Need Tip

[reddscott]

ok its 52 degree's out misting right light rain off and on suppose to rain harder this morning hardly any wind at all its 7:00 AM im going to be leaving fishing around 7:30 or 8:00 need some urgent tips was really wondering with the mist/light rain/overcast if a buzzbait might work? and if not should I throw a jig? or a senko? anyone have any idea's i really need to get my first fish its killin me

[Bassin_Dude]

spinnerbait

[reddscott]

What type of spinnerbait? big small.. what kinda blades?

[james33]

Trap nobody will be able to say what will work for sure. I'm like what, 2 hours South of you? I've been catching them on tubes, spinnerbaits,rattletraps, and crankbaits. My buddy wore them out on senkos the other day. Try a spinnerbait first. It'll let you cover alot of water. Find em then fine tune.

[Bassin_Dude]

whats the water clarity? not knowing the specifics, i would say a chartruse spinnerbait. go with what blades you think best.

[Bassin_Dude]

also, use your tip

[reddscott]

Well I just can't catch crap maybe im not trying hard enough or maybe im not thinking about fishing and to much worried about my personal problems im having right now

but i will try a spinnerbait first and cover the whole damn reservoir if i dont catch a fish today im gonna go insane ive gotta get that first fish

[IL.bassin36]

buzzbait might work, spinnerbait or rat-l-trap would be good choices. If you have real clear water, a pink floating worm should be good shallow. Good luck ;D

[jglassguy]

I'd throw a craw and jerkbait, havent had a fish on the spinnerbait all week, most of my fish are caught on the bank to 10 ft out in 3-5 ft of water
I love the spinner dinner, but havent had one even swipe at it.
Have seen some on the rat L trap, but i'd still go with a tube or crawdad critter type IMO

[reddscott]

Thanks for the tips I will give it another shot this morning ill let ya'll know what i come up with thanks again

[jglassguy]

As always its nice to hear people just going out trying to figure the pattern than arm chair theories from people that only go out when the bite is on~ a real sportsman goes out regardless of conditions

Forget that spinner bait in lower 50's water temp. Wacky rig a pink zoom trick worm (weightless) and slow action work structure 5-10 ft, off the bank. Bet you money you get more action than a chartureuse, or white spinner bait regaurdelss of blades.

[reddscott]

Had nothing on a spinnerbait had 1 fish hooked on a weighted yum craw but he came off at the bank... really sucked bad then i fished some more didnt have any bites and left

[Bassin_Dude]

atleast you caught a fish. just cause you dont get it all the way up doesnt mean you didnt catch it. atleast you got the fight. you have to relax next time you go out, just fish. dont worry about catchin fish. this has happened to me before, i was trying so hard to catch a fish, and i didnt. slow it down, fish, relax, and have fun. you will get a fish, and believe you will get a fish. but dont go crazy trying to get one, slow down and relax. the fish will come.i would go back to what catched you fish before, and remember anything can be used in cold water, just slow it down. i would go back to the craw, then the spinnerbait slowly around weeds and timber. use what your confident in, and fish it. again, the most important thing to do is slow it down, and relax. have fun.

[BassNva]

trap..
the only thing i can tell you is think like a fish
but you might want to try crankin up some rock n' roll to relax you.i like to pop a ramones or pistols cd in,crank it up and fish away....works for me 8)

[macgyver]

[quote author=RatLTrap link=board=news;num=1112875080;start=0#12 date=04/07/05 at 20:36:57]Had nothing on a spinnerbait had 1 fish hooked on a weighted yum craw but he came off at the bank... really sucked bad then i fished some more didnt have any bites and left[/quote]

Trap what color of Yum were you using? If you aren't using green pumpkin or some kind of green I would switch over to that color if you got it. I would also say FLUKES. The water temps are rising, and the fish will be feeding. So what do they feed on where you are fishing? Baitfish, and crawdads for this time of year. But don't forget the Lizard. I went from 1 week of 0 fish to the next week of 20+. Just get ready and hold on ;D

Lizards

[Rob Mak]

i have found they like zombie also

zooker

[james33]

Ain't it funny. I only live a couple hours south of ya Trap. Today I was prefishing for a tourny. Started out throwing my beloved Green punkin tube. Nothin. Switched to a black spinnerbait caught 2 keepers. I had to check to see if they would hit the red trap, sure enough caught a pretty good one (3.5-4lbs). Gonna bust anotherone on that trap for sure then the Trolling motor cable broke > Down side. I lost valuable practice time. Up side. I got a starting point for next trip. At least I caught some fish. And it was my buddies boat we were in so it ain't gonna cost me $50 for a steering cable ;D

[reddscott]

im not sure what color of craw i was throwing but it was green with blackish look 2 it

[Bassin_Dude]

sounds like watermelon seed.

[hookonfish]

buzzbait or a spinnerbait but the calm water kinda hurts those so u might also try a finesse worm

[Rob Mak]

here ya go trap
if the water is clear with a sunny day go with all sliver blades on a spinner bait. stained to muddy/thick on a sunny day i choose to use a brass or gold blade or a combo blade color depends on just how stained the water and/or the cloud cover is. of course the prefured time is a combo color blade set up in clear water with wind blowing and full over cast cloud cover . but that is imo .

zooker