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Bumstead |
quote missmolly: "quote Bdubguy: "This is interesting MM. I have not caught a fish on a Senko. Granted, haven't used them much, and have had good intentions on using them more... " Do you throw your follow up senko texas rigged or wacky, Miss Molly? |
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TeamTuna06 |
quote shock: "not necessarily a lure but a color pattern and thats blue/silver minnow imitation." Rapala skitter pop/prop is killer for me in this pattern |
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missmolly |
quote Bdubguy: "This is interesting MM. I have not caught a fish on a Senko. Granted, haven't used them much, and have had good intentions on using them more... " They're my follow-up lure. When a bass missed your surface lure, toss a Senko to the spot and watch your line, for you'll often see the hit before you feel it. Don't wait too long to set the hook. |
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TeamTuna06 |
- great in moving water, the current will impart action on the bait. My favorite bait is a Gulp 3" fry. |
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MeatGun |
Cranks for lake trout (including the purpledescent tail dancer). Bait for lake trout Spoons for lake trout ... lake trout Seems to be a theme. I'm pretty sure that the pictures and stories that you all post are a conspiracy to drive me crazy. That fish doesn't actually exist. |
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nctry |
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AmarilloJim |
quote Captn Tony: "For my penance I shall read 10 Infisherman, and catch 2 dozen nightcrawlers." LOL |
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Bumstead |
quote Savage Voyageur: "There is a undisclosed BWCA lake that we go to often that we can catch Walleye all day long. Then we cast out lighted slip bobbers from shore and most nights after supper we can catch 10-15 more all thrown back. We just sit on our canoe pad and have an adult beverage and a Cuban cigar and let the fun begin. Largemouth bass and Smallmouth bass on spinnerbaits all the time. Geez, Savage, sign me up for that! You've got it figured out for sure. After searching the maps for a lake called "undisclosed", I then assumed the lake name might be "Eden", "Shangri La" or "Utopia".....my search proved fruitless. Any chance you can share some info with a younger BW angler where this might be? Perhaps an email of the info could be part of your last will and testament. I envy the time you have available for fishing in your retirement! Anyway, back to subject at hand. I'd throw rattletraps (lipless cranks) onto my list of not productive, along with Blakemore Roadrunners. I hear so much about both, especially Roadrunners for crappie, panfish....just not when on the end of my line. I have some of both along for my BW trip this spring. Chartreuse roadrunner with a leech? Gonna give it a shot when drifting for 'eyes. I'll give a rattletrap or two a few casts in bassy areas too. |
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Captn Tony |
never caught a fish on a dardevil, never caught a fish on a artificial worm? never caught a fish on a pig & jig? never caught a fish on a soft crawdad bait? never caught a fish on a tail diver? never caught a fish on a rattletrap? never caught a fish on a bulldog? These are all in my tackle and God knows I have tried these lures extensively, and have seen fish caught on them but I can't seem to get them to work for me! For my penance I shall read 10 Infisherman, and catch 2 dozen nightcrawlers. |
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Big Tent |
Marketing Promotion at work. I lost one on Missing Link once, not sure if it was a fish or a snag, it happened so fast. |
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missmolly |
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bassnet |
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missmolly |
quote bassnet: "Well, it's easy to write it down...speaking it I fumble. Something written down I probably could." Let me think about where we could immortalize your wisdom. Writing it would be fine and if you wouldn't mind, I'd bring it to a high shine. |
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bassnet |
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mr.barley |
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Savage Voyageur |
What evades me is dropshot fishing and limited success with a Senko worm rig. I've tried both but I just don't have good luck with them. Maybe I need more time on the water, I am retired now so work is no longer an excuse. |
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TwoByGreenCanoe |
My go-to best tactic: Lindy rig, lindy rig with bottom bouncer and slip bobber. |
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bassnet |
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missmolly |
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BobberRob |
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bassnet |
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bassnet |
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moosedoggie |
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Basspro69 |
quote shock: "not necessarily a lure but a color pattern and thats blue/silver minnow imitation."In clear water, especially at night, is extremely deadly. |
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Basspro69 |
quote mr.barley: " Johnson silver minnow"+1 I must have had 50 hits on this damn thing before i caught my first fish on it about 25 years ago. |
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missmolly |
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mastertangler |
quote mapsguy1955: "My son caught this on first evening out, one of first Senko cast at campsite last September... 39 inches.. " Nice! Black? |
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Jeriatric |
Going with other people's favorites was a good starting point but I think I might have done nearly as well if I had started out using what worked for me at home. I have never fished with a worm harness, seiko or buzz bait in the BW. However, I've caught plenty of bass on them in California. Same with drop shot fishing. The red and white Dardevle and yellow five of diamonds never worked out for me in the BW but they came through for me later, in BC and Yukon Terr. The fire tiger pattern cranks worked for me in the BW, in summer but not early June. I own several inherited Johnson's Spoons but I have never cast one, primarily because of the things I read on the Fishing forum, ten years ago. Different people had never caught a fish on one despite using them over long periods of time. I can't swear to it but I don't think I have ever caught a fish, in the BW, on a Mepps Spinner. It was my brother's most productive lure in the BW. He'd be landing fish left and right and I'd have to switch FROM a Mepps to start catching fish. It's the power of the mind, I guess. I've caught tons of trout and bass with Mepps spinners, in California. I've used slip bobbers from camp successfully in the BW. I still don't like messing with them. The collective favorite ten years ago, the silver and black original Rapala, was moderately successful for me. My most successful technique, by far, was a leech with a buoyant jig. |
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yogi59weedr |
I also have tried planer boards with same results. This will change this year. |
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HighnDry |
quote missmolly: "All the threads about various lures that so many use effectively has me thinking about how I've caught thousands of fish up north, but have never caught a single fish using any of the following popular methods: I'll admit my amateur nature and ask what is "drop shotting" and "worm harness"? If I have to ask, it's safe to say that I haven't ever tried these or caught fish on them! |
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mc2mens |
quote Atb: "There's a lot I have not tried, but here's some stuff I hear referenced a lot which I haven't tried: Give the Lindy rig a try. Tipped with a leech, it's one of the most effective lures I've used for catching walleye. Drifting through channels and off points. |
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missmolly |
a bass on a spinner bait (and I've cast spinner baits many, many times in bass thick waters to catch pike) a bass on a rattle bait (I've tried.) any fish drop shotting (have yet to try it) any fish on a worm harness (have yet to try it) any fish with a slip bobber from a campsite (Oh, I've tried!) a swimbait (have yet to try it) What popular bait/fish combo has eluded you? |
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lyontyl |
- I don't recall ever catching a walleye in BWCA on a jig and twister tail (always caught on leech and jig head or lindy rigs) |
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Atb |
Lindy Rig Worm Harness Sucker Rig Searchbaits (aren't they all? If you're fan casting and moving, isn't it that simple? I try to use something new every year to expand my toolbox, and it seems like everything works to a degree if you put your mind to it. I've added weedless presentations, swimbaits, and different rigging options. This year I'm focusing on drop-shotting, which I am high on. I start with panfish around this time of year, and scale the technique up as I more on to other species. I have high hopes for drop-shotting walleye next month! |
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shock |
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overthehill |
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missmolly |
A worm harness is a string of hooks where you hook a nightcrawler multiple times. Most have a spinner up front to further attract fish. |
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shock |
quote Basspro69: "thats what i've been told , i think by you a few times LOL ;)quote shock: "not necessarily a lure but a color pattern and thats blue/silver minnow imitation."In clear water, especially at night, is extremely deadly." lets face it, anybody's achilles heal lure isnt going to get the time your bread and butter does . confidence is a big part of fishing. but i'll keep trying ,,maybe,, |
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missmolly |
And I shout out: "Amen!" |
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mastertangler |
I to am not a fan of the 5 of diamonds spoon pattern and come to think of it I don't think I have ever caught a fish on them. I much prefer the crackle frog daredevil and have blasted many nice pike on that color. The Earie Dearies are lights out on walleye but only if they are suspended and that usually means off color water. Before lake Earie cleared up due to Zebra mussels my all time biggest stringer of walleye came off Earie Dearies. If you can fish them near the bottom (as with any crawler harness) they will catch plenty of fish. EZ.......just count them down to the bottom and the next cast start cranking before they hit. I cannot ever remember catching a fish on the venerable Hulu popper.......thats rather odd actually. |
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