opener day tactics.

[Comit 2]

Ok, on bass opener every thing is in high gear as fishing gos. The shallows are alive with Bass. Now three of the last four state record bass came from lakes within 20 miles of my house but they were taken near the last full moon before ice. So spring has to many distractions for me to fixate on just Bass.

When I do fish for them near opener I love to wade the shallow with my 7or 8wt fly rod with a olive green Clouser minnow I tied. I work it back in a jerkbait fashion in the holes and pockets along the inside weekline. If there is some currant near by great. It sounds off beat but hey, the average size runs bigger for me and a 6lb bass on s 7wt. Not that is fun!!!!

[RawHog]

I'll be pounding docks n rocks with soft plastic jerk flukes for smallies.

[Bass4life]

Looks pretty likely we are going to have a late ice off this year. Might be one of those years when we are going to be in a full pre-spawn mode only on bass opener. Guess it all depends on the weather after ice- out. At least all this snow will hopefully bring some lake levels back up this spring!

[Comit 2]

Pounding docks with flukes. Oh yea! My avitar pic is a fluke Bass. Early November though.

[bassinboy3]

I will be on the flats after spawning smallies, if this ice ever leaves!

[Comit 2]

a spring fluke smallie.

I think this one came from the dark area below my left elbow.

[Dourque]

At the rate this winter is going we may need an auger for Bass opener!

[Lunker]

Which opener? Early bass opener in WI, and early C&R season in N WI is one thing I really enjoy about the WI season. And then there is the Mississippi... so many options!

[bobbymalone]

I think this one came from the dark area below my left elbow.

Dude! don't give away the honey hole!

[RawHog]

I'm going early to southern Wisc. for the first time for bass. Haven't fished much prespawn bass but i'm think I will work lightly weighted tubes, casting them past beds and then creeping it towards the beds, let it sit and make 'em pick it up. I'll throw weightless flukes over any weed cover if its calm. If It's windy, out comes the trusty spinnerbait lol. I'll have a senko a finesse jig and a t-rigged chunk type craw tied on as well.

Probably nothing THAT much different than anybody else reading this.

I think Im gonna use a lot of bluegill colors as well because they eat bass eggs and bass attack them. Darn Gills.

[Nick Kuhn]

The tough part of prespawn is fish love curly-leaf pondweed, but curly leaf doesn't love fishermen.

[EBass]

Dunno yet. Gotta see what the water temps are.

[Hester]

At this rate, I'll probably set out a couple tip ups over some weedlines.

[MN BassFisher]

At this rate, I'll probably set out a couple tip ups over some weedlines.

Hahah

[basssmasher*]