Favorite Pre-Spawn Lures ?

[ChrisD46]

South of the Mason - Dixon line Feb. marks the month that bass will start their migration up shallow to scout for good spawning places - you are also likely to catch your largest size or most bass during this period as well ... *What are your current favorite tactics / lures for catching pre-spawn bass ?

[Jig Man]

The bubble gum worm is pretty good most years.

[whitwolf]

I like a creature bait or at times a jig.

[Dens228]

Spinnerbaits, jigs, sometimes a squarebill.

[roadwarrior]

Senko, Fat Ika, Rage Tail Structure Bug, Cut-R, Lizard, Space Monkey and Menace.

 

[Catt]

Pre-spawn! Like in right now?

 

Rat-L-Trap ?

[Deleted account]

1 hour ago, ChrisD46 said:

South of the Mason - Dixon line Feb. marks the month that bass will start their migration up shallow to scout for good spawning places - you are also likely to catch your largest size or most bass during this period as well ... *What are your current favorite tactics / lures for catching pre-spawn bass ?

Mason-Dixon line is essentially the PA/MD border, so you are a couple of weeks early with that assessment for the northern range. That being said, as soon as there is an upswing in water temps I like a jerkbait and a chatterbait. As the water warms a tad into high 40s low 50s, a squarebill, spinnerbait, and a large swimbait. Once they start thinking of the beds, plastic creatures and jigs. 

[gim]

5 minutes ago, BassWhole! said:

I like a jerkbait and a chatterbait

This is my preference too.  Jerkbait primarily for brown bass, chatterbait for greenies.

[Mike L]

UV Speed Worm, Rage bug, Fat Max ribbon. 
 

 

 

 

Mike

[jbsoonerfan]

Lipless, spinnerbait, squarebill

[scaleface]

Crawfish colored crankbaits fished parallel to sunny rocky banks .  

[Dens228]

1 hour ago, Catt said:

Pre-spawn! Like in right now?

 

Rat-L-Trap ?

We've had almost 30 inches of snow in the last two weeks and it's currently 8 degree here. Your post is just plain mean!  

[bowhunter63]

Trap or spinnerbait. Rage bug or Rage cutter worm 

[Catt]

30 minutes ago, Dens228 said:

We've had almost 30 inches of snow in the last two weeks and it's currently 8 degree here. Your post is just plain mean!  

 

We're under a cold snap ?

 

 

[Dens228]

Well, I could sleep in my truck in your driveway and you can point me to the closest bass waters.....I'll come back home at the end of March.......

[DitchPanda]

38 minutes ago, Dens228 said:

We've had almost 30 inches of snow in the last two weeks and it's currently 8 degree here. Your post is just plain mean!  

Amen...the wind chill tonight is gonna be like -25 here.

For me prespawn is about big moving baits my favorites being spinnerbaits and swim jigs. For bottom baits its hard to beat a lizard in prespawn.

[J Francho]

Yes.

[BlakeMolone]

3 hours ago, Catt said:

Pre-spawn! Like in right now?

 

Rat-L-Trap ?

Do you mostly fish the actual rat-l-trap?

[Catt]

5 minutes ago, BlakeMolone said:

Do you mostly fish the actual rat-l-trap?

 

Yes sir I do ?

[roadwarrior]

1 hour ago, BlakeMolone said:

Do you mostly fish the actual rat-l-trap?

 

Retired all my Rat-L-Traps when I switched to the Red Eye Shad.

[river-rat]

This month I'm using the following:

 

Jig (with craw trailer)

Fliptail Lizard, Strike King Rodent, or Zoom Brush Hog (Texas Rigged)

Rat-L-Trap

Spinnerbait (7/16 oz. with single #7 Colorado Blade and pork frog trailer)

 

 

[Catt]

1 hour ago, roadwarrior said:

 

Retired all my Rat-L-Traps when I switched to the Red Eye Shad.

 

Nahh ain't happening ?

 

I throw both, along with a few select others.

[the reel ess]

lipless cranks (I usually fish the CC Spot), spinnerbait & jig.

[WRB]

The only seasonal period of the year for me to catch giant bass over 15 lbs is pre spawn-spawn cycle. The other 9 months it’s a crap shoot. 

Where I fish crawdads are #1 abundant protein source for big bass. #2 are planted rainbow trout. #3 are spawning crappie. #4 is Threadfin Shad. #5 is everything else.

Jigs replicate #1. Trout and crappie swimbaits #2 &3. Shad size crankbaits #4 and big soft plastic worms and creatures #5.

Hair jigs and pork trailers are my go to lure.

Tom

[A-Jay]

Something from one of these two boxes ~

A-Jay