I went out to my favorite lake today in southern Wisconsin just to get the boat out & use the Aqua-Vu. Lake Geneva is a clear 146 foot deep lake. The water temp today was 43.6 degrees. Bass fishing opens up next weekend. I'd like to get some advice on what your top three choices would be for lures, spinnerbaits and/or plastics when fishing for bass. If you could, I'd like to hear what your choices would be for each of these water temps: 45-50 degrees, 50-55 degrees and then 55-60 degrees.

Suspending Jerkbaits and suspending jerkbaits!  

T-rigged craws! Jigs! Sweet Beavers!

Spinner Bait, Rat-L-Trap, & Plastic for all three  

I have to agree with Catt.

I am fishing in Virginia and using the Rat-L-Traps and spinnerbaits and some crankbaits thrown in for luck.

Worm fishing is getting better as they come off their beds; but darn, you need patience and I don't have much of that.  Don't forget your drop shot and shakey head rigs along with throwing unweighted Senkos.

As the water gets warmer, I will skip the Rat-L-Traps and hit the spinnerbaits, crankbaits, Chatterbaits and jigs along with the plastics.  Then comes the topwaters when the water temperatures reach near the 70's. (Although I have been told that the bass will hit a topwater in colder water after they come off the beds.)

The main thing is to get on the water and try your luck with different baits.  The fish will tell you what they want.

Ive caught bass on almost every type of different lure I own this spring. Since the conditions have been changing so much and rapidly, one day I will be throwing topwaters, the next day will be slow etc...the weather has been really weird around here lately.

Small tubes

Hare jigs

Finesse jigs

Rattle traps

Suspending jerkbaits

Suspending shad rap

Square lipped crankbaits

Spinnerbait

Allen

45 - 50 degrees - Blade baits and suspending jerkbaits

50 - 55 degress - Suspending jerkbaits, slow rolled spinnerbaits w/single blades, jigs

55 - 60 degrees - Same as above plus lipless crankbaits and Crigs

Brad