Red Lipless in Spring

[2tall79]

I know how effective a Red Red Eye Shad can be for smallmouth in the pre-spawn/spawn period.  But what about largemouth?  Are they equally as effective for them?  I've been fishing for a good number of years but only recently have started throwing lipless.

Thanks

[Scott F]

It’s gotten so that the orange craw color, Red Eye Shad is the only lipless bait I throw anymore 

[2tall79]

Sorry mods,  should have listed in "Fishing Tackle" section.

[stratos4me]

Yes. I like red and loud when the water gets dirty from spring run off. It works on lakes without crawdads too!

[GonzoFishing]

Red/Orange lipless are killer lures here in So. Florida! It's caught me multiple different species one cast after another including a nice 7.4lb largemouth. Peacock bass and all the other invasive/introduced species hit that thing with a vengeance too.

[KP Duty]

Yes.  I have a pic on my old photobucket account of a crawfish tail that a bass threw up on the boat deck.  It was bright red with brown patches.  This tournament was on a lake by the Texas border where there is a lot of 'red dirt'.  Don't know if he was red all the time, or just in early spring.

[Pat Brown]

Seems like I try and try and then I tie on a shad pattern and catch a fish.

 

It's gotta be a confidence thing because I KNOW they catch fish.

 

I'll keep trying!

[Dan N]

First bass last spring in Wisconsin, still ice in that spot this year. Caught several that day on same bait.

[thunderblack]

Great option for walleye and largemouth in cold weather here. I had one spring where I caught everything with a red redeye shad and a great fall with a Rapala Clackin rap. 

[LonnieP]

I caught this bass years ago with a red Bill Lewis Rattle Trap

[BigAngus752]

I feel that, regardless of the time of year, if you are fishing certain conditions (sunny day, clear-ish water, lake with gizzard shad as primary prey) you won't enjoy the same success with red as you would with chrome or shad pattern.  Likewise, a lake with "dirty" water and/or cloudy weather you might find more success. 

 

I just can't get into the "this thing in this color during this month" thing.  There are too many other variables.  Throw your red lipless 50 casts in a spot you have confidence there are fish.  There's your answer for that particular day and time.  Try it on a different day under different circumstances, you may get a different answer.   Make a mental note (or an actual note if you keep a log) of the specific circumstances and the success rate and you may not have to ask the question ever again. 

53 minutes ago, LonnieP said:

I caught this bass years ago with a red Bill Lewis Rattle Trap

That piggy needs to switch to light beer!