Boundary Waters Quetico Forum :: Fishing Forum :: What's your
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Chicagored |
I do not consider myself a good fisherperson, but I always have success up there. I happen to like pike, and I never fail to catch them by trolling a floating rapala, usually one with some green on it, maybe 100 feet or so behind the canoe. Sometimes get a smallmouth that way too. I try to troll about 30 feet off the shoreline. I think its Quitico Mike who has written many good articles in the past. One time I contacted him directly and he sent me a very good article on fishing in the BW. I learned a lot from it. I always go to his recommendations first. One other point. Each year I always haul a ton of tackle up there and end up using 3 to 5 lures, plus some duplicates when I lose one. Also hooks and twister tails etc. Try to only bring what you think you really need or want to try. |
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A1t2o |
It's not about any one "best" lure or setup. You just bring what you think you are likely to use and have a couple backups or color variations. The Little Cleos, jointed rapalas, and Mepps are the ones I usually try first though. On a side note, we did get skunked once two years ago and we really went through almost our whole tackle boxes in the process. That experience really showed me that there are just some lures and gear that you will never use or only ever try to use when there are no fish biting. You are much better off sticking to what you know and have had success with in the past instead of filling out your tackle box with every option. It lets you travel lighter and makes changing your lures out easier. If you are targeting the correct depth/location, a slightly different lure is not going to get fish to start biting. |
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QueticoMike |
Chicagored: "In the original post, you did not say what you wanted to fish for. If anybody want to read my article Grand Slam Lures or any of my other articles just send me an email - queticomike@yahoo.com - and I will send you a copy. Just request what you are looking for. Good luck everyone! |
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PineKnot |
PikeLover: "Whooper Plooper" That must be the Chinese knockoff version of the Whopper Plopper!! |
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TheOnion |
I have used and lost several Silver, Gold and Olive Green X Raps. They all catch fish. Tie good knots and don't toss them into trees :) |
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CityFisher74 |
pilot: "I'm not much of a fisherman, but am going to give it another try on our upcoming trip. Going to be on Malberg, Makwa, Adams, etc. (EP 37) If I could only bring 2 rigs up to BWCA, I would bring a slip bobber with a leech as bait, and I would bring a Rapala Original Shad. |
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AmarilloJim |
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pilot |
Savage Voyageur: "Are you looking for bait or lures? " Probably a little of both. Not really fishing for anything in particular. I've got a few spinners, 3" grubs, 5" swimsenkos3/8 oz booyah globlades, roboworms, Zoom limetruse trick worms, swing impact 4" shads and a few rapalas, wack worm set ups and other odds and ends... |
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QueticoMike |
PineKnot: "PikeLover: "Whooper Plooper" Sounds German to me :) |
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ManMythMurse |
I know the thread is a bit old, but figured I would share my favorite! |
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pilot |
AmarilloJim: "Are you looking to spend hundreds more? LOL" Lolz! Not really. |
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Savage Voyageur |
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pilot |
Curious to know what's the one or two that you all take on every trip. I recently spent hundreds on stuff that I don't even know how to use, but came "highly recommended" by my fishing buddies. |
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airmorse |
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Savage Voyageur |
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pilot |
Savage Voyageur: "I would bring leeches when you can get them or night crawlers. Fish them on a slip bobber. I also like the jig tipped with a live bait. As far as lures I would include some Shad Raps and some original floating minnows. " Forgive my ignorance, but are leeches and crawlers normally available in and around the area? |
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Savage Voyageur |
pilot: "Savage Voyageur: "I would bring leeches when you can get them or night crawlers. Fish them on a slip bobber. I also like the jig tipped with a live bait. As far as lures I would include some Shad Raps and some original floating minnows. " You might have another week to find leeches then they will be gone. They stop trapping leeches and the supply dries up. Crawlers are pretty plentiful at any bait shop. |
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lundojam |
husky jerk: all species wacky worm:bass |
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Trouthooker |
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cyclones30 |
You can also buy bigger packs of their factory blem's and 2nds...I get those too....you can pick a general color and get a variety of styles and colors. |
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pilot |
danbogey: "You can always try the Berkley leeches on a jig. When are you heading up? Friend canceled on me so I'm going solo on the 7th of Sept, coming from Pittsburgh. Will be a great week of fishing and photography." Next week. Been looking forward to it since May. May squeeze in a fall trip too depending on what happens with schools and C19. |
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Moonman |
Lots of other similar lures will work as well of course, those are just some of my favs that have proven themselves time after time on many different bodies of water. One thing to consider is that two fishermen fishing those lures in the same lake might have vastly different outcomes, experience and knowledge really do matter (not saying you don’t have those lol). Keep it simple by keying on classic mid summer locations: for smallies, current areas, offshore shoals and weedbeds, primary drop offs, pike, secondary drop offs, walleyes in deeper current areas, secondary drop offs in 18-25’ of water, suspended at those same depths of water but over the open basin, and then shallower reefs and weed edges at night. Hope that helps, Moonman. |
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QueticoMike |
Magnum Pop-R Booyah chartreuse 3/8oz spinner bait ( sounds like you might already have these ) Green Pumpkin tubes Bullfrog Lucky 13 Dardevle spoon Mepps Spinner - size 5 Gold Rapala jointed lure - J9 Rapala Husky Jerk - Gold Berkley Gulp Leeches Dr Spoon silver spoon One ounce jig with white buck tail Black and silver size 11 Rapala |
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outsidethebox |
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missmolly |
I have caught more fish with an F13 Rapala than any other. I like the bright colors to track them in low light and chop. |
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shock |
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thegildedgopher |
shock: "i've mainly done opener trips in the BW and mainly for lake trout , so i always bring my spoon box with. " Shock I am gonna show up at your ice house this winter with a bottle of whiskey and make you teach me how to dress a spoon like that. That pink dardevle gets me every time. The dressing looks like my daughter's bike streamers :) My answer would be different if you were primarily wanting to catch lake trout, but in general I'd say leeches if you can get 'em, otherwise crawlers, along with a handful of jigs and perhaps a slip bobber set up, would be my #1. The first question asked above was the real question. 20 anglers will give you enough ideas to spend a small fortune at Marine General. We all tend to have our "confidence baits" and while there will be significant overlap on our lists as above, the real takeaway is that you can catch fish in the BWCA on almost anything if you're in the right spot at the right time. So don't overdo it, in my opinion. |
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tarnkt |
I would recommend rigging them on a drop shot to get down there quicker. |
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oldmil |
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CoffeeInTheWoods |
pilot: "I'm not much of a fisherman, but am going to give it another try on our upcoming trip. Going to be on Malberg, Makwa, Adams, etc. (EP 37) Did the route in June. Beautiful area! Makwa - lakers and a few pike trolling silver little cleos and rippin raps at dusk, but they’ll be deeper Boulder - Bass aplenty on anything we threw. |
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HighnDry |
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