Lily Pads

BassMasters · 02-07-06, 09:33 PM

Tell me what lure you guys think is the best lure to fish in lily pads.

skeeter944 · 02-07-06, 10:37 PM

lets see,plastic worms,texas rigged with a sinker heavy enough to penetrate the pads.jigs should work,too.call me tomorrow when you get a chance, BassMasters.

flfireman · 02-07-06, 11:53 PM

frogs,rats, worms, lizards

Boltzie · 02-08-06, 12:35 AM

I haven't tried this yet, but plan on it this year. Saw it on TV. Swim a jig tipped with a kicker frog (like a Zoom Horny Toad) on it thru the pads. Makes sense to me. Pro's catch alot of fish swimming jigs on tour and the thumping action of the frogs legs should be a good attractant.

Scott

Rebbasser · 02-08-06, 12:39 AM

Boltzie, I have a buddy that started using a Horny Toad as a jig trailer when they first came out. They definitely work.

fishn'fool · 02-08-06, 01:17 AM

Tubes or worms! With a 1/2 to 1 oz bullet sinker thats peged.
In stained water I always insert a rattle into either of them!

betursweetbass · 02-08-06, 02:23 AM

I don't fish with anything higher than 14# test usually. I do however fish around lily pads with a senko or something heavy enough to cast with out a weight. I like to fish the senko's on the top, jerkin them like a bass assassin. I try to walk the dog with them or just plain crawl them over the tops and especially targeting holes between the pads. If I do get a big bass to strike, I try to get to him with the boat if I can't drag him to me.

lizardsrule · 02-08-06, 08:27 AM

LIZARDS!

Lizards

bassintom · 02-08-06, 08:54 AM

rig a 6" black/red flake senko on a 5/0 gama EWG.no weight...use 50lb powerpro.pitch it out far back onto the pads.let it fall into the holes and hang on.when you feel the bite just yank that fish outa there.ski him across the pads...do not hesitate and give the fish a chance to get down into the roots.

JB · 02-08-06, 12:22 PM

I'll go with the finesse worm or tube. Or run a small spinnerbait along the edges..all the the recommendations given are pretty good places to start.

bassinbob · 02-08-06, 04:24 PM

I like buzz baits. I also use horny toads a lot now. I use the toads without any weights. I use 50lb. powerpro line. With the toad I make plenty of casts to the same area of pads. I have found that sometimes 6 or 7 casts will result in a strike, sometimes just casting to the other side of a certain pad will do.

Bob

zooker · 02-08-06, 07:29 PM

here's one
when the lilly's first come out and are flat to the water surface. run a spinner bait around the out side. then remove the box and start chunking and burning a buzzbait right over the top of the pads..

zooker

Chum · 02-08-06, 07:58 PM

works very well

http://www.basspro.com/servlet/catal...rTarget=browse

Cast it on the edge, or in pockets so the bass can see it, hear it, and smell it. Caught 3 5lb'ers on 1 of these all within 10 seconds of it hitting the water.

Curado · 02-09-06, 10:01 AM

I like to throw a spinnerbait or swim a jig around the edges 1st and work my way in. Once I get to the interior of the pads I like to pitch a jig or tube, and if it's not to thick in there I still like to run a spinnerbait. I also like to throw a Scum Frog or Zoom horny toad over the top of it.

bassthumb32 · 02-09-06, 04:56 PM

Buzzbaits Are Awesome Also As Lizards Said Lizards.

Christopherkeene9 · 02-10-06, 07:55 AM

Chum picked some of those up in October with the thought of using them in the pads and when I get down there to my pond The Hurricane did a number on my pads and all thats left now is stems. DOH

Chris

02-07-06, 09:33 PM	#1
BassMasters BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 22	Lily Pads Tell me what lure you guys think is the best lure to fish in lily pads.

02-07-06, 11:53 PM	#3
flfireman BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Palm Bay, Fl Posts: 2,751	frogs,rats, worms, lizards __________________ In the Lord all things are possible.

02-08-06, 12:39 AM	#5
Rebbasser BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 10,141	Boltzie, I have a buddy that started using a Horny Toad as a jig trailer when they first came out. They definitely work. __________________ It's happened to the best of them: John 21:3

02-08-06, 01:17 AM	#6
fishn'fool BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Iowa Posts: 96	Tubes or worms! With a 1/2 to 1 oz bullet sinker thats peged. In stained water I always insert a rattle into either of them! __________________ Fish Hard -- A Conservation and Biology Student

02-08-06, 02:23 AM	#7
betursweetbass BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 646	Lily Pads I don't fish with anything higher than 14# test usually. I do however fish around lily pads with a senko or something heavy enough to cast with out a weight. I like to fish the senko's on the top, jerkin them like a bass assassin. I try to walk the dog with them or just plain crawl them over the tops and especially targeting holes between the pads. If I do get a big bass to strike, I try to get to him with the boat if I can't drag him to me.

02-07-06, 10:37 PM	#2
skeeter944 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Somewhere in South Carolina Posts: 2,377	lets see,plastic worms,texas rigged with a sinker heavy enough to penetrate the pads.jigs should work,too.call me tomorrow when you get a chance, BassMasters.

02-08-06, 12:35 AM	#4
Boltzie BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Fort Atkinson, WI Posts: 300	I haven't tried this yet, but plan on it this year. Saw it on TV. Swim a jig tipped with a kicker frog (like a Zoom Horny Toad) on it thru the pads. Makes sense to me. Pro's catch alot of fish swimming jigs on tour and the thumping action of the frogs legs should be a good attractant. Scott

02-08-06, 08:27 AM	#8
lizardsrule BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Saint Augustine, FL Posts: 7,374	LIZARDS! Lizards __________________ There are three types of Snakes I hate 1. Live Snakes 2. Dead Snakes 3. Sticks that look like Snakes. And Gators too!

02-08-06, 08:54 AM	#9
bassintom BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: washington(northwest) N.J. Posts: 3,958	rig a 6" black/red flake senko on a 5/0 gama EWG.no weight...use 50lb powerpro.pitch it out far back onto the pads.let it fall into the holes and hang on.when you feel the bite just yank that fish outa there.ski him across the pads...do not hesitate and give the fish a chance to get down into the roots. __________________ A man's gotta believe in something...I believe I'll go fishing.

02-08-06, 12:22 PM	#10
JB BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 8,655	I'll go with the finesse worm or tube. Or run a small spinnerbait along the edges..all the the recommendations given are pretty good places to start.

02-08-06, 04:24 PM	#11
bassinbob BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Pitts. Pa. Posts: 3,801	I like buzz baits. I also use horny toads a lot now. I use the toads without any weights. I use 50lb. powerpro line. With the toad I make plenty of casts to the same area of pads. I have found that sometimes 6 or 7 casts will result in a strike, sometimes just casting to the other side of a certain pad will do. Bob __________________ you can have my fishin rod when ya take it from my cold dead hands

02-08-06, 07:29 PM	#12
zooker BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: denton nc Posts: 13,441	here's one when the lilly's first come out and are flat to the water surface. run a spinner bait around the out side. then remove the box and start chunking and burning a buzzbait right over the top of the pads.. zooker __________________ the godfather.. aml in remission since 7-20-09 Last edited by zooker; 02-08-06 at 07:45 PM.

02-08-06, 07:58 PM	#13
Chum BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Granby, CT Posts: 45	works very well http://www.basspro.com/servlet/catal...rTarget=browse Cast it on the edge, or in pockets so the bass can see it, hear it, and smell it. Caught 3 5lb'ers on 1 of these all within 10 seconds of it hitting the water.

02-09-06, 10:01 AM	#14
Curado BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 333	I like to throw a spinnerbait or swim a jig around the edges 1st and work my way in. Once I get to the interior of the pads I like to pitch a jig or tube, and if it's not to thick in there I still like to run a spinnerbait. I also like to throw a Scum Frog or Zoom horny toad over the top of it. __________________ http://www.harttackle.com

02-09-06, 04:56 PM	#15
bassthumb32 BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Fort Loudon, PA Posts: 682	Buzzbaits Are Awesome Also As Lizards Said Lizards. __________________ MY LIFETIME GOAL IS TO KEEP AT LEAST A SMALL CASE OF BASSTHUMB FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE.

02-10-06, 07:55 AM	#16
Christopherkeene9 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Oviedo, Fla Posts: 2,270	Chum picked some of those up in October with the thought of using them in the pads and when I get down there to my pond The Hurricane did a number on my pads and all thats left now is stems. DOH Chris

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