Favorite Early Spring Baits

  • bucketmouth1
    Lancaster, WI
    Posts: 562
    March 25, 2009 at 2:44 am #1217324

    Anyone want to share what their favorite baits are to throw early in the Spring…? I like to throw a black/blue jig with a trailer or a colorado spinnerbait

    jstoefen
    Eldridge Iowa
    Posts: 55
    March 25, 2009 at 2:49 am #762214

    The colorado blade is a personal favorite of mine on the river too. My favorite springtime bait is the husky jerk.

    DrewH
    s/w WI.
    Posts: 1404
    March 25, 2009 at 12:21 pm #762299

    The obvious spinner bait. This year I will try some other basic methods to make more choices for the best spring bait.

    jeff_jensen
    cassville ,wis
    Posts: 3053
    March 25, 2009 at 1:06 pm #762322

    Colorado-willow leaf, whatever is laying at my feet until I get bit I do want to work the x-rap more this season and other suspending jerk baits along with more swim jigs

    natureboy
    LaCrosse,WI
    Posts: 423
    March 25, 2009 at 1:56 pm #762342

    COLORADO SPINNERBAIT! TASTE THE ROCKIES!!!

    oldrat
    Upper Midwest
    Posts: 1531
    March 25, 2009 at 2:15 pm #762354

    a straight tail grub on a 1/4 oz jig head..

    boods
    Lancaster, WI
    Posts: 225
    March 25, 2009 at 10:01 pm #762576

    1/4 or 3/8 Terminator T-1 with a colorado/willow blade in chartreuse and white. Cant go wrong with a black/blue jig or craw papi either!

    tennispro
    Sterling, IL
    Posts: 375
    March 26, 2009 at 12:32 am #762651

    I found a new one yesterday and today. I was getting fish on a Rebel WeeR cankbait. I was using a yellow and orange craw. It has a nice wide woble and it landed over 25 fish the last two days.

    Jeremy

    boods
    Lancaster, WI
    Posts: 225
    March 26, 2009 at 1:39 am #762664

    Quote:

    I found a new one yesterday and today. I was getting fish on a Rebel WeeR cankbait. I was using a yellow and orange craw. It has a nice wide woble and it landed over 25 fish the last two days.

    Jeremy

    What type of cover were you fishing if you dont mind sharing?

    bucketmouth1
    Lancaster, WI
    Posts: 562
    March 26, 2009 at 2:12 pm #762799

    tennispro,

    How high is the water down there….? are u gettin fish back farther in the bays or out more toward the chutes?

    tennispro
    Sterling, IL
    Posts: 375
    April 1, 2009 at 12:27 am #764454

    Water was only 2 foot deep, I was fishing “slime” clumps and just slow rolling that crank on the edges of the slime.

    There were also some rocks involved

    Jeremy

    cade-laufenberg
    Winona,MN/La Crosse, WI
    Posts: 3667
    April 1, 2009 at 1:30 am #764485

    buzzbaits and frogs with the occasional black and blue jig or jerkbait

    jjonsgaard
    Winona, MN
    Posts: 160
    April 1, 2009 at 2:17 am #764500

    Quote:

    buzzbaits and frogs with the occasional black and blue jig or jerkbait


    Thats odd i like the black blue jig and jerkbait with the occasional buzzbait and frog

    Randy Wieland
    Lebanon. WI
    Posts: 13303
    April 1, 2009 at 2:35 am #764504

    Dark green and black swim jig with a 6″ lime green/orange lizzard as a trailer

    hydragold21
    Posts: 15
    April 4, 2009 at 2:59 am #765589

    ok well anyone casting a frog in 40 degree water temps is a goofball, and a green jig. Use black n blue, also the drop shot works well on a bad day. I have had luck on the swim bait to. 2ft of water is really shallow mr 25 fish on a crankbait. Do u have some pics of that?

    bassbaron
    eldridge, ia
    Posts: 709
    April 4, 2009 at 12:52 pm #765611

    I think I know where “mr 25 fish” was and I think he very likely could have caught 25 fish there in 2 fow this time of year.

    cade-laufenberg
    Winona,MN/La Crosse, WI
    Posts: 3667
    April 4, 2009 at 6:21 pm #765658

    the fish are always super shallow this time of year, it’s where the warmest water is. But if you want to catch the big fish, quit looking at your temp gauge!

    karu
    East Coast of Iowa
    Posts: 4
    April 5, 2009 at 1:54 am #765770

    1/4oz Spinnerbait with a single gold #4 willow.
    Lipless Crankbait
    7″ Berkley Powerbait Black/Red ribontail worm

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