Must-have Lures

[Rebbasser]

Guys, I got to thinking (yes, I know that can be a dangerous thing for me to do ) after Ken put up the rod selection thread that we have a lot of new fishermen coming on the boards who are asking what baits/lures to use, so why not a thread about lures that a beginner needs to have in his tackle box?

Here are mine-in no particular order:

Rat-L-Trap, chrome with a blue back

A medium running crankabit in a crawfish color and a shad color

A shad color square bill shallow running crankbait

A white spinnerbait with 2 blades and a chartreuse spinnerbait with a single Colorado (round) blade

A soft plastic stick bait like a Senko, Tiki Stick or YUM Dinger in watermelon seed color

Zoom Super Flukes in Smokin' Shad color

A chrome/black back Heddon Tiny Torpedo

Feel free to add yours.

[skeeter944]

well,some ribbontail worms in green pumpkin. green pumpkin is the best all around color and will catch fish anywhere in the US. also,junebug is a good all around color too. i have to agree with reb on the rest of the lures,that would be a good selection to start fishing with. one thing to remember is,keep it simple! ya dont need every lure in the store to catch bass! just keep it simple and you will catch more fish.

[Vabass22]

I definately agree about the flukes. I think you should also have black senkos.
Black/blue jig
Black curlytail worm
some kind of topwater frog
manns baby -1

[dodgeguy]

5 inch senkos
3/8 oz double willow rebbasser spinnerbaits in white/shad
7 inch purple powerworms
zoom trick worms
1/2 rattlin rapala shad and bass patterns
3/8 oz black buzzbaits
1/2 oz black blue jig and trailer

[ToPwAt'R GuY]

I would like to add spooks and poppers.

[Jolly]

A chrome/black suspending jerkbait.

Jolly

[islandbass]

Poppers, particularly the Rapala Skitter pop. For those of us in the know, there is no strike like a topwater stirke.

Drop shot worms:
Robo Worms
Reaction Innovations Flirt worms

You guys have the other bases covered.

[JB]

Firetiger bigger bodied crankbaits for those over cast days.
Also any variation of green/punkin seed or summer craw pattern for
3 1/2 tubes and baby paca craws, or zoom vibra craws.
I like the blueback shad (rapala shadrap)#5 and #7 or 8.
Reyburn red cordell spot or Lewis ratLtrap in red or crome.
Any jig that is brown / orange or black n blue with a pork trailer.
Manns jellyworm in junebug
Culprit tequila sunrise or red shad worm. or 4 inch redshad or bluefleck power worm.
A gene larew green craw with orange pinchers has gotten me a paycheck before too.
A black n silver rogue, popR, tiny torpedo works just fine.
A white bottom spook with green back.
White horney toad or green/orange mix.
Any 1/4 white single colorado blade spinnerbait, or tandem willow with hammered blades, or any combo of willow#4 with a colorado up front.
I had great luck with the tiki lizard last spring, an prefer the watermelon red shad tiki stick.

[Super Fluke]

For a easiest bait to use is a Senko

[texasbasser]

rattletrap
t-rigged worm
senko
swimbait
spinnerbait
popper
crankbait

[PowerBass]

Zoom U Tale Worm on a texas rig
Zoom Finnese Worm on split shot rig
Pig N Jig, Plastic Trailer
Spinnerbait 3/8 oz chart/white skirt willow colorado combo
Manns Baby 1-
medium diving crank- 6-8ft
Popper
Spook
Buzzbait

[bassintxlady]

i have to agree with all of your choices.....but i do think you need an x-rap in there too....

[Patrick Krueger, Jr.]

Originally Posted by bassintxlady

i have to agree with all of your choices.....but i do think you need an x-rap in there too....

I second that.

[hit&miss]

I'm curious, the Baby -1 was mentioned more than once and I have yet to get a nibble on mine (green back, white bottom). Any particular time or place to use it? Particular retrieves?

[JB]

any choked out pond or lake where the hydrilla is almost to the top of the water...the manns minus one only goes a few inches below the surface.
Many forum members are pond fishermen, so it comes in handy when the horny toad bites isn't working and most other crankbaits will dive and collect grass on the hooks.

[flbassman]

A rebl popper is a wonderful thing to have.

[Super Fluke]

A super fluke.

[dampeoples]

You must have a popper, shallow-mid depth crank, t-rig, jig, spinnerbait and a c-rig. Specific baits are pretty much preferences, but to me these are the things to have!

[mymomisbecky]

Definately 100% my grandad's noodle. no contest

[Raul]

Must-have Lures

You kidding me Reb ? it´s been 33 years of shopping, 500+ plus cranks, 100+ spinnerbaits, 30 swimbaits, 100 pounds of soft plastics & jigs and I haven´t finished purchasing "must have" lures.

[bassintxlady]

the bait monkey is a hard addiction to get off the back.....he'll never go away....and why you ask?....BECAUSE THEY KEEP MAKING MORE BAITS!!!!!!!!!!!......

[Rebbasser]

Originally Posted by Raul

Must-have Lures

You kidding me Reb ? it´s been 33 years of shopping, 500+ plus cranks, 100+ spinnerbaits, 30 swimbaits, 100 pounds of soft plastics & jigs and I haven´t finished purchasing "must have" lures.

Neither have I, Raul !

Seriously, I'm just thinking in terms of a sort of starter kit for somebody just getting into bass fishing. And we all know it is just a beginning .

And for those who don't know, Raul is the man that coined the term, "bait monkey". No kidding.

[BPACA]

Midwest fishin.....essentials

zoom finese worm
zoom trick worm
lucky craft pointer
rattle trap
jewel jig
sammy/rico topwater
senko..

bout all yah need to really have maybe a wiggle wart in there....bout it on a given day.

[Vabass22]

I dont think I'll ever stop. When I cant fish any more, I'll still buy fishin stuff rofl!

[pig n jig]

That is a most dificult question to answer.For a starter pack I would recommend, not in any specific order.

1. White bladed 1/2 oz. spinnerbait with white skirt.

2. Manns baby 1- in baby bass color.

3 Yamamoto senko in #214 Smoke/BLK,BLU&GLD (I call it bluegill color)

4 Baby paca craw in summer craw color.

5 Culprit 6" worm in Red shad.


In my opinion, that is the best it gets, I would also include the Kalin grub , but most people aren't going to give it a chance, because its not in their line of thinking as a fish catcher.P N J