anyone else not use plastics?

[mrpike1973]

hi went fishing today for crappies and sunnies used plain hook waxie bobber. got fish. guy next to me uses tube jigs, worms etc. i switch over nothing he is just hammering them. this happens with bass also i have better luck with live bait or raps. i must be doing something wrong anyone else think plastics (twister tails worms etc) dont work and dont use them please make me feel better, feel like a [PoorWordUsage]. thanks

[Esox_Magnum]

Sorry can't help ya, other than winter perchin I use plastics/lure of some sort for everything.

[CAMAN]

Plastics require you to dial in the presentation. Color, weight, size, line size, etc usually need to be just perfect to get on a good bite. That requires practice and experience to figure out what should be changed, and it continuously changes throughout the day. Just because you throw some piece of plastic you find in the tackle box doesn't mean you will be catching fish left and right like on TV. There is a reason pros carry a hundred different colors in the boat with them.

[Down Deep]

It might have something to do with the way working the plastic. The next time you see some guy hammering fish with plastics, why not just tell him you are having trouble catching fish when you use them and ask for some help. If he has a good bite going he is likely to be in a good mood and will help you out. Most the guys I know including me have no problem with helping someone with learning more about a technique.

[e1teen93]

I'm with ya for bass, I've literally never caught one bass on a plastic, but I've caught tons of crappies on little 1 1/2 inch twister tails, chartreuse seems best for me.

[delmuts]

Don't feel bad! I fish a lot of plastics for panfish, but ALWAYS have some waxies with me just in case! That is the great thing about fishing! What ever is legal and works for you, use it.

[PerchJerker]

I almost never bring live bait with me anymore. I keep a couple jars of Gulp! Alive in my boat and might tip my plastics with those, but almost never any waxies or minnows. I don't like watch a bobber and wait for a bite --- I'm almost always moving, retrieving, twitching, etc. Plastics work great for that!

[bemidjibasser]

I am completely the opposite, I rarely ever use live bait...

[dan z]

gotta love some plastic if fished right you can triple your catch rate. and not waste time fumblin with putting on a new minnow every fish... you have to fish it to a T though. I have surprised guys in the group with what plastic's this winter I was using gulp alive and a very good fisherman said it been tough on plastic's this winter and I had no problems catching fish with it the time I went out.