Kuenro02 Posted April 12, 2015 Posted April 12, 2015 First, I hate the wind with a passion. Secondly, I have a higher sided aluminum boat that might as well be a kite on windy days. When you guys go out on a windy day do you just leave the finesse stuff in the garage or do you get in calmer coves? I fished the wind blown dam with a square bill and picked up a few but it just got to be too much. I should have tried a spinnerbait maybe. What do you guys do in those windy conditions? Quote
Super User Felix77 Posted April 12, 2015 Super User Posted April 12, 2015 Heavier weights in general for all finesse ish lures. Otherwise it's heavy spinnerbaits and swimbaits for me. Quote
Mccallister25 Posted April 12, 2015 Posted April 12, 2015 Try swimming a jig. Moving baits. Buzzbaits. Anything that'll make some noise. 1 Quote
Super User A-Jay Posted April 12, 2015 Super User Posted April 12, 2015 Jerkbait. Lipless, Squarebill, & Medium depth Crankbaits. Swimbait on a Jighead. If none of that is working I break out the double secret weapon. Fifty feet of Hemp and a Cormorant. If that fails, I smoke the rope & eat the bird. A-Jay 8 1 Quote
BasshunterJGH Posted April 12, 2015 Posted April 12, 2015 If they're not biting that, heavy worm or jig. Quote
Super User Catt Posted April 12, 2015 Super User Posted April 12, 2015 1. Anchor 2. 1/2 oz jig-n-craw 3. Swim jig 4. Rat-l-Trap 5. Carolina rig I'm fishing out of a Alweld 1652, I'll seat on the back deck or stand on the floor. 1 Quote
Dogmatic Posted April 12, 2015 Posted April 12, 2015 Jerkbait. Lipless, Squarebill, & Medium depth Crankbaits. Swimbait on a Jighead. If none of that is working I break out the double secret weapon. Fifty feet of Hemp and a Cormorant. If the fails, I smoke the rope & eat the bird. A-Jay +1 on the cormorant Tough day on the water, still really cold windy, but it gave me a chance to watch my local flock of cormorants have an absolute stellar day...God, how I hate those birds! 1 Quote
Ozark_Basser Posted April 12, 2015 Posted April 12, 2015 Moving baits. Windy days is about the only time I throw spinnerbaits anymore. Quote
Super User scaleface Posted April 12, 2015 Super User Posted April 12, 2015 Generally Bass bite better on windy days , its just difficult to throw some baits. Ive caught some nice bass fishing the mud line on windy points using Manns Little George . 1 Quote
jiggerpole Posted April 12, 2015 Posted April 12, 2015 I like spinner baits or deep diving crank baits. But, on one trip the wind was blowing so hard my trolling motor was lifting out of the water with each wave. Just to be silly I tied on a top water plastic rat. I caught 30 bass on that rat. 1 Quote
Hurricane Posted April 12, 2015 Posted April 12, 2015 When the weather gets crazy on Erie or the Niagara River we throw booyah spinner baits and rapala dt6's and the smallmouth just hammer them. . Quote
rosshilk Posted April 13, 2015 Posted April 13, 2015 Lipless crankbaits Heavy Jigs generally anything slow moving I make sure to add a heavier weight top water works well in the wind too I live in Nebraska and wind is a constant struggle for me when I am out on the water Quote
gobig Posted April 13, 2015 Posted April 13, 2015 MMMMMMM Cormorant, tastes kinda like spotted owl. 1 Quote
Super User Bankbeater Posted April 13, 2015 Super User Posted April 13, 2015 Rat-L-Trap, 1/2 ounce jig, finesse type plastic with a heavy weight. Basically anything that has a low profile so the wind can't catch it when you cast. Quote
Super User Master Bait'r Posted April 14, 2015 Super User Posted April 14, 2015 Jerkbait. Lipless, Squarebill, & Medium depth Crankbaits. Swimbait on a Jighead. If none of that is working I break out the double secret weapon. Fifty feet of Hemp and a Cormorant. If that fails, I smoke the rope & eat the bird. A-Jay I like the cut of your jib good sir. 1 Quote
Super User FishTank Posted April 14, 2015 Super User Posted April 14, 2015 Fat Ikas and lipless cranks. Quote
Super User rippin-lips Posted April 14, 2015 Super User Posted April 14, 2015 Today was very windy where I was fishing. My 6 fish came on 3 lures. Sk 1.5 square bill - Sk 1/2oz red eye shad lipless - Shadow rap jerkbait Quote
CRANKENSTIEN Posted April 14, 2015 Posted April 14, 2015 Reaction baits. I fish the windy bank with cranks and jerk baits. My goto when that doesn't work is a T rig anaconda swimming. I like to cross cast the wind. boat control can be tough but the wind and waves are covering up your noise. The wind is your friend. Quote
Super User iceintheveins Posted April 14, 2015 Super User Posted April 14, 2015 Spinnerbaits and lipless cranks, as well as deep diving cranks. Big swimbaits too. Go bigger and heavier in wind. Quote
corn-on-the-rob Posted April 14, 2015 Posted April 14, 2015 lipless cranks spinner baits chatterbaits heavy bottom bait of your choice Quote
yakingfisherman Posted April 14, 2015 Posted April 14, 2015 Chatterbaits are always tied on my rods when its windy! Quote
tholmes Posted April 14, 2015 Posted April 14, 2015 Living in Kansas, I know wind. Around here, if you can't fish in the wind, you're gonna stay home a lot. Many great suggestions so far. One of my favorite windy day lures that I haven't seen mentioned yet is a silver buddy-type blade bait. Honorable mention goes to a Kastmaster spoon. Tom Quote
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