If You Were Going To Choose One Stick Bait To Throw On Loz, What Would It Be?

[Shaner]

I've heard this is the lure of choice in early spring. What is your favorite places to use this bait?

[fishinwrench]

For Bass: Smithwick deep-diving rouge, the old non-suspending ones...which I'll weight to suspend myself. In Tenn.Shad or Blue/silver (depending on water color).

I'll wish I had a LC Pointer instead, from time to time....but you said "choose one".

For big ol-slab Crappie: Yo-Zuri Crystal minnow (deep diver) in Chart/Shad.

[Shaner]

Smithwick DD uh, good choice. what color, and how deep do like to get the bait to?

[Dutch]

LC Pointer Tenessee Shad

[fishinwrench]

Smithwick DD uh, good choice. what color, and how deep do like to get the bait to?

I don't get too concerned with how deep it goes, what I like about the deep diver is how well it responds to slight little tugs and twitches. As for color, my choices are above (tenn.shad, or blue/silver). I've never done as well with the orange belly schemes, although I know a few guys that swear by them. I just want it to resemble a shad, and I've learned that sometimes the fish want alot of "flash"....but most times they don't. Chrome sided jerkbaits with alot of flash tend to catch smaller fish better, so they are good for running down a bank with the purpose of locating a group of fish. Once located I'll switch to subtle colors and more times than not catch some keepers.

[brownieman]

I would say no one on this board has more experience than wrench when it comes to LOZ.

I would go with anything he suggests when it comes to advice on LOZ...so a Smithwick Rogues it is.

bm

[Ealy]

I've only fished it a handful of times during jerkbait season. I've had some success with Table Rock Shad colored rogues and Pointer 100's. I also caught several on Pointer 78 deep divers in Bone and Aurora Blue.

[G-ROD]

I have had good luck with the LC Pointer 100--Ghost Minnow color