1st thing you throw

[boostr]

Jig N' Pig

[bigbill]

I soak my topwater BPS Topnocker as far as I can throw it to get the scent trail out there. It’s like din din is coming can you smell it?

 

then I skip fan cast the whole area. Then I have my ritual of baits to go through. I work the area over good. I have a rocky point I fish every which way I can. Up it, across it, parallel to it, cast farther down it into deeper water. Work it over good. The point has a river flow on one side and a backwash slow flow on the other. I find the bass on the slower side. I work the back side of the point with a jig n pig. Again slowly.

[Boomstick]

Not owning a boat, I will go to a spinnerbait if the water is partially cloudy or it is overcast, and a crankbait otherwise. If I am in a deeper area and it's a hotter day when I expect the bite will be slow, I may go straight to a drop shot, a jig or soft plastics.

[AggieBassin10]

Obviously conditions are what I consider first but if I had to choose a bait to through first I would take a paddle tail swimbait in the 3.5"-5" range. Fish concentrate to certain areas and this presentation allows you to cover water and is effective in pretty much every type of cover. I prefer white or green pumpkin colors and my favorite brands are the Strike King Rage Swimmer and Big Bite Baits Cane Thumper

[Buffdaddy54]

22 hours ago, Munkin said:

Being in Jessup where are you talking about fishing and at what time of the year? I can give you what works for me at say Black Hills, Piney Run, etc. based on when and where. 

 

Allen

Allen I fish mostly Centennial, Elkhorn, Cash Lake, and APL pond.

[desmobob]

A short distance from where I launch, there is a railroad bridge that has four groups of old wooden pilings from days when it was a wooden trestle.  I almost always stop there and work a jig around the pilings before I head out to wherever I plan to fish.  I usually hit it again on the way in, too.  

 

So, my first and last cast of the day is usually a jig.

 

Tight lines,

Bob

[Dtrombly]

In summer... frog. Even if the conditions aren't right for it I'll try to force that bite before I try anything else. Then I'll bounce around between a Texas rig and spinnerbait most of the time. 

[bagofdonuts]

Lately it’s been a Texas rigged beaver style bait. 

[Falkus]

Soft Fluke or Wacky Senko 

 

If it looks great, I throw texas rig with craws  

 

[nascar2428]

This time of year, here in Michigan ned rig dragged slowly along the bottom. The rest of the year a spinnerbait, swim jig or swimbait. From the shore crankbaits are to much of a hassle for me.

[Sam]

Topwater.

 

Buzzbait or Whopper Plopper.

[N Florida Mike]

On 3/20/2018 at 9:35 AM, Preytorien said:

Usually a weightless fluke-style bait

^^^^ this.

[roadwarrior]

I like to have a few presentations rigged and ready:

Topwater:  PopMax

Squarebill: Norman Fat Boy (Redear pattern)

Spinnerbait:  Siebert Outdoors Cosmic/ white skirt (Lumaflex) with double silver willow blades

Jerkbait:  Megabass Ito Vision 110

Jig:  Siebert Outdoors/ Rage Tail Craw

Senko

The Rig

 

 

[Last_Cast]

senko all day long.

[shovelmouth83]

for me i start with a T rig worm then i go to crank bait and since i will be on the shore and not to mobile ill go to a buzzbait.

[Patrickt]

Texas rig worm, jig, then lipless

[Buffdaddy54]

On 3/21/2018 at 9:46 PM, Munkin said:

Being in Jessup where are you talking about fishing and at what time of the year? I can give you what works for me at say Black Hills, Piney Run, etc. based on when and where. 

 

Allen

Allen, just seeing this. I fish a lot at Lake Elkhorn, Centennial, Wildelake, Cash Lake and some local ponds. I've never been to Piney Run.

[Mr Swim Jig]

Swim jig or a spinner bait and if it is early morning or dusk a buzz bait...

[Heron]

If it’s new water.....I typically start small, and throw 3” plastics.

 

grubs, paddletails, and senkos