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Savage Voyageur
04/08/2019 08:50PM
 
One trip we had 8 guys and brought 3 pounds of leeches...and ran out of bait. Leave the Minnows and bring leeches.
 
Zwater
04/08/2019 10:21PM
 
Leeches tend to ball up on the hook in cold water. Rainbows early season, leeches around June.
 
PikeEatPike
04/08/2019 08:26PM
 
I agree with Lannie. Always bring in a pound of lake run leeches from Babe's in Ely for our trip the first week of June. Not uncommon for me and the wife to be fishing with Gulp on the 5th day. Leeches long gone and plenty of fish tails to tell.
 
Wallski
04/08/2019 10:58PM
 
I usually catch my bait on the lake I’m fishing. A sinking bead headed nymph green in color does the trick. Dem big wallski’s slurp up half dead Cisco’s and run strong.
 
Zwater
04/08/2019 11:04PM
 
Wallski: "I usually catch my bait on the lake I’m fishing. A sinking bead headed nymph green in color does the trick. Dem big wallski’s slurp up half dead Cisco’s and run strong."


I thought in a previous thread you use live or dead suckers?
You catch your own bait? This is getting funny:)
 
Wallski
04/08/2019 11:30PM
 
Zwater: "Wallski: "I usually catch my bait on the lake I’m fishing. A sinking bead headed nymph green in color does the trick. Dem big wallski’s slurp up half dead Cisco’s and run strong."



I thought in a previous thread you use live or dead suckers?
You catch your own bait? This is getting funny:)"

Yes when I’m on overnights in the D-dub I tend to catch my own bait. I net whitefish each fall also. Been doing this 40+ years.
 
Lannie
04/08/2019 07:59PM
 
Large leeches for walleyes and small leeches under a slip bobber for crappies. Even in May, leeches are the easiest to keep alive with minimal effort
 
Jamie B.
04/03/2019 08:40PM
 
For your walleye and crappie fishing in may what minnows do you have the best luck with?
 
walllee
04/04/2019 05:01AM
 
Leeches for Walleye, small minnows for crappies..
 
Tony da Batch
04/04/2019 03:24AM
 
Live ones!! rainbows
 
bobbernumber3
04/04/2019 04:57AM
 
Leeches
 
QueticoMike
04/04/2019 05:16AM
 
walllee: "Leeches for Walleye, small minnows for crappies.."


Yep