What’s your personal kryptonite when it comes to lures?
Aug 5, 2020 19:25:17 #
Mine has always been the spinnerbait. No matter how hard I try I’ve never caught a single fish with one.
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by cottonly
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by cottonly
Aug 5, 2020 19:25:22 #
Too many little pike running around in my lakes, can't stand having to unhook every last hook point on treble hook baits.
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by Tehmadpanda
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by Tehmadpanda
Aug 5, 2020 19:25:25 #
Forgive my ignorance but I’ve never fished around pike. Does that leave you with solely single hook presentations? How does that affect your game plan when choosing lures if they’re around?
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by cottonly
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by cottonly
Aug 5, 2020 19:25:30 #
Personally I just never throw treble baits unless I don't feel I can somewhat effectively use anything else(usually I just say screw and go home). I really only throw treble baits if there are no weeds or if I get away from my home lakes to somewhere they aren't so overpopulated. I honestly only really own megabass jerkbaits for mille lacs, I'm not risking them around here.
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by Tehmadpanda
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by Tehmadpanda
Aug 5, 2020 19:25:33 #
Aug 5, 2020 19:25:37 #
I like catching pike, but they have a bad habit of getting treble hooks stuck in both the top and bottom of their mouths. It's a pain to get out, especially with all the teeth and slime (they're nicknamed snot rockets)
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by PearlTrade
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by PearlTrade
Aug 5, 2020 19:25:41 #
I knew they had teeth but had no idea about the slime! Is it like catfish goo that sticks too everything including the line you have to clean or can you just splash your hands in the water and be good? Teeth, slime, and trebles ... starting to make perfect sense why y’all avoid the combo. Good grief
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by cottonly
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by cottonly
Aug 5, 2020 19:25:46 #
Spinnerbait. Works good for pike but never caught a bass in my life on one. I’d much rather throw a chatterbait or an under spin with a paddle tail
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by dubstepbongmilker
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by dubstepbongmilker
Aug 5, 2020 19:25:49 #
It makes absolutely no sense to me what I do so different between a chatterbait and spinnerbait in presentation but I basically repel every fish for a mile as soon as I tie one on.
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by cottonly
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by cottonly
Aug 5, 2020 19:25:54 #
Exactly how I feel, my boss gave me 30+ different size/blades spinner baits and I’ve thrown a ton of them. With trailers, without, fast, slow, high, low, with pops and twitches I don’t even get a bite
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by dubstepbongmilker
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by dubstepbongmilker
Aug 5, 2020 19:26:00 #
Buzzbait, jig, spinnerbait, pretty much any skirted lure except chatterbaits... I've caught only a few fish on chatterbaits but for some reason feel pretty confident throwing them.
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by _fnt_
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by _fnt_
Aug 5, 2020 19:26:05 #
I could say the same for my confidence in swimbaits. Weird how that works sometimes.
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by cottonly
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by cottonly
Aug 5, 2020 19:53:29 #
E.pa.al
Loc: Martin's Creek
Mine is definitely crankbaits,i believe i could toss one in a hatchery & still come up empty
Zero confidence
Zero confidence
Aug 5, 2020 20:49:20 #
My personal kryptonite is ....every darn lure in my tackle box!!!!!!
Aug 5, 2020 20:54:50 #
I'm sorry, Superman, but as yet I have not discover any kryptonite lure(s). I have found some lures work reasonably well, sometimes. I suppose that's why i still enjoy fishing, to discover what works today. Just Sayin...RJS
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