cold water largemouth?

  • natureboy
    LaCrosse,WI
    Posts: 423
    April 3, 2008 at 7:04 pm #1217086

    whats the coldest water anyone has ever caught a spring largemouth? and what was the lure?

    Mine was march 27th, spinner bait, 55 degree water

    blue-fleck
    Dresbach, MN
    Posts: 7872
    April 3, 2008 at 7:19 pm #670917

    Do tip ups count?

    Jeremiah Shaver
    La Crosse, WI
    Posts: 4941
    April 3, 2008 at 7:28 pm #670918

    35 Degrees……tear drop jig and waxie.

    open water – late march – crankbaits – probably high 40’s-low 50’s – don’t remember for sure.

    mossboss
    La Crescent, MN
    Posts: 2792
    April 3, 2008 at 7:32 pm #670920

    Probably near 35? Casting in a little back bay when I was a kid from the shore, threw up on the ice and dragged it off, fishing open water that melted between the ice still in the middle, and shore. Caught a bunch of largies, most around 12 inches, but still was fun and really early. Caught them mostly on floating rapalas reeled really slow.

    As far as big largies, I’m not really sure.

    glenn-walker
    Shakopee, MN
    Posts: 858
    April 3, 2008 at 7:35 pm #670922

    March 23, 2007
    Pool 5
    Texas-rigged Gambler Little Otter

    Ice still in the back up the bay

    amwatson
    Holmen,WI
    Posts: 5130
    April 3, 2008 at 7:41 pm #670927

    I don’t think I have ever been so excited about catching a fish that I threw up

    BomberA
    Posts: 649
    April 3, 2008 at 8:12 pm #670942

    Upper pool 4 41 degrees pointer

    lower pool 4 40 degrees Brown/Black Stone Jig

    KTERSINAR
    marion IA
    Posts: 199
    April 3, 2008 at 11:34 pm #671028

    HIGH 30’s in a city lake in MO. the fish tipped the scales at 8lbs. The bait was a home made black and green live rubber Jig.

    cade-laufenberg
    Winona,MN/La Crosse, WI
    Posts: 3667
    April 4, 2008 at 12:10 am #671040

    the Earliest i’ve ever caught LM is March 26th but the water temperature was 60+ degrees. I think the coldest I’ve ever caught them is right around 42-43 degrees. I actually just got back from fishing, caught 10 largemouth all on jerkbaits and spinnerbaits fished fast. The water temp I’m guessing is 44-47..

    mossboss
    La Crescent, MN
    Posts: 2792
    April 4, 2008 at 2:45 am #671086

    Quote:

    I don’t think I have ever been so excited about catching a fish that I threw up

    HAHAHA Guess I should have said “cast my lure up on the ice”. Can’t get anway with anything around these here parts.

    jimt
    Sparta, WI
    Posts: 172
    April 4, 2008 at 5:01 am #671140

    About 45 degrees for me. Went out today for the first time this year and all I got was an 8+ pound walleye on a 1/2oz blk/brn skirted football head jig. This is the second big eye I’ve got on a bass jig..got one about 7 last year in the fall on a blk/blu jig and pig…ringworms are for wussies . J/K walleye guys/gals.

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