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| This is my first ever post on here after reading all winter. Just curious as to which lure is going to be on the end of your line on that first cast, opening day.
I am thinking about throwing a basic Mepps Marabou to start it off.
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Location: WI | Rabid Squirrel bucktail or Pacemaker. Not sure yet.
edited to add, err...maybe a Hellhound.
Edited by JKahler 5/1/2008 3:35 AM
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Location: The desert | 31 inch Manta. |
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| 7" crane |
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Location: Beaver County, Pennsylvania | My first cast has come and gone already but I started it off with a leo minnow straight. Only one follow so far. Stuck on shore! Arghhh
Edited by adudeuknow 5/1/2008 4:04 AM
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| first cast was lac suel perch manta...and no bite |
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Location: Pittsburgh, PA | My first cast was ERC hellhound nothing yet |
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| the lake we're fishing is clear water, with very nice shallow scattered cabbage early in the year before the milfoil starts up.
i'm leaning towards a purple 4" grandma: twitch, twitch, twitch...
close behind will be a baby wabull and a candy spin.
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Location: Elk River, Minnesota | I'm on the same page as Lambeau...except a 6" grandma Twitch, twitch, twitch..
Then, probably as downsized bucktail of some sort like a vibrax or mepps mini marabou..
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| I will most likely throw a mepps giant killer or a jackpot.
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Posts: 238
| Some type of blade or a jig and swim shad. |
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Posts: 256
| First cast will probably be a Super Model just because I'm curious to see how hard it pulls. After that I'll probably cast a DCG for a bit than switch to a Phantom. |
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Location: The Yahara Chain | Sherbet colored shallow Dawg. |
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Posts: 143
| well, it was the double 12 turbine for me. i didn't think it was that much worse than a DCG. meh. after that, pounder, then a hellhound which produced the first 2 follows of the season. once the 1000 mph winds quit, i know where they live. |
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Location: Duluth, MN | Super Cowgirl |
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Location: Musky Country | The first will be a Copper/redtail Mag dawg
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Location: Anchorage | A black Spring Dawg |
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Location: Verona, WI | Lac Seul Mini Turbo. |
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| Small Blue Fox Bucktail. |
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| If it's IN, probably be a shad colored swimbait of some sort. The Fox Chain? 6" reef hawg, orange. Madison? Maybe a black/orange regular dawg. N WI? Baby Wabull or a twitched X-Rap.
It really depends on where, when, and what things look like when I get there. |
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Location: Stevens Point, WI | Orange and black Topraider or large Pacemaker in the same colors. |
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| first cast is ALWAYS a topraider...black w/chart. tail...every outing...morning, noon or night...spring, summer or fall...the one with not much paint left on it...it's tradition...:)
stan
Edited by STUSHSKY 5/1/2008 3:49 PM
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Location: Lake Tomahawk, WI | 6 big cranks, run between 5 and 15 feet down over open water. 4 on boards, 2 on flatlines. Why is everyone fishing so shallow???
Friggin' doubles always tangle the lines...
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | I'm starting with a little Shack Attack Suzy Sucker. I'm going to work it like a jig on the sand of a SE facing sand flat with scattered cabbage on Pelican. I think. |
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| ive been throwing mepps mariabou, showgirls, bionic bucktails... and some topwater lures. |
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Location: Marshfield, WI | I'm with Sworrall, I'm going to start w/ a 6" suzy sucker. After that, maybe a 6" glider or grandma.
Krishna
Edited by k-bob 5/1/2008 7:20 PM
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Location: Lebanon,Mo | My fisrt cast was in March with the new Krusher bait and this is what I got on my line................
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Location: Kronenwetter, WI | Nice fish! congrats!
I gotta' spot with magic maker written all over it! |
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Location: Hudson, WI | Llungen DC-9. I'll be really tempted to throw one of the Mini Super Humper's from Musky Buster at some point and jigs are starting to intrigue me more and more (even though they have been around since the 18th century). All depends how the fish are moving. But just due to confidence in a bait, blue/nickel DC-9. I really like these bucktails. |
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Location: Hudson, WI | missourimuskyhunter - 5/1/2008 7:27 PM
My fisrt cast was in March with the new Krusher bait and this is what I got on my line................
Did you see a lot of fish on that Krusher? Kind of a goofy looking bait, but I've heard nothing but positive reviews on it. You're like the 4th guy who has told me they boated a fish on a Krusher this spring. |
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Location: Lebanon,Mo | That fish and then a 35" two weeks later.Never had a follow,they just munched down. |
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| Yeah, my fault. I was thinking of a different bait. The Krushers are Llungen's new cranks. They are nice looking cranks. Thanks
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| Llungen dc-9. ive got three of them and plan on using all of them. also cant wait to throw this squirko ive got. |
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Location: mn | Ill be trolling a jailbird shallow invader and few other shallow running crank baits over open water for the mn opener. |
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Location: Iowa Great Lakes | I started with a Triple D and netted a 36" then last weekend lost a potential tourney winning fish on a Hellhound. |
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Posts: 431
| I started out with an SS Shad, no dice. That SS Shad is begging to get eaten this year, maybe in a couple of weeks. Only action I've had so far this year was on a custom spinnerbait. |
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| Black Mag Dawg... |
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Location: Northwest Chicago Burbs | Small Glide bait typically a smuttly dog, cobbs or magic maker. Really depends on the conditions. Basically downsize and slow down to start. Some days baits work like a large lipless rattle bait, small bucktail, mid size topwater, small twitcher, small crank. Some days summer and fall patterns work too. Depends on the conditions and bite. |
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| Small Big Game twitched nice and easy, followed by a Perkette or some other small shad-bodied gliders that I made. |
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Location: Ontario | Same as every Opener, 10" bootail, 10" jointed Beleiver, 10" Jake (trying a squirrely this year), #5 Vibrax French/#8 Vibrax Fluted, Thunderhead, Jackpot, 10" Suick, Outkast, Perchbait. New arrival this year is a Wave Walker. Trolling or casting with most of them, Good luck to all. Gotta wait til June 21 up here this year. |
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| which Krusher? |
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| people dont follow the go small in the spring anymore??....haha I would follow that. |
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Location: NW WI | I'll start with a backlash...LOL! Seriously...either a small marabou tail or a twitch bait. Grandma, Crane, etc. |
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