In cold water, what's your preference? Pork or plastic, and why?

Hootie

A long time ago I used pork because that is what you were suppose to use. Caught lots of fish on Uncle Josh number 11 pork frogs , eels , and waterdogs. Then I started using twin tail grubs and they worked too. Now I dont even have any pork , simply because plastic is handier. 

PORK for me !!  In cold water i always throw pork. I think it remains softer,more fluid movement,naturally bouyant. It just seems like steak for bass versus a vienna sausage? Its just a bait i have a lot of confidence in with real cold water-heck i use it quite a bit all year with great sucess. My favorite is the small crawdad UncleJosh made on a 1/8oz jig. Very slow fall. Ive been tryin to find more,but no luck and my stash is runnin low.

What is pork??

jk

Used to use pork but am getting lazy in my old age so I use Zoom Super Chunks.

Plastic. Much easier to manage than pork.

I don't use pork ever (not discounting it, I just haven't gotten into it yet)but when its cold plastic, but no flapping claws unless it is both cold and muddy.

I interchange the two year round. It seems like the pork trailers are a better option when I'm after big fish, and when I'm after largemouth. Smallmouth seem to prefer the plastic trailers for some reason. 

Plastic!

There was a time when plastic became stiff in cold water but not so with todays plastics.

I still use pork as a trailer on a Johnson Spoon!

The reason I posted this question is because I start fishing early Spring. soon as the ice is gone.

The water is still quite cold. Back in the day, and now, I always used pork. But it takes too much babysitting.

I would prefer to use plastic, but at the same time, I want the odds in my favor. So, if it means putting

up with the hassles of pork, so be it. When the water is this cold, the fish aren't exactly jumping in

the boat. I appreciate all the input from you guys. Maybe I'll give plastic a serious try this Spring.

 

Hootie

Plastic all the time, it works just fine in cold water for me.

Never used pork ... plastic works for me.

Never used pork ... plastic works for me.

ditto

Never used pork ... plastic works for me.

  

ditto

Ditto x2

Lazy plastics.

I never use pork. I've always had great luck with plastic. Sometimes I have to mix it up on types of plastic, but it always gets the job done.

In cold water, what's your preference? Pork or plastic, and why?

Hootie

 

Hootie, define "cold" please.

 

I haven´t used pork trailers in ages, where I´m at they are a PITA, you have to babysit them danged things !

Hootie, define "cold" please.

I'm not even going to try Raul. You would never understand...lol.

Hootie

For me when the water temps get down to where I think that a jig with plastic trailer (usually a Craw) may be too much, I switch out the whole deal.

 

Usually it's time for a hair jig or a blade bait.

 

A-Jay

GYCB Flappin Hog II.  Those jiggly paws on those things will sit there and quiver long after the bait has been moved.  Terrible beaver bait but the best cold water jig trailer I've found.  

Only plastics here. No pork.

I used to use pork trailers exclusively and there was a time when they were far superior to any plastic. In the last several years makers of plastic baits have improved them to the point that pork isn't worth the hassle anymore. Got rid of all my Uncle Josh baits and haven't looked back.

Alpster? Is that really you?

Alpster? Is that really you?

 

No Catt, just a clever look alike. I've been around, just been up to my neck in life. Things should settle down pretty soon. Going to fish more this year, no matter what. Hope you are doing well friend.

Zoom trailers for me .. Or rage .. That's about it .. Sometimes I'll use a small skinny dipper