Whats Next?

[JB]

Temps at our lakes this weekend are 70-73 water surface temps, and ya know the fishing will heat up anytime now for the next 4-6 weeks(guestamation)
So whats everybuddies opinion on what they will hit first...spinnerbait or
crankbait?

I'm thinking crankbaits an hold off with the spinnerbaits till the water murks up a tad or get a real windy day..right now the water is clear as can be...you can see down 10 feet easy.....

Anyone else end their season with these two baits year after year?

[Rebbasser]

Anyone else end their season with these two baits year after year?

Benefit of living in the south-the season doesn't end. I do end the warm water period with those baits, then move to a jig-n-pig and suspending jerkbait.

[KH.]

they are startin to bite the spinner here,the lake i fished yesterday for only two hours probbally a visibility of 3 feet and theres not one spot on the bottom without thick,thick grass.there was a lot of submerged trees from h.katrina so i decided to start there.i was throwin a excalibur pop-n-image and nothin was hittin it.so i threw a buzzbait pass a tree and a 3 pound bass smacked it,got him back in the boat and threw him back.for about an hour later,nothin was bitng,so decided to go back to my place,but when i was close to the boat dock i started to troll slowly,i didnt get a bite.but the i saw a log and threw a strike king red eye spinnerbait and landed a 6 pound bass.
i stayed there for an othe 30 minutes and 2 little one punders.they are starting to hit the spinner but i usually use crankbaits when the fish start moving shallow.but not in that lake though,you get hung up in that grass and get it off


kevin

[lizardsrule]

If they are shallower, than a Manns -1 in Grey ghost, if deeper then a midrange crank, your choice as long as it is a shad color LOL. I will use the spinners for the weedier areas, but the crank is my first choice after a Buzzbait of course. I do use a fluke a heck of a lot also this time of year, actuall a Fin-S Fish found at http://www.lunkercity.com in Alewife color especially when the water temps go way down into the 30's and 40's. But as long as the water isn't hard, I'll be fishing.

Lizards

[Fishie]

I would go with a topwater in a shad pattern or a crankbait in a shad pattern and powerfish or at least try to. If that doesn't work which it should try some dropshotting with a watermellon worm. Don't count out swimming spiderjigs along weedlines. I like this technique this time of the year also. Its also a given this time of the year to start chunking a rattle trap or other shad bait. I was getting good fish two weeks ago even so they have to be cooking now on it.

end the year?? who ends the year ? oh i forgot them of you who spend the better part of your saturday butt deep in snow drifts shovlin...

i switch from shad raps or rat l traps to a suspending jerk bait -xrap-
i normally use a blade all winter i change the bait it self to a hammering hare blade bait. the real bunny fur moves a ton better in cold water than rubber or sillicon skirts. i also put up 90% of my soft plastic baits and pull out the long handle jigging rod using a dardevil spoon,a lure jensen jigging spoon, a daimond shoal jigging spoon.

i use these when the water is under 40 degrees..

zooker

[Bass_fishing_girl]

I don't ever leave without a few spinnerbaits, on any fishing trip!!

Sandra