What's your favorite bait for bed/sight fishing? Yesterday I was over a pretty nice female and she actually took my fluke(search bait) but got off first, then after trying other things I tied on a havoc crawfatty with a 1/4 oz weight and pitched it right in front of her and shook it for a couple seconds until she bit. Ended up being a 4 pounder which is good for the little reservoir I fish. biggest fish I've personally seen out of there

I'd like to tell you I'm a "seasoned" bed fisherman ... But that is far from the truth , lol ! I do fish a local state public lake in February through mid May almost exclusively sight fishing bedding females. To say the least , it's fun ! Here are my go to baits ...

White Zoom lizard ... That's my #1 favorite

Solid white jig with white craw trailer ... A great throwback bait if you miss with the lizard.

White rage craw ... Also a good throwback , or if they won't bite the lizard (I can usually coax them into biting one or the other)

Natural color (green pumpkin , pumpkin) jig w/ matching trailer ... If they won't bite something white. (The ONLY reason for the white is visibility for myself ... I can see the bait and what it's doing)

Natural color crawfish ... I like the Zoom little critter craw on a shakey head , just seems to trigger a strike quicker than a larger bait.

Hope this helps a little. Definitely try the white ... Anything white , I LOVE seeing my bait while sight fishing !