What are you catching them with right now? 2024

IowaBass15 reply :

What are you guys throwing at those lethargic bass? The lakes aren't even up to 50 degrees here in iowa and I've been throwing mainly drop shots, jigs and jerk baits. I did catch one on a bladed jig just rolling it over the grass today. So what are you guys catching them with?

Tracker22 reply :

Anything crawfish colored...ratltrap,crank bait, etc...

IowaBass15 reply :

I was throwing a red eye shad and rattletrap and couldn't find a bite today with a lipless.

68camaro reply :

Got skunked fishing 4-5 hours over last two days, mostly mid-day to afternoon.

threw everything and got nothing. Almost decided to take up golf again. Very frustrated, but raining now and cold front moved in so maybe that slowed things down.

N Florida Mike reply :

Caught 3 in 15 min. on a watermelon red trick worm.

Fishin Ethan reply :

Texas Rig, RattleTrap, Jerkbait all caught fish for me today

IowaBass15 reply :

I did catch a few on shakey head with a trick worm. I've just been catching lots of small bass lately. Haven't found momma and grandma yet.

brgbassmaster reply :

Strike king 6xd red craw, blue gizzard and green gizzard colors. Red was better here in Az around january when water was below 50s now its up in 60s and the blue gizzard and green have been alot better. Caught one flippping in reeds and also caught 2 on chartreuse black back squarebill. Water is stained to muddy all the time.

Wizardneck2@gmail.com reply :

It's been pretty tough, but I did catch a couple 2lbs-ers yesterday. Good old Texas rig with a 6" finesse ox blood. I think the brass and glass helped. Caught a few last week on a jerk bait.

Red Dog

Ski reply :

Heading to the Stick Marsh today for another 3 days on the water (third this year).

I can only imagine the bait of choice will be a stick bait of some brand (as always) Senko, Bass Pro or

anything else with that type of design and action. Spinner baits, Swim Baits, and lipless crank baits account for some but by far the Texas, Carolina, and weightless stick bait account for the lion share.

Will give a fishing report with pics( 5 lb or better) when I return.

R/ Chris

N Florida Mike reply :

My friend caught 3 bass over 10 pounds there on one trip.

IowaBass15 reply :

On 3/14/2016 at 8:09 PM, Ski said:

Heading to the Stick Marsh today for another 3 days on the water (third this year).

I can only imagine the bait of choice will be a stick bait of some brand (as always) Senko, Bass Pro or

anything else with that type of design and action. Spinner baits, Swim Baits, and lipless crank baits account for some but by far the Texas, Carolina, and weightless stick bait account for the lion share.

Will give a fishing report with pics( 5 lb or better) when I return.

R/ Chris

Good luck!

On 3/14/2016 at 2:00 PM, Wizardneck2@gmail.com said:

It's been pretty tough, but I did catch a couple 2lbs-ers yesterday. Good old Texas rig with a 6" finesse ox blood. I think the brass and glass helped. Caught a few last week on a jerk bait.

Red Dog

The bass at the most active lake I fish right now due to weather won't eat a work right now unless it's on a shakey head just sitting. These bass are being divas right now. I just want to start throwing frogs over the matted grass. They go crazy for a frog! I want to pick up a few life target bluegills soon.

lo n slo reply :

dont get discouraged.

late winter can be/is perplexing. then BOOM, they're everywhere. i like afternoons better than mornings this time of year. sun soaked banks/pockets close to deeper water can be effective. if rocks or stumps are present, work them slowy. dont forget docks and ramps, laydowns too. warming trends are key. patience and persistence can payoff. keep after them!

Jtrout reply :

Square bill chartreuse w/black back and zara puppy spooks have been working for me lately in maryland

YoTone reply :

earlier last week i was doing decent with a jig and a craw trailer but that died down and went to a weightless fluke to get some dinks.

everythingthatswims reply :

1/4 lipless, wacky rig, Shad rap, and oddly enough I was getting them waking a weightless 4" swing impact around dead pads from last year

pwahmy reply :

KVD 1.0 chart. black back or red

Berkley Ripple Shad 3.5 inch

Watemelon red fluke w/ tail dipped in JJ's Magic chartreuse

Booyah poppin' pad crasher

-Payton

HookdUP reply :

Since its warmed up I've been catching them on skinny dippers and swim jigs . Trap and crank bites have slowed up around my parts . Plastics will rule soon

Steelbill reply :

Went out Saturday morning, not be best of conditions, water temps about 56-59 degs Throwing a

Texas-rigged chigger craw with success

Bankbeater reply :

Today nothing. A couple of days ago the bass were hitting a white and chart. spinnerbait.

blckshirt98 reply :

I've been getting about a fish every half hour at one of the local reservoirs, all on a drop shot, using pretty much any green plastic with some flake in the 4-5" size. They're not shallow, and, I had to let that bait just sit out there for a while before getting a bite. Very rarely did the bite come fast. I did grab one in the 5.5-5.75 lbs range (I use a BogaGrip so no digital scale).

chubaka reply :

In GA I have been catching them on crayfish color lipless

IowaBass15 reply :

Man I wish I lived wear the water is warm and they're starting to get on beds. Here in Iowa we have a chance for snow this Saturday!

Tracker22 reply :

Caught em today on black and blue chatter bait. Water muddy and 54 degrees.

IndianaFinesse reply :

Try a jerkbait if the water is clear, and the ned rig specializes in poor conditions, it is my best cold water and cold front bait. I have caught bass on the trd in water as cold as 36 degrees, and a lot of them.

bowhunter63 reply :

Rattle trap and Red eye shad

IowaBass15 reply :

On 3/16/2016 at 9:19 AM, Centralinfinnesse said:

Try a jerkbait if the water is clear, and the ned rig specializes in poor conditions, it is my best cold water and cold front bait. I have caught bass on the trd in water as cold as 36 degrees, and a lot of them.

I can't get on a jerkbait bite. I've thrown it countless times. I can't find any mushroom tip jig heads so I can't throw a ned rig now. I did place an order on TW with a few sizes.

IndianaFinesse reply :

Although the mushroom head jig is better, a one sixteenth ounce football jig or even a small ball head jig will work. I have used the 1/16 oz. swinging football head before and they work nearly as well as the mushroom head. Any old jig head with a short shank hook in a light enough weight will often work to.

IowaBass15 reply :

On 3/16/2016 at 9:59 AM, Centralinfinnesse said:

Although the mushroom head jig is better, a one sixteenth ounce football jig or even a small ball head jig will work. I have used the 1/16 oz. swinging football head before and they work nearly as well as the mushroom head. Any old jig head with a short shank hook in a light enough weight will often work to.

That's the only downfall of most lakes here. Covered in grass and hydrilla. It's hard to even throw a drop shot.

Schuyler co reply :

On 3/16/2016 at 9:19 AM, Centralinfinnesse said:

Try a jerkbait if the water is clear, and the ned rig specializes in poor conditions, it is my best cold water and cold front bait. I have caught bass on the trd in water as cold as 36 degrees, and a lot of them.

Just west of ya in Illinois and new to the Neg rig but giving it a shot this weekend with cold front moving in and water temps below 50...tips on how to work it?

IowaBass15 reply :

On 3/16/2016 at 10:06 AM, Schuyler co said:

Just west of ya in Illinois and new to the Neg rig but giving it a shot this weekend with cold front moving in and water temps below 50...tips on how to work it?

That storm we got tonight is really going to effect the fishing this weekend especially it being barley 40 degrees Saturday. A Ned rig you just work really slow along weed lines. Drag, hope and shake is usually how I'll work it. Really slow.

IndianaFinesse reply :

With the cold front the bass are going to be very lethargic, so it is going to have to be very slow. The two best retrieves would probably be the drag and deadstick, and the swim shake and deadstick. The drag and deadstick iswhere you slowly drag it about six inches to a foot and a half, then let it sit dead still on the bottom while watching your line for strikes. Experiment with different lengths of deadsticking between two and thirty seconds. The other is the swim shake and deadstick, where you slowly reel it just above bottom for about a foot or two while lightly shaking the rod tip, then let it fall on a tight line to the bottom and deadstick it for two to as much as thirty seconds. Hope this helps, once you figure the Ned rig out nothing will be able to catch nearly as many fish as it does.

Schuyler co reply :

Thanks for the replies guys...if Ned rig doesn't get bit I'll just sit in the boat and blow my goose calls

*Hootie reply :

So far, I've been catching all of mine on hooks.

Hootie

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