AlTheFisherman313 Posted May 30, 2019 Posted May 30, 2019 Figured we could get a thread going that maybe can help anglers match seasons/conditions to their lures. Fishing south east michigan first week of May I crushed 5 large mouths in a canal off lake st Clair on a mepps double bladed 5 aguila. My guess is they were particularly aggressive that day and I was basically burning my spinner by the shoreline looking for reaction bites the other lure that’s been producing for me so far oddly enough is a white Berkeley shad Texas rigged weightless. Caught 3-4 fishing near sun down about 2 weeks ago. what about everyone else? i would usually have higher catch numbers by now, but we have had an unusual amount of ugly fishing days so far this spring in michigan. I have only fished 6 times since the end of April. Ahhh forgot to mention I tried a yozuri popper (not sure on spelling) really nice poppers. They have a rattle, an almost holographic body and they pop and have almost a dog tail wag to the post pop. I have only caught one fish on it, but I have missed multiple it seems to have potential as a great popper. 2 Quote
Dens228 Posted May 30, 2019 Posted May 30, 2019 I've had a pretty good start to the year but I'd have to go with crankbaits and jerkbaits. Biggest was on a spinnerbait though. Quote
Hook2Jaw Posted May 30, 2019 Posted May 30, 2019 I've got some particularly bad grass in the local ponds I've been fishing, so I've been throwing a Big Bite Baits Cane Thumper on a 1/4oz weighted EWG by the same brand. When the grass wasn't as tall, I was throwing a YUM Pulse rigged the same way. I really like that weighted EWG, though. They're sharp, and with no screw lock that's less mess I pick off. I believe I spend more time covering water, but I do end up pushing the eye through the head of the bait when I rig them, which means I have to retie when they get torn up. My biggest fish of the year came on an H2O Jerkbait at 6.5 pounds and 24" long back in February. I'm still not sure if I like that bait or not. 6 Quote
Super User A-Jay Posted May 30, 2019 Super User Posted May 30, 2019 On 5/30/2019 at 8:45 AM, Hook2Jaw said: That a KVD, @A-Jay? Yes - AYU color in the Deep model. Been a solid producer for me. A-Jay 2 Quote
Super User scaleface Posted May 30, 2019 Super User Posted May 30, 2019 Three trips 125 bass caught , 121 come on spinnerbaits . 10 Quote
craww Posted May 30, 2019 Posted May 30, 2019 Recently circled back to an old favorite, the 5/8 Yozuri Rattlin vibe. Its been been slaying for me on the river the last 3 weeks with some nice "wrong species" surprises including stripers, big walleye, and cats. Quote
Super User TOXIC Posted May 30, 2019 Super User Posted May 30, 2019 Just got off St Clair where the majority of my damage was with the ol' Dropshot. Cleaned house with it. You can see the "Fairy Wand" in one hand and the result in the other!! 13 Quote
Super User Team9nine Posted May 30, 2019 Super User Posted May 30, 2019 Same as it’s been every year for the past 10 years...some type of small soft plastic in combination with some type of jig head ? 5 Quote
MartinTheFisherman Posted May 30, 2019 Posted May 30, 2019 Zoom Super Fluke in Arkansas Shiner rigged with a 4/0 EWG 1/8oz belly weighted red hook. Or a Reaction Innovations Little Dipper in Bad Shad Green rigged the same way. They have both been killing it here in my lakes and ponds. 3 Quote
Hook2Jaw Posted May 30, 2019 Posted May 30, 2019 @TOXIC, are you dropping directly off the bow and sonar fishing or casting with your drop shotting? Either way, nice fish, I just plan to do a little bit of drop shotting in the closest clear water lake to me and I've caught a grand total of one drop shot fish, but really want to learn the technique. 40 minutes ago, A-Jay said: Yes - AYU color in the Deep model. been a solid producer for me. A-Jay Haha, I see that red hook in the center in an attempt to draw the fish! Good stuff. Do those baits suspend horizontal? My cheapie H2O Jerks have more of a nose up orientation, and I do not like it. Or should I? Quote
Super User Choporoz Posted May 30, 2019 Super User Posted May 30, 2019 7 hours ago, AlTheFisherman313 said: So far this season what has been everyone’s most productive lures? Chatterbaits. But, I suppose that could be because probably 40% of all my casts have been with chatterbaits. Quote
Super User TOXIC Posted May 30, 2019 Super User Posted May 30, 2019 6 minutes ago, Hook2Jaw said: @TOXIC, are you dropping directly off the bow and sonar fishing or casting with your drop shotting? Either way, nice fish, I just plan to do a little bit of drop shotting in the closest clear water lake to me and I've caught a grand total of one drop shot fish, but really want to learn the technique. Fished it 2 ways. Long leader (12"+) with a 1/4 oz weight for casting or dragging and with a shorter leader (6") for sight fishing bedding fish. I also upsized the weight. Main bait was a Yamamoto Shad Shape Worm in either Goby or Natural Shad. 2 Quote
Super User NYWayfarer Posted May 30, 2019 Super User Posted May 30, 2019 Bank fishing here and no surprises for most productive lures at this time of the year. Wacky rigged stick bait and the TRD Ned Rig. 4 Quote
Black Hawk Basser Posted May 30, 2019 Posted May 30, 2019 Early on it was a red craw Super Spot. That progressed to square bill cranks. Lately, it has been spinnerbaits during wind, and a Poisontail jig/Grass Pig Jr. combo during calmer times. Wacky rigged BPS Stik-O has also nabbed a few. I'm in west central Iowa; weather has been very inconsistent. It has rained every other day and I'm guessing 75% of our days so far this spring have been below average temps. 1 Quote
Junger Posted May 30, 2019 Posted May 30, 2019 Pre-spawn: war eagle finesse spinner bait - chartreuse/white Post-spawn: Pompadour Jr - Gill Bone 2 Quote
ZbestBassman Posted May 30, 2019 Posted May 30, 2019 *The big BPS sticko. I think its 8" in black and blue and in green and red flake. Wacky rig, weightless, carolina rig. * Bandit crankbaits both deep and shallow versions * football jigs with various trailers Quote
BassNJake Posted May 30, 2019 Posted May 30, 2019 For me it's been the Keitech Crazy Flapper and the Shower Blows Shorty 2 Quote
ZbestBassman Posted May 30, 2019 Posted May 30, 2019 1 hour ago, scaleface said: Three trips 125 bass caught , 121 come on spinnerbaits . Nice are you throwing all war eagles? Quote
EGbassing Posted May 30, 2019 Posted May 30, 2019 Ned rig by far. 31 minutes ago, Pickle_Power said: Early on it was a red craw Super Spot. That progressed to square bill cranks. Lately, it has been spinnerbaits during wind, and a Poisontail jig/Grass Pig Jr. combo during calmer times. Wacky rigged BPS Stik-O has also nabbed a few. I'm in west central Iowa; weather has been very inconsistent. It has rained every other day and I'm guessing 75% of our days so far this spring have been below average temps. It's 115 degrees here every day right now... 1 1 Quote
Super User scaleface Posted May 30, 2019 Super User Posted May 30, 2019 1 hour ago, ZbestBassman said: Nice are you throwing all war eagles? Those are ones I pour using Do-It molds . Nothing fancy . I reuse blades from worn out spinnerbaits and the skirts are Terminators I found on clearance . That middle one is sweet . Those blades come off an old Excalibur lure . I have already removed the hardware from two of these and put on fresh bodies because they were all bent out of shape . That is the beauty of pouring your own . Just keep recycling the components . 2 Quote
junyer357 Posted May 30, 2019 Posted May 30, 2019 Siebert dredge brush jig, 3/8, black n blue, with a blue rage craw. By far been my best lure for a couple years now. I have at least 1 tied on 24/7 and its always on deck ready to go. My most versitle and used lure too. 2nd would be a norman middle n or lucky craft 2.5 squarebill Quote
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