Fishbrain's March Madness bait bracket (round three)
March is here and madness is in the air. Madness for the NCAA basketball tournament and madness for spring fishing. To join in the madness, Fishbrain has compiled a tournament bracket of our own. Here is round three of the Fishbrain all bait bracket.
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Round three of the Fishbrain March Madness all bait bracket is here. We've whittled it down to some of the most famous powerhouse baits. Our elite eight has now separated the top fishing baits, to those that are relegated to the bottom of the tackle box.
Here are the remaining matchups to watch out for as we find out which bait is the best of all time.
Remaining matchups:
Soft plastics
Plastic worm vs Soft jerkbait
Hard plastics
Crankbaits vs Jigs
Flies
Prince nymph vs Elk hair caddis
Natural bait
Nightcrawler vs Minnow
Moving on
Worms
Soft jerkbait
Nightcrawler
Minnows
Prince nymph
Elk hair caddis
Crankbaits
JIgs
We are heading toward a collision course between two of the most tried and true baits of all time. Will we natural vs plastic worm in the finals, though? This year’s Cinderella story, the prince nymph has come a long way, beating out some popular dry flies. But does it have the stamina to beat out the dry fly favorite, the elk hair caddis?
In hard plastics, it's all coming down to jigs and crankbaits vying for that open seat into the final four.
Here’s a quick look at some of our favorite baits that didn't make the final cut, but will always find a spot in our fishing vest.
Heading home
Pheasant tail nymph
Clouser minnow
Beavers
Toads
Greenback
Shrimp
Poppers
Chatter bait
Jerkbaits
Spinnerbaits
Buzzbaits
Spoons
Pat’s rubber legs
Wooly bugger
Parachute adams
Chubby chernobyl
Sardines
Squid
Leach
Roe
Stickbaits
Creatures
Tubes
Crayfish
The elite eight board is set and away it goes. Will we see an upset with the toppling of a traditional bait, or will it be smooth sailing for the tried and true classics?
Make sure and vote on your favorite baits in our head to head matchups on Fishbrain’s Instagram. Our champion of all baits will be named soon, with the help of your voting!
Now let’s go fishing. We’ll bring the best baits of all time.
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