jaximus wrote on May 7^th, 2012 at 5:23pm:

i agree with you on big baits dont always catch bigger fish. most of my biggest fish have come on small baits.

Snow_Dog wrote on May 8^th, 2012 at 1:39am:

Bait size largly depends on season.  The later in summer, the bigger baits I use, generally speaking.

A good topic on it's own.   :thumbup

I'm in a slightly opposite camp.  My experiences have made me lean towards larger baits more often than small in almost all circumstances.  I'm a big fan of the 4" Gulp emerald shiner and black shad and my only wish is that I could find a 1/16 oz jig with a long enough hook to accommodate (that slow sink is ruined by 1/8 oz).  My crank baits are also getting bigger and going deeper.  I've had too many recent experiences with huge fish on big baits for me to spend a lot of time with the smaller presentation.  My philosophy is bigger baits = bigger fish more often than not.  Of course, YMMV.  Discussion?