Any action on soft plastics?

[seminole]

I hear a lot of crank bait bites, stick baits, A rigs....

 

What about my beloved split shot centipede and fish doctor? 

 

Anyone throwing em?

[BassBlind]

Good question, I am not sure. --- I have pictures that I was looking through that were taking on this date last year and we caught some nice fish on a simple Texas Rigged big worm, I guess I might as well try it again, not sure why I haven't. 

[5X3]

I haven't heard of anyone throwing them as of yet, we have all been stuck on the rock crawlers, warts, and jigs.  The A-rig has been working well slacked off a bit on Saturday but back strong on Sunday.  Thursday cold spell kind of pushed them back a bit but plenty of sunshine on Friday and Saturday got them going again on Sunday.  The bite your looking for should be just around the corner.  I boated probably 50 fish Saturday but most were in the 13 to 14 inch range, only had three that would measure beyond the 15 inch mark.

[edyer]

If the water clears up, the doctor and pede should work for small fish at least.

 

[Champ188]

I threw a Ned and shaky head sparingly Monday after the front and caught a few. It's about here.

[Nitro 750]

I threw the spilt shot rig with a green pumpkin fish doctor Saturday and caught a couple and had 5 or 6 other hits on it.

[dtrs5kprs]

It was on yesterday, based on the texts and pics I got. Little rig.

[seminole]

I've read a lot that jigs will catch consistently bigger fish than the small plastic worms.  I have tried to throw different jigs with varying retrieves with little success.  I have to say I have not stuck with them very long and usually will only throw intermittently at a particular structure or boat dock.  I need to work with them more to master, but it's hard to handcuff myself for an afternoon when I get so few to fish.  I inevitably will pick up the split shot or Carolina rig before long. 

Any thoughts on trailers, colors, or retrieves would be appreciated. 

[dtrs5kprs]

Once the rock snot gets going the crank bite will become problematic, and the soft stuff will show out.

[abkeenan]

 

Once the rock snot gets going the crank bite will become problematic, and the soft stuff will show out.

Rock snot might be less apparent this spring as the water lake wide has more color and is dingier. Rock snot I believe it due to super clear water where sunlight can penetrate to the bottom and promote whatever bacteria, algae, photosynthesis, etc. that makes up the "rock snot". Babler and Rock Regulars might be able to comment on the amount of slime this year compared to more TR norm water color years. Two years ago I think was the clearest I've ever seen it and I believe the green menace was also the worst I've ever seen it. Just gobs of the green shower drain hair clumps engulfing any bait contacting the bottom. Like the effort to clean up the lake, waterways and tributaries...hate the green plague.