Top summer patterns

[DanWarme]

Been kinda slow regarding any actual fishing discussions here lately. Guess I'll man-up and see if we can get one rolling.

Name your top 5 summer patterns. What has put big fish in the boat for you, or won you money at this time of the year?

Mine are:

Tora Tube. (duh) Personal best tournament bass boated in Sept. plus a bunch of other big fish and checks.

Jigging spoon. 1st double digit bass ever years ago. August and a weekend to boot! Back to back wins, and quick limits of quality fish make it a favorite of mine.

Carolina rigged lizard. Find the right spot and fish and go to town.

Spider jig. Can anyone say strokin a jig?

Topwater- Zara spook or a dog X. The most hot and cold pattern you can have but when it is there, its a gas!

Naturally I have a few others, But these are some of my favs for So Cal. Anyone else care to chime in and contribute???

[Bassin]

I don't know about 5 of them, but I can really, say that the spook bite this year has been hands down the best. Next, I would have to say flippin brushhogs.

[Kelly Ripa]

Buzzbait
Lunker Punker ( 9 inch )
frog
worm
Carolina rig


I just got the computer back up after two weeks of **@^&* around with AT&T ...As I pointed out to them I could have changed carriers in less time.

Rip

[buddy brown]

depends on the lake or time of day but generally..

sammy 100

super fluke

Jackall Nitro spin (awesome bait)

shakey head berkley finesse worm

Famous Lures pee-wee craw

at night big gnarly jigs, buzzbaits, DD22

[Ray L.]

Topwater
Cranks( traps and shallow cranks)
Flukes
spider jig
Flippin
blades

[ash]

Wake Bait
Jig
Spinnerbait
Crank Bait
Fluke

Let me see, yup with those five tied on I am doin good, I would also substitute out the fluke for Frog depending on which body of water I am on.

[oakview]

Any swimbait...all day long...

[Jake Ripley]

I caught my PB on a spook , so it'll have to be a zara spook.

[fishinman]

When it's over 100 at 11am my best pattern is fishing shows on tv!

[buddy brown]

yeah, my favorite pattern is ice cold Boddington's or Pete's Wicked Ale, With a chunk of MAck flylined dipped in hawgwild w/ 50 lb spiderwire secured to my little toe with a series of overhand knots and a drop of superglue to seal the deal.. now dat sum fun der

[fishinman]

yo buddy boy I DON'T SEAL ANYTHING WITH SUPER GLUE TO MY BODY PARTS UNLESS SHES.....

[buddy brown]

yo buddy boy I DON'T SEAL ANYTHING WITH SUPER GLUE TO MY BODY PARTS UNLESS SHES.....

Don't make me bring up the

nipple ring >florocarbon>splitshot nightcrawler pattern

or

the nipple ring>braid>florocarbon>flylined sardine

[Bill Brown Jr.]

Sammy 100 in Chartruese Shad
Da Frog
Football head jig
Senko in the grass
Carolina Rigged brushog or lizard.

[Guest]

You'll find these rods on my deck all summer long!

3:16 Wake Bait Jr
Lunker Punker (9 inch)
Shellcracker
AC Minnow
Jackall Mikey Jr.
Pepper Jigs 3/8 ounce jig with a Sweeeeeeeeeeet Beaver trailer
Huddleston Huddlebug
Markey's Tommy Tail Gunner
DROP SHOT --- UGHHHH!

The top 5 can make you a hero or a zero.. really quick!
The bottom 4 will put consistent fish in the boat all day long!

certain lakes get these too!

Jackall Cherry 0 Footer (smallmouth lakes and desert lakes)
Jackall Bonnie - Spook Jr or Spook Puppy - If I see baitfish


OH AND FROGS FROGS FROGS.... any frog you like but, I use R2S and Snagproof!

[dockboy]

Vixen or Pointer 100
3/4oz Spider Grub
Deep Crankin' the GRass
Le Frog
PUnchin' or Flippin' a Beaver

My two most consistent techniques are DS and Split Shot, but only if I want fish. I'd rather work for a larger fish on reaction or with a big jig. Rippin' is really good for me also, but I usually only get to rip at Castaic or elsewhere during the summer, local lake gets covered with too much subermeged grass to really get a rip bite goin'.

[JasperW]

PB came by spook in 22ft water mid day weekend. 12lb8oz.
Also cranking the 20ft range on drop off's and channels.
stroking a football jig on the rock's and drop off's.
shallow crank's around wood
carolina rigged most anything

[Alex M.]

1 Ton Rigs(Yama DT Hula #157 w/ 1oz football jighead)
Megabass Giant Dog-X/Pop Max
Shad Pattern Norman Deep Little N
Hologram Shad on the Drop Shot
Stanley Ribbit Frog