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| I want to target open water suspended fish on a natural lake with ciscos. I'm not really setup to troll but the lake is mid sized and I think I could target a lot of areas by casting. What baits would you cast in this situation? I was thinking of trying some bondy baits but I'm not sure how they will work in that situation.
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Location: NE Ohio | the 'old school' version would be to throw bagley's DBO6 and DBO8's in the appropriate colors. i remember an old in-fisherman video segment using these baits for just this situation. |
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Location: Waukesha, WI | Bulldawgs in and around schools of bait. Medussas work great as well. Depending on how deep the bait is setting up in the water column any bait can work. Around my area bulldawgs, bucktails, and crankbaits seem to work best |
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Location: Walker, MN | If you have ever ice fished for tullibees and whitefish, you know what extreme up-and-down movements these fish can make while chasing food. Bondys and Pounders simulate these movements very well. |
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| This is a vid we made some years back. We do alot of it on St Clair with our Bondy Hot Orba and Royal Orba. Both can be retrieved at just about any depth you want...
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4dEFqNINmLA
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Location: MN | Husky size dussa's and loud prop topwaters have produced the most action for me. Nothing better than a topwater strike over 30+ feet of water. I have found that pounders run too deep for the speed I like to retrieve. |
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| I love 9 inch shadzillas for open water casting. Covers a lot of water and the best thing is you dont have to worry about the retrieve. Just cast them out and reel em in, like a bucktail but with nearly no water resistance. Saves tones of energy compared to rippin baits hard. They come in a shallow (5 oz), normal (6oz) and deep (7oz) version so they are very versatile. |
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| For open water casting, I also like countdown cranks |
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| Great suggestions so far, I would add the Phantom Hardhead. Kdawg |
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Location: Hayward, WI | Hardheads, big rubber (Tackle Industries, Bulldawgs, Shack Attack, Medussa, etc.) in Mag to Pounder size work well. I also like Triple D's and Depthraiders. Those are good baits to target the 6+ foot depth ranges. If fish are riding high, pretty much any bait will work.
I typically like somewhat bigger size, or louder baits when fishing open water. Figure anything to increase the calling distance is helpful out in the open water. |
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Location: Grand Rapids, MI | Any lure will work on suspended fish, the most important thing IMO is that you don't fish too deep. Though it might make you uncomfortable fishing a bucktail in 45-65' of water sometimes that's your best bet. Regardless of depth I'll rarely fish a bait deeper than 15' for suspended fish. |
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Location: Oconto Falls, WI | Do a search on here for suspended fishing and you will find a ton of info. Some will go pretty in depth.
Like Will said any bait will work, and yes do not make the mistake of going to deep. Bagley DB08's are awesome and cheap, but most cranks will do. Rubber is a no brainer, and don't limit yourself to just one style. You will find on days they want rubber like Hardheads, Bulldawgs, and Medussas and on other days they want rubber like Big Joes.
My standard line-up for suspended fishing is:
Jakes
Grandmas
DDD
Bagley DB08
Ciscokid
Ernie
Reef Digger (old body style)
Depth Raider (floater and sinker)
Hardhead
Big Joe
Fish Stick
Ortin
Double 10's are starting to make there way in as well.
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