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Is any one else on a small swimbait bite???I cant get bit on any thing bigger then a baby wake. I can get some to follow but that's it. I been killing them on the small s-waver, 5"savage gear soft 4 play,shell cracker,and the weedless hudd shad. They wont hit a 6" hudd,68,wake jr 8"fs trout nothing they wont look at it. Im not complaining or any thing its just weird. There not small fish they are between 2 an 5lbs not huge either. Me an my friend are having 12 plus fish days.Any one else having realy good days? What bait is doing good for you?

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My bites have been on the morning wood rat. I think it's the same size as the baby wake minus worm tail.

 

Had a few followers on a Deps 250. But all the same size as the bait. lol

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I've been getting a few fish every time out. Mostly 2 to 4 pounders. Was getting them earlier this spring on the slammer, but now everything has been on the 6" and 8" hudd. Last outing I also missed about 5 fish on a 9" kong floater. Definitely turning into a hudd fan real fast! Now I just need to buy a small army of them :lol:

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Its been super slow for me also. Havent gotten a bite in over a month. What happens after they spawn? Do they not eat anymore and recover first? I know the post spawn will be good but I remember reading bill Murphy's book and he mentioned that theres a time after spawning they will not eat at all for about a week. Seems to be longer than that right now.

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Its been super slow for me also. Havent gotten a bite in over a month. What happens after they spawn? Do they not eat anymore and recover first? I know the post spawn will be good but I remember reading bill Murphy's book and he mentioned that theres a time after spawning they will not eat at all for about a week. Seems to be longer than that right now.

 

Our waters have had a 2+ month "post spawn funk" now. Moving baits of any kind (that I own, at least) have proved an effective tool for fishless depression. Most of what I've read has implied that they become very inactive even up until a summer feeding pattern begins. I am now convinced that big baits are fantastic up to the spawn; after that, not so much. Hopefully your lull doesn't last as long as this one here has.

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Its been super slow for me also. Havent gotten a bite in over a month. What happens after they spawn? Do they not eat anymore and recover first? I know the post spawn will be good but I remember reading bill Murphy's book and he mentioned that theres a time after spawning they will not eat at all for about a week. Seems to be longer than that right now.

 

Our waters have had a 2+ month "post spawn funk" now. Moving baits of any kind (that I own, at least) have proved an effective tool for fishless depression. Most of what I've read has implied that they become very inactive even up until a summer feeding pattern begins. I am now convinced that big baits are fantastic up to the spawn; after that, not so much. Hopefully your lull doesn't last as long as this one here has.

 

i hope it will only get better soon! last year around this time i was on a really good bite after the spawning but i guess every year is diff..depending on weather i guess...

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i hope it will only get better soon! last year around this time i was on a really good bite after the spawning but i guess every year is diff..depending on weather i guess...

 

Last year was better here, too. It's amazing how different it can be from year to year.

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Its been super slow for me also. Havent gotten a bite in over a month. What happens after they spawn? Do they not eat anymore and recover first? I know the post spawn will be good but I remember reading bill Murphy's book and he mentioned that theres a time after spawning they will not eat at all for about a week. Seems to be longer than that right now.

After spawn bass will take a little while to recover but remember on any given body of water not all the bass are spawning at exactly the same time. It can spread out a month or more. Actively feeding fish can almost always be found. Murphys book is my favorite

Joe

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Our funk usually lasts a week or so, luckily it seems to fall during the work week. ;)

 

Might sound funny to you, but try a rat bait. I prefer to target banks with trees hanging over a little deeper water. IMO, after they spawn they follow the same pattern back to the first break. Where/how I fish, this typically leads me to find them in the location mentioned above.

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I been fishing my rats and nothing i made a smaller one i will get picks up so you all can see it.

 

Speed i been crazy busy but i almost got 3 rats done. Im still going to send one your way so you can abuse it an see how you like it. Seems like you love the rat baits.

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