I live in montreal canada and my lake just thawed about a week ago. Going out this weekend and wondering what the best cold water bass catching baits are for my lake.

-cold

-clear

-2-15 ft

-rock bottom

Thinking of trying out some x-raps and rattle traps. What do you think?

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-Jerk

-jig or creature

-grub/shad (sometimes put a clip-on above it)

-SB slow-rolled

-slow-rise shad-type crankbait (weight it if you have to)

-lipless

-floating Rapala (water in lower 50s)

btw Welcome!  

Isnt fishing season closed this time of the year? I know in southern ontario its not open till the last saturday of June

it is supposed to be hot & sunny this weekend, I am planning on fishing rocky ledges & humps, use jigs reeeaaalllly slow, or if there are any leechs in your lake you could try drop-shotting a berkley alive 5" leech, let it sit in a likly area & jiggle your rod tip( keep your eye on your line, the bite will be very sutble.

what lake are you fishing? I am golng to chamlain on Sat, they have a catch & release season(may 11-june ??)