Gear Survey and success rates

[BassProAddict]

Gear Survey and lure success rates

Hey guys just a gear survey.I wanna know how the rest of you are setup and what you like using.

How many rods and reels (indicate types pls) do you use for bass when you get out?

What has been your success rate with lures you use?

Myself, I have 5 rods.Two baitcasters and three spinning.I have the the two casters set for crankbaiting and heavier lures like buzz and spinners.The three spinning are set up for Texas rigged plastics, Carolina and ultralite jigging.

My success, if denominated by 100% would be divided as 40% on crankbaits and 60% on worms.I've had good success on Rapala Dives-to as well as jointed Rapalas.On worms, i've gotten most success on darker colored ones.I've NEVER had a topwater strike and I've never had a bite on a spinner/buzz.

What's your story?

[BassAkwards]

2 baitcasters:

-one with 12lb mono on a 6ft MH-mostly cranks, spinners, & my favorite topwater-spook jr

-one with 50lb powerpro on 7ft heavy fast action- T rigged worms & creatures, jig & pig, bronze eye frog

3 spinning:

-ultra light with 6 ft, 6 lb flouro- mostly weightless senko

-one set for drop shot with 8 lb flouro

-one with 8 lb mono used with jig worms, finesse pres., some tube action

Out of 100%,

-50% with heavy baitcaster on J&P, texas rigged swim senko, and frog; have caught more big bass with this heavy setup fishing in heavy cover

-15% with lighter BC on spook (learn the loop knot!action is way better!)also lipless cranks-rat-l-traps

-15% weightless senko (the girlfriend's favorite when she can set the hook)

-10% drop shot-this number keeps rising however due to the great info on this site regarding this matter

-10% on other various jig worm and finesse presentations

[ikeslayer]

Well this is a tough one. Rods and reels are easy to say what i have but success rate that will be tough.

7' m St. Croix SCII, Spinning, Gander guide series GSC35 Grub, small jerkbait

6'6" m St. Croix SCII, Spinning, Gander guide series GSC35, Jig worm,

5'10 mh Pluger rod, Spinning, Gander guide series GSC35, dock skipping special

6'6" m Gander guide series rod, Spinning, Gander guide series GSC35, Banjo minnow, mimmic minnow, small top water, minni cranks/dropshotting

7'2 mh S.C.III, Spinning, Gander guide series GSC35, Misc Whatever i need it to be

7'2 mh SCIII, BC, Diawa reel, Cranks

7'8 h SCII, BC, Basspro extreme, Flippen/Froggen

7'0 mh, SCIII, bc, diawa reel, jigs/spinners

6'3 mh, tiger eye, bc, Quantum reel, Spinnerbaits.

6'6 mh, SCV, bc, Quantum reel, Tube/texas riggs

I probably missed a couple but that is mostly what i use. As far as sucess rate i let the fish decide that. It changes daily and i couldn't tell you what i have caught the most fish on. In my early days all i threw was a banjo and a power grub and those pretty much caught all my fish. That is just not concrete enough to give you an answer.

ike

[FishinChad]

Basspro, you gotta get yourself some buzzbaits and watch a few fish explode on your lure, nothing better then big bass on topwater lures.

As far as what I use, I have 2 spinning rods and thats about it. Usually using 20lb Fireline crystal or lighter. 1 Rod with a buzzbait or spinnerbait, whichever I feel is better that day, and the other rod rigged with weightless worm, usually somekind of blue-spec powerbait. I just dont have the space for more rods in my small boat, and I dont mind having to re-tie sometimes.

I would say this year I have gotten about 30% on buzzbait, 40% on spinnerbaits, and 30% on the worm.

[ocf1]

Ive got two spinning rods, and becuase of the limitations they have I tend to Do finesse type presentations, like skipping and weightless. That said I just bought an almost new baitcaster that I bet will have a jig on it 75% percent of the time, time for a little spinnerbait and crankbait action

[EBass]

7'0 med spinning with stradic 4000 and 20lb braid - heavy finesse

7'0 med spinning with stradic 2500 and 20lb braid - finesse

7'0 med/heavy rod with quantum accurist baitcast 12lb floro- crankbait

7'6" med/heavy rod with shimano something baitcast 50lb braid- large jigs and topwater slop

6'6" med/heavy rod with quantum energy baitcast 30lb braid - buzzbait/spinnerbait/deep running cranks

6'6" med rod with quantum energy baitcast 12lb mono - smaller lures like popper or small spinnerbait

And that's how I roll, er float, er cast I mean

Lure success sometimes I catch them and sometimes I dont. I have been using a large bass jig way more this year as I wanted to learn deep weed edge - it's been pretty good. Pike luv em for sure

[lookincalifornia]

i am a lowly shore angler, so i am limited to one rod. a 6'6" mh baitcaster, one has 14lb fireline and one has 14lb TX. i would say 90% of my bass have come on a california green terminator spinnerbait. either 1/4 or 3/8 oz. afew fish on a bronzeye frog and other varous topwaters. i like to cover as much H2O as i can, so i don't throw alot of plasics anymore.

plus, the lakes out here lack weedlines, mostly rock and brush. and crazy deep.

[grab the net]

I carry the normal number of rod & reel combo's in the boat, approximately 14, 9 baitcasting, 5 spinning. Plus the 4 ultra-light combo's for panfish.

BC- go from 6-6 medium to 7-10 heavy flipping. Majority are Loomis, with a few St. Croix Avid.

Spinning, 6-6 Medium to 7.0 MH

Reels are all Shimano for BC, Castaic, Metanium's, Curado's.

Spinning reels, Daiwa, Shimano

Success rates, depends on what the fish want. I enjoy the shallow water bite and spend a lot of time doing that.

[Craigums]

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7'0 med spinning with stradic 4000 and 20lb braid - heavy finesse

7'0 med spinning with stradic 2500 and 20lb braid - finesse

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Why such a heavy test when finesse fishing?

I use 8lb. Mono, Am I off base with that?

[Coach Dog]

6'-6" Fenwick HMX Med Spinning w/ Shimano Symetre and 10 lb. Trilene XL use for Senko, light jigging, and topwater

6'-6" BPS Bionic Blade Spinning w/ Shimano Sedona and 10 lb Trilene XL use for light jigging and topwater

6'-6" BPS Medium Heavy Bionic Blade Baitcast w/ Quantum Energy 6.2:1 and 14 lb mono and use for spinnerbait

6'6" BPS Extreme Meadium Heavy w/ Abu Garcia C3 and 14 lb mono and use for spinnerbait, large cranks, jerk baits, and pike trolling

7' BPS Med Crankin' Stick w/ Shimano Curado and 10 lb mono and use for crankbaits

7' BPS Extreme Med. Heavy and Abu Garcia C3 w/ 12 lb diam. power pro and use for jig and pig, heavy worm jigging

7' Custom Built Rod Med. Heavy (G-Loomis Blank and sweet cork handle design) w/ Shimano Castaic 5.1 gear and 14 lb. mono and use for texas rig, spinnerbait, and jigs

Most of my fish come on topwater, jig and pig, Stik-O and spinnerbait. I get bigger fish on the jig and pig.

[turn_in_poachers]

I really like my custom G. Blanks 7'6 flippin rod with my Shimano Conquest 101. Ill throw jigs and swimbaits on it.

[BassProAddict]

Been having dreams about topwater strikes and for some reason, I end up getting 'em from crankbaits and texas-rigged worms.

I must be doing something wrong.

[EBass]

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Why such a heavy test when finesse fishing?

I use 8lb. Mono, Am I off base with that?

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I like to skip under docks and trees. The heavier line won't break as easy. I do tie a florocarbon leader if in clear water, and that's 12lb or 15lb test Pline. Plus we live in pike country, the braid has saved many o jigs This is what I'm confident in. You're not off base if you're confident in your presentation.