Favortie Tackle

[Jesin]

Whats everyones favortie tackle and techniquies for different fish?

[Kovalchuk]

hmmmm

Pike (my fav) = Mepps Giant Killer Spoon.. trolling on edge of weedbeds

Walleye = White power grubs, Mr. twisters, the Big O

Bass = Spinner Bait, Jitterbugs (fun), real frogs

Those all work well for me in the Ottawa River mostly... Ontario

[Epihall]

Trout - Rainbow trout pattern Warden's Rooster Tail...far and away I've caught more trout on this than any other lure.

Largemouth - Bomber 6A

Smallmouth - Rebel Crawdad

And my all around favorite lure is the Rapala Original Floating Minnow, classic silver w/ black back.

[gymboy99]

carp- pineapple plus boilie- dynamite baits
also- squid and octopus boilie- dynamite baits

[fitnessman]

Crappie: Berkley 1" power tube (color depends)

Gills: Gold Pinmin and maggots

LM: 7" Power Worm with a small glass rattle (color depends)

Channel cats: Catfish Dynamite (bbq)

Walleye: Stinger Spoons trolled behind Jets

SM: Tubes

Carp: Fruit burst boilies

Burbot: Emerald shiners

[Nainoa]

Whats everyones favortie tackle and techniquies for different fish?

Hmmm... Situation matters also...

General Trolling for Pike or Walleye: Rapala Tail Dancer (Perch Style.)

Drift fishing for Walleye: Lindy Rig with a leech

Shore cranking in Spring for Walleye: Five of Diamonds Spoon

Anchored current fishing: 3 way rig with a perch shad rap

Current trolling in Spring: Pig & Jig tipped with a minnow. (Though I've seen the least success with this method.)

Fishing a Saddle or other deep water structure for Walleye: Slip Bobber & Whatever Bait they're hitting on.

Crank Baiting for Pike: Red & White Dare Devil

LM Bass In thick weed cover: Weedless Spoon

LM Bass on Structure: Slip Bobber and a Crawler

SM Bass on Gravel: Drop Shot rig

Sunny's and Perch: Flu-Flu on a slip bobber with wax worms for bait

Crappies: Crappie minnows on a 1/8 oz jig head, verticle jigging...

Crappies at Night: #2 Spinner Cast under or around a lighted dock.

Catfish: Stink bait on an EZ-Set Hook... Or Gulp on a 3/8 oz jig head.

[Jesin]

Dam I wish we had all those types of fish around here. We only have Rainbows, Speckled, Browns, and Salmon. No bass except seabass (striped).

Brookies - Normal worm, hook, and spinner; Also Rapala CD3, and Vibrax #2 spinner.

Rainbow - Flies and the Banjo minnow. I dont know of many ppl who have heard of this around here but this works simply amazing, especially dipped in powerbait.

Salmon - Flies.

[Nainoa]

Dam I wish we had all those types of fish around here. We only have Rainbows, Speckled, Browns, and Salmon. No bass except seabass (striped).

Brookies - Normal worm, hook, and spinner; Also Rapala CD3, and Vibrax #2 spinner.

Rainbow - Flies and the Banjo minnow. I dont know of many ppl who have heard of this around here but this works simply amazing, especially dipped in powerbait.

Salmon - Flies.

Yeah if you wait a couple of weeks, I'll add Musky to that list, as this year I'm taking up Musky Fishing to add to the sport.

In MN I fish in different seasons now...

Rough fish and Pan fish in Spring...

Then Second weekend in May to the Fourth of July is Walleye...

July - August is Musky a little bass and pan fish

September to October is Walleye again...

Then once the ice hits, it's crappies, and the occasional Walleye.

[Jesin]

Yea thats one of the things I want to do. Take a trip where I can fish large mouth and also one where I can get Pike and Muskie. Im telling you though if you like fighting fish, I dont know if ANY fish can fight like our Atlantic Salmon. They are amazing fighters.

[Budweiser]

Stream Trout: Panther Martin Spinners

Crappie: Flu flu jig with a minnow

Walleye: 1/4-1 oz jig (depending on the current) with stinger hook and frozen shinner, lindy rig leech

Pike: Casting: topwater jitterbug, bucktail spinner, Stickbait

Pike Trolling: Rapala, spinnerbait

[fitnessman]

Forgot to add:

Pike: Little Cleo

Musky: Grandma's

Steelhead: Jig and Maggots Under a float


We are just talking "Go to" stuff here on my end

[Nainoa]

We are just talking "Go to" stuff here on my end

True... My Tackle Inventory that I carry with me in the box and on the boat rings in at $440... And I've only bought like HALF of my Musky gear!
But thankfully, Musky Lures are cheap as dirt so that shouldn't be too much of a hit to my pocket book!

[Budweiser]

True... My Tackle Inventory that I carry with me in the box and on the boat rings in at $440... And I've only bought like HALF of my Musky gear!
But thankfully, Musky Lures are cheap as dirt so that shouldn't be too much of a hit to my pocket book!

What kind of musky lures do you buy that are cheap as dirt?? The ones I see are between $15-$20.

[fitnessman]

What kind of musky lures do you buy that are cheap as dirt?? The ones I see are between $15-$20.

Those are the cheap ones

[Budweiser]

Those are the cheap ones

Damn! I guess that when you do mostly stream trout fishing and use $3 spinners $20 seems like alot.

[Nainoa]

What kind of musky lures do you buy that are cheap as dirt?? The ones I see are between $15-$20.

LOL!

I was kidding... Musky fishing by far the most expensive of all fresh water fishing...

The average Musky Lure around here is $12-$15... With the more fancy top end ones running $20-$30...

I've inherited a little Musky Gear from my Bosses Buddy who gave up the sport when he had his third kid, and his wife twigged on him.
So I've got some Knock off Believers, a Knock off Suick, and some UBER Spoons, along with some large burner bucktails that I already had...

If the season was open right now I could go out right now and Musky hunt with the Rod/Reel/Lures that I have.

But I've still got more to pick up... I figure I'll drop another hundred or so on Lures...

Then probably $150 on extra gear like a net, hook cutters, handling glove etc...

I'm feeling really positive about this lake I'm fishing this year... It's a Gin Clear, so it's a little touchy for some species... But damn... I've seen two Musky in action... 1 follow and one gulp and spit, while we were pan fishing... And I've seen three others sunning in the weed shallows...

Fishing a Gin Clear for other things like Walleye is TOUGH... But things are looking primed up for the Musky this summer...

I just hope I don't make too big a fool of myself on opener in 3 weeks.

[Budweiser]

Ok I thought that sounded a little goofy. Two years ago up in Canada I was casting for Musky and threw a $30 lure into a f'ing tree! Could not get it out so there goes $30 lure, 18" leader, and about 30 yards of braided line.

[bbowen32006]

Ok I thought that sounded a little goofy. Two years ago up in Canada I was casting for Musky and threw a $30 lure into a f'ing tree! Could not get it out so there goes $30 lure, 18" leader, and about 30 yards of braided line.

there you are!

'We' have been looking for you boy!

Brim = small bright greenish, yellow

[Nainoa]

Ok I thought that sounded a little goofy. Two years ago up in Canada I was casting for Musky and threw a $30 lure into a f'ing tree! Could not get it out so there goes $30 lure, 18" leader, and about 30 yards of braided line.

Wow... That must have been some tree...

With my Heavy Gear, when I get caught in a tree, I adjust my drag to "An Affront to the power of God." Trust in the magic of 60 pound test, and start workin.'
When it finally pops free it's usually an explosion of sticks, branches, and I damn near give myself Lasic with a trebble hook... But I've been lucky and never lost anything on my heavy gear.

***

Actually last year I set a personal record... 200+ hours of fishing, and I never lost anything more than a couple of jig heads, a few sinkers, and two slip bobbers.

It's been strange starting off the season and I had all my lures, and core tackle.

[Budweiser]

Question for you Nainoa...

Are stinger hooks legal to use in MN?

[Budweiser]

there you are!

'We' have been looking for you boy!

Brim = small bright greenish, yellow

??

[JimmyC]

I fish a little differently than you guys do
for dolphin I like to use a Shimano TLD 25 spooled with 40lb test with a medium sized ballyhoo rigged on 50lb monofilament

grouper/snapper I usually use my dad's Lindgren Pittman electric reel. Use a section of line with 5 hooks on it and a 5-8lb lead attached to the bottom. Tip the hooks with chunks of barracuda and a small piece of squid.

[Nainoa]

Question for you Nainoa...

Are stinger hooks legal to use in MN?

Yes and No...

I'm not tight on the legalities of it... But a Stinger hook (The little Things that get tied onto your hook) that you can buy in packages, are...

However, guys who make their own stinger hooks from say small treble hooks, aren't...

I'm not sure what the dividing line is... That's just the way it's been explained to me to "Be Safe about being legal."

[Budweiser]

Yes and No...

I'm not tight on the legalities of it... But a Stinger hook (The little Things that get tied onto your hook) that you can buy in packages, are...

However, guys who make their own stinger hooks from say small treble hooks, aren't...

I'm not sure what the dividing line is... That's just the way it's been explained to me to "Be Safe about being legal."

thanks, so you are 100% positive that the stingers that you buy and connect to your jig are legal and the homemade ones are not? Can you show me some verbage as to where it actually states that?

[Nainoa]

thanks, so you are 100% positive that the stingers that you buy and connect to your jig are legal and the homemade ones are not? Can you show me some verbage as to where it actually states that?

Hmmm... Well I suppose I can't give you 100% clear verbage, now that you mention it...

From Page 8 of the fishing Regs book:

• Anglers may use only one hook. An artificial lure is considered one hook. A treble hook, when not part of an artificial lure, is considered three hooks and is not legal. The exception is three artificial flies may be used when angling for trout, crappie, sunfish, and rock bass.

So I guess the question becomes does a Stinger hook count as an artificial lure... And if not... Why are they sold all over the state?

I never use them, so I had it explained to me thussly, and then never worried about it again...

For the definitive answer I would write to: info@dnr.state.mn.us

Let me know what they say!

[SquirrelMonkey]

Speckled trout: chartruse sparkle beatle under a texas rattler cork, or topwater over grass beds

Redfish: Fly (crab) 8 wt line, 12 lb tippet (because of shells) in less than a foot of water in a kayak. or gold spoons w/ orange tails over grass beds on overcast days

lemonfish: 1.5 oz jig w/ squid, or freespolled live eel

Flounder: live shrimp on circle hook with 1/8 oz split shot 18 inches above hook.

Tarpon: Sight casting w/ fly

Spanish Mackrel: silver spoons w/ thin wire leader

King Mackrel: Live pinfish 3.5 feet from balloon as cork.

surf: Bomber mullet redhead 3/4 oz

Shark: 1oz weight carolina rigged w/ wire past swivel using anything for bait.

[Budweiser]

Hmmm... Well I suppose I can't give you 100% clear verbage, now that you mention it...

From Page 8 of the fishing Regs book:

• Anglers may use only one hook. An artificial lure is considered one hook. A treble hook, when not part of an artificial lure, is considered three hooks and is not legal. The exception is three artificial flies may be used when angling for trout, crappie, sunfish, and rock bass.

So I guess the question becomes does a Stinger hook count as an artificial lure... And if not... Why are they sold all over the state?

I never use them, so I had it explained to me thussly, and then never worried about it again...

For the definitive answer I would write to: info@dnr.state.mn.us

Let me know what they say!

OK Nainoa I finally got a response from Jim Abnernathy at the DNR here was his response...



Hello,
Because a jig is an artificial lure you could have a stinger hook attached. The line that attaches the stinger hook to the jig can only be three inches long.
good luck
jim

James Abernathy
DNR Information Consultant
500 Lafayette Rd Box 40
St Paul Mn 55155
651-296-6157
1-888-646-6367

>>> 5/17/2006 3:36 PM >>>
Hello,

I have a question about the general regulation of:

Anglers may use only one hook. An artificial lure is considered one hook. A treble hook, when not part of an artificial lure, is considered three hooks and is not legal. The exception is three artificial flies may be used when angling for trout, crappie, sunfish, and rock bass.

I guess the question is do you consider a stinger hook an artificial lure? If so can you attach a stinger hook to a jig? And if not, then why are they sold all over the state?

Thanks for taking the time to respond

[Nainoa]

OK Nainoa I finally got a response from Jim Abnernathy at the DNR here was his response...



Hello,
Because a jig is an artificial lure you could have a stinger hook attached. The line that attaches the stinger hook to the jig can only be three inches long.
good luck
jim

James Abernathy
DNR Information Consultant
500 Lafayette Rd Box 40
St Paul Mn 55155
651-296-6157
1-888-646-6367

>>> 5/17/2006 3:36 PM >>>
Hello,

I have a question about the general regulation of:

Anglers may use only one hook. An artificial lure is considered one hook. A treble hook, when not part of an artificial lure, is considered three hooks and is not legal. The exception is three artificial flies may be used when angling for trout, crappie, sunfish, and rock bass.

I guess the question is do you consider a stinger hook an artificial lure? If so can you attach a stinger hook to a jig? And if not, then why are they sold all over the state?

Thanks for taking the time to respond

Ah good to know...

You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to Budweiser again.

[Geno]

Concussion grenades seem to work best just about everywhere. First I would recommend drawing in the target species with copious amounts of bait. Remember if you ease the grenade into the water it will harvest more fish than lobbing (the splash seems to spook some of them). When fish are near the surface in deeper water you need to count it down before dropping into the water so that the blast radius will impact the fish rather than just the water below them.

I was once tasked with opening a hole in a reef on an undisclosed Pacific Island to make a new travel channel and given antique munitions to do so (bangalore torpedoes - I really think they just wanted to get rid of all the REALLY OLD stuff we had lying around that would go boom).

It took twelve of us all morning to lay the amount we used (probably three thousand pounds +/-). Those things were about four feet long 3-4" diameter tubes filled with military TNT. Really heavy and clumsy compared to decent stuff but they worked.

I have never seen so many fish in my life!!!! Every kind and size of fish you could imagine. We gathered up a bunch of them and had fish for a week or so and gave away a ton to the locals and the Air Force guys that had a base on the other side of the island.

[achievasc92]

Can't go wrong with various size jigheads and various size curly tail grubs. Catches most gamefish out there