Iceout Tactics

rrw4258 · 03-07-07, 07:56 PM

I know this doesn't pertain to everyone on this board (ice) but what is your favorite lure for just after iceout... some have told me crankbaits along shallow riprap but not sure bout that right now.. Thanks

Ryan

Patrick Krueger, Jr. · 03-07-07, 08:03 PM

suspending jerkbaits with long pauses

JB · 03-07-07, 08:05 PM

both! if ya put out a crankbait you'll have to crank real slow, and if its the jerkbait count to about 8 between twitches, if ya can stand the wait lol

Rebbasser · 03-07-07, 08:28 PM

What's iceout

?

rrw4258 · 03-07-07, 08:34 PM

hey reb, lol, please check your pm...

Ryan

lizardsrule · 03-07-07, 08:36 PM

When I used to fish iceouts, the weightless fluke was the best bass catcher for me, sometimes just deadsticking it was what was needed.

Lizards

zooker · 03-07-07, 09:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rebbasser

What's iceout

?

reb dis is ice out..

as in ya gotta dig da "ice out" of your rod eyes..

zooker

ToPwAt'R GuY · 03-07-07, 09:49 PM

I use soft plastic trout worms wacky rigged with a few split shots. These have worked wonders for me over the past few years.

hackattack · 03-07-07, 11:03 PM

remember rip-rap rocks hold heat, so that will probably uncover first, so i'd fish it with a shakey worm.

keithdog · 03-07-07, 11:47 PM

Favorite ice out bait for me hands down is the Smithwick Rattlin Rogue in the 4 1/2 inch size. Black back, gold sides and orange belly. They call it the bream color, but it don't look like a bream to me. But it works great here in NW Indiana. I work it around shallow weedbeds and brush near deeper water. Especially early in the day when the water is calm. I work it like a surface bait really. Cast it out and let it sit a few seconds. Then give it a jerk, jerk and pause retrieve. Some days a long pause between jerks works best and other days little pause at all will work better. Just experiment. The bass I am holding here was caught this way just days after ice out.

commanche · 03-10-07, 09:52 PM

i caught a lot of big bass,released all of them,during ice-out..

my best lure is SLUG-O..i try to target SMALLMOUTH not largemouth now..this means CURRENT, STREAMS ETC..

remember, bigger is way to go at this time on your lures, no small bait fish are born yet..

knukles · 03-10-07, 09:58 PM

gotta love the guys from down south they don't know what ice is . what ever your fishin fish it slow if that don't work then speed it up.

stumpy from ct · 03-15-07, 12:29 AM

jig and pork trailer

grug · 03-16-07, 10:21 AM

I have been having great success with a 3" Brewer's Grub on a 1/16 oz. open jig head fished SLOOOOOOW and steady at various depths. Work the deeper water adjacent to shallow flats if possible. Great winter tactic. Here is a chunky 3lb'er I caught at lunchtime just yesterday. 65% of ponds is still ice covered....

03-07-07, 07:56 PM	#1
rrw4258 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Bellevue, Ohio Posts: 2,338	Iceout Tactics I know this doesn't pertain to everyone on this board (ice) but what is your favorite lure for just after iceout... some have told me crankbaits along shallow riprap but not sure bout that right now.. Thanks Ryan __________________ Never Give Up!

03-07-07, 08:03 PM	#2
Patrick Krueger, Jr. BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Kenosha, WI Posts: 567	suspending jerkbaits with long pauses __________________ The charm of fishing is that it is the pursuit of what is elusive but attainable, a perpetual series of occasions for hope. - John Buchan

03-07-07, 08:28 PM	#4
Rebbasser BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 10,141	What's iceout ? __________________ It's happened to the best of them: John 21:3

03-07-07, 08:34 PM	#5
rrw4258 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Bellevue, Ohio Posts: 2,338	hey reb, lol, please check your pm... Ryan __________________ Never Give Up!

03-07-07, 08:36 PM	#6
lizardsrule BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Saint Augustine, FL Posts: 7,374	When I used to fish iceouts, the weightless fluke was the best bass catcher for me, sometimes just deadsticking it was what was needed. Lizards __________________ There are three types of Snakes I hate 1. Live Snakes 2. Dead Snakes 3. Sticks that look like Snakes. And Gators too!

03-07-07, 08:05 PM	#3
JB BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 8,655	both! if ya put out a crankbait you'll have to crank real slow, and if its the jerkbait count to about 8 between twitches, if ya can stand the wait lol

03-07-07, 09:49 PM	#8
ToPwAt'R GuY BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: missouri Posts: 930	I use soft plastic trout worms wacky rigged with a few split shots. These have worked wonders for me over the past few years.

03-07-07, 11:03 PM	#9
hackattack BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Tigard, Oregon Posts: 358	remember rip-rap rocks hold heat, so that will probably uncover first, so i'd fish it with a shakey worm.

03-07-07, 11:47 PM	#10
keithdog BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: IN Posts: 8,308	Favorite ice out bait for me hands down is the Smithwick Rattlin Rogue in the 4 1/2 inch size. Black back, gold sides and orange belly. They call it the bream color, but it don't look like a bream to me. But it works great here in NW Indiana. I work it around shallow weedbeds and brush near deeper water. Especially early in the day when the water is calm. I work it like a surface bait really. Cast it out and let it sit a few seconds. Then give it a jerk, jerk and pause retrieve. Some days a long pause between jerks works best and other days little pause at all will work better. Just experiment. The bass I am holding here was caught this way just days after ice out.

03-10-07, 09:52 PM	#11
commanche BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 113	i caught a lot of big bass,released all of them,during ice-out.. my best lure is SLUG-O..i try to target SMALLMOUTH not largemouth now..this means CURRENT, STREAMS ETC.. remember, bigger is way to go at this time on your lures, no small bait fish are born yet..

03-10-07, 09:58 PM	#12
knukles BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Illinois Posts: 7	gotta love the guys from down south they don't know what ice is . what ever your fishin fish it slow if that don't work then speed it up.

03-15-07, 12:29 AM	#13
stumpy from ct BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 4	jig and pork trailer

03-16-07, 10:21 AM	#14
grug BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Hackettstown, NJ Posts: 36	I have been having great success with a 3" Brewer's Grub on a 1/16 oz. open jig head fished SLOOOOOOW and steady at various depths. Work the deeper water adjacent to shallow flats if possible. Great winter tactic. Here is a chunky 3lb'er I caught at lunchtime just yesterday. 65% of ponds is still ice covered.... Attached Thumbnails

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