but for me it's soft plastics. Lift it,
drop it, crawl it, whatever, watch your line like a hawk. You see it moving
off to the side, you reel down, wondering if you'll feel resistance on the
hookset. Set the hook, your rod bends, and the fight is on.

I agree on the soft plastics. My favorite is the Kalin`s 5" smoke and pepper
grub.
It catches bass on every lake I have tried.
Also seems to catch the bigger fish.
Dan