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Freshwater tackle must haves
Posted on 4/10/14 at 4:13 pm
Posted on 4/10/14 at 4:13 pm
All my fishing so far has been saltwater but I recently moved to NW Arkansas so I need to get freshwater figured out. I'm looking to target bass and crappie from the shore. What are some crank baits, spinners etc that you have found work really well? I'm going to a bait shop tomorrow that I've heard a lot about so I need to make a good shopping list.
TIA
TIA
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Posted on 4/10/14 at 4:14 pm to ClydeFrog
Chatterbait
Posted on 4/10/14 at 4:16 pm to ClydeFrog
Hooks
Posted on 4/10/14 at 4:16 pm to ClydeFrog
Cold Beer, patience, and everything they offer in black and shar-truce..... 
Posted on 4/10/14 at 4:18 pm to ClydeFrog
Watermelon red baby brush hog
Small black buzz bait
Small black buzz bait
Posted on 4/10/14 at 4:22 pm to ClydeFrog
Crawfish cranks, senkos, brush hogs, trick worms, ribbits and chatter frogs stay in the arsenal
Posted on 4/10/14 at 4:28 pm to MrCoachKlein
watermelon seed worm
tequila sunrise worm
the end. i can go to any lake with watermelon seed worm and catch fish all day
tequila sunrise worm
the end. i can go to any lake with watermelon seed worm and catch fish all day
Posted on 4/10/14 at 4:29 pm to MrCoachKlein
Rattletraps, silver and shad colored, red eyed
Posted on 4/10/14 at 4:29 pm to MrCoachKlein
quote:
Crawfish cranks, senkos, brush hogs, trick worms, ribbits and chatter frogs stay in the arsenal
Basically all I have in the tackle box. I will add lizards though.
ETA: Get sacalait jigs also. When you find them, it's a good time.
This post was edited on 4/10/14 at 4:32 pm
Posted on 4/10/14 at 4:32 pm to MsandLa
june bug lizards.
game over
game over
Posted on 4/10/14 at 4:37 pm to WRedmondsStang
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june bug lizards
This is THE only bait my dad uses. Someone could drop him off in the Mojave desert and that dude will whip out a fricking junebug lizard and catch a fish.
My go-to is watermelon/red senko.
OP, what body/bodiesof water will you be fishing?
My brother lives up there on the White River and fishes Beaver Lake and the White daily. Dont forget about the different species up there such as stripers, walleye and smallmouth.
They fish shad raps quite a bit up there along with wiggle warts and small hair jigs.
Posted on 4/10/14 at 4:38 pm to MrCoachKlein
I'm seeing more plastics where you rig a hook through than I expected, good stuff. That's typically fished more on the bottom though, right? Would I have problems getting snagged a lot since I'm fishing from the shore?
Posted on 4/10/14 at 4:41 pm to ClydeFrog
Go to Southtown Sporting Goods on N College in Fayettenam and they will hook you up.
Posted on 4/10/14 at 4:46 pm to ClydeFrog
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Would I have problems getting snagged a lot since I'm fishing from the shore?
if you fish with crankbaits or rattletraps you pretty much need a boat. stick with small chartreuse &/or white spinnerbaits, white buzzbaits, topwater frogs, and tx rigged worms.
if you've never fished with a tx rigged worm though (or a weightless one even, really anything with the hook buried in the bait) be prepared for a steep learning curve. if i had one quick piece of advice for it, i'd say this: never lose contact with the bait. if you don't have a taut line, you can't feel the fish bite, and if you can't feel the fish bite you can't set the hook. if the hook is buried you'll almost never 'accidentally' catch a fish.
Posted on 4/10/14 at 4:52 pm to Polar Pop
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OP, what body/bodiesof water will you be fishing?
It's the Fort Smith area so the Arkansas River, Lee Creek and a place called White Oak Park (just east of Mulberry) that is apparently crappie heaven.
At some point I'll make a trip to Bull Shoals Lake but not too often. I may even get a fly set and go to the White and Buffalo Rivers but mostly I'll stay near Fort Smith.
Posted on 4/10/14 at 4:54 pm to ClydeFrog
Check out the OzarkAnglers forums for some good location specific tips. There is awesome fishing in NW AR.
Posted on 4/10/14 at 5:14 pm to gorillacoco
Great info. Thanks everyone.
And Polar, I'll check out that forum for sure. Thanks.
And Polar, I'll check out that forum for sure. Thanks.
Posted on 4/10/14 at 5:22 pm to ClydeFrog
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Would I have problems getting snagged a lot since I'm fishing from the shore?
I actually some times swim my lizards. Basically cast out and slow steady retrieve with rod tip high.
Posted on 4/10/14 at 5:47 pm to ClydeFrog
Spinner beetles
Carolina rig tackle (bullet weights, Carolina rig hook, and plastic worms)
Top water spinner bait
Carolina rig tackle (bullet weights, Carolina rig hook, and plastic worms)
Top water spinner bait
This post was edited on 4/10/14 at 5:53 pm
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