[thomaskgrosvenor]

I am not a master fisherman. But fishing for bass over the summer from shores of lakes, ponds, and rivers, I found that weed-less presentations were most efficient due to vegetation and avoiding snags. I usually worked with two light rods. One for the soft plastics and one for reel-in lures. In some of the videos I have viewed the fishermen show up with multiple set-ups ready to go. From one informative video I saw it was recommended to have as much versatility, flexibility, and efficiency with lure use and changing as possible. But two poles was enough for me since I was trying to stay mobile as I moved around the bodies of water.

Caught bass with senkos (texas and wacky), in line spinners, curly tail grubs on a jig head, hula popper, and with worms from the backyard. Caught 1 bass on a silver spoon with a grub trailer. I found that most of these approaches were conceptually easy to pick up on but often challenging enough to execute with the natural factors of summertime fishing coming into play. Only used live worms on a hook with bobber once on account of doing catch and release, I felt a little bad for torturing the worms.

For me, the most consistent (and practical for me) lures were the senko and the in-line spinners pending water conditions. I definitely think it is worthwhile to take some casts with a popper if possible because I found that in some locations that bass liked poppers.

It was interesting to actually observe how the bodies of water change from summer to fall and into early winter. From what I have been researching, tactics can change as well.

Obviously, research and experimentation with different lures proves fruitful. As it seems many fishermen have their favorites and it seems to me that some work better than others at different locations.

This from the perspective of an amateur.

Not to butt in on someone else's thread, but if anyone would like to share some insight about using poppers for bass and spoons for any fish, I would certainly enjoy reading about it.