fishing before sunrise question

skeeterman · 06-06-08, 09:43 PM

Tomorrow im heading out early and would like some opinions on which lure would be best.Here is what i picked up

1.The yellow version
http://www.spro.com/products/product...roducts_id=131

2.Midnight special this is a black and red spinnerbait with a colorado blade

3.And the last one is this
http://chatterbait.com/products/chatterfrog

Which one would be my best choice.I will hopefully be on the water by 5:00am

Wishing2BFishing · 06-06-08, 09:56 PM

Jitterbug . . . nothing like starting the day with a good topwater bass.

skeeterman · 06-06-08, 10:03 PM

Whats a jitterbug can you give me a link ?

keithdog · 06-08-08, 08:37 PM

I'd have to agree with Wishing. I'd have a top water tied to the end of one of my rods. Perhaps two. Some of my favorite baits for topwater are the Baby Torpedo, a floating stickbait like a Rattln Rouge, or one of the banana shaped spook style baits. The Spro frog you have is also a good choice along with some of the other frog baits like the Strike King Rage Frogs, and the Zoom Horneytoad. I'd also concider having a buzzbait nearby to work close alongside visable cover such as logs and stumps, and over weed beds. The Chatterbait and the spinnerbait are also good lures for early morning. But I use the surface baits first thing. I know there are a lot of folks who prefer to wait untill mid morning to start pitching spinnerbaits, prefering to have some wind to cause a ripple on the surface of the water. However I have never had any trouble catching fish on a spinnerbait in the early mornig hours. Even when the water was glass still. However, under those conditions, I use a smaller 1/4oz size spinnerbait and keep the splash to a very quiet minimum. Be sure to add a twister tail grub to that spinnerbait. It makes a big difference for me. The fish in this photo of me was caught at 5:30 AM on a Smithwick Rattln Rouge in very clear calm water just slowly twitching it across the surface near some shoreline brush. Good luck.

MrPhotographer06 · 06-08-08, 09:23 PM

maybe the jitterbug is the topwater bait i'm missin.. my dads got a few maybe i'll get one..

bamabassman · 06-08-08, 10:25 PM

also try a hula popper. another oldie but goodie.

06-06-08, 09:43 PM	#1
skeeterman BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: hopkins sc Posts: 122	fishing before sunrise question Tomorrow im heading out early and would like some opinions on which lure would be best.Here is what i picked up 1.The yellow version http://www.spro.com/products/product...roducts_id=131 2.Midnight special this is a black and red spinnerbait with a colorado blade 3.And the last one is this http://chatterbait.com/products/chatterfrog Which one would be my best choice.I will hopefully be on the water by 5:00am

06-06-08, 09:56 PM	#2
Wishing2BFishing BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Morgantown, Pa Posts: 1,254	Jitterbug . . . nothing like starting the day with a good topwater bass.

06-06-08, 10:03 PM	#3
skeeterman BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: hopkins sc Posts: 122	Whats a jitterbug can you give me a link ?

06-08-08, 08:37 PM	#4
keithdog BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: IN Posts: 8,308	I'd have to agree with Wishing. I'd have a top water tied to the end of one of my rods. Perhaps two. Some of my favorite baits for topwater are the Baby Torpedo, a floating stickbait like a Rattln Rouge, or one of the banana shaped spook style baits. The Spro frog you have is also a good choice along with some of the other frog baits like the Strike King Rage Frogs, and the Zoom Horneytoad. I'd also concider having a buzzbait nearby to work close alongside visable cover such as logs and stumps, and over weed beds. The Chatterbait and the spinnerbait are also good lures for early morning. But I use the surface baits first thing. I know there are a lot of folks who prefer to wait untill mid morning to start pitching spinnerbaits, prefering to have some wind to cause a ripple on the surface of the water. However I have never had any trouble catching fish on a spinnerbait in the early mornig hours. Even when the water was glass still. However, under those conditions, I use a smaller 1/4oz size spinnerbait and keep the splash to a very quiet minimum. Be sure to add a twister tail grub to that spinnerbait. It makes a big difference for me. The fish in this photo of me was caught at 5:30 AM on a Smithwick Rattln Rouge in very clear calm water just slowly twitching it across the surface near some shoreline brush. Good luck.

06-08-08, 09:23 PM	#5
MrPhotographer06 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Fort Bragg, NC Posts: 2,096	maybe the jitterbug is the topwater bait i'm missin.. my dads got a few maybe i'll get one..

06-08-08, 10:25 PM	#6
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	also try a hula popper. another oldie but goodie.

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