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What is your #1 lure in canoe country and you bring a backup?

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shock

03/28/2019 10:03PM

Same color and weight/length. One answer only please ;)

I fish mostly openers so it's an easy choice for me, a 7" blk/gold original floating Rapala.

keep your line wet, good things will happen

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missmolly

03/29/2019 05:47AM

Mepps with a gold blade. Plain spinner. Size 4.

I will paddle eternal, Kevlar and carbon.

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bobbernumber3

03/29/2019 05:53AM

Jig with twister tail

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AmarilloJim

03/29/2019 06:18AM

I don't bring much so I have doubles of everything. If I could only take 1 lure it would be a #12 fire tiger HJ and I would use snap weights to get it to different depths.

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Harv

03/29/2019 06:42AM

bobbernmber3: "Jig with twister tail"

2nd. Jig

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preacherdave

03/29/2019 07:11AM

Duo Realis lipless crankbait (gill color)
Don't leave home without it!

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Wables

03/29/2019 07:12AM

Rapala tail dancer, #7, perch.

"Hold on, I think I can get in without getting my feet wet."....SPLASH...

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Savage Voyageur

03/29/2019 07:14AM

I bring at least 2-#13 size Silver Rapalas. It will catch Pike, Walleye and Smallmouth Bass.

"So many lakes, so little time." WWJD

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moray

03/29/2019 07:46AM

Not counting soft plastics,it would have to be Reble Pop R in bone color. It is a smallmouth catching little dude. Pike aren’t opposed to killing it either.

Moray

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flynn

03/29/2019 08:58AM

It's easy to bring a bunch of vertical jigs with twister tails and it would be foolish to only bring one, so I'll say something else.

Lipless crankbait, probably firetiger. 1/4 to 1/2oz. They like to get snagged on rocks if you let them sink too far, but boy do they produce.

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tarnkt

03/29/2019 10:34AM

Rapala skitter pop. I loan them out to my buddies who have been known to check if there are any fish up in the trees on shore so I bring 4 or 5.

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QueticoMike

03/29/2019 10:44AM

I think you need to make a clarification on soft plastics. If soft plastics count I would want at least 2 ZMAN ShadZ. If they don't count, I would say bullfrog magnum torpedo.

I can be followed on Instagram @queticomike

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missmolly

03/29/2019 10:49AM

Savage Voyageur: "I bring at least 2-#13 size Silver Rapalas. It will catch Pike, Walleye and Smallmouth Bass. "

Two? Two would last me about two hours...if I were lucky.

I will paddle eternal, Kevlar and carbon.

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shock

03/29/2019 03:27PM

QueticoMike: "I think you need to make a clarification on soft plastics. If soft plastics count I would want at least 2 ZMAN ShadZ. If they don't count, I would say bullfrog magnum torpedo."

i already knew your answer ;) but yes either or, hard or plastic , obviously 1 does not just bring in 1 or 2 plastics.

keep your line wet, good things will happen

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Savage Voyageur

03/29/2019 06:18PM

missmolly: "
Savage Voyageur: "I bring at least 2-#13 size Silver Rapalas. It will catch Pike, Walleye and Smallmouth Bass. "

Two? Two would last me about two hours...if I were lucky. "

Ok I’ll fess up. here are (some) of my Rapalas I bring. I’m a Rapoholic.

"So many lakes, so little time." WWJD

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Spookmeister

03/29/2019 06:54PM

Bladebait. Great for putting walleye in the canoe, but will lose 3-4 in the rocks in a weeklong trip.

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Abbey

03/29/2019 08:49PM

Rebel craw.

Everything else, if I lose it, just skip to something similar in the tackle box.

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CanoeViking

03/30/2019 06:15AM

Black/Silver no. 7 shad rap. I never fish without it. Caught many walleye, smallies, and Pike. I hope to add Lake Trout this year.

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walllee

03/30/2019 08:43AM

Jigs and twisters...

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HighnDry

03/30/2019 09:46AM

Rapala Husky Jerk, Gold and Black, 11cm.

"It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed.”

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MeatGun

03/30/2019 03:53PM

Thanks to you, Shock, the F18. I kind of thought it was a joke but tried it one year and caught my largest wilderness walleye on it. Now I take 3 or 4. Fun to try different colors sometimes.

"In the woods, we return to reason and faith" Emerson

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shock

03/30/2019 05:12PM

MeatGun: "Thanks to you, Shock, the F18. I kind of thought it was a joke but tried it one year and caught my largest wilderness walleye on it. Now I take 3 or 4. Fun to try different colors sometimes. "

thats Freak'n AWESOME ! Congrats !
a friend of mine borrowed one of my F-18 white with chartreuse back (which i never used) and he caught some huge smallies on it in the shallows. we've also done good on the rainbow trout pattern ;)

keep your line wet, good things will happen

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Jackfish

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03/30/2019 07:58PM

walllee: "Jigs and twisters..."

What walllee said. Easy #1 for me.

"Keep close to Nature's heart, yourself; and break clear away, once in a while, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean." ~ John Muir

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dpreiner21

03/30/2019 10:38PM

Original rapala floater in gold or silver (size 9-13). Color would depend on the the stain of the water.

The very basic core of man's living spirit is his passion for adventure.

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ParkerMag

04/02/2019 06:26AM

At least for early (May/June cusp) trips - 1/4 oz chartreuse double-bladed (preferably Indiana blades) spinner bait.

“I would rather sit on a pumpkin, and have it all to myself, than be crowded on a velvet cushion.” - Henry David Thoreau

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Basspro69

04/08/2019 09:20AM

Jackfish: "
walllee: "Jigs and twisters..."

What walllee said. Easy #1 for me."

Yep

" I want to know Gods thoughts , The rest are details " Albert Einstein. WWJD

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CityFisher74

04/08/2019 01:52PM

If I took this literally and truly had to choose 1, I would bring a black Jig with white twister tails.

Assuming jigs are a boring answer for this question, I would bring a Rapala original shad in silver.

"The idea of wilderness needs no defense, it only needs defenders."

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QueticoMike

04/10/2019 12:21PM

ParkerMag: "At least for early (May/June cusp) trips - 1/4 oz chartreuse double-bladed (preferably Indiana blades) spinner bait."

You should try going bigger with the 3/8oz BooYah chartreuse GLOW blade spinner.

I can be followed on Instagram @queticomike

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ParkerMag

04/11/2019 07:53AM

QueticoMike: "You should try going bigger with the 3/8oz BooYah chartreuse GLOW blade spinner. "

Mike, my mind is sure open, but the size/weight (and blade type) speaks to how, and how fast I tend to fish that lure that time of year. I like to "burn" it just beneath the surface to where the blades leave a bulge in the surface. A heavier lure, or willow leaf blades make me have to retrieve it faster than I'd like to get that effect. Colorado blades make me have to retrieve it slower than I'd like.

“I would rather sit on a pumpkin, and have it all to myself, than be crowded on a velvet cushion.” - Henry David Thoreau

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carmike

04/12/2019 08:58PM

Well, if you mean I only had ONE lure to bring with, it would be a lipless crankbait.

If you mean my favorite lure, it'd be a Tail Dancer.

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Basspro69

04/12/2019 09:15PM

jig and twister tail and backup is Swim shad but let’s be honest I bring more than 1 backup

" I want to know Gods thoughts , The rest are details " Albert Einstein. WWJD

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zski

04/13/2019 09:30AM

Shad Rap <<< may be replaced by flicker shad...pending further review

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thegildedgopher

04/13/2019 09:41AM

zski: "Shad Rap <<< may be replaced by flicker shad...pending further review"

Both great baits, but really quite different despite similar shad profile. Different bouyancy, different materials, one is a loud rattler and one is not. I use both and wouldn’t ever want to choose one or the other!

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overthehill

04/13/2019 10:36PM

tail dancer

Not to Hurry-Not to Worry

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SammyN

04/14/2019 07:04AM

carmike: "Well, if you mean I only had ONE lure to bring with, it would be a lipless crankbait.

If you mean my favorite lure, it'd be a Tail Dancer. "

carmike:
what style/brand do you use?

Thanks!

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Captn Tony

04/14/2019 07:33AM

Flicker Shad in perch color for everything but trout and a purpledescent tail dancer for trout and large pike.
Second go to is a jig with a ring worm.

You're going to HELL and you're going to drag me with ya!! -Gunsmoke

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thegildedgopher

04/14/2019 07:01PM

overthehill: " tail dancer"

I have other cranks in my “deep” box— reef runners, deep husky jerks, bombers— but it’s mostly TDS.

For the TD fans, grab a scatter-rap series with the curved bill if you can. I think the deepest version only trolls to 20 instead of 30 but they can be the ticket when nothing else works for me. Instead of running true they veer like a poorly-tuned crabk, then correct course, then veer again.

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Bumstead

04/15/2019 07:56AM

I'm going to require duct tape to seal my tackle tray before my June trip this year lest I add 20 more lures due to inspiration from this thread!

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carmike

04/15/2019 12:08PM

SammyN: "
carmike:
what style/brand do you use?

Thanks!"

I'm not too picky....Usually whatever I can find on sale. LiveTarget makes really good ones, but they're pretty expensive, so a Rippin' Rap is probably on the end of my line most often. Strike King makes good ones, too. Honestly, I don't think brand matters that much. Just my .02.

Oh, and I assume you were tasking about the lipless crankbaits. :)

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SammyN

04/15/2019 12:34PM

carmike: "
SammyN: "
carmike:
what style/brand do you use?

Thanks!"

I'm not too picky....Usually whatever I can find on sale. LiveTarget makes really good ones, but they're pretty expensive, so a Rippin' Rap is probably on the end of my line most often. Strike King makes good ones, too. Honestly, I don't think brand matters that much. Just my .02.

Oh, and I assume you were tasking about the lipless crankbaits. :) "

Yes, I was asking about the Rippin Rap.

Haven't used them before, and was going to take a fire tiger and maybe pink uv with me, for my spring trip, and try them out.

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deancal20

04/16/2019 10:09AM

I was looking up your suggestion on duo realis and there are two gill colors. Ghost gill and prism gill. Which one do you recommend?

Deano

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Coppernuts

04/16/2019 10:33AM

3rd. 1/4 oz jig with 4" white twister tail. Removable spinner blade too. I order that stuff in bulk from Northland for river smallmouth fishing. You can get your cost down to about 50 cents a lure.

I was pitching that setup beneath some falls and catching 25-30 inch northern consistently. I removed the blade to let the lure run a little deeper and I limited out in 16-17 inch walleye in about 30 minutes.

About as versatile as it gets.

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preacherdave