Go to Baits???

[Muddybottomblues]

Every Bass fisherman & Saltwater fisherman has a go to bait for fishin new or unknown waters. Well what is yours?? Let's post this in the correct forum, be it Offshore or Inshore. What is the bait and species of fish you are going for. What time of year do you use it, or change to a diffrent go to bait. I am not talking about live bait, but lures! We all know there are thousands of choices in the stores for us, how the hell do we choose??? I also know that some of ya have a secret go to bait in your arsenal, let's have it! What do ya'll think??
Al/Muddybottomblues

[Reelhope]

I started a thread about a year ago that got fairly big. It was entitled the American Express-never leave home without it lure. See if you can search for that thread its a good resource.

[brandon558]

well im a lure freak and have boxes and boxes of them. I normally use a bait to find the fish and then use my favorite bait to catch them the way i prefer. Say inshore fishing for drum. I normally use a plastic..Gulp or other plactic with a jig head to find the fish on top or bottom. Then i switch rods to a spinnerbait or topwater..my two favorites. I like the strikeking redfish magics b/c you can really feel the vibration in the bait and feel the strike or hits. Also i can tell when its dragging the bottom and its a good bait to know whats under you and what exactly your fishing over. Top water, my favorite bait is a Excalibur Pop'n Image ( a bass plug) you can do about anyihtng with it and it forms well.

Offshore is pretty simple. A med. Ballyhoo with a chugger or witch infront of it. I also really like the yozuri deep diving plugs and braid. A purple braid bonito is killer. I always like to add squid chains and daisy chains in the spread as well.

Brandon