Favorite UL Hardbait
Favorite UL Hardbait
So I know that most people here including myself use Jigs with soft plastics frequently due to their versatility & availability, but sometimes I just want to use a hard bait. My favorite UL hard baits are mainly sinking pencils and range from the lightest at 1.8g to heaviest at 6.0g. Size from 35mm to 50mm. Brands are Lucky Craft, Tict, Storm, Rapala, Yo Zuri, Duel, and Majorcraft. I like the pencils as they have various sink rates & I like to make them work rather than depending on a lip for action. Most of them will "Slalom & roll" slowly on a steady retrieve & with a twitch will randomly kick. Most of them also roll or wobble on the fall. If you have some small baits you like please post them as I am always looking for new ones.
Respectfully,
Popfly
Respectfully,
Popfly
Last edited by Popfly on Sat Jan 19, 2019 8:19 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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Re: Favorite UL Hardbait
Some of my favorites in ultralight lures, most are usually 3/16 oz or lighter, many are no longer made. Most are used for pond stocked trout and crappie or bluegill panfish.
Storm hopper popper
Storm scatback
Rapala F3
Yo Zuri Snapshad
Yo Zuri Aile Killifish
Yo Zuri Aile Goby
Yo Zuri Pins Minnow (floating, suspending, sinking)
Yo Zuri Bass Arms Shad
Yo Zuri Bass Arms Minnow
Yo Zuri Bass Arms Crank
Yo Zuri Bass Arms Prop
Yo Zuri L Minnow
Gary Yamamoto SUGOI SPLASH POPPER
Heddon Zara Spook Pooch
Heddon Zara Teeny Torpedo (smaller than Tiny Torpedo)
Rebel Teeny Popper
Rebel Teeny Wee Crawl
Rebel Helgramite
Rebel Tracdown Ghost minnow
Owner Mirashad
Diawa SC Shiner
Arbogast Hula Popper 1 1/4"
Salmo Hornet
If I include some ice fishing lures...As one can always cast out an ice fishing lure into open water.
Salmo Chubby Darter
Lindy Darter
Storm hopper popper
Storm scatback
Rapala F3
Yo Zuri Snapshad
Yo Zuri Aile Killifish
Yo Zuri Aile Goby
Yo Zuri Pins Minnow (floating, suspending, sinking)
Yo Zuri Bass Arms Shad
Yo Zuri Bass Arms Minnow
Yo Zuri Bass Arms Crank
Yo Zuri Bass Arms Prop
Yo Zuri L Minnow
Gary Yamamoto SUGOI SPLASH POPPER
Heddon Zara Spook Pooch
Heddon Zara Teeny Torpedo (smaller than Tiny Torpedo)
Rebel Teeny Popper
Rebel Teeny Wee Crawl
Rebel Helgramite
Rebel Tracdown Ghost minnow
Owner Mirashad
Diawa SC Shiner
Arbogast Hula Popper 1 1/4"
Salmo Hornet
If I include some ice fishing lures...As one can always cast out an ice fishing lure into open water.
Salmo Chubby Darter
Lindy Darter
slip bobbing is the laziest way to fish
Re: Favorite UL Hardbait
For rivers and creeks if I had to fish one UL bait forever it would be a 5cm jointed floating Rapala. I have one that has probably caught over 200 bass. For lakes a 1/16oz Roadrunner with a Charlie Brewer Slider grub gets bit by everything.
Re: Favorite UL Hardbait
Wpeart,
Thanks for the reply, I will look those up. I agree on the Slider grup, that little kicker tail seems to just provoke strikes.
Respectfully,
Popfly
Thanks for the reply, I will look those up. I agree on the Slider grup, that little kicker tail seems to just provoke strikes.
Respectfully,
Popfly
Re: Favorite UL Hardbait
I used the eurotackle Z-viber a lot last year and found that it caught fish very well. Other than that I don't throw a lot of hardbaits and prefer jigs and plastics most of the time.
Re: Favorite UL Hardbait
NorCoMike,
Thanks I will check it out, the 16th oz version looks like it might be a killer for open water Wipers/Yellow Bass.
Respectfully,
Popfly
Thanks I will check it out, the 16th oz version looks like it might be a killer for open water Wipers/Yellow Bass.
Respectfully,
Popfly
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Re: Favorite UL Hardbait
Rebel Teeny Wee-Crawfish. Have caught loads of panfish, SMB, and even wild brook trout with this lure.
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Re: Favorite UL Hardbait
Rapala Xrap XR04
Duo Realis Tetra Works series (topwater to "deep" cranks)
Rapala CD1
Duo Realis Tetra Works series (topwater to "deep" cranks)
Rapala CD1
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Re: Favorite UL Hardbait
Strike Pro Pygmy Red Eye.
Re: Favorite UL Hardbait
For Trout, in creeks and small or mid size rivers.
Re: Favorite UL Hardbait
For Bass and European Perch in small reservoirs.
Re: Favorite UL Hardbait
Thanks for the replies gentlemen, I am very familiar with JDM Bluewater plugs & tackle just got into this end of the spectrum last season while searching for travel rods. Here I go again...
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Re: Favorite UL Hardbait
ulbc2, What single hooks are you using?
Re: Favorite UL Hardbait
VMC 7238 and 7237Crappie Pro Wannabe wrote:ulbc2, What single hooks are you using?
Also Decoy Single27Pluggin'
Split rings are Decoy Light Class, 00-0-1-2 sizes,
Re: Favorite UL Hardbait
I toss spoons in a ton of weights and shapes. Tried mini cranks but didn’t care how they ran on my spinning setup, may have to try again once I get my BFS setup.