I have a tournament saturday. The conditions are cloudy with a light rain chance, the high is 73F and the low is 63F the lake doesnt have a whole lot of cover besides some lines of reeds I will be pre-fishing for the next few days im thinking my best option would be a kvd sexy frog in all black. Any suggestions on what Yall think would work? Its going to be raining and storming for the rest of the week till the day of the tournament (saturday) any help on possible baits would be awesome I love in Florida also

I like to cover a lot of water with a lipless crank in a red craw color this time of year. If you can find fish, some will recommend a jerk bait, however I SUCK at fishing a jerk bait and I'm not afraid to admit it Lol.

Line of reeds could be a good start..I would start with a buzzbait(or frog) depending on the thinkness. Then try spinnerbaits, from there I would try a jig/trailer or creature bait with pegged bullet weight. I don't know the water clarity there but I prefer dark colors.

They're catxjing fish in Florida on soft body SWIMBAITS and swim jigs and topwaters .. And punching ...

Lipless cranks here too. I'm also going to try jerkbaits and gain confidence in those.

Rat-L-Trap 1/2 oz Toledo Gold

Frogs in February and early March! Are you nuts!!!! It's 6 degrees out there!!! Im jealous. Have fun.

It's been a cold extended pre spawn season in SoCal, are your bass done with the spawn where you live in Florida?

Tom

I have no confidence in February.

Ice until April, here......

 

Have Fun!

We haven't seen 70 degree weather since October   Water temps would be helpful as they'll be a much bigger deciding factor in how I would fish than the air temps. 

 I have no idea what lure to recommend . Once you start fishing , figure out what you want a lure to do and make it happen. The terminal tackle box is the most important box I carry .

Start in what you think is a spawning cove, and then work your way out until you find the fish. A frog, buzzbait or spook would be a good search lure up shallow to see if the fish are in the spawning area. Watch for any follows or swirls. Obviously look for beds.

If they're not there. ....or if all the other competitors are. ... then move out to the next point and throw a crank or lipless. Jig or carolina rig. Try to find fish moving up or moving out.

Regardless of water temp, these fish are going to be tired of waiting to spawn. The longer sunlight will force them to move up. If the coldfront/rain puts a funk on the spawn, then they will all be bunched up. ...waiting to move in. Find them. Also keep in mind, half your lake may have spawned already. ..... post spawn fish are hungry.

Start in what you think is a spawning cove, and then work your way out until you find the fish. A frog, buzzbait or spook would be a good search lure up shallow to see if the fish are in the spawning area. Watch for any follows or swirls. Obviously look for beds.

If they're not there. ....or if all the other competitors are. ... then move out to the next point and throw a crank or lipless. Jig or carolina rig. Try to find fish moving up or moving out.

Regardless of water temp, these fish are going to be tired of waiting to spawn. The longer sunlight will force them to move up. If the coldfront/rain puts a funk on the spawn, then they will all be bunched up. ...waiting to move in. Find them. Also keep in mind, half your lake may have spawned already. ..... post spawn fish are hungry.

Great advice thank you so much!

I'd recommend a good auger and some tip ups. If you have a shelter and space heater, I'd recommend bringing them too...

I'd recommend a good auger and some tip ups. If you have a shelter and space heater, I'd recommend bringing them too...

I live in Florida