Need some help

[hotrod]

Fished fri/sat eves and had a combined 1 dink to show for it. Fri was Egppts Bend on the Shenendoah. Water was 50ish. Threw jerks, cranks in 4-8 ft. Nada. Only taker came on wood with a Rage Craw on a jig head. Sat went to Lake Frederick. Very clear, 49deg. Jigs on main lake points, chatterbait, jerkbait, swim senko on a jig, cranks, NADA! What am I doing wrong or not doing? Been a frustaiting start >

[WdyCrankbait]

I know my buddy and I have been doing well on crawfish plastics.  I saw you are in VA as well so there is my suggestion.  fished extremely slow.....

[BadBassWV]

The only thing I've gotten bit on is the Bleeding fire tiger red eye shad, Worked over cover, bumping on the bottom, when it gets hung in the grass pause and rip it out. I've thrown every other color and nothing seems to work but the fire tiger color. Caught a 2.6, 2.3 and 3.2 so far this spring, all on that one bait.

[dhami013]

I've had a lot of luck using a blue to white rattling floating jerk bait. Fish it pretty erratically. Also had some luck using green pumpkin baby brush hogs on a shaky head rig. 

[JShrock07]

Well it sounds to me like you are fishing the same kind of areas I fish. Shenandoah River can get very muddy, then you move on to a very clear lake... Two seperate types of fishing.

Muddy water = large and loud

Clear water you need something subtle yet something that will catch their eye.

This time of year for muddy water I will throw a chartruese jerkbait (smithwick, or SK bleeding bait), chatterbait (3/8 oz or lighter in white to be able to "slow roll best"), SK red eye shad, Spinnerbait (slow rolled), Jig (PB&J 3/8oz or larger, with a good trailer) Depending on the amount of grass you have also try a baby 1-.

Just remember water temps under 58-62 big fish are not yet on the flats, bucks may be but the bigs ones are just shy from being there. Fish everything SLOW, You may only get 5 bites a day and that would be considered a good day.

Clear water, I will throw a senko (smoke/red flake only when watermelon red doesnt work), jerkbait, jig, deep diving suspending jerkbait, Do yourself a favor go grab a luckycraft pointer 78 or Spro little john.... Those will be good producers for you.

Any other questions like if you can be more specific as to where you are fishing, the way the points are and so on PM me and I will do my very best to help you get on some fish.

[Bigs]

Hey Rick, just gimme a call. I got out this past weekend and felt alot better, got my mind off my dogs kidney failure and everything else. Spoke to Chris Craft too and told him to take good care of you  But ya let's do what we had planned ASAP, Im startin to realize I need to be fishing this spring to keep my mind right. This week is gonna be nasty but maybe next week things will look better with some warmer weather.