04-26-2022, 04:17 PM
(04-25-2022, 04:37 PM)Jig-fisher Wrote: If you are just pulling crankbaits, it is hard to beat flicker shads. I've caught a lot of fish pulling those lures while other offerings go untouched at the same time out at Willard. Fire-tiger, perch, shad colors, even purple backed ones all work at times. The small size is what I like. I also will run a crawler spinner harness behind a bottom bouncer, but run a bit slower with those. Flicker shads work even at slower speeds and I've run the harnesses and the shads at the same time and caught fish on both.I agree with this. But the one thing about flicker shad is almost everyone of them need to be tuned right out of the box. They never run straight. So it's the first thing I do when using them. They also can get hammered so much you will have to retune them often. I also use the holographic green and blue rattlin rapalas often when casting or trolling the dike. #5 is the go to size for me.