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| gonna get a triple d and want some opinions. want a cisco pattern, so do you guys like the regular cisco, tullibee holoform, lemonhead, or other? |
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| I'd get the holo cisco....it works.... ; ) |
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| I've had two 30+ pound fish eat this color:
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Location: Pelican Rapids, MN | I like the Glitter Shiner, and the Glitter Walleye. - Although, my first one was the Bluegill that IA has a picture posted of. Great color as well! Actually I don't think they make a bad color!
Also, most big musky shops, have customs that are pretty awesome.
Edited by Jsondag 5/13/2009 9:47 AM
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| thanks guys! too many choices, might have to get a couple, darn! |
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Location: Oconto Falls, WI | If you can find one of the old cisco patterns get that one. It's very close to the Shimmerin Shad pattern of Bucher baits and Bagley baits. I like that pattern better than the newer cisco pattern offered.
However, I have found the best pattern on cisco based lakes (of course there are exceptions) is the Black/White DDD. Flat out produces on most lakes I fish. First one out of the box when I am in doubt of what color to try.
One other color not to overlook on cisco waters is Perch! |
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| thanks! appreciate the help |
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| Travis, they are currently not making the black/white one you mention..but I do agree, I have one of those old black and white belly'd ones that has been chewed up pretty good...very good clear water color for both sunny and cloudy days..and I've had it eaten at nite on the mani chain a few times....
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Location: Oconto Falls, WI | Figures that the best colors always get discontinued. I know I have had a few clients look specifically for that black/white and most couldn’t find it. Black/white or black/silver is a very hard color to find in any bait (except bucktails) most of the time, and it happens to be the most consistent color pattern in my boat year after year. I just think it isn’t exciting enough for most to buy and throw, and therefore sales suck and the color gets discontinued.
It’s a good thing the black/white pattern is simple enough that anyone can paint their own with some Krylon! I know my Black/Bone (not so white anymore from hook and teeth rash) is very near to getting a touch up of white and black.
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Location: Iowa Great Lakes | My Favorite
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| Get a few. I'm not trying to be a smart-ass, but if you can swing it, Get 3 of them in different color schemes. I'm not a fan of holographic finishes, but that is just me. I like the Lemonhead and the picture that is posted. I like contrast, so I tend to buy along those lines. DDD's are great lures, but you'd actually be doing yourself a disservice by limiting yourself to one color. Pick one Cisco pattern, and then buy another that goes in the opposite direction.
I don't think that I own only one of any lure.
Gonna be lots of happy people at my funeral.
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Location: Grand Rapids, MI | Anyone know what color this is? Or is it a custom?
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Location: Ontario | No, that's an 'over the counter' colour. I bought the same one a few years ago, it catches fish. You can't go wrong mixing silver, gold, blue, white and purple. |
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Location: Oconto Falls, WI | That pic is of the old cisco color I mentioned to get. Called Shimmerin Shad on Bagley and Bucher lures. |
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Location: Grand Rapids, MI | I think that is a custom that looks like the original cisco/shimr shad. Notice the bars are wider and less frequent than the ERC color. I wish I had a pic of one of my old cisco's to post.
Maybe it's just the dark photo that makes the pic look different too.
Edited by Will Schultz 5/14/2009 10:16 AM
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| definitely an old one...word of caution...the old ones did not have thru wire from the line thru the lip/into the bait..new ones do...heard a couple stories of big fish breaking the lips off and of course swimming away with a triple d in their yapper, I do not own or throw any of the old non thru wire ones ...and I'd caution those who do....
that's an old cisco/shimmerin shad, they do not make that color..you can see all the stock colors on ERC's website.
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Location: Black Creek, WI | I'm with Beaver and would suggest getting two opposite type colors. Basically, one "dark" and one "light" color to cover the bases. Here are some of the original colors from when ERC first got started. The pictures show how the lures contrast against a "light" sky condition and a "dark" sky condition. I could be happy with just a Shad and Purkinje Perch pattern, as they will cover all the bases from clear/dirty water or day/night fishing conditions.
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Location: Oconto Falls, WI | Hmmm, I must be lucky as I am still throwing a lot of the originals without the thru wire and haven't had one issue. Perhaps I am just not getting big enough fish though!
For whatever reason the older, originals without the thru wire seem to produce better for me than the ones with. Confidence perhaps.
Another great cisco pattern was the old, original Shad pattern of the first year or so. At first glance it looked like it had a plain grey back, but when tilted it was actually iridescent green. I think after the first year ERC switched just to a plain grey back without the iridescents.
Edit: I see Long posted the Shad pattern I mentioned.
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| I had Drifter Tackle do some custom colors including the Cisco/Shimmering Shad for me in the past (give them a call). Stan Durst did have a few DDD blanks and was doing some custom paint jobs a couple of months back. I don’t know if he still has blanks left. Another option is Kurt’s Island Sports Shop they have some sweet looking DDD and DD painted by Mark Smith.
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| Purkinje Perch, don't leave home without it. ; ) |
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| How do you guys fish this bait? trolling or throwing and if throwing, reeling it in with a constant pace, with stops or really twitcin it?
And what about the jailbird color, it has a lot of contrast. Any experiences? |
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Location: Grand Rapids, MI | For me this bait is a deep glider or slash bait, not a crank and reel "crankbait" though it works that way and trolling too.
It is much easier to show someone the best way(s) to fish this bait than to describe it. Go out and play with it in some clear water so you can see what it's doing. Try soft and hard snaps and pulls while varying how much slack you feed it and how much hang time you give the bait. This is one of the most versatile baits you'll have in your box once you learn what it is capable of doing. |
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| definitely a bait that is meant to be cranked, then twitched, paused, ripped, etc..not a bait you would work like a depthraider..as Will said, it is a great bait for working all kinds of structure..can be "danced" all the way in and it is most deadly with pauses thrown in, from a split second to as long as 5 seconds at times..most guys over work the bait, simply working the bait with the reel handle and soft taps of the rod tip can empart all the action you need...less is more with this bait...
if you aren't using this bait or don't know how to work it right you are missing out on some great chances at fish when other stuff doesn't work...
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Location: Black Creek, WI | Back when the TripleD made its debut... and there was some internet hype.... there were a ton of good "how to" discussions on this board. Searching the archives may be of value to find some good nuggets of knowledge.
Hopefully with the renewed interest.... ERC may consider making a 10 inch model???? One can only hope.  |
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Location: Grand Rapids, MI | jlong - 5/14/2009 11:49 AM
Hopefully with the renewed interest.... ERC may consider making a 10 inch model???? One can only hope. ;-)
Stop teasing... |
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Location: Chicago | I like to toss the glitter shiner and Kurt's customs are real nice picked up a H.D. blue. My buddy likes to toss the holo bluegill a lot since he nailed a 28" walleye on it. |
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