first of the year baits

[ohiobassmaster93]

i was wondering wat u guys would use at the one the first trip of the season...im gonna be fishing from the bank..just until we get the boat out..i'm guessing that the water will be about 45-50

[Catt]

I'd throw a spinner bait or Rat-L-Trap & back that up with plastic  

[Wayne P.]

Catt is correct, I used those baits yesterday in that water temp range. All of them produced.

[smallieking]

well  right now there is still ice on the main lake so im throwing strictly jigs in deep water  once the ice clears    a jerkbait and spinnerbait

[MALTESE FALCON]

I typically have success with jerkbaits, traps, and spinnerbaits after ice-out.

Falcon

[dman]

I typically have success with jerkbaits, traps, and spinnerbaits after ice-out.

Falcon

thats it right there!

[roadwarrior]

I typically have success with jerkbaits, traps, and spinnerbaits after ice-out.

Falcon

Add soft plastics, jigs and some days, topwater!

8-)

[jjbassjj]

in 45-50 degrees i catch most of my fish on jigs, deeper jerkbaits, dropshots, lipless cranks, and deadsticked senkos

[BassinBoy]

On my first trip ill be throwing some type of plastic and a rat-l-trap or swimbait.  Cant wait for spring.

[Bassnbrett101]

rattle traps, shakeyheads, and jigs

[djmax22]

Jigs and Rattle Traps. I tend to stick to the basics. Jerkbait might not be bad either, but above 45 degrees the jig bite should really start coming on.

[ohiobassmaster93]

alrite but i have a question about the rat-l-trap. How fast is ur retrive..because i always thought that you should slow ur retrive down and i usually fish a rat-l-trap faster