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| I am new to this sport and was wondering what are some of the best lures to throw out of a boat for casting? So far I got a couple of grandma's and Super shad raps for casting, and also I got some nice 1 0z. weedless spinnerbaits. |
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| depends where you fish etc... but i will say, get yourself some bucktails of different colors etc.... They are a must have. Maybe a few top water baits as well. Then you have at least 3 bases covered. Start there and see what happens. There really isn't a need to run out and spend $1000 on lures when your new. |
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| Agreed ^^
No need to spend a bunch of money right away. I would try to talk to some of the guys that Musky fish in your waters and see what they are using. I would base my purchases off of that. A few years ago when I was starting out, I asked a buddy (who had been in the sport a long time) what lures I should by. He said "get the black skirt w/nickle blades Double cowgirl and throw that until you catch a Musky. So thats what I did. It is my favorite bait, that bait brought me my first and my largest fish and I still throw it almost every trip.
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| Water temp plays a big part in how active fish are.. That said.. Once the water warms to near 70 on most lakes I fish, its hard to beat a tail prop topwater or a cowgirl..
These stay effective till fall when the water gets back down to near 60 agian..
I mostly use the LeeLures Chopper but the Topraiders and Pacemakers work well too..
Cowgirls will get bent up by a fish eventually, so buy 2 or your gonna be upset when you wreck one and dont have a backup in the boat..
Color doesnt matter as much as people think, but blacks, chartruses, oranges, perch etc are good starting points..
Good luck |
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| If you're talking northerns, one obvious choice is one ounce spoons. Dardevl, Len Thompson and Mepps are my choices. Don't forget silver. Also for shallow water pike, try the 6" Bomber Long A in red head, but get rid of the silver hooks. This has worked in pressured situations for me.
Skis? Grandmas are on the right track. Six inch Jakes with size 1 hooks are nice too. Believers are easy to use and effective--not too expensive: 6", 7", 8", depending on the season. I also like 6" and 8" Depthraiders.
Bucktails? Take your pick. But I would always have a silver blade black tail combination; and a gold blade, brown tail set. In dark water I would throw a gold blade, yellow tail combo to boot.
Be careful. Don't spend too much money, but don't buy anything just because its cheap. |
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Location: Northwest Wisconsin | Here we have more northern pike lakes then musky and squirrelly burts or northlands bionic bucktail will work great here. |
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| You may want a bulldawg or three..... |
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Location: Savage, MN | I totally agree with the nickel blade, black skirt bucktail. In addition I won't leave home without a black and orange bull dawg or a black with orange spotted top raider. |
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Location: Lake "y" cause lake"x" got over fished | ^^ +1, I second what skyblaster said. maybe even a orange bladed black skirt bucktail too... you should be set. |
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Location: Manitowish Waters WI | I set my buddy last year with a starter kit and it took some thought. I had him get a 8 and 10 booty tail to cover the blades, a phantom soft tail to cover his glider, 2 magdawgs, 1 regular shallow dawg, a top raider for surface, a storm flat stick to cover a crank, and a sebile swim bait. That's just me but he has a real good starter kit to work on with variety of size and applications. |
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