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If you had only one Artifical Bait to use!
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03/22/16 03:15 PM
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Laker One
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If you had only one ARTIFICIAL BAIT to use on sunfish/or any other fish, what would it be?
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Re: If you had only one Artifical Bait to use!
[Re: Laker One]
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03/22/16 03:45 PM
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banker-always fishing
Pumpkin Head
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Pumpkin Head
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I know it's artificial baits but I have to include LIVE NIGHT CRAWLERS! As for artificial bait it would have to be the Gulp Alive Worms!
IGFA World Record Rio Grande Cichlid. Lake Dunlap. John 3:16 Sinner's Prayer. God forgive me a sinner. I accept Jesus Christ as my Savior !
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Re: If you had only one Artifical Bait to use!
[Re: Laker One]
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03/22/16 04:12 PM
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MJFort
Green Horn
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Green Horn
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silver color Beetle Spin with Berkeley power bait 2in grub.
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Re: If you had only one Artifical Bait to use!
[Re: Laker One]
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03/22/16 04:21 PM
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Catfish-hunter
Extreme Angler
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Extreme Angler
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Gulp alive minnows here,caught big red ear and nice blue gill off them. Unpainted 1/16 oz jig head #6 sickle hook and lip them. Bounce off bottom,oh man! Got to give it a pause laying on bottom,then when you pick up,they slurp it in. Clean bottom you can cast it and bounce it, same story,let them have time to look at it on the bottom,then bam! Attempt to move the bait a foot at a time,slow your roll. Late winter and early spring,on or near beds.About like now but haven't tried this year. Normally in 4-8' water. Sometimes it's crazy,son caught some near a bluff at canyon, it was 24' on tree side of boat,and 70' on main lake side. He casted about 25' from boat and locked reel letting the bait swing vertical. Big blue gill! It's a good bait man!
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Re: If you had only one Artifical Bait to use!
[Re: Laker One]
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03/22/16 04:56 PM
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Joined: Jul 2015
Posts: 580
erittmueller
Pro Angler
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Pro Angler
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Re: If you had only one Artifical Bait to use!
[Re: Laker One]
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03/22/16 05:10 PM
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River Mongrel
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Extreme Angler
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flys have always did the job well for me
Keep em tight!
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Re: If you had only one Artifical Bait to use!
[Re: River Mongrel]
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03/22/16 07:01 PM
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TroyKing
Extreme Angler
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Extreme Angler
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flys have always did the job well for me I don't fly fish yet...But I do use small beaded flies under a tiny weighted float this has caught some monsters...But my biggest bluegill came off of a 1/64the jig head I tied up with red foxtail hair and a red thread neck. I also took two strands off of a spinner bait skirt and tied them in to look like legs. kind of a hybrid jig/fly that is castable with ultra light spinning gear. FUN FUN FUN!!!
The driving force and secret desire of every bass fisherman, is to one day be a crappie fisherman............Could it be that the good Lord just smilies and looks the other way when a fisherman tells a lie?
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Re: If you had only one Artifical Bait to use!
[Re: Laker One]
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03/22/16 08:37 PM
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J-Moe
TFF Team Angler
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+3 on the fly rod. Either a top water popper or a light bead chain fly. I've caught everything from a 4" long ear to a 23.5 inch Buffalo on a size 8 gray & white bead chain clouser.
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Re: If you had only one Artifical Bait to use!
[Re: Laker One]
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03/23/16 02:42 AM
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doctorxring
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Extreme Angler
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One lure only ? Rivers, stock tanks, lakes. Multi-specie. This one, no hesitation --
Size 07 Rapala Balsa Floating Minnow, silver foil.
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You shall know the truth and the truth shall set you free
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Re: If you had only one Artifical Bait to use!
[Re: Laker One]
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03/23/16 05:20 AM
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kjwolvy
TFF Celebrity
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TFF Celebrity
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Re: If you had only one Artifical Bait to use!
[Re: Laker One]
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03/23/16 06:13 AM
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Aquiles
Extreme Angler
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Extreme Angler
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Tiny Zoom Brush Hog in Watermelon Red Texas rigged its my nephews go to lure for 5 years.
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Re: If you had only one Artifical Bait to use!
[Re: TroyKing]
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03/23/16 03:14 PM
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REDGUN
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But my biggest bluegill came off of a 1/64the jig head I tied up with red foxtail hair and a red thread neck. I also took two strands off of a spinner bait skirt and tied them in to look like legs. kind of a hybrid jig/fly that is castable with ultra light spinning gear. FUN FUN FUN!!! My version of this ^^^ bait. I call them "Gill Bugs". I have caught my best gills with crickets. Anything that looks "crickety" will get the attention of big gills.
Last edited by REDGUN; 03/23/16 03:18 PM.
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Re: If you had only one Artifical Bait to use!
[Re: Laker One]
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03/23/16 04:06 PM
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highcountry
Extreme Angler
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Extreme Angler
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Gulp Alive grubs or minnows. Fly/bubble with Pistol Petes.
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Re: If you had only one Artifical Bait to use!
[Re: REDGUN]
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03/23/16 04:30 PM
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TroyKing
Extreme Angler
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Extreme Angler
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But my biggest bluegill came off of a 1/64the jig head I tied up with red foxtail hair and a red thread neck. I also took two strands off of a spinner bait skirt and tied them in to look like legs. kind of a hybrid jig/fly that is castable with ultra light spinning gear. FUN FUN FUN!!! My version of this ^^^ bait. I call them "Gill Bugs". I have caught my best gills with crickets. Anything that looks "crickety" will get the attention of big gills. Oh yeah!!! That's what I'm talking bout!...the possibilities are unlimited... really like your ties.
The driving force and secret desire of every bass fisherman, is to one day be a crappie fisherman............Could it be that the good Lord just smilies and looks the other way when a fisherman tells a lie?
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Re: If you had only one Artifical Bait to use!
[Re: TroyKing]
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03/23/16 10:25 PM
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REDGUN
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Oh yeah!!! That's what I'm talking bout!...the possibilities are unlimited... really like your ties. Super simple to tie. I made most of those up with scrap material from tying crappie jigs. When coming through the water, they kinda look like a little water spider. Cut the front legs off, just in front of the head, and they look more like a cricket. I also bottom fish, using the "drop shot" method, with a weightless version.
Last edited by REDGUN; 03/23/16 10:53 PM.
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