First bait to hit the water on Bass opener...

[Dylan33]

It's a little early for this, but what is the first lure that you will throw on your maiden bass outing this year?

Mine is a brown and orange Northland Buck-A-Roo jig thrown up in the slop.

[Cecil]

Mine was a spro little john shallow crank

[Nick Kuhn]

I started throwing that new clackin crank. Did manage one fish on it but it was running just a little too deep, so I switched to a flat rap that ran nicely over the weeds and that worked quite well. Plastics and jerkbaits had limited success when I tried those.

[TurnUpTheFishing]

probably a swim jig or fluke.

[bassfshin24]

I'll probably be throwing a 3/4oz red eye shad on mille lacs for those smallies. I'm guessing they are going to be prespawn and getting ready to move up shallow. Unlike the past two years, i dont think the smallies will be on their beds this year for opener.

[Cecil]

I wouldnt be so sure. 80 tdy, 80 tmrw 70's next cpl weeks. Bays up there can warm up really quick.

[bassfshin24]

That would be awesome Cecil. Got my fingers crossed. The past two years have been awesome for me up there. I did however catch my biggest smallie on opener last year on a spinnerbait...full of eggs and hadnt moved up on its bed yet.

[ducksnbucks]

Wacky rigged senko!!

[EBass]

senko +1

[Craigums]

I threw a Red Eye shad 1st

[Hester]

Some kind of a jig for me. Now which jig is the problem.If I did not have so many than it would not be such a hard choice.

[SluggoMaster]

That's a tough one. I am going to let the conditions and water temperature decide that one.

[IBFishin2]

I'll be throwing the spro little John shallow crank as well. White spinner will be my second option.

[ShoreGuy1984]

What a great topic. These next two and a half weeks are going to be the hardest for me. Wanna get out there soooo bad!!!!

Ill probaly throw out a KVD 1.5 Silent Stalker in the sexy sunfish or bluegill, or a Yamamoto Swim Senko.

[kaine]

4" lizard junebug nose hooked on a trokar dropshot hook.

[TonkaBass]

Luhr Jenson hot lips expess!

[Larson15]

3/8oz jig

[BassNut33]

Spinnerbait always a spinnerbait, probably in golden shinner.

[Deitz Dittrich]

I think my first cast this year was a suspending rat-l-trap type bait.. made by Sebile.

[Timmy D]

Beetle spin

[goblueM]

my first cast was a hot mustard color wiggle wart

[BronzeBrother]

Depending on the water temps but either a Fluke, Senko, Swim Jig or Beavertail Texas rigged if wind allows... Mille lacs...

[Chris519]

Baby-1 minus mid in charteuse color. Followed very closely by a zoom frog.

[bemidjibasser]

Black/blue jig and chunk. Jerkbait and home made crankbait or swimbait to follow depending on the mood of the fish.

[Craigums]

Beetle spin

I like your style