Top Lures And Baits

[fishtracker]

What lures should you make sure you always have with you when fishing table rock lake? ( spring, summer, fall, winter)

[abkeenan]

Only thing I have tied on at all times during the year is a jig. Usually have a top water tied on at the ready in case a school of bass come up. A shakey head is also on my line most of the year as it produces fish year round.

[Sprint21fter]

Fall, Winter, Early Spring(pre-spawn) always a crawdad colored wiggle wart, jerkbait, jig

Late Spring-Summer- walking topwater bait, deep diving cranks, jig.

That will catch fish for you on Table Rock.

Cover water with a crank, jerkbait or topwater and slow down with a jig.

[*T*]

For a year round bite, yeah, think jig tops the list, but a slew of baits could make the list. Grub should be near the top as well as the spoon. Wiggle Wart, finesse worm & topwater at times during the year. And a jerkbait makes my list much of the year.

There are just too many, that's why I have too many rods in my boat!

[GNSfishing]

I agree with the jig, it is an all year long goto bait I have on the deck. Also one of the top fish catching bait all year is the spoon I'll always have one on the deck. It is a fish catching lure fished on the top when the fish are surfacing or casting and let it sink and retrieve it through a school of fish or drop it straight down and jig it. Like several others I have a crank bait, spinner bait, jerk bait, worm, grub, and other variations of these lures either tied on rods in the rod box or in the lure storage in the boat. The other thing is not having the exact bait in the boat that someone is just killing them on that day.........

[abkeenan]

I agree with the jig, it is an all year long goto bait I have on the deck. Also one of the top fish catching bait all year is the spoon I'll always have one on the deck. It is a fish catching lure fished on the top when the fish are surfacing or casting and let it sink and retrieve it through a school of fish or drop it straight down and jig it. Like several others I have a crank bait, spinner bait, jerk bait, worm, grub, and other variations of these lures either tied on rods in the rod box or in the lure storage in the boat. The other thing is not having the exact bait in the boat that someone is just killing them on that day.........

Ya that is one of my fears in the boat...FOMO (Fear Of Missing Out) but in fishing terms FOMTB (Fear Of Missing That Bait).

[Old plug]

I will tell you something from experience. Fishermen go through stages about lures and fishing tackle in general. First they want to buy something that catches fish. Then they want to buy what the pro adds etc tell them is cool and what they need. And they spend a lot of money on this stuff that maybe they should not. I know I fell for that same line. But now after over 65 yrs fishing I know what the best lures are. That is the lures I have learned to use and everything about them.

[merc1997 Bo]

i have always believed a jig to be the most versatile fishing tool you could have. it can be fished from top to bottom. can be made to imitate crawdads, shad, and bream. you can dress it up or stick plastic behind it. i have not found a season that it will not catch bass.

bo

[Old plug]

There you go BO learning the potential and everything about a lure jigs. Are about limitless and so are plastic worms.its all in the experience of that lure with the angler using it.

[rps]

1. A walking top water bait in which you have serious confidence.

2. A jika or jig head for a worm/grub/beaver/spider grub

3. A white War Eagle spoon

4. A wiggle wart (brown or green).

5. A black or white spinner bait, but the set up (twin spin vs. single spin vs. tandem spin) causes arguments.

Now if I were a guide and had to put clients on fish, I would add two.

6. A good popper top water. (Many clients could not walk the dog.) I might change this to a Jitterbug or a Torpedo during some years.

7. A drop shot set up to dangle small plastics and live worms.

Honorable Mention:

8. Jerk Bait

9. Carolina rigged lizard.