How to dissect any area

[lmiller157]

When you get into a new area,how do you decide on what to throw? I typically start with a spinnerbait or fluke,but I am typically at a loss after that. How do y'all decide on what to throw?

[scaleface]

I try to choose lures that best match the conditions and season .

[jr231]

Try a jig

[Colin312]

I try to use an appropriate search bait that I can cover alot of water with quickly. For colors, Match the Hatch (look at the baitfish before you start casting and scare them away).

 

Certain conditions will let you know almost exactly what to start with, as Hawg posted above. If conditions are, as example;  overcast and alot of topwater activity/blowups, a spinner/buzzbait in black or a Zara spook.  If you want to cover alot of water and also consider where the fish are stacking vertically in the water column, my go to search baits are Rattle Traps and Rappala Xrap slashbaits.  But the first thing I am almost always going to throw to get started is a weightless wacky rigged Yamamoto Senko worm. Fished correctly, and conditions almost do not matter. You will not spook off any skittish targets.