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Location: Pulaski, WI | What do you throw when the waters really cold? I'm talking lures, not suckers.
Thanks,
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Location: IL | reapers. |
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| twitch weighted-to-suspend 7.5"(?) grannies - lots of long pauses
slow troll a 10" jake |
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| Hi JLR,
I have had success with twitching 10" Jakes, and 9" Grandmas under those conditions. I have moved fish also on 10" Mantas when the water was around that temp. It can be tough thoug, I have never really had much look on artificial baits when the temps drop below 36-38 degrees. The best of luck to ya!
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Location: Lake St. Clair | I will troll Jakes at that temp. Nice slow roll, rattles. Good call.
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Location: N.W. Ontario | Troll something big and slow, preferably also making commotion with rattles and banging bottom. |
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Location: Suspended | What actual speed do you mean when you say slow troll guys? |
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Location: N.W. Ontario | For me that would be in the range of 3-4 mph, down to 2 mph if the fish are really off. |
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Location: Suspended | When I get down below 3mph I feel like I'm not covering enough water, or not even moving for that matter.
As far as "what do you throw?", anybody throw the Hi-Fin CD diver? |
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Location: menasha wi 54952 | Johnny,
I like to feed em my custom Cisco Kid along the breaks or if they are showin but not eatin I give em my suspending Stalker. 
MR |
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Location: Pelican Lake/Three Lakes Chain | I like to throw cranks or glide baits this time of year. With all the baits I throw I work long pauses into the retrieve when the water gets cold. Triple D's work exceptionally well right now with there near neutral bouyancy. As far as glide baits I like the X-Glide by H2O, the Jerko, and mantas in cold water. |
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Location: Somewhere on the water!!!!!!!! | If I'm working deeper water the Fuzzy Duzzit is my lure of choice.
Shallow water or breaks I use the DDD and twitch Slammers and Grandmas.
For jerk baits I like the Wabull and the big drop belly Slammers.
Edited by Ralph Florio 11/16/2004 9:18 AM
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| I agree with Ralph on the Fuzzy Duzzit.Been my #1 bait for the period just before ice up the last 3 years.Very precise presentation and with a controlled fall, can be worked slow.For jerks, an old Wabull.Can't forget the Triple D and a modified(sloooooow rise) 10" Jake.New kid on the block....Shallow (very slow fall) Mag Dawg.5 baits in the boat. Steve |
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| Big Game Twitch Baits, Twitching Holoform Grandmas, Custom DDDs, Cobra Jig/Creapers, Magnum Bull Dawgs, Spring Dawgs, and sometimes topwater (Weagles, Low Riders) and bucktails (Big Kuhana, Musky Buster) depending on the weather and waves.
Nine fish up on the Big Game Twitch bait Sunday and I couldn't get them to move on anything else. |
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Location: Algonquin, ILL | A MAGNUM BULL DAWG, twitched along the bottom, if that don't work try dynamite when the stunned fish float up pick out the one you want embed the hooks firmly into it's jaw and then wait for it to recover FISH ON 
Suckers are still the best fall bait
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Location: Pulaski, WI | Thanks for all the replies.
If the break is 20 -25' deep, do you still use cranks and gliders, or is that depth jigs (bulldawgs, little joes, reapers and Fuzzy duzzits) only? |
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Location: ft wayne, IN | Do the Jig and use one of the following:
1. Fuzzy navel
2. A small bulldawg (puppy)
3. Magnum 357 shad rapper
4. Some poor sucker
If you get bored, troll awhile in circles while cranking "The HEAT is on"
If you have to throw something try a fit
JK |
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Water is 38 degrees - what do you throw?