Go to Baits or Lure

[Fishin NJ]

What are your two top go to lures or baits non live.

1. Softbait would be sweet beaver, green pumpin
2. Hardbait. Org black / silver floating rapala any size

[strike king]

softbait- watermelon senkos/zoom super salty fluke baby bass
hardbait- yo-zuri rattlin lipless bait

[HammerTrained4108]

bango minnows work great

[njvbass]

soft- 4" mission fish
hard- Floating shellcracker.

[Dominator]

Soft: 5" black w/ blue falke senko
Hard: Black 3/8 oz. jig w/ zoom blue sapphire trailer

[bcritch]

Softbait: 4"Squirmin Worm (Plum)

Hardbait:
Pickeral - Mepps #1 Black Fury Spinner
Bass - Rapala 3 1/2" Black/Silver Floating Minnow

[jeenyus139]

Softbait...Without a doubt the Purple with Green flake 5" Senko...however the banjo minnow is a great softbait that is often overlooked or not fished correctly
Hardbait...The original rapala grey and black or Rat-l-trap

[Clamboni]

That's a tough one, I don't really have a go to bait for all the time. I have plenty that I like to throw, but there's times I wouldn't throw them at all because I think something else might be a better choice.

Hard baits I think what catches me more fish year-round is a spinnerbait (would you call that a hard bait?) If not, then lipless cranks.

For a soft bait I think a senko would be most likely to get bit day by day.

[esquired]

Softbait - the 4" sticks that I pour T-rigged with a bullet weight

Or, since only I have those, the PC Baits "Thing" which is a crazy creature type bait that you can customize http://www.pcbaits.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=15&zenid=d06a8a546e4e24e212dba8cf845b857d


Hard baits: PC Baits pointer or shad colored crankbait.

[fishpro28]

soft bait: berkley purple with green flake worm, berkley gulp natural color
hard bait:spinner bait with a single copper colorado and chartreuse skirt
back up: 3" Berkley Power Grub in chartreuse

[AJ168]

Softbait- 5 inch senko in watermelon seed
Hardbait 1/4 oz white inline spinner

[Fishin NJ]

This shell cracker you mention is it the Black Dog Shell Cracker? I had never heard of this lure prior, did some searching and it looks very interesting? The blue gill model seems as though it could be a good choice.

[Fishin NJ]

NJVBASS,
i missed the part that this lure goes for $59.00 each. No way in hel* would i be throwing a 60$ lure to any fish. But befor i jump the gun i guess i should research other swim baits, and will for price reference. Either way interesting looking bait just alittel over the top on the price.;)

[njcrappie]

it all depends on the season but for the summer my goto baits are 1. a jig 2. plastic baits. Tubes, creature tubes, beavers, senko... etc.



But before i jump the gun i guess i should research other swim baits, and will for price reference.

www.swimbaitnation.com (http://www.swimbaitnation.com)

matt lures makes a killer swim bait for the price.

I use huddlston http://www.usacproshop.net/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=819
and matt lures

some of them are $$$
this 3:16 is $250.00
http://www.usacproshop.net/ProductImages/316/armegedon.jpg

[Clamboni]

NJVBASS,
i missed the part that this lure goes for $59.00 each. No way in hel* would i be throwing a 60$ lure to any fish. But befor i jump the gun i guess i should research other swim baits, and will for price reference. Either way interesting looking bait just alittel over the top on the price.;)

You should see some of the fish he catches on that thing. When you have a lure that's capable of cetting you 10 NJ fish per year over 5 lbs, maybe it's worth it. Do you buy lucky craft? If you think about it, it's only 4 of them, and how many 5's do they produce? Not that they don't catch big fish, but the swimbaits almost only catch big fish.

[Fishin NJ]

True if i added up all the $$ i spend or have spent on tackle i would prob pass out. i know though i get real pissed when i catch a damn tree and lose my 10$ lure. But im sure they produce no doubt.

[njvbass]

True if i added up all the $$ i spend or have spent on tackle i would prob pass out. i know though i get real pissed when i catch a damn tree and lose my 10$ lure. But im sure they produce no doubt.

Swimbaiting involves more tackle for sure. You can't throw 2-4oz lures effectively on tradional bass tackle. Sometimes you have to throw standard lures , but I always see if the big bait is happening before I pick up a 3/16 pegged creature and drag bottom.

this is my biggest bass this year so far on the shellcracker. 6.5# :D

This is also my second one. I had something break me off about 2 months ago.

I throw it on a 7'10 x-heavy setyr swimbait rod
calcuta te GT 200 with 20 Mcoys mono

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q70/njvbass/magnolia9-3001.jpg

This bait here is is going to be go to this fall. Clamboni paint job.

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q70/njvbass/DSC00917.jpg

[Fishin NJ]

Now thats a paint job that will no doubt take some serious fish i love black/silver it almost always never fails!!!! (don't want to put any bad luck on it lol)

[little anth]

soft roboworm 4in sculptin aarons magic
hard bomber fat free shad/guppy in citris shad

[little anth]

njv bass how big is that

[Fishin NJ]

i'll save you waiting for an answer, its in his post he says " this is my biggest bass this year so far on the shellcracker. 6.5# :D" i missed it also the first time around.:eek:

[little anth]

ok thanks i missed it too

[Clamboni]

Clamboni paint job.

You trying to make me fish less than I already do? I have enough business...we talked about this today.