Bait by season

[BassBandit]

What bait do you use in per season.

List below is what you will see me commonly throw...

Spring (pre spawn)- creature, tight wiggle cranks & spinnerbait
(post spawn)- shaky worms, fluke & topwater/buzzbait

Summer - BIG bait...wide wobble deep cranks, worm & jigs

Fall - shallow cranks, spinnerbait & topwater/buzzbait

Hurry up Spring!

[abu4600]

spring(pre spawn) Spinnerbait-jig-susp.jerkbait-shallow crankbait.
(post spawn) spinnerbait-jig-brush hog-pop r.- fluke
summer - spinnerbait- topwater- worm or brush hog- crankbait-jig
fall- spinnerbait-topwater- jig- fluke

[wareagledc]

spring spinner bait, lizards, shallow cranks 1/2 ounce rattletraps
summer tight wobble cranks, trick worms, buzzzzzz baits,
fall same as spring
winter tiki sticks, small 1/8 rattle traps, wide wobble wiggle warts.

[pig n jig]

I never really know what I am going to use until I get fishing.I can tell you I always start out with a jig and a rattle trap tied on.There are some exceptions to this.

Spring - Red rattle traps.Bill Lewis started the #27 trap color back.It is hands down the best spring trap color ever made.I hate paying just short of $6.00 for a Lewis brand trap though.

Summer - chartruese /blue backed cranks will be tied on first.

Fall- Brown craw skirted jigs.I really like the texas craw skirt pattern.I don't know why but it produces more fish than any other color combination.Its the only time I match skirt/trailer colors. P N J

[Joel]

Sure depends where I'm fishing. For my usual weedy NYC reservoir trips here's my starting lineup:
Ice out: 1/4 oz finesse jigs, 1/8-1/4 oz jig head on a tube, X Raps
Pre-Spawn: 4 inch tubes, 1/2 oz jigs, X Raps, Drop Shot, stickbaits, Spinnerbaits,creature baits
Summer" 1/2-1 oz jigs, deep diving cranks, spinnerbaits, drop shot, big creature baits, and weighted plastics
Fall: 4 inch tubes, 1/2 oz jigs, X Raps, Drop Shot, stickbaits, spinnerbaits, creature baits

[carolina-rig-01]

it's hard for me to list all of the baits i use throughout the year but here is a basic list

prespawn: jerkbaits, jigs, crankbaits with a tight action, and a spinnerbait

spawn: flipping a creature bait or tube, crankbaits, spinnerbaits, buzzbaits, popping baits, spooks, jigs, and jerkbaits

postspawn: jigs, crankbaits with a wide action, lipless crankbaits, buzzbaits, spooks, and flipping a creature bait or tube

summer: jigs, crankbaits, buzzbaits, spooks, flipping a creature bait or tube, and a carolina rig

fall: jigs, crankbaits, lipless crankbaits, buzzbaits, spooks, popping baits, spinnerbaits, and jerkbaits

winter: jerkbaits, crankbaits with a tight action, and jigs

[zooker]

Originally Posted by BassBandit

Hurry up Spring!

your in k-ville nc and want spring to hurry??

you of anyone here should know winter is when the big girls bite in nc...

by the numbers..
easy
sping -jointed shad rap,spinnerbait,trick worm

summer- deep cranks,c-rig,buzzbait,jig,t-rigged plastis.

fall-spinnerbait,medium cranks,t-rigged big worms

winter-medium cranks,flukes, spinnerbaits,the shakey head..

caught 4 on a shakey head and 2 more on a fluke this afternoon..

i was on badin btw..

zooker

zooker

[Raul]

I fish with the same baits year round.

[cassidyta]

I use all of the same baits all year, but I may change sizes dependant on temperature

[jcw1503]

I never know what i am going to throw except one bait i always throw...

Magic bait is the name, not really, its zoom finesse worm watermelon seed, i work it weightless and on the bottom, in the open or in the weeds...85% of the bass i catch come from this bait!