If I had to choose one bait it would be a Mann's 6" black grape Jelly worm. I have been fishing this bait since they first came and don't leave home without it.
My best all time here in Northeast Connecticut is a 8 in. Zoom Magnum pumpkin chartreuse Lizard Texas rigged. #4 EGW It’s my go-to when nothing is working. It has caught fish in every lake lake here as well as my PB.
Mine would be a stick worm. I can fish it on a shaky head, drop shot, as a Ned, neko, weight less, waky rig, flick shake, can fish it like a soft plastic jerk bait can put a blade in the tail and swim it. So a stick bait is mine. More specifically max scent general.
Tyler you should check out Kyle Welcher’s Ace jig because I believe it’s the best jig I’ve ever used and if you like the SK structure jig then you will love the Ace!
2.5 in. Floating Rapala….black and silver. You could fish it top to bottom for all species. You would never go hungry! There are other fish in the water besides bass.
Already knew before you gave your answer. Me too. Can fish it 99 ways. Even though I have another secret up my sleeve nowadays that has almost as many ways to fish it too.
I love spinner Baits, Jigs And a Top water, but if I can only have one bait I guess I would choose a senko Style worm. You could fish it Texas rigged, neko Rigged, wacky style, or cut it in half and use it as a ned worm.
A jig is definitely a good option for sure but I personally don't have the patience or much confidence with a jig. If I had to go with only 1 lure, I would have to go with the owner flashy swimmer with a finesse swimbait. I have a finesse swimbait tied on 100% of the time, typically rigged with an exposed hook on a jighead and it almost always gets the job done. I don't use the flashy swimmer much but in this scenario I think it would be best because it's weedless and you can slide the blade arm off and back on easily depending on if you want the blade or not.
Love the tips! For me it would be a zoom trick worm in green pumpkin: Texas rig, Carolina rig, wacky rig, shaky head rig, split shot rig; my favorite is simply weightless. Caught so many largemouth, also works for pike and probably smallmouth if you trim it to be smaller and put it on a shaky head. Thanks again for the daily videos❤.
Yeah my choice would also be a jig, it’d be the 6th sense hybrid jig 1/2 ounce in the grass mutant color, with a green pumpkin berkley pit boss for a trailer.
I catch and release all Bass I catch , but if I needed Bass to eat to survive. I would choose a senko lol…..So it would be my pick (Purple with Emerald Flake)
I agree with everything you said till you got to the color in my option green pumpkin will always get you something but black and blue it tried and true
Tom Mann's elite series Baby one minus... Real it's super slow and it's a wake bait... Add a medium retrieve it is a 1 ft deep diving crankbait... And if you burn it really fast it gets a bit deeper... And used with a burn and pause can catch you the biggest fish of your life.
I couldn't agree more. I just started fishing a jig because I always thought of it as a southern strain Bass lure and the fish in Michigan were too small for it. Not anymore; the quality of fish I've caught has gone way up and has changed my perspective on fishing large baits everywhere.
You can fish it in a hat, you can fish with a cat, you can fish it in a box, you can fish it with a fox you can catch one fish,you can catch two fish, you can catch a blue fish, you can catch a green fish using a green pumpkin jig. Great video that I could eat green eggs and ham with.
Great choice. I’d also consider a speed worm for same reasons. Fish it deep, fish it shallow, fish it as top water(weightless), carolina rig, wacky rig, cut it down for finesse. Possibilities are endless
1 lure Aaaaand then break it off in the first 5 minutes you started fishing 😂😂. Maybe start fishing and use a Pilchard or Mackerel as baits from that day onwards 😋😝😁
For me it’s a slam dunk: an endless bag of 5” Yamamoto Senkos. I’ve caught 10-12 double digit bass on a senko. The versatility is amazing. Unweighted Texas rig, standard weighted Texas rig, wacky rig- weighted and unweighted, flipping them is huge in Florida. Now the hottest ticket is using it as a hover rig. There are lots of guys here starting to use them as a chatterbait trailer. That ones too far for me. LOL.
Probably a fluke. Covers every depth, T-rig, C-rig, split shot rig, and weightless would cover almost everything. Work it fast or slow. Could even use a small size on a drop shot. Also works on a scrounger head if you want vibration.
Making this comment 40 seconds in. Mine would be a 3/8 oz black and blue arkie style tungsten casting jig. It's my go-to if I can't buy a bite and super versatile, swim it, hop it, drag it, skip it (bop-it!).
Beetlespin 100%. I've caught bass, bluegill, catfish, pike, and saugeye on them and they come in any size and can be completely changed with any trailer. Not to mention, they are dirt cheap!
Here’s a series you could do on your new channel as the seasons progress. My #1 pick lure for prespawn, spawn, post spawn, middle summer, early fall, late fall (early winter), mid winter. Maybe do a largemouth and smallmouth bait but I personally don’t fish smallmouth here in Texas.
Great video!!! First lure that came to me was a jig. I was thinking a 3/8 or 1/2 oz. but now see why a 3/8 oz. would be the ticket. Like h contend in your videos. Keep them coming. Learning some new things to put into my mind!!! Stay Safe & God Bless!!!
You skipped over Georgia... Have you ever fished here? Just wondering, cause I love your content, and podcasts, I've learned a TON from listening to you talk about different baits.. Thanks buddy !!
I'd have a hard time choosing between a jig (Arkie style) and a soft plastic stickbait. I'd probably have to go with the stickbait since I can Texas rig it for most presentations but also wacky rig it, dropshot, Carolina rig, cut it down and use it on a ned; there are so many possibilites.
If I had to choose one bait it would be a Mann's 6" black grape Jelly worm. I have been fishing this bait since they first came and don't leave home without it.
My number one also, with zoom super chunk jr. year round. Several years ago I fished jig and pork chunk year round. Brown jig with blue pork.
Thx for those 100 % American made hoodie Ty. Me an my son thank you .
Really like these videos. Thanks man.
Senko. Fished in every way. If we can't add weights, a 1/4oz swimjig for sure
I’d agree. Shaky head would also a good choice
Heddon spook walking bait just because it's my favorite way to catch them. Might not catch as many as the jig, but it's my favorite bite
I mainly fish creeks and smaller rivers that I can wade and fish. Mine would have to be a hellgrammite
6" Senko weightless!
My best all time here in Northeast Connecticut is a 8 in. Zoom Magnum pumpkin chartreuse
Lizard Texas rigged. #4 EGW It’s my go-to when nothing is working. It has caught fish in every lake lake here as well as my PB.
I agree 100 % that would is my pick also great video
Mine would be a stick worm. I can fish it on a shaky head, drop shot, as a Ned, neko, weight less, waky rig, flick shake, can fish it like a soft plastic jerk bait can put a blade in the tail and swim it. So a stick bait is mine. More specifically max scent general.
I could get by with either a finesse swimbaits or a jig
Tyler you should check out Kyle Welcher’s Ace jig because I believe it’s the best jig I’ve ever used and if you like the SK structure jig then you will love the Ace!
Absolutely agree.
2.5 in. Floating Rapala….black and silver. You could fish it top to bottom for all species. You would never go hungry! There are other fish in the water besides bass.
3/8 oz black and blue jig
Already knew before you gave your answer. Me too. Can fish it 99 ways. Even though I have another secret up my sleeve nowadays that has almost as many ways to fish it too.
I love spinner Baits, Jigs And a Top water, but if I can only have one bait I guess I would choose a senko Style worm. You could fish it Texas rigged, neko Rigged, wacky style, or cut it in half and use it as a ned worm.
jack hammer 3/8 w/ hog farmer trailer
A 3/8 oz chartreuse/white tandem spinnerbait
brother you are not lying. I smoke em year round on that lure. regardless of brand.
A jig is definitely a good option for sure but I personally don't have the patience or much confidence with a jig. If I had to go with only 1 lure, I would have to go with the owner flashy swimmer with a finesse swimbait. I have a finesse swimbait tied on 100% of the time, typically rigged with an exposed hook on a jighead and it almost always gets the job done. I don't use the flashy swimmer much but in this scenario I think it would be best because it's weedless and you can slide the blade arm off and back on easily depending on if you want the blade or not.
Have you tried the baby structure jig Tyler ? I really like it also.
Love the tips! For me it would be a zoom trick worm in green pumpkin: Texas rig, Carolina rig, wacky rig, shaky head rig, split shot rig; my favorite is simply weightless. Caught so many largemouth, also works for pike and probably smallmouth if you trim it to be smaller and put it on a shaky head. Thanks again for the daily videos❤.
Jig hands down.
Yeah my choice would also be a jig, it’d be the 6th sense hybrid jig 1/2 ounce in the grass mutant color, with a green pumpkin berkley pit boss for a trailer.
A green pumpkin glitter 2 1/2 inches long with quarter ounce weight
I catch and release all Bass I catch , but if I needed Bass to eat to survive. I would choose a senko lol…..So it would be my pick (Purple with Emerald Flake)
1/8 oz Beetle Spin with Mister Twister grub
I agree with everything you said till you got to the color in my option green pumpkin will always get you something but black and blue it tried and true
I'm thinking Stick worm
5 inch senko for me
100% I’d go with a Senko style bait, probably rigged Wacky Rig.
Tom Mann's elite series Baby one minus... Real it's super slow and it's a wake bait... Add a medium retrieve it is a 1 ft deep diving crankbait... And if you burn it really fast it gets a bit deeper... And used with a burn and pause can catch you the biggest fish of your life.
Small pearl white 6th sense pecos micro spinner catches everything.
I bait for the end of time? Hmmm Zoom Speed Worm. You can utilize it for many applications.
I really need to take only a jig to the lake one day and just make myself learn it.
If I had to pick I would pick a senko. So many ways to fish it. So many conditions to fish it. Any season almost any situation.
Texas rigged worm on a zebco 33 . Or a live worm on a bobber . Teach me to fish and I eat for a lifetime . Give me a fish and I eat today .
Lipless all the way. Covers an array of top to bottom and rocks and weeds.
I couldn't agree more. I just started fishing a jig because I always thought of it as a southern strain Bass lure and the fish in Michigan were too small for it. Not anymore; the quality of fish I've caught has gone way up and has changed my perspective on fishing large baits everywhere.
4" Tube
I’d have to go chatterbait. Specifically a white skirt with a red trailer😀
A 7-8 inch ribbon tailed texas rigged worm... or a jig and pig.
You can fish it in a hat, you can fish with a cat, you can fish it in a box, you can fish it with a fox you can catch one fish,you can catch two fish, you can catch a blue fish, you can catch a green fish using a green pumpkin jig. Great video that I could eat green eggs and ham with.
No question, a jig
Glide bait it’s probably the most fun bait if I could only choose 1 for ever
I would have to agree, but the Senko would have to be a very close second. BTW, are you fishing the opens this year?
5" senco
Definitely be a jig cause you can swim it drag it punch it flip it if not a jig it would be a swimbait
Great choice. I’d also consider a speed worm for same reasons. Fish it deep, fish it shallow, fish it as top water(weightless), carolina rig, wacky rig, cut it down for finesse. Possibilities are endless
Yup a speed worm is extremely versatile
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Jig 100%. So glad you picked it! Great content, you're doing great Tyler.
1 lure Aaaaand then break it off in the first 5 minutes you started fishing 😂😂.
Maybe start fishing and use a Pilchard or Mackerel as baits from that day onwards 😋😝😁
I have no confidence with a jig. Just haven’t had good luck with them. Probably need to force myself to use it more.
I have access to two small lakes, one small river, and three small ponds - spinner bait.
For me it’s a slam dunk: an endless bag of 5” Yamamoto Senkos. I’ve caught 10-12 double digit bass on a senko. The versatility is amazing. Unweighted Texas rig, standard weighted Texas rig, wacky rig- weighted and unweighted, flipping them is huge in Florida. Now the hottest ticket is using it as a hover rig. There are lots of guys here starting to use them as a chatterbait trailer. That ones too far for me. LOL.
With how easy they can tear up, an endless bag (even a big bag) of senkos in a watermelon black red flake sounds like a dream
5” 297 Senko or the matching KVD Ocho.
I have yet to catch one on a jig. Hundreds of casts with nothing 😢
Roostertail
Probably a fluke. Covers every depth, T-rig, C-rig, split shot rig, and weightless would cover almost everything. Work it fast or slow. Could even use a small size on a drop shot. Also works on a scrounger head if you want vibration.
Pig n jig green pumpkin or root beer.
Root beer float!
I have a silly question… can I use this jig for surf casting?? I think this jig is for fresh water fishing, not salt water.
I knew it was going to be a jig before you even said it😂 Your jig videos are awesome and have been a lot of help.
Mine would be a rattle trap
I love the meaty chunk but don't use it because it tears up really easy
Rapala Jointed Minnow. I've caught more fish with that lure than all other lures combined.
Classic lure - one of the best ever made!!!!
Making this comment 40 seconds in. Mine would be a 3/8 oz black and blue arkie style tungsten casting jig. It's my go-to if I can't buy a bite and super versatile, swim it, hop it, drag it, skip it (bop-it!).
Brushhog
Strike King KVDj100 strobe shad. Period.
is adding a trailer to your one lure a cheat code??
It would be a chatter bait.
Beetlespin 100%. I've caught bass, bluegill, catfish, pike, and saugeye on them and they come in any size and can be completely changed with any trailer. Not to mention, they are dirt cheap!
I think most peoples choices will be a jig, a texas rig, or a senko.
Texas rig
Somedays, you got a jig bite someday you don't
Some days, you have a crankbait. Sometimes you don't
But you always got a worm bite
Tyler I'd have to agree with you 100%. Thanks for sharing 👍
I had a girlfriend once that could dance a heck of a jig!! But she eventuality got hung up,on herself.
Watermelon Red Fluke... caught me good fish from TX, to Canada to the east coast all over the Potomac
I was wondering how far I’d have to scroll to see fluke. If I can’t catch a bass on a fluke I’m in trouble lol
Here’s a series you could do on your new channel as the seasons progress. My #1 pick lure for prespawn, spawn, post spawn, middle summer, early fall, late fall (early winter), mid winter. Maybe do a largemouth and smallmouth bait but I personally don’t fish smallmouth here in Texas.
Great video!!! First lure that came to me was a jig. I was thinking a 3/8 or 1/2 oz. but now see why a 3/8 oz. would be the ticket. Like h contend in your videos. Keep them coming. Learning some new things to put into my mind!!! Stay Safe & God Bless!!!
You skipped over Georgia... Have you ever fished here? Just wondering, cause I love your content, and podcasts, I've learned a TON from listening to you talk about different baits.. Thanks buddy !!
Super Fluke
I’d take a Zoom ultra vibe speed craw.
I can swim it. Texas rig it pitch it Carolina rig it. Pretty versatile bait.
Great choice.
The YIG 🥊 💪
A jig is too vague of a answer. Or maybe it’s the right answer. It’s both lol!
For me a bubble gum Texas rigged zoom trick worm
Plastic worm or a jig, very close to
I'd have a hard time choosing between a jig (Arkie style) and a soft plastic stickbait. I'd probably have to go with the stickbait since I can Texas rig it for most presentations but also wacky rig it, dropshot, Carolina rig, cut it down and use it on a ned; there are so many possibilites.
A jig 1000000%
My first choice would be a curly- tailed worm. You can make it into a "jig" by pegging a skirt between a bullet weight and rhe worm.
I'd go with a wacky rig.😮😊
Cinco
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Jigs are much more fun than worms and skip infinitely better. I ain’t throwing senco until I get old and boring
Right there with you. I keep one tied on year round.
Totally agree with you with the jig choice. OR an A-rig with 5 A-rigs attached with various lures attached to each of the 25 available points. 😂🤣👍🇺🇸
I think the DNR frowns upon 25 hooks/lures. Maybe 24. OR get two boats and troll a trot line.
Spinner bait
Mine would be a soft plastic probably, like a senko or swimbait
Yea those would be 2 good ones!
Agreed, keep doing your thing man I like these conversational style videos
1 lure for my life? A senko or 6th sense clout or Berkley Maxscent general. Just gets bit and it works when all else fails