What's your go-to lure?

[MAIZEandBLUE09]

Close, my preference is the regular repalla ... black and silver like shown above....just not the broken back. In the St. Lawrence I catch everything on them...Bass, pearch, pike, bluegills....even had a catfish hit one.

For bass I go with the Gary Yamato Senco pretty much full time. I sometimes ite on micro stuff when they aren't hitting.

The Gary Yamato baits have exploded recently. I see people using them all over the place. They're great little worms.

 

[MAIZEandBLUE09]

Lol!

Another I can't believe it took so long to stumble on this one story. For so many years I've found small crawfish in the fish I cleaned. Tried several craw lures but they never seem to work as well as the stomach contents would suggest they might.

Then I found these tiny little baby crawfish and holy smokes, everything smacks 'em. I think the shell of the adult might deter fish but these little ones represent immature craws.

Trout Slayer : Trout Magnet Online Store, Trout Magnet Fishing Lure

I'll have to look for those. I've always thought the same thing. I've had those crayfish lures since I was a kid, but I've never actually caught anything on them -- I gave up on them a long time ago. But smaller ones might be the trick.

 

[NEhomer]

They're available at that link I dropped M&B, grab a couple of packs of them...I assure that you'll be impressed with them. I too always wondered why crawfish lures didn't work very well.

They come with a couple of small jigs per pack but they're lead. In CT and MA where I do most of my fishing, lead under one Oz is illegal so I bought some tin ones. Tin jigs are expensive though.

 

[Edisto_Tiger]

I like these:

Zoom ultravibe speedcraw

 

[KansasSooner]

Back when I fished a lot, after a rain in Oklahoma the bass would hit just about any spinner you threw but my favorite was a neon green 1/8 oz. Shyster spinner on an ultra light. It was fun to snag a 1-2 pounder on that rig.

 

[NEhomer]

This might be my go-to lure when I go-to the shitter!

C5 12" Topwater Bucktail Muskie Lure Musky Pike Bass Bait Swimbait Fishing Rod | eBay

 

[Midnightangel]

A stick of dynamite works pretty well.

 

[BigRedMoe]

Pretty much this but green with red flecks in it.

 

[FaCe-LeE-uS]

Yamamotos are the best for Bass... I've slayed a ton of large mouth off of those in my day... It's almost too easy.

 

[Rumble Fish]

I have several "go to" lures.

The new Livingston lure has been slaying them for me lately. They dive deep and have a chip in them that when activated by water, illuminates the eyes for a second. Pretty cool.

I also never fail when using a Texas rig with a Grande Bass Mega Rattlesnake in the Trophy Hunter color.

 

[Rumble Fish]

https://www.livingstonlures.com

 

[NEhomer]

Ok, so I hit the local stream after work. Still had on work clothes but just wanted to toss a few lures around this large hole in the stream. Worked the high and somewhat cloudy water with a phoebe and then a Mepps spinner to no avail.

I then tied on one of my trusty mini-craws and on the third cast, I hooked and landed this monster breeder rainbow trout that the State had stocked. 25 inches, 6.83 Lbs on 4 Lb test stren...it was a challenge not to horse him in. Had her hooked solidy and eventually got her to the beach!

https://docs.google.com/a/hvrhs.org/file/d/0B_SNDMdM684FLVF4ZG1QWjBobmRacHRNSUNJckVYeXNDcHRF/edit

If you look closely up the rod, you can see the craw jig that was her undoing. We baked it up the next evening and it fed 9 people with plenty left over!

 

[NEhomer]

.....gee, I don't get a helluva-fish from anyone?

 

[FaCe-LeE-uS]

.....gee, I don't get a helluva-fish from anyone?

It says that I "need permission" to access the photo in the link.

 

[NEhomer]

Oh fuck, didn't realize that. I'm a dumbass.

I think it's public now~

 

[Edisto_Tiger]

It says that I "need permission" to access the photo in the link.

it asked me to sign into google. I don't have an account with them.

 

[Edisto_Tiger]

.....gee, I don't get a helluva-fish from anyone?

very nice fush, sir. Very nice.

 

[BM.]

5 inch Green Pumpkin Yamamoto Senkos.

 

[sooner78wakeboard]

Ok, so I hit the local stream after work. Still had on work clothes but just wanted to toss a few lures around this large hole in the stream. Worked the high and somewhat cloudy water with a phoebe and then a Mepps spinner to no avail.

I then tied on one of my trusty mini-craws and on the third cast, I hooked and landed this monster breeder rainbow trout that the State had stocked. 25 inches, 6.83 Lbs on 4 Lb test stren...it was a challenge not to horse him in. Had her hooked solidy and eventually got her to the beach!

https://docs.google.com/a/hvrhs.org/file/d/0B_SNDMdM684FLVF4ZG1QWjBobmRacHRNSUNJckVYeXNDcHRF/edit

If you look closely up the rod, you can see the craw jig that was her undoing. We baked it up the next evening and it fed 9 people with plenty left over!

 

[Edisto_Tiger]

5 inch Green Pumpkin Yamamoto Senkos.

Good choice. hard to lose with the senko's.