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| At what water temp do you put the blades away and go to all rubber, water temp in my area is 65 and fish seem to be going on blades for now but at what temp will they stop chasing blades and go after rubber only?? |
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Location: Chisholm, MN | Never! Bucktails work all year and so does rubber |
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Location: Almond, WI | Had 6 follows on blades (one of them hit in the 8, no hooks though) today in 57-59 degree water. Think about the structure and position of the fish--if they are still shallow blades will work. |
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Location: MN | Agreed. We catch fish well after turnover on blades. |
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Location: Chicago western burbs | Is anyone throwing them when water temps hit 50 or below? Any success at that temps with blades? I have never considered blades an option at this temp but if it catches muskies than I am open to try it. |
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Location: Oconto Falls, WI | Never, and not because they always chase baldes. Never because you should never think of going to just rubber. No offense but in todays fishing world a lot of people only think of two baits...Double 10's and Rubber. Don't limit yourself by forgetting about topwaters, cranks, and jerks. |
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| Yeah it pays to be versatile, that is for sure. The key though is knowing how to work the various presentations. Just because you own a glider doesn't mean you know how to get a fish to eat it. Good advice from Mojo: Learn 5 lures, really learn them, then start adding to your repetoire. So in that regard it is probably a good idea to learn Rubber and Blades first, but not limit yourself to just those lures.
That being said, for the OP: I've seen fish follow bucktails in 35 degree water, so IMO, the only rule is there are no rules |
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