What Will You Use? 2024
macmichael reply :
Whenever this cold weather abates and you finally get to fish, what are the set ups you'll use?
trailer reply :
The first one I grab!
macmichael reply :
lol
dano3470 reply :
5 1/2 foot ultra light with a bitsy minnow.
McAlpine reply :
Megabass 110 and whatever it takes to throw it.
Although, we had a warm day on Saturday and I hit a local pond with a jointed rapala, pointer, spro little John and a black neon tube. One hit on the tube and zero fish. Still good to get out.
papajoe222 reply :
I have two for ice-out. A blade bait tied on my Browning Midas Boron Matrix 6'6" m/f rod and Daiwa Sol reel spooled with 10lb. FC.
The other is a hollow body swimbait tied on a 3/32oz VMC Drop Dead swimbait hook attached to my most recent rod build (7' M/H Fast) and a Daiwa Advantage 150 spooled with 30lb. braid and 12lb FC leader.
B_Gilbert reply :
I'll be cranking... But by the looks of it I dont think thats going to be till May at the earliest....
gripnrip reply :
I used a 7' H Falcon lowrider with a PQ reel, spooled with 30lb PP, Thursday when I did a little bank beating. I fished a Jika rig with a regular Dbomb in bruiser flash. I hauled water but it was nice to get out a few hours!
TC235 <*))))>< reply :
jigs/chatterbaits, jerkbaits,big swimbaits
Wbeadlescomb reply :
Caught 17 on a swim jig today had a couple come up thru matted up grass and take it off the top it'll get your heart pumping. I feel for you'se guys up there.
tatertester reply :
Rapala Husky Jerk suspending jerk bait,shallow running Strike King square bill,and Senko .Curado and Lews Speed Spool Tournament Pro, Kistler Z-Bone and Cumara rods, 10 lb tectan copoly line.
Shane J reply :
Probably a jig. Actually, yup, it'll be a jig.
tholmes reply :
X-Rap on a Vendetta 7' M and an Abu 4600 C spolled with 10 lb. Trilene Big Game, and a 1/4 oz. blade bait on a an Adu 6'6 ' light spinning rod with an Okuma spinning reel filled with 6 lb Yo-Zuri Hybrid.
Tom
A-Jay reply :
I will be working the Jerk bait set up ~ in S l o w M o t I o n . . . . .
A-Jay
roadwarrior reply :
Jerkbaits and swim jigs mostly.
frogflogger reply :
going to try my newly built float and fly rigs with some jigs I tied - I'll take one other rig - not sure which yet
smalljaw67 reply :
Jerkbaits and hair jigs until the water temp hits 50 and then I'll add hollow body swim baits to the mix.
masterbass reply :
Jerkbaits and grub/jighead. Walleye, sauger and wipers will be the first fish to hit. At this rate it won't be til May...I'm going through major withdrawal.
Grizzn N Bassin reply :
Swok jigs, shakey heads and jerk baits. Maybe a swim bait or 3
Felix77 reply :
Finesse swimbait, jig and a senko handy from the banks once the ice thaws.
Jig Man reply :
My setup will be a Curado E 7:1 reel with a Gloomis 844c rod. The bait will be a home made A Rig. I hope that will be late this week or early next week.
gripnrip reply :
Looks like after a "thunder" sleet and snow storm yesterday, I'll have a 3 day warming trend for this coming Thursday. 14 for a high today and 50 for Thursday. So uh fishing I will go!
Going to be a jig, jerkbait, and swim jig kind of day!
Bankbeater reply :
Jigs, crankbaits, and spinnerbaits usually work the best around here at this time of year.
Crankinstein reply :
I caught my first bass this year on a Rapala husky jerk fishing real slow with 7-10 second pauses in between jerks. It was actually the exact same lure I caught my first one on last year too. In addition to that I also have 2 drop shot rigs, a jig set up, fluke, shad rap, and a DT6 on my deck to cycle through if I can't figure them out. I have a feeling the husky jerk and the drop shot will be my go to set ups early on.
bigbill reply :
My assortment of lures I throw most of the year.
Topwater spooks, props etc. Bps topnocker
Shallow cranks 1 to 3' divers since the weeds aren't up yet.
Deeper cranks in the channel along side the weedline on both sides. Bomber, rebel craws etc.
Inline spinners, mepps, strike king, joesfly etc.
Spinnerbaits, 1/8 to 1/4oz white, or. Chartruse. With the mister twister split double tail grub as a trailer.
Rapala f5 minnow in blue or black.
Rapala 5" jointed minnow. In blue back chartruese belly. I get jiggy with it in the holes. Straight down. Off my low bridge in 10' of water.
As spring warms up its the Carolina rig 1/8 oz. Senko, brush hogs, worms.
buzzfrog reply :
as of now, a jerkbait, lipless, senko and a splash of spinnerbait
Bassguytom reply :
I will be throwing a lucky Craft pointer 78 and a Binsky blade bait. Need a good warm up before that will happen.
flippin and pitchin reply :
Spinnerbait, Rattle Trap, Speed Trap until about 1300 and then the pitchin' stick comes out with a jig. That's when I get out. At least I have a plan.
Tuckahoe Joe reply :
I'm ready to get working on my goal of mastering the art or the jig. I recently bought a 6' 10'' MH Falcon Bucoo Micro Guide that I'm dying to try. Gonna buy an Abu Garcia Orra Sx to put on it. Aside from that I can't wait for the topwater bite to pick up so I can throw some frogs and my Hula Popper.
jiggz125 reply :
I have 3 set ups all ready to go(even though I have about 2 months to go). Black/Blue Swim Jig with Yamamotto Grub as trailer, SK Red Eye Lip-less Sexy Shad and Weight-less Senko; with 2/0 VMC Weedless Wacky Hook. Very excited to get out here this winter has been BRUTAL to say the least.
bigbill reply :
Never limit yourself to using one lure or one color. We have a tackle box full of lures. Full of different colors so why limit ourselves. I try different lures and colors till something works. If nothing is happening I go back through my assortment of lures in attack mode and make different presentations picture perfect. So perfect I could win a bassmasters Oscar. The exact timing and pauses really matter on somedays. The fish will let you know when you get it right.
HPfishin reply :
football jigs and chatterbaits
IAtegeler reply :
Shaky head and a suspending jerkbait for me.
macmichael reply :
Today we went to a farm pond. I landed 2 nice bass. Hooked up on four total. The first on a 1/2 ounce white spinner bait with double gold baldes. Got hung up and lost that spinner so I switched to a red and white 1/2 ounce spinner bait with 2 silver blades and caught my last one. My bud caught about 6 small ones on a beetle spin. We sure enjoyed those thumps. 
gripnrip reply :
On 3/11/2014 at 10:18 AM, macmichael said:Today we went to a farm pond. I landed 2 nice bass. Hooked up on four total. The first on a 1/2 ounce white spinner bait with double gold baldes. Got hung up and lost that spinner so I switched to a red and white 1/2 ounce spinner bait with 2 silver blades and caught my last one. My bud caught about 6 small ones on a beetle spin. We sure enjoyed those thumps.
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