Plastic grub/minnow for me
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I like jigs .....my vote would go better if it was what I don’t use ....lots shorter list ....
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Agreed.
I once considered putting together a similar poll for lines, but there are just too many options. People use multiple baits for multiple methods. You could never get it all in one poll.
Polls should ask specific questions and give specific options for possible answers.
Okay I need break min into separate times of the year. That is because I almost exclusively use a 1/32 Horse Head (Roadrunner mostly Willow, but also Colorado and Indiana blades) in spring and fall. However in summer I use a normal hand tied chenille and feather jig. Now still many time in the summer I will use a double drop and the one on the bottom will be either 1/8 or 1/4 Oz jig and above that a drop shot hook for a minnow. It's been a while but I have used a hand tied spinner bait on them too and use to buy some 1/48 or 1/32 oz spinner baits that we did really well on. Not sure I see them any more?
Oh and on the Roadrunners or Horse Head jigs I like Marabou tails and on the regular jig heads I like Hackle and I also like Marabou tails!
I have a lot of soft plastic baits, but it seems they sit in my cabinet, guess I should try them more?
Dang I failed to mention kip tails jigs and these are in my thinking kind of a separate kind of jig, but I guess it could be included with buck tail, but then there is Arctic Fox and Rabbit hair which is super soft almost like Marabou! When the water is on the cool side kip tail is hard to beat!
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For example, you could split up the list above thusly:
What do you use most of the time?
A) Minnows only
B) Artificials only
C) Mix of artificials and minnows.
What is your favorite jig body material?
A) Hair/fur
B) Feathers
C) Plastic
What is your favorite plastic body type?
A) Straight tail
B) Curly tail
C) Paddle tail
D) Tube
What is your favorite bait length?
A) 1"
B) 2"
C) 3"
D) 4"
Don't forget hard jigging/ripping minnow lures, I had pretty good luck with them this year.
DB4D has a great idea here. Easy to use and to understand.
I would add to his list...
What is your favorite weight?
a) No weight...hook or tied fly only
b) 1/64th
c) 1/32nd
d) 1/16th
e/ 1/8th
Do you use Slab sauce or some other attractant?
a) yes
b) no
c) some other
For me, if I only had one lure that I knew I could catch a crappie and eat that day....it would be a 1/16th Road Runner with a 2" soft plastic trailer. Add some Slab Sauce. Call momma and say "Get Lake Crisco Ready. I got me one and it's good fer ya!"
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