I started out my season fairly decent I was catching numbers but couldn't seem to break that 4LB mark. I went to gander and went to the musky section and I found a Rapala x walk 13. It was big and I love topwater so I picked one up and the next morning my 3rd cast a nice 3 1/2lber. 5 more casts and I pick up a 4.12 lb. I go on to catch 5 more bass all over 3lbs and a little 4 lb musky. not a bad start to a new lure. I have been using this bait for 3 weeks now and have broken the 4lb mark 5 more times and the 5lb mark this morning I am loving this bait!

so I am wondering if anyone has a specific lure that has always produced good sized fish for you.

here is the xwalk if any one is interested.

http://www.cabelas.com/p-0044009121702a.shtml

I would guess a jig would be most peoples answer...hard to beat for this application in my opinion.

I would guess a jig would be most peoples answer...hard to beat for this application in my opinion.

a 3/8-1/2oz jig with a pork or plastic trailer.

BB

with out a doubt , a frog !!  

It's a jig for me.

Jig or creature bait

Our most productive big-bass lures seem to rotate every year.

This year, jigs were soundly trounced by the Kalin Mogambo (6" smoke grub) and the 1/2oz Johnson spoon w/ Fat Albert trailer.

Also high in the running was the Berkley Hollow Belly Swimbait (Tennessee shad).

Roger

Frogs, 6" lizards, and buzzbaits!

5" and bigger senkos are good big fish baits too, though I've got some of my biggest bass on 4" senkos. Jigs with a pork trailer are great as well, as are brush hawgs and even spinnerbaits.

What is my favorite big bass bait?

Texas Rigged Plastic

I have 2. I like BPS 12" squirmin super worms, and my huddleston deluxes.

1/2oz jig with a 3" trailer

1/2 oz jig with a flappin hog or ragetail lobster trailer

This year I've been gettin some nice ones on cavitron buzzbaits and spro frogs as well.

Live frog

This caught jig caught 10lb 2 ounces...

"Super" Brush Hog in watermelon seed, watermelon gold, or watermelon red.

Watermelon red 10' Rage Anaconda slow rollin weightless.

:D

8-)

largemouth: frog

smallmouth: jerkbait

3/8 oz jig w/ 3" trailer

10" Rage Tail Anaconda

7" Senko

3/8 oz Evolution jig/ Rage Tail Baby Craw

1/2 oz GMAN jig/ GYCB Flappin' Hog, Rage Tail Lobster,

or NetBaits Baby Paca Craw

8-)

Most of my bigger fish have come on frogs/ buzzbaits but lately RageTail Shads seem to be the ticket. Skipping Senkos and Ikas under docks and boats always seems to get a couple hawgs each year.

    For me it has got to be a Carolina rig with a 10" inch Ole Monster or Power Worm.

    Another pretty good big fish is 3/4 oz. Jewel jig with a Pinch-It jig trailer from Joe S. or a 3.75 Yum Craw Papi.

Here it comes again, LOL-------All the bass over 9# I have landed have been with a weedless wacky rigged finesse worm.

Mattlures soft bluegill or 10" texas rigged worm. 8-)

Lucky Craft BDS3, Buckeye Mop Jig, 1/2 oz. spinnerbait, 1/4 oz. Cavitron buzzbait. These lures have produced many 6+ pound bass for me, and multiple tournament wins.

3/8oz secret weapon buzzbait in black/blue has accounted for over twenty citation caliber fish in the last 3 years.

luckycraft sammy (95?) in american shad has landed some football  shaped smallies for me.

tx rigged plastic