Off Season question

[HOGIE]

What is the first box that you grab to make sure is right and ready for the next time you are on the water?

[basscat21]

Hair jigs, see what I need to tie.......

May have to wait till her winter coat comes in to source the special color....

[ECobb91]

thread made me think of this scene. One of the funniest 5sec of a show I’ve seen

[juice780]

No off season here. Winter is a fun season to fish.

[posmallie]

I don't have one box with cold water lures. But, on my deck you will find a jerkbait, blade bait, hair jig, and shad rap. One or more of those will catch fish immediately after ice out. I'll also have a square bill and swimbait nearby. A lot of lures will catch fish in the cold water. If you know there are fish present, sometimes you just have to rotate through a few options to find what they want.

[ECobb91]

All joking aside, I’ll reorganize my jerkbait, jigs and terminal tackle box are pretty much all I carry with me early season. Sometimes crankbaits but I don’t use those often

[bilgerat]

I use pretty much the same baits year round … if I have confidence in it I’ll throw it. I spent too many years throwing what I read I should be throwing vs going with my gut and suffered for it.

[getfished]

I use pretty much the same baits year round … if I have confidence in it I’ll throw it. I spent too many years throwing what I read I should be throwing vs going with my gut and suffered for it.

This is kinda my method also. I was out yesterday and had the usuals on deck with the addition of the jerkbait which I ended up using just about 100% of the day.

[bilgerat]

This is kinda my method also. I was out yesterday and had the usuals on deck with the addition of the jerkbait which I ended up using just about 100% of the day.

I pretty much gave up on the jerkbait. I think the problem for me is most of my waters have poor visibility and that factor alone reduces the effectiveness of it. I don’t doubt for a second they’re a good bait but they never clicked for me.

[tcesni]

Ned

[Solitario Lupo]

I usually make my baits in the off season. Then use those.

[Woody60]

What is this off season you are talking about? Just kidding, fortunate to be able to fish year round here.

[posmallie]

I pretty much gave up on the jerkbait. I think the problem for me is most of my waters have poor visibility and that factor alone reduces the effectiveness of it. I don’t doubt for a second they’re a good bait but they never clicked for me.

What do you consider poor visibility? I tend to catch most of my jerkbait fish in pretty dingy water, generally 2-3 feet of visibility. But, sometimes certain lakes just aren't good jerkbait lakes.

[Doorman1]

Terminal tackle box by the end of every season it becomes a mess. I take it all out resort then make a order on what I will need for the next year.