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| what type of spring lures does anybody use? im going to gather some lures for the spring. |
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Location: Northwest Chicago Burbs | I'm a big fan of....
-bomber long As, and bomber long a mags
-6 inch gliders
-small voodoo tails
-small mepps mariboos
-jackpots
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Location: Madison, WI | Did someone say mags?
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Sorno just sent me a bomber long, can't wait to give it a try!! |
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| My experiences have told me that the small lure craze this time of year is a little overrated.
I throw...
MagDawgs
Glitter Bitch's
Weagles
DDD
DRaiders
Nothing different from my summer arsenal...and we hammered them last year on opener in Vilas.
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Location: Stevens Point, WI | I really don't do much different in the spring, I concentrate more on location than bait type. I break out my topwaters right away in the season and throw spinnerbaits often too. Last season I boated a fish on the WI River on opening day on a Topraider in less than 50 degree water and had a few other blow ups. |
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Posts: 92
| We've had good luck with the 4 1/2" Cobbs Crazy Shad, the 5" Big Game Twitchbait and the 6" Thumpertail bucktails in early spring in NW Wisconsin. Also can't wait to try the new Cobbs Rattlin Shad glider this spring!
Jim Stroede |
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Location: Ft. Wayne Indiana | Mag Dawgs
S.S. Shads
Weagles
Pacemakers
Squirkos
Turmoils
9 inch Grandma's
Rattlin' Shad
9 inch Bucktails |
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Posts: 354
| Last couple of springs I have had the most luck with husky size hawg wobblers. Spring topwater is a beautiful thing. |
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Posts: 1996
Location: Pelican Lake/Three Lakes Chain | Hawgman,
I was going to write a long reply, but then I realized I already had one on site. This might be worth the time to read.
http://muskie.outdoorsfirst.com/articles/01.18.2006/1003/Making.Wis... |
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Location: The Yahara Chain | Shallow Dawgs and Killr Eels worked over the tops of emerging vegetation.
Bucktails
twitching a crane bait
topwater
6" Eddie bait |
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Location: Stevens Point, WI | Very nice article Norm. |
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| thanx everyone for all ur replies. this is a great help! |
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Posts: 2691
Location: Pewaukee, Wisconsin | 5 to 7-inch Slammers and Undertakers work for me every opener.
If it works, why change anything.
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Location: Ft. Wayne Indiana | I would also like to add the 8 inch Delong Eels. Great early shallow water bait. |
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Location: Contrarian Island | they don't call em "spring dawgs" for nothin...great early season bait...twitched, cranked, jerked, jigged ...everything....
I have had a tendency to downsize in the spring but let fish dictate what they want....
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Posts: 938
Location: NeverNever Lake | Spring in Ohio begins at Ice-out, normally Feb-Mar. Subscribing to a small bait theory could be a shortcoming as well as fishing too slow.
anything from a 9" Grandma to a medium Dawg to a 1/2oz Rattle Trapp has worked for me |
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Posts: 3518
Location: north central wisconsin | Around southern opener I like:
6" Nitros
6" Reef Hawgs
full size jerkos(best of both worlds)
Jack Attack spinners(similar to rizzo whiz with #8 colorado)
7.5" grannies
topraider
zara super spook
8" sucker or big chub
Zalt
6" Bobbie
5" Crane(9"ers too though)
Edited by Reef Hawg 1/18/2006 4:59 PM
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Posts: 170
Location: Valparaiso , Indiana | I like to use...
Shallow Invaders
6 & 9 inch Bulldawgs
Twich 6 inch Jakes
Blue Fox Vibrax
Tippy Darter
Hellhounds
Jackpots
Musky Buster Top Walker
Suick |
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| Stillwaters
Cobb gliders
Undertakers
Killer Eels
bass spinnerbaits
I throw everything in the box that is smaller in size usually. I put more fish in the boat the more I throw Stillwaters. I just need to throw them more. Not the smartest kid on the block I guess.
Ty
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Posts: 1939
Location: Black Creek, WI | Small Spinnerbaits (Mostly Modified Candy Spins).
Baby Depthraiders (the action of a TripleD... only in a smaller package).
Weighted 5" Slammers (weight is added for more hang time)
10" Jake (always need a big bait option to try)
jlong |
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| Smallish gliders
Crane baits for twitchin'
Small CJ's
Jigs with swimming heads
Beav |
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Location: addison, il | hello. all. i have to say creatures are one of my top picks . followed by delong eels and most definatly reefhawgs are a top producer for me all year long as well as depth raiders twitched and jerked. i also did well useing the prototype fluter tails last spring.
till next time.
jack some jaw
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Location: Tomahawk, Wisconsin | I seem to have the most success tossing smaller size bucktails although I will toss em the usual standbys ie. dawgs, topwaters, large spinnerbaits, wood, as well, but Wiz type baits are my go to bait til the water warms up. |
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| i don't buy the small bait thing at all ....
mr. automatic gliders as slow as you can work them .... then slow down a little more
an easy target is as effective if not more than bait size
metabolism in cold water = cadence, not size
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| For trolling, i use woodies.The small ones. For casting you cant beat a crane bait |
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