I know spring is a long way off!!!

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Permalink Reply by Joel Alinen on December 13, 2012 at 11:21am

I have had very little time on the water in the early spring...so the little success Ive had has been on Terell ... I was targeting emerging Pads, reeds, and any wood with senkos and jigs.

What do you guys think? How about spinnerbaits, Traps, Swimbaits?

Permalink Reply by Josh Potter on December 13, 2012 at 3:35pm

How about Spears, Electro shock, or a well thought out trap?

Permalink Reply by Tag Watson on December 13, 2012 at 7:20pm

"A ton of time"?  My first largemouth outing was May 8th this year.....My approach for 2013 is to make it out before May 8th!  I will fish whatever the conditions dictate. 

Permalink Reply by Tag Watson on December 13, 2012 at 7:22pm

Spinnerbaits, traps and swimbaits are definitely great choices for Spring.

Permalink Reply by P.J. Koshi on December 13, 2012 at 7:27pm

I did not fish for Greenies this year before June I think... I am hoping to try and get out and fun fish more this spring. When I have fished for early season Largies it has mostly come at Potholes and the surrounding seep lakes.  I look for the warmest water and that is usually at the back of the skinny creek arms or back bays.  It seems if you get your bait in or around whatever cover is present in those arms with warmer water you can get bit pretty well.  I have had almost all of my success on a 1/2 jig with a bulky trailer at least like a Sweet Beaver sized piece of plastic.  Big tubes have also put good fish in my boat too.  Depending on wind and weather conditions I have also had some knock out days on a spinnerbait.

Permalink Reply by Ryan Perrey on December 13, 2012 at 8:46pm

In addition, I personally don't leave home with out a few shallow diving/ squarebill cranks! The action of a square-bill looks a little too erratic for the colder water temps but they've produced some good ones for me all over the country, Washington State (esp. King Co. waters) included. Like spinnerbaits, crash em into wood and don't forget a bait knocker. Just my 2 cents. I can't wait to throw big swimbaits this spring!

Permalink Reply by Tag Watson on December 13, 2012 at 10:40pm

Big, bulky jigs are my favorite early Spring bait.

Permalink Reply by Mike Floyd on December 13, 2012 at 11:32pm

I try and start in feb. if the weather permits. Look for swimbait rods and Flippin sticks in my boat, love to power fish!

Permalink Reply by Ryan Lamb on December 13, 2012 at 11:40pm

Imagine that Tag! haha

Tag Watson said:

Big, bulky jigs are my favorite early Spring bait.

Permalink Reply by Ryan Lamb on December 13, 2012 at 11:43pm

I am finally going back to school this winter/spring, I won't get too much time on the water.

The thing I'm excited about is that I'll be up in the north end so I'll get to explore new waters.

I'm pretty excited to throw as many baits as I can this coming spring, I caught both green and brown on a bunch of new baits last spring and hope to do it again this year!

I have the rattle trap and spinner bait glued to my hand now ever since last year