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'Go To' Presentations
(seventh in a series)
by Bill Mathis
Part 7 is a summary of what we have
uncovered in the first 6 sections of this series. My goal was to
first, give new bass anglers some ideas on where to begin and
secondly to give all readers a quick look at what some of the top
pro’s as well as the up and comers in the state would use if they
had to use only one bait.
The most popular presentation by a 2
vote margin with 6 votes was a jig/trailer. This was closely
followed by a Senko or Dipstick presentation with 4 votes. With 2
votes we had a 4” tube bait and 2 votes for a spinnerbait. Other
presentations with one vote were a Mimic Minnow, a jerkbait,
roboworm and a rattle trap.
Colors for all these lures varied, but the predominant color was a
natural color such as green pumpkin.
Here is a summary for each angler:
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Loren Davidson: |
4” tube, green pumpkin |
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Kurt Johnson: |
5” senko, dark natural color |
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Steve Quinn: |
4” tube bait, colors varied |
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Tom Whitehead: |
Jig/trailer, green pumpkin |
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Scott Bonnema: |
Listed 3 one for each season,
spinnerbait, jerkbait, jig |
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Joel Stokka: |
Dipstick |
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Travis Peterson: |
Dipstick |
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Chris Chinn: |
Mimic Minnow |
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Mitch Schade: |
Senko |
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Robert Weippert: |
Rattle Trap, crawfish color |
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Jason Dudek: |
6” Roboworm |
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Jeremiah Shaver: |
Swim jig |
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Wayne Ek: |
Spinnerbait |
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Brian Brown: |
Jig, natural color |
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Clay Peterson: |
Jig/trailer |
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Bill Mathis: |
Jig/trailer, black red flake |
One conclusion that you can make from this series is soft
plastics are the bait of choice. We can also conclude that fishing slow is the
way to go for most guys when left with one choice.
If I asked the question what is your favorite lure to catch fish with, I would
most likely see many votes for some kind of top water lure. They can be great
lures and are by far the most fun lures to use as there is nothing better than
seeing a bass explode on top of the water. However, when the top waters or your
favorite bait/lure isn’t working, try out what the pro’s and field staff at
Classic Bass use for their go to bait.
I want to thank everyone for their input which allowed me to write up this
series.
Good fishing to everyone this year.
Bill Mathis
classicbass.com Field Staff
Team Skeeter Member
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