Basic go to setups???

[ACRon]

What 5 basic setups are alway laying on your deck on each fishing trip? It can be different based upon the seasons, but it seams like we all have our confidence setups that we always throw. What is yours?

[jazzwannabe]

1. Powell 726c — cranking/topwater/buzzbaits
2. Powell 723c — 3/8-1/2 oz. jigs/Senkos/spinnerbaits
3. Powell 775c — 3/4-1 oz. jigs/flip/swimbaits
4. Powell 6103 — spoons/flick shake/finesse jigs

In the box:
1. Powell 6101 — drop shot
2. Powell 6101 — split shot

[mac (Doyle McEwen)]

A Senko rod and a jig rod..After that it depends on where and when I am fishing..

mac

[bassindon69]

8'6" LDC XXH Rod , Cardiff 400, 30 lb P-line (PF) 10" 3:16 hard baits
8' LDC XXH rod , Cardiff 400, 25 lb (PF) 8" 3:16 hard baits
8' LDC XH rod , Calcutta B 400, 25 lb (PF) 8" Hudd ROF 12
8' Dobyns 806ML H/fast (1st gen), Curado 300 E, 25 lb (PF) 8" 3:16 hard baits and smaller
7'11" Okuma XH, Curado 300 DSV, 25 lb (PF) Hudd ROF 16

I try to keep it simple (BIG) This is what I always seem to have but some baits change but would still be some kind of 3:16 lure, hard or soft.
I'm not much of a tourney guy though if that matters.
Have fun!

[dwise]

Crank (two)
Spoon
Drop Shot
Split Shot

[ASD]

JIG
Drop Shot
Senco
Crank
C-Rig

[brambo0311]

2 Senko rods, 2 jig rods and a net.

[Kevin Evans - Kap]

Happy Holidays,
I just realized I need to fish more..

Powell 703 glass Reaction bait rod - Lipless /Topwaters.
Crucial 7'4" flip for Texas rigged plastics.
Crucial 7' H for 1/2 -3/4 oz football jigs.
Crucial 7' M for Dartheads and DS.
Gloomis 6'10" Shaky rod for Wacky Jigs(flickshake)
Gloomis GLX 7' for tubes....

I could add 6 more, but its all for NOW... HAR HAR...

Tight lines,
Kap

[froteur]

jig, senko and drop shot rod. the others depend on where i am fishing.

[ACRon]

On Deck:
Senko on a 7' spin
Darter head on a 7' spin
Tube on a 6'6" spin
Rip Bait on a 7' bait caster
Jig on a 6'6"bait caster

Ready in locker:
Spinnerbait on a 7' bait caster
Small to Med swim bait on a 7' 6"'bait caster
Flick shake on a 7' spin

[BS'r]

Delta- 2 birds, 1 bloop, 208 or 214 senko, texas rigged S-20, tnt jig 231 trailer, punch rig, speed trap

Lake- Roboworms, w-senko, JohnnyC jigs. bloop.

Older Loomis rods and Curado's

[Ceaser]

These five no matter what body of water!
#1 WAKEBAIT!
#2 WAKEBAIT!
#3 WAKEBAIT!
#4 Chatterbait
#5 Senko
Im kind of an addict
@Bs'r Texas rigged S-20! now thats a old school delta killer. I wonder how many bass have been caught on that rig on the Delta? I know ive loaded the boat many times on that thing.

[NGT]

#1: Drop Shot w/ 4-5 inch finesse worm
#2: Senko Texas Rigged

That's it. I'm not a good bass fisherman and I usually catch stuff with these so I stick with them. I have tons of lures but just don't know how to use them and when/where. Newbie....

[jiggin4bass]

1. jig 1/4oz bullet head 6'6" med/h spin
2. jig 1/4oz arkie head 6'6" med/h spin
3. jig 3/8oz. arkie/football head 7' med/h casting/flippin
4. jig 3/8oz 1/2oz. football head 7' med/h casting/flippin

spinning outfits 4, 6 & 8 pound line maxima
casting/flippin outfits 8 & 10 pound line maxima

[acm95301]

1.Dropshot
2. Tube
3. Senko
4. wakebait
5. fluke

and if it sis really crazy windy... a spinnerbait.

[Stratos278]

1. T-rig - for worms, Brush Hogs, etc.
2. Weightless/EWG hook - Senkos, Flukes
3. Crankbait rod, with a fast-lock snap tied on. With this I can quickly change to different types/weights/colors/dive ranges, and from cranking to topwater to ripping. Usually start out with a SpeedTrap and go from there.
4. Dropshot
5. Shaky Head

[Mitch]

Surprised that no one mentioned Brass n Glass or Carolina Rig. Guess I'm jjust old school !! Still a producer for me when the bite is tough.

[DAKINE198]

what ever the fish AREN'T biting is what seems to be on my deck.

[poorboy]

year round average setups

7'6" Denali Rosewood extra heavy flipping-Alabama rig/basstrix swimbaits/osprey talon top hook
7' Denali Jadewood Shakey Head spinning rod- tungsten & glass finesse worm/wackey head
7' Med Heavy Noirwood Worm & Jig rod- jig
7'4" Heavy Rosewood signature rod- Carolina Rig Poor Boy's Baits BBG
7' Med Heavy Jadewood Worm & Jig Rod-Senko/Hula grub
7' Med Heavy Rosewood crankbait rod- spoon/med crankbait/ripbait
7' Med Drop Shot Roosewood spinning Rod- drop shot

[Stratos278]

Surprised that no one mentioned Brass n Glass or Carolina Rig. Guess I'm jjust old school !! Still a producer for me when the bite is tough.

I use Brass-n-Glass on my Texas rig...hardly ever throw a C-rig

[Noluk]

If you want the 5 never fail baits to choose from.. drift my boat that morning and look at what is on my deck. Then.....



Go tie on 5 different things.

[surfk9]

1) BUZZ BAIT (always have one ...no matter the season)
2) Zoom Baby Brush Hog / Salamander Mossy Pumpkin
3) Jig orange/brown with orange craw trailer
4) Crankbait One of my own or craw speedtrap
5) Top Water Punker or G2 Cracker ; Popper

these five combo's always seem to appear...although I'm infamous for throwing the kitchen sink!!!

[Otay Michael]

What reels on your setups guys. Just read over on the Texas Fishing Forum a lot of guys are switching to all Lew's 'Tournament Pro', for any reels under $200 (avg. about $179 online), and many over that too (replacing Steez with them even). Hadn't heard of them but Tackle Tour had a heck of a write up for the Tournament Pro I just read, rated 8.58 for the price range and voted 'best value award' for reels under $200 7 months ago.

http://www.tackletour.com/reviewlewstournamentpro.html

[ACRon]

Michael, I recently added two of these reels to my setups. I like the profile of the reel and they are very smooth. I just loaded them with braid and will be trying them for the first time on my next trip out. They are a great price point and seem well made. We'll see!

[Lugnut]

Darterhead
Splitshot
Dropshot
Crankbait
Chatterbait