What baits and / or techniques have you gotten away from for whatever reason ?

I barely used stick worms at all this year. Or any kind of worm for that matter. I worked on learning new baits this season with some success. I didn't plan on it, it just kind of happened which in my case is not a bad thing as I depended too heavily on them in the past.

the simple johnson spoon....

had one for over 10 years, and maybe tried it twice.

.....its quite the dust collector

There is no better bait than a Johnson spoon with a Fat Albert on the back for grass and pads. 8-)

Posted by: frogtog      Posted on: Today at 8:49pm

There is no better bait than a Johnson spoon with a Fat Albert on the back for grass and pads.  8-)

.....maybe i'll have to give it a chance in the future...

Spinnerbaits.  I don't think I've fished any at all this year.  

Spoons lol. They've migrated to that "why do I still carry these" box. Also chatterbait. I'm not sure I've ever used it.

Everything that isn't a 10" worm and a flippin' stick, LOL!!! Cranks and spinnerbaits are my biggest dust collectors!

There is no better bait than a Johnson spoon with a Fat Albert on the back for grass and pads. 8-)

My sentiments precisely, to which I might add, especially bass over 6 pounds

My "Dust Collectors" change every year, but among this year's neglected lures:

> Plastic Lizards

> Spinnerbaits

> Senkos

> Tube Lures (except for smallmouth bass)

Roger

 Used to have a spinner bait tied on always and can't even remember the last time I gave one a real try...

skillet

I've probably gotten away from the jig the most recently.

Chatterbaits and Senkos.

There was a point when I fished senkos all the time... now I just don't use them nearly as much as I should.

Especially wacky senkos...

Heddon Zara Spook ~ it's been replaced by the Rapala Sub-walk.

A-Jay

curly tailed worms, haven't thrown one at all this year.

Buzzbaits.  3-4 casts with one this year, most it's been thrown in the last 15 years.  Yup, major dust collector for me.

Senkos this year.....soft plastics in general.  I've done a lot of jig fishing and really seem to catch them as well or better with a jig in the same situations that I would use soft plastics.

this season: flukes. I used to fish them all the time, but I haven't fished them that much this year.

overall: crankbaits. I have caught maybe 20 fish on crankbaits since I started fishing 4 years ago. I bought a whole bunch of them and I haven't caught fish with or even thrown most of them.

To me its always been liped crank baits and soft plastics. Water is not deep enough to throw a crank bait. If it is I lose them in a cast to logs or rocks. Plastic because water is to dark. Spinners, jigs, spooks, lipless crank baits, and jerk baits work great.

DD22's. Too much work

There is no better bait than a Johnson spoon with a Fat Albert on the back for grass and pads. 8-)

That's one of the best Avatars I've seen in a while. LOL

Tubes

Chatterbaits

Spro frogs

Swimbaits. I just don't have the patience or desire to work that hard for one big bite.

I keep two of the most famous "Info-commercial" lures

in a tacklebox just to remind myself to NEVER buy

another lure that "outfishes live bait" or "may be banned

from tournament fishing."

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I keep two of the most famous "Info-commercial" lures

in a tacklebox just to remind myself to NEVER buy

another lure that "outfishes live bait" or "may be banned

from tournament fishing."

:

C'mon RW, which ones are they ? I own an Instant Fisherman deluxe model complete with Flying Lures. Doesn't get much lamer than that  ;D

Has to be rat-l-traps. I've only used them one trip this year.

Tubes for me.  I used them so much last year and the year before that.  Only thrown them once this year for about 5 minutes at that.