2017: Favorite Technique to Catch Bass

[Dexter]

Froggin' the explosion in the pads. Twitch....pause...twitch...that's fishin'!

[poisonokie]

Paddle tails for this guy. Not to terribly exciting, but it gives me the chance to switch up my retrieve, fish deep or shallow, and overall just play around with it. They work all season every season for me on a broad spectrum of species. A very close 2nd would be a wacky rigged Flick Shake worm. Smallies can't stand watching it sink and quiver in front or above them. Would love to catch more fish on poppers, Jackall Binksy, Deps Buzzjet, etc., but I rarely put the other two down.

Man, we'd get along great! I probably catch the most on flick shakes and the biggest on swing impact fats. My favorite is topwater, though. That Binksy and the Megabass i-Loud Prop Darter are a blast. I know it's sacrilegious that i don't yet have a Buzzjet, but I know it would produce. The Ever Green SB pencil and OB popper are outstanding, too. I'm not as enamoured as some about Ricos, though. The one i got was crap, to be honest.

Mostly as long as I'm fishing, I'm happy.

[jerkbait22]

Shouldn't be a surprise with my username but it's a jerkbait for me. I love when they try to rip the rod out of your hands after a twitch. We are in prime jerkbait season here in the northeast now. Unfortunately for me the bite only lasts for a month or so in the spring and then again for another couple weeks in the late fall.

Topwater would be my second favorite. Couple guys here mentioned needing to pick up a buzzjet. The full size isn't a numbers bait for me, but the fish it does produce are usually good ones. The JR is a good smallie bait.

I just put in an order on TW for neko hooks and nail weights, I plan on putting some time in with that this summer. I prefer to power fish but in the summer finesse fishing is usually where it's at.

[poisonokie]

Man, you know variety is the spice of life. All techniques are pretty fun, especially when the bite is on. That's why we all have 12 combos rigged up and ready to go and a travel setup in the car just in case, right?

[angry john]

I could only pick one but i enjoy the combat of pitching and punching the most. Reel drag buttoned down and into the thick stuff with heavy braid. Its a real work out and a battle of wills. Its also fun to clear the weeds off and find out what size of fish you caught.

[Hobie-Wan Kenobi]

I could only pick one but i enjoy the combat of pitching and punching the most. Reel drag buttoned down and into the thick stuff with heavy braid. Its a real work out and a battle of wills. Its also fun to clear the weeds off and find out what size of fish you caught.

Where I live, you have to make sure you aren't going to lip a pike that is buried the pile of weeds you drag in.

[FishGirl71]

Where I live, you have to make sure you aren't going to lip a pike that is buried the pile of weeds you drag in.

I agree! I always laugh when the other person in the boat says, "Want me to get the net?" When I've got a northern on. No - just lip him for me, would ya? lol

[Ranger Ron 620 DVS]

Dropshot a 4" Jackall Crosstail Shad In Purple Smoke.

[Hogsticker2]

Wacky rigged Jackall Flick Shake Curly.

[grkbass]

Topwater is my favorite for sure. Nothing like watching a big fish blow up on a spook! If bass on topwater weren't fun enough, I caught a 37" muskie on a spook a couple of weeks ago!

[freelancer27]

Of course Top water is my all time favorite way to catch 'em. This year I started deep diving cranks (yeah, I am late to the game). Previously I tried it a couple of times (on limited gear) and never got success or had fun with it. With new gear and some more understanding of the technique is started to produce some great results.

[Hobie-Wan Kenobi]

Of course Top water is my all time favorite way to catch 'em. This year I started deep diving cranks (yeah, I am late to the game). Previously I tried it a couple of times (on limited gear) and never got success or had fun with it. With new gear and some more understanding of the technique is started to produce some great results.

I was the same way. I loved topwater. I then got addicted to frogging and now punching. I do like deep cranking a lot. It's my preferred deep water technique.

[Fishing4Fun]

Favorite or most productive?

How can anyone not say some form of topwater for their favorite

I like jig fishing both bottom jigs and swimjigs.

[Hobie-Wan Kenobi]

Favorite or most productive?

How can anyone not say some form of topwater for their favorite

I like jig fishing both bottom jigs and swimjigs.

Favorite. Mine is punching, even though I can catch more fish doing other things a lot of times.