Favorite Big Bass Lure.

[bassbozo]

Well we have had the topic of favorite tough bite lures. Now how about your favorite big bass lure.

Mine would have to be large spiinerbaits (1/2, 5/8, even 3/4 ounce) for and aggressive presentation or for a slower presentation I like a bass jig.

Curious to what everybody else uses to get their "big bite"

[pascooter94]

1/2oz junebug jig& tripple ripple trailer

[Bassman55]

I would either have to go with a 3/4oz spinnerbait or a black/blue jig with a pork trailer. They both catch big fish.

[ocf1]

Senko, A 5 pounder on a 5'6" M rod with a spinning reel is quite fun, Especially when it digs itself into some weeds...

[FishOn!]

Ive caught some fatties on a jawbreaker. Dragged right on top of the weeds or better yet lilypads! The strikes are unbelievable! In either frog color, or silver and white.

[Deitz Dittrich]

1/2 oz Pumpkin Jig Pig... is what I tie on when looking for a big fish..

That said, I have caught more 6 lb fish on a drop shot in the last 3 years than any other lure.. But then again.. wink wink... Its probably the lure I have in the water more often than not!. .LOL

[MidCoast]

Does livebait count?? A BIG JUMBO leech!

[Slyster]

I second the senko... plus tubes... caught a few 5+Lb smallies on tubes last summer.

[bassNspear]

i would be throwing a pumpkin color jig as well, that i have a guy paint for me, with a craw trailer on it. This was a great bait for me in the last few years, and it has become something that i go to alot.

[FishOn!]

Hey midcoast! If we are talking live bait, I second the big jumbo leech! I mentioned the jawbreaker, but also love the buzzbait strikes!

[Central Bassman]

I will agree with the pumpkin jig but a Lake Fork Craw Tube has been a great bait for me over the past few years.

No live bait!!!

[delmuts]

mine would be a jig,( black and blue with a chunk trailer,or a green with a grub when swimming it!) or a buzz bait!

[Coach Dog]

Black or black/blue 3/8 or 1/2 oz jig with a blue Zoom pro chunk for a trailer for me.

[RK]

Hiya -

For largemouths, a 3/8 or 5/8 oz Jungle Jig in either black or black/blue, with a Power Craw or Riverside Big Claw trailer.

For smallies, a 5" smoke/black pepper grub, or a 3" Green Pumpkin Yum Dinger on a drop-shot.

Cheers,

Rob Kimm

[bassphish2005]

7" Power worm,Red Shad.......best bait ever in my book.Catches little ones and giants also

[Ray Esboldt]

If I was looking for bigger fish bites (when wouldn't I be?), I would be tossing a 1/2 oz. black/blue jig with a Zoom SuperChunk or some similar trailer.

But, you know. It really depends on the situation. Every bait is a big bass bait. It's all about presenting the bait where they live, and giving them incentive to eat it.

[Daze Off]

Like most others - black/blue jig but with Lake Fork Creature in Blue Bruiser as trailer even though my three biggest bass ever have come on a 1/2 oz junebug spinnerbait (1) and black senko (2).

[TurnUpTheFishing]

Thats a tuff one! Like Ray pointed out every lure has potential. Last year deep cranks caught lots of pig bass for me. The year before I caught lots of big ones on Scumfrogs. This year who knows?

[HUNTFISH69]

I've always been a fan of frogs over cover, i love it when tthe big ones come up and drill them on the top. But my favorite lure(s) it's a tie, for lunkers either the slurpies, swim shad, shiner, worms, etc they all work, or a jig and pig usually works well.

[Wanderer]

1. Jig

2. Large Texas rigged lizard

3. Large topwater

All fished as slow as you can stand it.

I fished two straight years for one over 7 but never cracked it. 10 over 6 though and lots of 5's.

In the same spots at the same time, live bait (huge shiners, crawlers, and even waterdogs) caught only the little ones.

[fishcast]

"Top secret" lure in junebug/chartreuse

[st.crioxfishin]

I would have to say either a 3/8oz black/purp./blue jig or a spro bronzeye frog in either black or yellow depending on the lake.

Side note: This past year I kept track of all the fish I caught and what I caught them on. I also did this specifically for fish over 18". The jig clearly led the way with 34 fish over 18" followed by the dropshot (I agree Deitz!) with 7 and the frog with 5.

[fishcast]

I also have a fishing log with different things recorded in it. It is real interesting to look at once in a while, and good for comparisons.

Using the 18" plus st. croixfishin used, for largemouth I caught 6 with frog style lures, 5 dropshotting about a 4 or 5" straight tail worm, 2 on a 1/2 oz skirted Jig and craw, 1 on a deep crankbait, and 2 on my fly rod with a blockhead popper from the Fly Angler, and I my biggest smallmouth of the year which was 18" on the same blockhead popper too.

Like others have mentioned I agree it isn't so much a certain lure style or size, but where and how you are fishing the lure. Cause my 3 biggest bass were caught on a 5" straight tail worm, and a popper on my fly rod.

[BigGrassBass]

Black 10-12in. worm texas style in the slop. Frog style would be the second choice but I seem to get more pigs when I drop through the slop and get down underneath.

[Hammer Handle]

I guess I find fishing with spinner baits and rubber lure (except for rubber frogs) boring.

Last year I had great luck with a large Decker Top Water Bait...patented in 1908. It was a beat-up lure...but I caught 4 fish over 5 pounds on it last year! And I didn't even use it that much. No other lure I used caught bass that big last year....