Hail Posted July 1, 2017 Report Share Posted July 1, 2017 Ok guys, been studying up and working towards acquiring a few baits to get comfortable with. My question is about hudds in warm water. It seems that most guys are throwing them fall,winter and early spring. Am I just not seeing info about throwing them in the summer? Or do other baits just work better in the summer? I have been throwing bull gills, mini slammers and johnny rats but wanted to get into glides and hudds. Any suggestions are appreciated. Keep in mind that no one throws big baits around here. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C_R_TX Posted July 1, 2017 Report Share Posted July 1, 2017 A local guy caught a 12 pounder'er on a hud in the middle of summer. Was fishing a 8" ROF16. He vertically fishes them, almost like a big blade bait. Drops them down on slack line, gives it a few pops, and rips them up, and repeats. His general opinion on it is something along the lines of, "The return was not worth the time he put in". There are better ways to target summer time/ warm water fish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BASS_SWINGER Posted July 1, 2017 Report Share Posted July 1, 2017 All year round bait Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigpoppabass Posted July 1, 2017 Report Share Posted July 1, 2017 Not sure about that. Hudds can be trickier in summer due to weed growth. Some very good sticks out here have been throwing rof 0 at night along coon tail edges etc...I would agree that hudds are great baits in colder water. There are just too many more fun options in the summer imo, slammers, pats, topwaters etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Top Ramen Posted July 1, 2017 Report Share Posted July 1, 2017 I fish them all year but I tend to throw Rising Sons a lot more in the Summer. Low&Slow 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Low&Slow Posted July 1, 2017 Report Share Posted July 1, 2017 Toss em real deep and retrieve it almost like a spinnerbait. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hail Posted July 1, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2017 The 2 lakes I'm concentrating on typically develop a thermocline around 12-15'. One is about 135 acres and an average depth of 8'. They stock about 12,000 trout in October. The other is a 400 acre lake. A ton of 9" crappies and 12-14" carp. Shocking reports/studies showed 5 fish over 10 pounds in one area. Our state record is 10.12. Guess it's a good goal to shoot for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAsianSlammer Posted July 2, 2017 Report Share Posted July 2, 2017 Would these work on a shell bed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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