Top 25 Springtime Baits (Water temp 61-65 degrees)

Kevin

Senior Fisheman
Joined
Jan 10, 2009
Location
Craig, Colorado
Best Catch
12lbs
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Charger
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I saw this aarticle somewhere and thought i would share it with you:



Top 25 Springtime Baits (Water temp 61-65 degrees)


<TABLE><TBODY><TR><TD vAlign=top width=250>For Numbers
soft stickworm - weightless
crankbait - shallow diving
Texas rig - medium lizard
jig - rubber skirt body
lipless crankbait - 1/2 oz
crankbait - medium diving
spinnerbait - willow/Colorado blades
soft jerkbait - medium
spinnerbait - double willowleaf blades
Texas rig - small craw worm
jig - unskirted w/worm body
Texas rig - medium straight tail worm
Texas rig - small creature bait
weightless non-floating worm
Texas rig - large lizard
Carolina rig - straight tail worm
hard jerkbait - plastic suspending
wacky rig - soft stickworm
Texas rig - medium curly tail worm
crankbait - deep diving
Texas rig - long curly tail worm
drop shot rig - finesse worm
swim bait - shad imitation
wacky rig - plastic worm
Texas rig - small finesse worm
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For Size
Texas rig - small craw worm
Texas rig - large lizard
spinnerbait - willow/Colorado blades
jig - rubber skirt body
Texas rig - small creature bait
Texas rig - long curly tail worm
spinnerbait - double willowleaf blades
soft jerkbait - medium
Texas rig - medium curly tail worm
Texas rig - medium lizard
lipless crankbait - 1/2 ounce
drop shot rig - finesse worm
Texas rig - medium creature bait
crankbait - deep diving
soft stickworm - weightless
crankbait - shallow diving
Texas rig - large creature bait
creature - weightless
swimbait - shad imitation
crankbait - medium diving
jig - unskirted w/worm body
hard jerkbait - plastic suspending
Carolina rig - straight tail worm
Texas rig - medium straight tail worm
wacky rig - plastic worm
</TD><TD vAlign=top width=60>Average
Weight 4.83333333
4.66666667
3.58333333
3.31756757
3.21428571
3.20833333
3.16
3.04761905
3.025
3.01724138
3
2.7
2.6
2.525
2.49264706
2.4609375
2.35
2.3
2.25
2.16666667
1.925
1.91666667
1.91666667
1.825
1.8125
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Top 25 Springtime Baits (Water temp 66-70 degrees)

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For Numbers
soft stickworm - weightless
Texas rig - medium straight tail worm
crankbait - shallow diving
Texas rig - medium lizard
Texas rig - long curly tail worm
soft jerkbait - medium
topwater - weedless plastic frog
jig - rubber skirt body
Texas rig - medium creature bait
weightless non-floating worm
wacky rig - soft stickworm
crankbait - medium diving
spinnerbait - double willowleaf blades
spinnerbait - single Colorado blade
lipless crankbait - 1/2 ounce
swimming blade jig - medium
Texas rig - medium curly tail worm
topwater - weedless topwater frog/rat
Texas rig - medium flip tail worm
topwater - medium popper
spinnerbait - willow/Colorado blades
topwater - small popper
Texas rig - small finesse worm
Texas rig - small creature bait
Carolina rig - straight tail worm
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For Size
topwater - weedless topwater frog/rat
topwater - weedless plastic frog
Texas rig - medium curly tail worm
jig - rubber skirt body
Texas rig - medium flip tail worm
Texas rig - medium straight tail worm
lipless crankbait - 1/2 ounce
Texas rig - small creature bait
swimming blade jig - medium
crankbait - deep diving
Carolina rig - small ring fry
Texas rig - medium lizard
spinnerbait - double willowleaf blades
Texas rig - craw tube
Texas rig - medium creature bait
Texas rig - long curly tail worm
topwater - medium popper
crankbait - medium diving
soft jerkbait - medium
lipless crankbait - 5/8 ounce crankbait - shallow diving
Carolina rig - straight tail worm
spinnerbait - single Colorado blade
wacky rig - soft stickworm
topwater - small popper
</TD><TD vAlign=top width=60>Average Weight
3.35714
3.27083
3.25
3.23529
3.16667
3.1375
3.08333
3
3
3
2.83333
2.72368
2.71429
2.7
2.66667
2.65625
2.6
2.55
2.51667
2.5
2.34524
2.33333
2.3
2.25
2.15
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