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Hey guys what's working for youthis time of the year as far as baits it's 70 degrees in MO where I fish so what baits would you recomend, the fish still seem kinda sluggish

  • Super User

Air temp is going to have little effect. It's water temp you want to monitor.  I guess depending on where you are in the state your water can be anywhere from 50-60 degrees at this point? Maybe a fellow MO angler will chime in.  Focus on colder water tactics for now. Jerk baits, squarebills, jigs, drop shot, and a dreaded senko if you're desperate. J/k, nothing wrong with senkos, it's just a last resort for me.

  • Super User

Jerkaits, lipless cranks, square bills, swim jigs, Rage Lizard, Baby Craw, Craw & Lobster and the Sworming Hornet/ LFT Live Magic Shad.

Other suggestions: Topwater, buzzbaits, spinnerbaits, DT6, Bandit 200, Fat Ika and Senko.

Jerkaits, lipless cranks, square bills, swim jigs, Rage Lizard, Baby Craw, Craw & Lobster and the Sworming Hornet/ LFT Live Magic Shad.

Other suggestions: Topwater, buzzbaits, spinnerbaits, DT6, Bandit 200, Fat Ika and Senko.

You know, the truth isn't always super helpful lol.

I'm in North mo. Been slaying them in the flats on buzz baits and spinners everywhere else. Thats about all I'm getting bit on.

  • Super User

Around St. Louis I have had pretty good luck with flukes, and shallow running crankbaits.

The last two guys talk about killin em on buzzbaits and shallow cranks, which I WISH I was catching them on also. Two of my confidence baits, but havent got a single one this year yet in NC.

All of my biggest fish so far have come from a jig, with the exception of one coming from a Texas rigged mag finesse worm.

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I'm fairly close here in KS. Killed them Friday on a 3/8oz brush jig. Saturday a wacky rigged stick bait was the deal. Really, they're eating about everything you put in the water lately it seems like, some baits are just better than others. 

  • Super User

Same thing that works every year, this time of year in WNY.  Suspending jerkbaits, lipless cranks, and jigs. I have not fished any water above 46/47 degrees yet, except one day last week when the shallows got up to the low 50's............then they promptly took a nose dive back into the 40's with a cold spell we are in.

I'm in North mo. Been slaying them in the flats on buzz baits and spinners everywhere else. Thats about all I'm getting bit on.

Do you mean spinnerbaits?   Or the single bladed in-line spinners like a mepps/panthermartin?  

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Around St. Louis I have had pretty good luck with flukes, and shallow running crankbaits.

what lakes in stl do you fish

Do you mean spinnerbaits? Or the single bladed in-line spinners like a mepps/panthermartin?

No I meant spinnerbaits. I haven't had much luck on a mepps this year. I do fish them a little.

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No I meant spinnerbaits. I haven't had much luck on a mepps this year. I do fish them a little.

I caught my biggest bass ever on a Panther Martin #2 brass spinner with the 1.5 in minnow trailer!  Basically a trout lure.  Caught a nice 11-12 lb LG!  Nothing since on it lol.

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