Cold Water, early spring lure
Mauser
Posted 2/23/2005 1:41 PM (#136257)
Subject: Cold Water, early spring lure




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Location: Southern W.Va.
For thoses who fish in the cold water of early spring, what is your "go to" lure?

Mauser
tomyv
Posted 2/23/2005 1:42 PM (#136258 - in reply to #136257)
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Location: Washington, PA
Jig, or a shallow dawg.
muskie_man1
Posted 2/23/2005 2:11 PM (#136261 - in reply to #136258)
Subject: RE: Cold Water, early spring lure




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Location: Hartland, WI
I have had good luck on the regular Manta.

mikie
Posted 2/23/2005 2:19 PM (#136264 - in reply to #136257)
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Location: Athens, Ohio
Banana Sledge, worked SLOW. m
IAJustin
Posted 2/23/2005 2:27 PM (#136266 - in reply to #136257)
Subject: RE: Cold Water, early spring lure




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Small Jerkbaits 4.5 - 6"
Fishwater1
Posted 2/23/2005 3:14 PM (#136272 - in reply to #136264)
Subject: RE: Cold Water, early spring lure





sledge worked slow? Right.

For me, spring dawg, Large Bass spinners, Charlie baits
esox50
Posted 2/23/2005 3:35 PM (#136273 - in reply to #136257)
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Caught one last Sunday in 37.9 degree water on a Rattletrap. That or SS Shads. Will be using more Rapala Husky Jerks early season, too.
THE FERD
Posted 2/23/2005 5:11 PM (#136286 - in reply to #136257)
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Location: North East PA , 20 mins from Chautauqua
vibrax #5 spinner with a custom tinsel tail

THE FERD
muskyboy
Posted 2/23/2005 5:40 PM (#136292 - in reply to #136257)
Subject: RE: Cold Water, early spring lure


SS Shads
CJ's Spinnerbaits
Rapala Husky Jerks
Jig/Creatures
Spring Dawgs
Guest
Posted 2/23/2005 5:41 PM (#136293 - in reply to #136257)
Subject: RE: Cold Water, early spring lure


6 inch Wades Wobblers.
BenR
Posted 2/23/2005 6:52 PM (#136311 - in reply to #136257)
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9 inch grandma...
Muskydr
Posted 2/23/2005 7:33 PM (#136318 - in reply to #136257)
Subject: RE: Cold Water, early spring lure




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Location: Tomahawk, Wisconsin
A small tube bucktail and or a minnow bait like a baby shallow or depth raider, you do want to catch fish right???
BNelson
Posted 2/23/2005 8:07 PM (#136320 - in reply to #136257)
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Location: Contrarian Island
Small minnowbaits twitched slow...single treble vibrax with the big fluted blade, Rizzo Whiz I think there called as well
6" reef hawgs, shallow dawgs
blindsquirrel
Posted 2/23/2005 8:36 PM (#136323 - in reply to #136257)
Subject: RE: Cold Water, early spring lure




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Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Ratt-L Traps and rattling shad are good bets. Crawdad is a good color.
xllund
Posted 2/24/2005 3:07 AM (#136339 - in reply to #136257)
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In past years, I have good success with Rapala Husky Jerks twitched over newly emerging weed growth. Last year, I had especially good results twitching Molly baits (pre-spawn fish.) 41 degree water + 10" Molly = 43" Musky! Post spawn, I like using the 7" Molly, #206 Crane baits, and small bucktails.

The Handyman
Posted 2/24/2005 5:44 AM (#136340 - in reply to #136257)
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6" weighted Reef-Hawg, anywhere,anytime and any color. Good for multipal fish days!
Guest
Posted 2/24/2005 6:55 AM (#136344 - in reply to #136257)
Subject: RE: Cold Water, early spring lure


We don't open until 3rd Saturday in June, but the pike fishing at this time's good on 5" HJ's, a variety of jigs, Rattle Traps, broad, light spoons, and spinnerbaits with hair/boo. See a lot of skis at this time, throw the other way.
greenduck
Posted 2/24/2005 2:32 PM (#136433 - in reply to #136257)
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Husky size hawg wobbler. First fish last spring in 56 degree water. I don't get to start until Wi. N. opener. (May)
It has raised fish consistently the last two springs.
hammerhandle
Posted 2/24/2005 4:47 PM (#136456 - in reply to #136257)
Subject: RE: Cold Water, early spring lure




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Location: Florence, Wisconsin
I like a baby shallowraider for early season cold water.
ToddM
Posted 2/24/2005 9:59 PM (#136495 - in reply to #136257)
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Location: oswego, il
I have found something interesting for early spring. Baits with very little erratic action, deadsticking as I call it seem to get more action. In other words, baits that that don't do didley when you twitch them had more action, or all the action as compared to a bait that got sideways or some whacky direction when you twitched it. A slower glider with less action seems to do better too. Small spinners also work well. The water is cold and I think the fish are more apt to hit baits with less movement.
muskynightmare
Posted 2/24/2005 10:04 PM (#136498 - in reply to #136257)
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Location: The Sportsman, home, or out on the water
Bar none, the best 3 opening day lures in no particular order:
Smallest slammer they make (blue back, white belly
Fundally muskycandy (black hair, red blade)
Muskynightmare Tylertail (both black and orange and Firetiger).
tuffy1
Posted 2/25/2005 11:03 AM (#136570 - in reply to #136257)
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Location: Racine, Wi
Suckers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
While dragging suckers I throw Undertakers, husky jerks, suicks, pretty much any other minnow bait.
The wife does well on 1/2 oz bass size spinnerbaits.
Like GD said, don't forget about the topwaters.
Mr.Pike
Posted 2/25/2005 12:06 PM (#136574 - in reply to #136570)
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Location: Pittsburgh, PA
i have to agree with joel, ill go with the undertaker all year long. first fish last year came on hot tiger 2nd week of april
dogboy
Posted 2/27/2005 8:15 PM (#136819 - in reply to #136257)
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six inch jake, grandma
jackpot for sure.
luckymusky
Posted 2/27/2005 8:25 PM (#136821 - in reply to #136257)
Subject: RE: Cold Water, early spring lure




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Location: ashtabula ohio
ill go with the 6" reef hawg, slow and suspending. shallow dawg, and a spinnerbait. and big plastics.