am fishing a lake completely new to me, a bait that covers alot of water quickly is my choice (aka search bait). A spinnerbait works well, and does this job nicely. When I find the hotspots in the lake, I can come back later and work the spots with a slower presentation such as a jig or soft plastic. I am not too concerned about catching fish when I am covering the lake with my spinnerbait, I am more concerned about finding what spots are holding the fish, so I know where I should be spending most of my time with the slower presentations. Though at times, they go crazy for the spinnerbait/faster presentations, and the slower presentations just don't work as well. All in all, I'd searchbait the place out, and then come back and refish it with a jig or t-rigged plastic.

Soft plastics are beast! They can be anything. Therefore you have a better choice of selection. Also, they stay in the strike zone longer and you can fish them almost anyway. You can jig soft plastics, you can swim soft plastics and you can fish them on the top water. Hence, soft plastics are a very broad title to put on baits.