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How do you fish lily pads?
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06/26/17 12:38 AM
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Noojen
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I know that frogs are the go-to for fishing lily pads, but what if that's not catching them and pads are the predominant cover?
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Re: How do you fish lily pads?
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#12310982
06/26/17 12:44 AM
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Thad Rains
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Frogs and braid. I also have a fluke rig tied on (braid) to follow up any missed strikes. I have also fished plastic frogs (Stanley Ribbet and Zooms Horny Toad) in them with braid as well. Around the edges, I normally throw a yellow mgaic and get lots of bites that way, too. HOpe this helps. Tight lines, keep safe and good luck.
Thad Rains
Tight lines, keep safe and good luck.
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Re: How do you fish lily pads?
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06/26/17 01:13 AM
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Pumadon
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Frogs, senkos and beaver style baits
FISHING NOW NOT WORKING ANYMORE
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Re: How do you fish lily pads?
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06/26/17 02:13 AM
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bigbass94
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Vibrating jigs and swim jigs are among my favorites to throw in pads.
"If people concentrated on the really important things in life, there'd be a shortage of fishing poles." - Doug Larson
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Re: How do you fish lily pads?
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06/26/17 02:27 AM
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SteezMacQueen
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Eat. Sleep. Fish.
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Re: How do you fish lily pads?
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06/26/17 03:09 AM
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Andrew Y'Barbo
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50# braid with a skinny dipper
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Re: How do you fish lily pads?
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06/26/17 03:27 AM
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formula462
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We just got back from Arkansas river tourney and I got my money fish with a buzzbait around the pads. We were throwing frogs but they weren't interested and any that missed the buzz was followed with a t rig rage craw or jig.
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Re: How do you fish lily pads?
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06/26/17 05:39 AM
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lconn4
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I hop spinnerbaits over the top and let them drop through any openings, same with hollow bellie swim baits on flashy spinners, year round, especially if its windy. A jig would get through easier but I like to make a lot of racket.
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Re: How do you fish lily pads?
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06/26/17 07:06 AM
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JWfish
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Love dragging an unweighted bass assasin over top and letting it fall off edge to flutter down. Most bass nail it within a few inches of going down.
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Re: How do you fish lily pads?
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06/26/17 01:04 PM
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joebass2
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Weightless Yum Dingers work well in the pads at Twak.
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Re: How do you fish lily pads?
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06/26/17 01:14 PM
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Frank the Tank
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Re: How do you fish lily pads?
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06/26/17 06:50 PM
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redskeeter190
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Re: How do you fish lily pads?
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06/26/17 07:03 PM
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SoCal Tom
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Senkos, swim jigs and flip the holes with a tube or beaver
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Re: How do you fish lily pads?
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06/27/17 01:45 AM
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Phototex
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HB frogs; toads; buzz baits; and T-rigged, lightly-weighted, big plastic lizards. As a last resort, a black, 9" pork eel on a weedless hook sometimes works when nothing else will.
Also, there's a decent article on fishing pads in the latest B.A.S.S. Times.
Last edited by phototex; 07/02/17 09:01 PM.
PB: 10-01 on a Ribbit frog
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Re: How do you fish lily pads?
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06/27/17 10:29 AM
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Gamblinman
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HB frogs; toads; buzz baits; and T-rigged, lightly-weighted, big plastic lizards. As a last resort, a black, 9" pork eel on a weedless hook sometimes works when nothing else will. I remember the Pork-O days. Non-stop fish.
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