Fishin' Fool Posted February 19, 2017 Posted February 19, 2017 It got warm early this winter we had 67 yesterday and 64 today. It shouldn't be too long before the ice is gone. For those of you that live in the north, what's going to be that first lure you throw after the ice is gone? 1 Quote
Super User Jar11591 Posted February 19, 2017 Super User Posted February 19, 2017 I think I'll be primarily throwing a jig and a lipless crank. 1 Quote
Super User Crestliner2008 Posted February 20, 2017 Super User Posted February 20, 2017 For me it will always be a blade bait like a 1/2 - 3/4 oz. Silver Buddy. You can always rely on these old lures to pick up a fish or two after ice out. That being said, I also never leave home without my drop shot rod. Quote
Super User MassYak85 Posted February 20, 2017 Super User Posted February 20, 2017 First lures I'll be throwing in that 40ish degree water is probably a jig, pointer 65, or a hudd 68. 1 Quote
Super User QUAKEnSHAKE Posted February 20, 2017 Super User Posted February 20, 2017 Ill be throwing inline spinners and ned rig and hair jigs. Quote
"hamma" Posted February 20, 2017 Posted February 20, 2017 Hair jigs, jerkbaits, bladebaits, jighead/swimbait, or reaper Quote
Super User scaleface Posted February 20, 2017 Super User Posted February 20, 2017 Jigs are good . Crankbaits and spinnerbits have also worked for me . Location and timing are important . I like the afternoon on steeper sunny banks . Parallel cast and reel extremely slow .Marabou crappie jigs have caught me a couple of lunkers . Quote
Super User Felix77 Posted February 20, 2017 Super User Posted February 20, 2017 Jig, Lipless Crankbait, Finesse swimbait and Drop Shot. I always throw a Sexy Dawg too just because some of by biggest bass have shown up that way right after ice out. 2 Quote
IndianaFinesse Posted February 20, 2017 Posted February 20, 2017 7 minutes ago, Felix77 said: I always throw a Sexy Dawg too just because some of by biggest bass have shown up that way right after ice out. topwater fishing right after ice out? As in water temps in the upper Thirty's and low fourty's? 1 Quote
Super User Felix77 Posted February 20, 2017 Super User Posted February 20, 2017 1 hour ago, IndianaFinesse said: topwater fishing right after ice out? As in water temps in the upper Thirty's and low fourty's? Yup ... I don't spend much time with it but some of the biggest bass I caught were just after ice out with as slow of a retrieve as I can. Not fast at all. 3 Quote
Super User fishballer06 Posted February 20, 2017 Super User Posted February 20, 2017 Caught my first fish of the year yesterday in 41* water. Chomped on a Lucky Craft crank. 1 Quote
Super User A-Jay Posted February 20, 2017 Super User Posted February 20, 2017 J E R K B A I T ~ and when things go according to plan - there's really no need to wait for the ice to actually go out; at least not all the way. A-Jay 7 Quote
Super User MassYak85 Posted February 20, 2017 Super User Posted February 20, 2017 2 hours ago, Felix77 said: Yup ... I don't spend much time with it but some of the biggest bass I caught were just after ice out with as slow of a retrieve as I can. Not fast at all. That's interesting. While not conventional I guess it would make sense. Fishing it so slow you're almost deadsticking it would imitate a "winter kill" fish dying on surface pretty well. Quote
Super User NHBull Posted February 20, 2017 Super User Posted February 20, 2017 Silver buddy or Med diver crank....maybe try the new dredgers Quote
Burntorangefan Posted February 20, 2017 Posted February 20, 2017 Staysee 90, Crystal Blue or Pearl White Flake. Quote
ErikmonBillsfon Posted February 21, 2017 Posted February 21, 2017 Flat rap, xrap, and I really want to practice jigs and swimbaits I also tend to throw non-weedless lures I can't get away with most places when the weeds grow in soon enough 1 Quote
Super User scaleface Posted February 21, 2017 Super User Posted February 21, 2017 Arbogast Mudbug fished s-l-o-w . Quote
Super User Felix77 Posted February 21, 2017 Super User Posted February 21, 2017 22 hours ago, MassYak85 said: That's interesting. While not conventional I guess it would make sense. Fishing it so slow you're almost deadsticking it would imitate a "winter kill" fish dying on surface pretty well. Definitely not dead sticking it ... I will get it walking and give it a twitch, twitch, pause (second or two), twitch, twitch, twitch, pause motion all the way back. I vary it and they always strike it on the dead pause. I think of it as warming up my dormant fishing muscles. HA! Quote
Super User MassYak85 Posted February 21, 2017 Super User Posted February 21, 2017 2 hours ago, Felix77 said: Definitely not dead sticking it ... I will get it walking and give it a twitch, twitch, pause (second or two), twitch, twitch, twitch, pause motion all the way back. I vary it and they always strike it on the dead pause. I think of it as warming up my dormant fishing muscles. HA! Wow that fast huh? I was thinking you were doing like 10-15 second pauses. Quote
Fishin' Fool Posted February 21, 2017 Author Posted February 21, 2017 On 2/20/2017 at 0:38 PM, A-Jay said: J E R K B A I T ~ and when things go according to plan - there's really no need to wait for the ice to actually go out; at least not all the way. A-Jay What size jerkbait are you starting the season with? Are you downsizing? Quote
Super User A-Jay Posted February 21, 2017 Super User Posted February 21, 2017 27 minutes ago, Fishin' Fool said: What size jerkbait are you starting the season with? Are you downsizing? I rarely 'downsize' when it comes to jerkbaits. I'll fish most of the season with what I guess would be considered full sized jerkbaits. Which IMO, stands to reason, as I'm looking for full sized bass. No desire to sore-lip a bunch of short fish, which is what often happens to me throwing undersized baits. Baits include but are not limited to: LC pointers And DD in 100,110, 112, 115, 124, 127, & 128. Every once in a while I'll go down to a LC 95 or 78 size. SK KVD 300 & the Deep Diver. Smithwick Perfect 10 Rogue and Rattling Rogue, 6th Sense Provoke 106DD, Duo Realis Jerkbait 110SP & 120SP, Megabass Ito Vision 110 and 110+1 Jerkbait. The 6-4 PB came on a LC 128 - just say 'in. A-Jay 1 Quote
Neil McCauley Posted February 21, 2017 Posted February 21, 2017 AJ....based on apparent proportions.... and an assumption that you are an average size man... that smallmouth is easily 50-60 lbs!!! lmao 1 Quote
Super User A-Jay Posted February 21, 2017 Super User Posted February 21, 2017 55 minutes ago, Neil McCauley said: AJ....based on apparent proportions.... and an assumption that you are an average size man... that smallmouth is easily 50-60 lbs!!! lmao Actually @Neil McCauley, I'm a huge midget. So I'm very hurt by that. A-Jay Quote
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