florida strain Posted April 20, 2010 Posted April 20, 2010 topwater, and pitch t- rigged creatures. is what i like to do. Quote
Red Posted April 21, 2010 Posted April 21, 2010 T-rigged Rage Craw has been the ticket for me this year. Quote
Chaz Hickcox Posted April 21, 2010 Posted April 21, 2010 Spinners in the knees. Got me third a few weeks ago. Basically pitching the spinner almost to the shore and bring it between the cypress knees. They usually nail it right before it goes through the saddle of the knees. Quote
Jacob Robinson Posted April 21, 2010 Posted April 21, 2010 Depends on the conditions. I normally start with a jig and spinnerbait. Quote
Bass XL Posted April 21, 2010 Posted April 21, 2010 Jig, spinnerbait, or a weightless trick worm. Quote
Super User Hammer 4 Posted April 21, 2010 Super User Posted April 21, 2010 Spinnerbait would be my first choice..Everytime I fish a lake with timber..that's what I throw, and it seems to work the majority of the time.. Quote
Coonedawg Posted April 21, 2010 Posted April 21, 2010 Jig, spinnerbait, or a weightless trick worm. winner winner chicken dinner....this is exactly what i throw Quote
owl Posted April 23, 2010 Posted April 23, 2010 t-rigged Black Yum craw or Culprit craw colored worm. Chatter baits,tubes,frogs. Depends on depth and time of day. Quote
Super User retiredbosn Posted April 23, 2010 Super User Posted April 23, 2010 Bomber Fat Free Fingerling, Wiggle Wart, Bomber Model 4 A's, love crankin the timber. Then pitch plastics, either jig and trailer, creature, etc. Quote
bassman31783 Posted April 24, 2010 Posted April 24, 2010 Honestly, anything. Square bill cranks, spinnerbaits, swimbaits, jigs, topwaters, etc... Quote
Super User Fishes in trees Posted April 25, 2010 Super User Posted April 25, 2010 Timber Tigers - DC16 or DC8 mostly Quote
spotaholic Posted April 25, 2010 Posted April 25, 2010 How deep is the timber ? Are they lay downs on the bank or tree tops. When fishing deep trees I like to throw a t rig or spot remover let it go down to where fish are suspending and swim it back. A big bladed spinnerbait is also awesome on fish that relate to deep timber. Shallow timber I throw a Buckeye spotremover with a finesse worm, Buckeye mop jig with super chunk, t rig baby brush hog , speed craw or ultra vibe speed worm.I also like on certain lakes to throw a swimming jig in a pattern that looks like a bream. A weightless trick worm or senko is hard to beat at times when fish are around shoreline cover. There are a million different ways to fish trees just keep trying to you find out works on your lake. Quote
adclem Posted April 25, 2010 Posted April 25, 2010 I like to use a jig, tube or any type of creature bait T-Rigged. Later, Quote
Super User iceintheveins Posted April 26, 2010 Super User Posted April 26, 2010 I will fish it with weightless plastics in more sparse timber, or pegged plastics or a jig if it's heavier. Spinnerbaits are a good option but bouncing cranks off the wood can be even better. In the evenings and mornings, poppers, buzzbaits, and other topwaters can be killer. Quote
Super User Sam Posted April 26, 2010 Super User Posted April 26, 2010 1. Plastics 2. Spinnerbait 3. Crankbait 4. Jig and Pig 5. Chatterbait Depends on the wood set-up. meaning a tree in the water or a lot of wood converged together. Pitching and flipping to wood is what I do mostly but also throw other baits in front and running down side of wood in water. Quote
SausageFingers23 Posted April 26, 2010 Posted April 26, 2010 I'll throw a jig or t-rigged bait if the timber is pretty thick. If it is a bit more dispersed I like to use a spinnerbait or shallow running, square billed crank. Quote
Super User J Francho Posted April 26, 2010 Super User Posted April 26, 2010 My favorite would be an Arkey style jig, and big trailer, like a Zoom Super Chunk. Some days, like yesterday for me, its not what the fish wanted. banging a crankbait or spinnerbait provided. I would hit a laydown with a jig, for nothing for ten minutes. One cast with a moving bait, and fish on. On other days, it might be something else. Quote
Super User Bankbeater Posted April 26, 2010 Super User Posted April 26, 2010 Jig or a t-rigged plastic. Quote
ChazfromVA Posted April 26, 2010 Posted April 26, 2010 Jig, Senko, Crankbait , and a Rico if the conditions are right... Quote
aarogb Posted April 26, 2010 Posted April 26, 2010 If its a laydown, its hard to beat a buzzbait buzzed overtop of the laydown or beside it. Now if its standing timber thats in 15 ft of water or so I would probably try and find a creek channel or some other cover or structure besides the standing timber and it that with a jig, shakey head or even a drop-shot. Quote
DeanFishesNY Posted April 27, 2010 Posted April 27, 2010 Most of the time I'll throw a jig, sometimes when it's a bit thicker I'll throw t rigged beavers, brush hogs, etc. which I feel gets thru that stuff better. I never really threw moving baits into cover, I need to start doing that Quote
River Rat316 Posted April 27, 2010 Posted April 27, 2010 Spinnerbait, jig (either arky or alien head) and a Bomber Square A. We don't have deep standing timber here though, deepest I can think of is about 4-5' on a couple lakes (all natural lakes for the most part) Quote
bmadd Posted April 27, 2010 Posted April 27, 2010 I like to start with cranks first. I like to bang the crank on the outside first. If they don't come out to see who's there then I'll just throw in. Either finesse it through the wood or bump and pause it through depending on their mood. If that fails, I try a jig. Quote
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