What to use very early spring in new englang?

[Cam DeMarco]

The temperature is warming up last few weeks in the 50's. I know the water temp is still cold but any pointers on what to use early spring? I was using Square bill crankbaits and they were working great but the bite has seemed to slow down and I'm not sure what to throw

[Darren.]

Welcome, Cam. I'm sure the NE folks 
will chime in here! Down here in VA we
are throwing wacky rigs, and other soft
plastics. I say we, but I really mean me, 
LOL. I'll likely be throwing some cranks
and spinnerbaits soon, though they are
not my go-to.

[ward131]

As soon as I get open water I will let you know......

 

[Bedwyer94]

I was out on Lake Winthrop in Holliston MA today and me and some buddies all caught nice fish. We were using crankbait and zoom super flukes with a slow presentation.

[BaitMonkey1984]

Threw spinner baits and cranks today. Not a bite. 

[DogBone_384]

I've fished Jacob's, Sawdy, and Ponkapog ponds (MA) this month.  All my catches were caught with suspending jerk baits.  I tried T-Rigged and wacky Senkos, but they didn't  produce a lick.

And, welcome to the forum Cam.  Great bunch of members, especially those from southern New England.  

[Nashua Nev]

slow falling craws like the rage craw,  weightless for me, but also with a jig and a trailer.   suspending jerk baits and floating jerkbaits, i prefer broken-tail,     dont be afraid to throw anything,    noisy floating frog pulled slowly across

[Cam DeMarco]

Thank you everyone I'll give these baits a shot!

[webertime]

Ratt'l Trap

Pointer SP100

Slow Rolled Keitech or Spinnerbait

Chatterbait

Spybait

Square Bill

Flatside Crankbait

[Mainebass1984]

A JIG !!!!!

 

[Cam DeMarco]

I've thrown jogs with little success how do you guys work then mostly 

[DogBone_384]

I've never worked a jog before... perhaps some of the Southern members could help out...

[Mainebass1984]

1 hour ago, Cam DeMarco said:

I've thrown jogs with little success how do you guys work then mostly 

 This time of year I fish a jig very slowly. Typically drag it this time of hear instead of hopping it. At times I wait quite awhile each time I drag. You want the jig to sit and allow the skirt to flare out. I usually have great luck with more subtle jig trailers when it is still early. A uncle josh pork frog works well. I also have had great luck with a rage craw trailer which has a ton of action. A wise old jig fisherman told me that in the early spring,  " When you think you are fishing slow, go slower"

[MikeOGNR]

1 hour ago, Cam DeMarco said:

I've thrown jogs with little success how do you guys work then mostly 

Drag it on the bottom. Usually I'll use a 1/2 oz Denny Bauer structure jig with a rage craw trailer, but this time of the year when the water is still  pretty cold I would put a uncle josh pork frog or a zoom chunk. Basically slow that ****er down even if you gotta dead stick it the slower the better find the deepest structure you can or up where the sun hits first, rocks are wood are good as we'll because they hold heat we'll. the way I fish it is I cast it out wait till it hits the bottom then moving the rod slowly to the side and I mean slow really bumping into everything that's down there. If I hit something rock tree grass etc I'll stop it and let it sit for a bit. Also a. Soft jerk bait such as a fluke or sluggo with a 1/4oz jig head fished with slow twitches will work as we'll. just my 2 cents 

9 minutes ago, Mainebass1984 said:

 This time of year I fish a jig very slowly. Typically drag it this time of hear instead of hopping it. At times I wait quite awhile each time I drag. You want the jig to sit and allow the skirt to flare out. I usually have great luck with more subtle jig trailers when it is still early. A uncle josh pork frog works well. I also have had great luck with a rage craw trailer which has a ton of action. A wise old jig fisherman told me that in the early spring,  " When you think you are fishing slow, go slower"

I'll credit my post to you cause maines the one who told me about the pork frog haha funny posted it at the exact time O.o

[Nashua Nev]

A wise old jig fisherman (Shane is younger than me ) wise young jig fisherman told me the same thing.

http://www.ragetail.com/news/rigging-info/the-rage-rig/

 

lots of stuff on the bass resource website.     i use this weightless a lot and drag it ever so slow.   bouncing it 2 inch at a time.