Best Ozark Springtime Bass Lures!

[BassMaster2]

The Most successful springtime lures you have found for Largemouth at Lake Of the Ozarks:

1) 3/8 oz Shakeyhead jig w/ 5 inch chartrues/pepper finnesse worm

[FishinCricket]

Largemouth at the lake? Not sure..

Now...

Smallmouth in prespawn? I rely on Silver topwater minnow poppers, the smaller the better.

Overall suggestion from me for Bass fishing in the spring?

Deep and slow until it warms up, then a swift transition towards the top for relentless action.

Good thread topic

[smallmouthjoe]

the best springtime bass rig is a 4'' senko wacky rigged. I can fish it as fast or as slow or as swallow or deep as I want simply by adding or taking away weight. Colors of choice are watermelon red when the sun is shinning or green pumpkin when it's cloudy.

[hambone80]

For spring smallies or thier largemouth cousins I prefer to use a jig n' craw combo for the big uns.

[smallmouthjoe]

That is one bad thing about the senko, I usually don't catch as many big fish with it. But i always catch a lot of fish with it.

[brownieman]

Is live bait considered a lure?, dumb question huh, lol...probably not but thats what all lures try to mimmick.

Speaks volumes to me. Live bait is a hassle to get and keep alive but the power of it has been proven time and time again over the years for me.

[creek wader]

I'm far removed from being a good fisherman, I'm just a man that likes to fish. So, never take my advice on anything. But, here's my two bits, anyway .... I use soft plastics..#1 senko type, then any of the following in any order, plastic craw imitations, plastic salamander imitations, twister tails, jig and pig ... that's just me though, I"ve never done well on spinnerbaits or crankbaits

[ozark trout fisher]

I'm far removed from being a good fisherman, I'm just a man that likes to fish. So, never take my advice on anything. But, here's my two bits, anyway .... I use soft plastics..#1 senko type, then any of the following in any order, plastic craw imitations, plastic salamander imitations, twister tails, jig and pig ... that's just me though, I"ve never done well on spinnerbaits or crankbaits

I would have to say 7" Berkely Powerworms Texas Rigged . $1.00 Walmart red and yellow spinnerbaits also work quite well during the spring, plus you don't have to worry about losing a few....

But my true favorite is to throw nightcrawlers off the points this time of year, always works well for me. By the way, I have no idea about LOZ, but I am just saying what works in the little reservoir I fish in Eastern Missouri.

[405z06]

[podum]

the wart says it all . . .