What is the first bait you will throw at bass this weekend?

[Kev]

Hmmm Bleeding bait tube, if it's windy and Skitter Pop if it's calm.

[brifishrgy]

tube and a spinner bait ... I love the 2 rod rule on Erie ... will set my sons rod up with a minnow on 1 and a crayfish on the other ... he will prob get a bigger bass then me again

[pikeie]

green pumkin senko for sure, i will be picking apart the many weed pockets, then i cant wait to try out some of the bever tail soft plastics they look real interesting!

[xrap]

Topwater frog, buzz/spinner bait, clown coulor xrap, shad raps. Good luck everyone!!

[Seaweed]

I will be throwing a nice mix of things.

 

One rod will be rigged with a plastic frog.

 

One rod will be rigged with a spinnerbait.

 

One rod will be rigged with a Senko for those missed follow-up casts on the topwater action.

 

One rod will be rigged with the Drop-shot ... a new thing for me... I think a lot of big fish will be deeper than we think in the post spawn.

 

One rod will have a crankbait that I have to remind myself to throw.

 

One rod will be rigged with a jignpig

 

One rod will be rigged with a nice tube offering.

 

Did I miss anything?

 

Honestly though... I spend a lot of time working shallow action so the frog will see a ton of action and the spinnerbait might come on later after I try a buzzbait early in the day near weedlines.

Edited June 21, 2007 by Seaweed

[mikeymikey]

I'll be tossing Skum Frog.

 

 

 

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I have a question to those using Senko style plastics, what type of rod, reel & line do you use ?

Edited June 21, 2007 by mikeymikey

[Fishnfiend]

Spinnerbait for sure, looking for active fish.

 

Then, some soft plastic offering for following up any missed hits.

[Maida_gc]

Think I'll go:

 

Early - Would love to land one on a Buzz Bait. After that just move to plasitcs. Bleeding Tube, Grubs and worms. Going to give the floating worm a try as well - bubblegum hot pink.

[Aaron Shirley]

I plan to go for largies, so it will be a spinnerbait and Skitterwalk first thing in the morning. When that bite slows, I'll be tossing an Exude Comida (Senko style) bait and jig and pig. I will also try shallow crank baits as well.

 

Good bass openers!

 

Aaron

[Guest lundboy]

I'll start with a tube for small mouth and see what I get.

 

Then probably spinner baits, and then 3"-4" green pumpkin grubs

[mattyk]

spinner bait or buzzbait.

[Whitemikeca]

I am heading up to Buckhorn this weekend and I plan on starting with Topwater if the water is calm. I recently bought a Lucky Craft Sammy topwater and given its $20 price tag it better catch a few. I will probably move on to a Slop Master after that and I might throw a few tubes and senkos as well.

[huntervasili]

Nice big topwater bait... Maybe one of those spro frogs... Something like that though... I only have one day for the next 8 weeks to bass fish and its on the opening day sop I better get me a couple!!! Good luck to all you too

[keram]

Looks like all the basics are covered. First at daybreak topwaters, then spinnerbaits, then plastics, then about 11 am few prayers , and if by noon I'm still skunked I cast my secret weapon with the wind ( farther is safer ) . It is just "stick bait" impregnated with TNT, works everytime, never skunked on bass opener :thumbsup_anim: :lol:

[OhioFisherman]

First lure for me for largemouth is usually a 4 inch ring worm rigged weedless or not depending on the cover. Hard to beat top water but I w

[OhioFisherman]

First lure for me for largemouth is usually a 4 inch ring worm rigged weedless or not depending on the cover. Hard to beat top water but I want to catch and see what is hitting. If the lake has a mix of bass, L/M and S/M the 4 inch worm will take both with out the misses on smallies you get from a bigger worm.

[Rich]

I rarely start the day with anything but my trusty black buzzbait.

[tedley]

doesn't bass season start the last saturday of june which is the 30th. if not a topwater hula popper

[addict]

start with my search bait half ounce spinner.if i dont get any takers ill switch to soft plastics.gonna try the sweet beaver.some finnese worms and if all else fails senko comes out to play.

[wask]

doesn't bass season start the last saturday of june which is the 30th. if not a topwater hula popper

 

 

Definitely this saturday.

[gregger27]

Well while your all out FISHING I will be working this Saturday at BPS. But on Wednesday the 27th I think I will start with Spro Frog and see how that goes.

 

Enjoy the opener this weekend.

[kennyman]

I bought two Northam Fishing spinnerbaits ( I think "perch" and "green bass" patterns) at the Spring Fishing Show and have been saving them for this weekend. They sure are "perdy". Hope they catch some fish.

[kemper]

I still havent decided if Im going out for opener yet, have to work 1-10 tomorrow but if I head out before work its gonna have to be the topwater in the early morning and going to soft plastics/spinnerbaits depending on how active they are.