Lake St. CLair and Erie baits

[PABassfish]

hey I had found a post about different baits that were popular on these lakes but cant find it. Im mainly going to be fishing tubes and drop shot but want to know about specific tubes/ colors and drop shot baits/ colors . Just looking for What works consistantly on Lake st. CLaire?
THank you very much- the fishing trip is a month away im getting ancy haha

[djkimmel]

There should be a bunch of posts on those subjects. I use mostly Xtreme Bass Tackle stuff for tubes and quite a bit for drop shot too. I get bored easy so I do try the new colors but plenty of Wayne's old color still work really good.

I like his Formula G3 all the time. One of the top all-time, longstanding producers is Canadian Mist. It just works! A lot! When I'm around shiners and other flashy minnows, I love snap-jigging Emerald Shiner Hologram.

Lately, I've really done well on Erie Goby on different waters at different times of the year. I also like St. Clair Crayfish when I want some chartreuse/perch looks. On Erie I throw in the Slither color often (dark melon tinsel flake) and sometimes Great Lakes Craw. I also like Great Lakes Craw anytime I fish deep in the channels (later in the year) or for a change up on Lake Erie. The color does a good job on waters that feature rusty crayfish too.

Once in a while, I get out there in muddy water and tear them up on Firetiger tubes. I use the St. Clair Crayfish more often now because it seems to produce in more conditions on more lakes but I've had some days on Firetiger that were pretty night and day in catch rate. It is one of the top selling colors in all lures for a reason.

Generally, you would do well to start with dark watermelon or green pumpkins, and switch up once in a while to smokes or white/minnow colors to find out what works best. Copper/chartreuse/gold flake tubes are pretty popular out on  St. Clair all the time. I use quite a few colors (because I get bored easy, plus sometimes these bass just hit something better on certain days and the only way to find out is to keep switching) but probably more often some of the colors above.