Windy Day Help

[5 Dollar Fishing Game]

This week has been great weather here in NC. Water temps are just below 70 and plenty of sunshine. Same forecast for tomorrow, except wind will be high at 10-20mph. What is best to throw? Here are the stats:

Water about 67 degrees

Clear

Pond is about 5 acres

Will be on my kayak

Depths range from 2-15 feet

Not sure what to throw in the high winds this time of year?

Thanks!

Joe

[smallieking]

perfect white spinnerbait conditions

[bassackwards12]

In a pond I would say a Chart/White spinnerbait or either a squarebill would be my baits.

[5 Dollar Fishing Game]

Ok. Spinnerbaits sound good. I have a few different sizes in white also. As for the square bill, should I throw a natural color? Or something bright?

[bassackwards12]

Ok. Spinnerbaits sound good. I have a few different sizes in white also. As for the square bill, should I throw a natural color? Or something bright?

My favorite color is firetiger but I usually fish stained water. Maybe some people who fish clear water can chime in

[5 Dollar Fishing Game]

I also have some scatter raps with fire tiger pattern. The wind will be tough, but those scatters may do really well in the windier conditions because of their evasive maneuvers.

[Missourifishin]

Ok. Spinnerbaits sound good. I have a few different sizes in white also. As for the square bill, should I throw a natural color? Or something bright?

Last week I had one of the windiest days of fishing of my life, and I was killin em on shallow diving cranks in natural colors.

[Grizzn N Bassin]

Rat-l traps? maybe spinners, throw some top waters in the shallows or out deep. ( a walk the dog bait) 

[5 Dollar Fishing Game]

Thanks guys! Loading up the gear with these suggestions. :-)

[ripinit]

Moving baits in the wind,like most have said, but recently have done well with a dropshot, by just upping the weight. Just depends on their mood...

[CDMeyer]

Shaw Grigsby says that on windy days of 20mph plus, hit the shoreline and use a spinner bait..... as soon as you cast put the tip of the rod in or very near to the water to keep the line from bowing in the wind..... I just read this last night cannot wait to try it myself, let me know how it works

Also clear pond, I would go with a more naturally dark spinner bait

[Grizzn N Bassin]

good luck!! let us know how you do and what you caught them on!!

[5 Dollar Fishing Game]

My arsenal will be set in the am. :-)

I'll keep you all posted.

[Bluebasser86]

10-20mph? how do you survive?   We get winds that low around here then it's a good day. One of the best days I've ever had in the spring it was blowing straight 30-35 and gusting 40+. We pounding them with spinnerbaits, traps, and jigs and my best 5 were over 20 pounds. 

[5 Dollar Fishing Game]

Awesome! It seems like a spinnerbait may be the key today. Going to see how it goes. :-)

[5 Dollar Fishing Game]

Caught about a dozen and also two huge crappies. One crappie was very pregnant lol.

No bites on spinnerbaits. Caught the prego crappie on a natural color swim bait. All the rest were on a Rapala scatter rap. Chartreuse and natural color. Good day today!

[Deleted account]

In a pond I would say a Chart/White spinnerbait or either a squarebill would be my baits.

 

x2 on these baits, I like forage(ish) colored baits in clear water. Bandit 100, and a 1/4 oz Mann's or Booyah SB (maybe pinch a sinker to the hook shaft) should do. Use the wind, don't fight it...

[5 Dollar Fishing Game]

Wind is an advantage if you use it properly. :-)

[MrSwimJig]

Spinner baits or swim jigs....

[Choporoz]

Well done.  Nothing puts me off my game faster than wind.  I don't deal well....at all.  Once I spend more time boat-handling than fishing I'm done for -- first the frustration and then sloppy fishing.  I'm a bit anal, but a fairly relaxed fisherman most of the time....except in the wind.  Nice to hear you were able to overcome -- I never fished from a kayak, but I imagine the wind challenges are nearly as bad

[OkobojiEagle]

Clear water with a heavy chop (reduced light penetration)... throw a spinnerbait with painted blades (white)

 

 

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[WRB]

10-15 mph wind is high?? Maybe to control your kayak, that is a gentle breeze just enough so everything should work good.

Tom

[5 Dollar Fishing Game]

I have an anchor. ;-)

[frogflogger]

spinner baits of course - trap types and shallow cranks are good also - my favorite, when it works, which is more often than one would think, is a big topwater worked fast and my very favorite an aggressively worked furbit. Our rule of thumb was topwaters until the pads were blown over or the reeds were paralell to the surface then we throw spinnerbaits.

[slimshad]

Just did this myself.  White caps on a small pond.  Tough to cast.  White spinnerbait on the windiest banks caught me 20 bass in 30 minutes.  Other than an Arig bite the spinnerbait bite is one of my favorites.  Love it when they knock slack in your line and go the other way.