ooooooooooo. Thought provoking. My all around favorite bait would have to be the fishtrap green sardine, other than that color, and maybe a couple others, I prefer big hammer. Big hammers have a better action, and a few colors are better than fishtrap's, but fishtrap's green sardine just can't be beat IMO. Then there's the castaic swimbait. That would be my favorite seabass bait. I guess for certain fishies I like certain baits, and for action I like the big hammers, and for colors I usually like the fish trap (at least for green sardine)... It all depends. Overall though, I'd go with fishtrap's green sardine.
-Brian