Decades ago I use to only target bass and pickerel and bought lures that were generally too large for panfish. The only exception was fishing for small mouth bass using 4" Mr Twister curl tail grubs, not knowing that the mouth of a smallie is almost as large as that of a LM. Fishing bass tournaments was the fastest way to learn the best lures for bass. This is the list of must have bass lures:
crankbaits
spinnerbaits
skirted weedless jigs with pork frog
6--7" T rigged plastic worms
surface lures (Pop R, Z Spook)
4" tubes
etc.
Some cannot be used with more than one or two presentations whereas others are more versatile.

Once I stopped fishing bass tournaments, I figured, why not fish for other species thereby providing the most strikes? It's not as if larger fish couldn't be caught such as large bass, catfish, white sucker, pickerel and a few big carp. But going smaller meant going lighter using smaller lures, lighter action rods, smaller reels, smaller diameter lines and presentations.suited to smaller lures.
Numbers caught went up dramatically as did the size range of fish - from 3.5 inch bass and sunfish to 4 lb. bass and pickerel.
A trophy size fish BTW depends on the species. A 15" perch or crappie is one lunker of a fish that will put a serious bend on even a medium action rod!

So, which do you prefer to cast: lures that exclude smaller fish but only target large fish - especially bass, or lures capable of getting the most strikes and any species of fish?

A lot depends on water clarity…..and what kind of mood the bass are in.

If I’m fishing stained water; I’ll tend to want to fish something larger that displaces more water.

If the bass are in a negative mood; small plastics and small jigs tight to cover.

If I could fish ideal conditions all the time (five feet of visibility with the bass in a positive/aggressive mood)…I would only throw big topwaters and big swimbaits.

Jigs year around
You want bigger bass go to mop jigs I build them with 7" to 8" skirts 6/0 mustad light wire black nickel hooks I started building mop jigs backing the 70s using Uncle josh big daddy pork. Im using them now.

That's one huge skirted jig!!
Like to see a photo.
My skirts are never longer than 3" tied on Arbogast weedless jigs that are 1/2 oz. or lighter.
I made a copies of Uncle Josh trailers of different sizes in plaster of paris and pour in hot plastic from the microwave. It does just a good for pennies!

Do you use living rubber and/or silicone skirts?
Are your jigs weedless?

This one fills the bill for both types.

Back in the mid 70's I used 3/4 oz arkie head (hilt mold) still use it today. Back then we use living square rubber in fine and medium grade there were 6 colors I would tie up Brown, Black, Purple, Brown/black. Brown/purple, Black/blue all 7" skirts.Then later the 80's round rubber & musky silicone skirt pads started in and square rubber was fading out so I made the switch. And I add flashabou accent colors. The trailer of choice was Uncle josh big daddy pork ( Ribbit ears )
I still make them today. 3/4oz arkie or now 3)4 football with either using a 11 fiber custom fiber guards and a 18 fiber custom fiber guard using .018 diameter fiber for 11 fiber fiber guards and .021 diameter fiber for the 18 fiber fiber guards. Kayser lure corporation makes the custom fiber guards. Winter time Big Bass Baits.