Lizards

[DitchPanda]

So I haven't really thrown these in probably 15 years of so having opted for brush hog type baits instead. Anybody still throwing these? Brands? Colors? Thanks in advance for the replies

[OnthePotomac]

Oh yes, green pumpkin on a 3/0 EWG Gammie with a 3/16 slip sinker during spawn.  Bass hate a lizard lurking around their spawing grounds.

[j bab]

I still throw em every once in awhile, and yes they still work   tx rig or Carolina rig

 

Same colors I throw in other baits: Tilapia, Green pumpkin, etc... I of course use Big Bite (the 8" Kriet Tail Lizard is awesome) but you really can't go wrong with a lizard no matter who makes it

[Mike L]

I use them for Carolina rig’s exclusively. 
For working a regular t rig I have better luck using other options 
 

 

 

 

 

Mike 
 

[2tall79]

I throw them all the time, t-rigged....year 'round.  Favorites are 6" Power lizards in black, Twister lizards, both 4" and 6" in grape w/red flake, black w/ yellow dots.  I also have a treasured supply of BPS spring lizards from long ago.  My favorite is mean green.

[FishinBuck07]

6" zoom lizards is what I use!  Tequila Sunrise, Junebug, Black and Blue, and a few other colors.

[Eric~]

I use them still, I have a pack of Zoom Lizards in green pumpkin I throw on a Texas rig with a 3/0 offset round bend hook.

[scaleface]

I use to throw them more than worms . When I was fishing tourneys a six inch lizard seemed to draw more strikes from those 15 to 18 inch fish I was after . They probably didnt  catch keepers  any better than worms but in my mind they did . I still use them  . I use the same colors with worms , lizards , craws .... Zoom lizards in purples and browns are my primary colors  . How I make a selection on what to throw ,? its usually just whatever I feel like .  If I want a slower rate of fall , I'll tie one on in lieu of a worm and use the same weight . 

[MassYak85]

Zoom lizards on a C-rig are a staple of mine in the warmer months. 

[scaleface]

54 minutes ago, 2tall79 said:

I also have a treasured supply of BPS spring lizards from long ago. 

Are you talking about the smooth , six inch , skinny ones . I still have a bunch of those .

[Spankey]

I don’t fish them as much as I use to but I’m always ready to throw a Zoom lizard or brush hog. 

[Bass Junke]

I fish 5 and 6" zoom lizards on a Carolina rig, and 4" Yum and Zoom lizards on a drop shot. 2 years ago a 4" lizard on a drop shot caught me a lot of fish. 

[2tall79]

21 minutes ago, scaleface said:

Are you talking about the smooth , six inch , skinny ones . I still have a bunch of those .

No, these were ringed, 6" , came in 5 or 6 colors.

[Bird]

Been throwing Zoom lizards for many years.....favorite is cotton candy chartreuse especially for SM.

[JediAmoeba]

Rage lizards do great in the spring 

[mrpao]

I like to throw a zoom lizard in watermelon red flake.

In the water it looks a lot like a red stopped newt, which is a popular salamander in our lakes and ponds on the eastern coast.

[NorthernBasser]

14 minutes ago, mrpao said:

I like to throw a zoom lizard in watermelon red flake.

In the water it looks a lot like a red stopped newt, which is a popular salamander in our lakes and ponds on the eastern coast.

[GreenPig]

Zoom 4" lizard in chartreuse pumpkin on an 18" dropshot is very effective for a month every spring for me.

[Big Hands]

This is the perfect time of year to fish with lizards. 

[Smells like fish]

Here's a weird thing about the creeks I fish. I can take the 6" Zoom lizard in green pumpkin or watermelon red and catch lots of smallmouth. If I use the exact same lure and color in a 4" I struggle or only catch the skunk. The most interesting aspect is that if I matched the hatch in my waters it would have to be the lil salamander in the above posts so I would need the 4". It must be that the 6" produces a more enticing action?

[mrpao]

Baby red spotted newt.

[scaleface]

1 hour ago, 2tall79 said:

No, these were ringed, 6" , came in 5 or 6 colors.

Thats right , the lizards I have are the old style  Squimin Lizard .

[Log Catcher]

It is not very often I use a lizard. When I do it is a Zoom 6" lizard in green pumpkin, watermelon seed, june bug. I usually have better luck with baby brush hogs.

[Catt]

I have a Plano 3700 with nothing but liz-zards!

 

Early pre-spawn, 12' to the buck brush, Texas Rigged, 3/16 oz, 3/0 offset round bend.

 

Brand: dealers choice 

 

Color: watermelon neon, black/blue tail, black neon, sapphire blue, white

[roadwarrior]

HMM...

 

The Rage Lizard is one of my most effective soft plastics.