Super User DitchPanda Posted March 11, 2021 Super User Posted March 11, 2021 Is there such a thing? Ice just came off the past couple days. Ive had luck on them early but have never tried that early 1 Quote
Global Moderator Bluebasser86 Posted March 11, 2021 Global Moderator Posted March 11, 2021 No, I've caught some on them already. The suspending Ima to be exact. Quote
Super User DitchPanda Posted March 11, 2021 Author Super User Posted March 11, 2021 3 minutes ago, Bluebasser86 said: No, I've caught some on them already. The suspending Ima to be exact. That doesn't count...if its suspending its just an odd shaped jerk bait! 3 Quote
papajoe222 Posted March 11, 2021 Posted March 11, 2021 Not a lipless, but I've caught them on blade baits when there was still ice on the water. 1 Quote
Global Moderator Bluebasser86 Posted March 11, 2021 Global Moderator Posted March 11, 2021 1 hour ago, DitchPanda said: That doesn't count...if its suspending its just an odd shaped jerk bait! Regular ones work too. Ripping them off the bottom is a good way to catch big fish early in the year, even right after ice out. The colder the water, the softer and shorter the rips. 2 Quote
Super User DitchPanda Posted March 11, 2021 Author Super User Posted March 11, 2021 7 minutes ago, Bluebasser86 said: Regular ones work too. Ripping them off the bottom is a good way to catch big fish early in the year, even right after ice out. The colder the water, the softer and shorter the rips. I'm sure that would work I've just never really tried it. Maybe I should give it a shot. Quote
Global Moderator Bluebasser86 Posted March 11, 2021 Global Moderator Posted March 11, 2021 6 minutes ago, DitchPanda said: I'm sure that would work I've just never really tried it. Maybe I should give it a shot. You really should, I like the 2tap, and so do the fish. 2 Quote
Super User DitchPanda Posted March 11, 2021 Author Super User Posted March 11, 2021 1 minute ago, Bluebasser86 said: You really should, I like the 2tap, and so do the fish. I will check it out. I actually just bought some 2 taps. Quote
Super User Catt Posted March 11, 2021 Super User Posted March 11, 2021 College of Bass KVD talks about throwing Redeye Shads after ice out. 1 Quote
Super User Deleted account Posted March 11, 2021 Super User Posted March 11, 2021 If they don't bounce off the surface, they will work. Are they the best choice? Only one way to find out. 1 Quote
Super User the reel ess Posted March 11, 2021 Super User Posted March 11, 2021 I've caught more bass on the gold/black CC Super Spot than anything else this calendar year. The runner-up has been the black/blue T rigged craw. 1 Quote
Super User Deleted account Posted March 11, 2021 Super User Posted March 11, 2021 9 hours ago, Bluebasser86 said: You really should, I like the 2tap, and so do the fish. I'll add 9" needlenose to your Xmas wish list... 2 Quote
Captain Phil Posted March 11, 2021 Posted March 11, 2021 I enjoy reading posts from Northern fisherman. Living in Florida all my life, I have never had to contend with "ice outs" or lake turnover. To us, a thermocline is a thermos after a visit to the dentist. Here in the South, there is no bad time to throw a lipless crankbait. It's one of the most effective search baits ever made. They shine in really tough conditions. So many times I came to the weigh-in with a limit of small fish only to be beaten by someone who caught an "out of the blue" big fish chunking a Rattle Trap. ? 6 Quote
Dens228 Posted March 11, 2021 Posted March 11, 2021 The ice just cleared here within the last two days. I'm going out Saturday and have these in my "short list" box under my kayak seat..... Squarebill Flatsided crank Lipless I'll probably have a lipless and a flatside on rods when I hit the water and will follow my gut as well as water clarity. I have confidence in both at the moment. Quote
Super User the reel ess Posted March 11, 2021 Super User Posted March 11, 2021 11 hours ago, DitchPanda said: Is there such a thing? Ice just came off the past couple days. Ive had luck on them early but have never tried that early Reel it so slowly that you can't feel the vibration of it when the water is below 50 degrees. As the temp increases, obviously, you can reel faster. I caught some fish in Jab-Feb reeling it so slowly, it was probably just dragging bottom. The big deep diving Shad Rap is a good one for cold water as well. It will dive on a very slow retrieve. I like the lipless better because the water is always muddy in winter here and they can hear it coming. You basically have to put it in their mouths because they won't be chasing it. Quote
GetFishorDieTryin Posted March 11, 2021 Posted March 11, 2021 16 hours ago, Bluebasser86 said: No, I've caught some on them already. The suspending Ima to be exact. Thats a good bait, its like a JB, CB and lipless all in 1 1 Quote
Vilas15 Posted March 12, 2021 Posted March 12, 2021 Lipless are good ice fishing baits even when you can only jig them straight up and down. 1 Quote
Super User Mobasser Posted March 13, 2021 Super User Posted March 13, 2021 I would try them. Especially an overcast day with some chop on the water. I use 1/4 oz Rattletraps Quote
Global Moderator Bluebasser86 Posted March 15, 2021 Global Moderator Posted March 15, 2021 Saw a lot of this on Saturday. Quote
Super User DitchPanda Posted March 15, 2021 Author Super User Posted March 15, 2021 9 hours ago, Bluebasser86 said: Saw a lot of this on Saturday. Ain't nothing wrong with that. I've caught 5 bass since ice out...all of them combined wouldn't equal that one in size. Quote
Super User Dwight Hottle Posted March 15, 2021 Super User Posted March 15, 2021 On 3/10/2021 at 11:29 PM, DitchPanda said: I will check it out. I actually just bought some 2 taps. Use them 1 Quote
Super User Bankbeater Posted March 15, 2021 Super User Posted March 15, 2021 Lipless work year round in any conditions. Quote
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