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Post by buckybuck on Mar 19, 2008 23:31:45 GMT -4
Well I heard that the stocking is going to be minimal but there will be "bigger fish", so I'm trying to be smart about which bait/lure to use the opening day. My uncle says to try using the mini marshmellows, and my buddies say to use wax worms or shiners. Whats your guys suggestion?
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Post by yihunt on Mar 20, 2008 8:37:06 GMT -4
If your fishing a lake on the opener, mini marshmellows and wax worms or maggots should do good. Mostly any of the power baits do fairly good. For streams, i would go with the standard, wax worms, meal worms, maggots, and minnows.
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Post by buckybuck on Mar 20, 2008 12:49:37 GMT -4
I'll be fishing a stream with 3 big holes in it, last year worms worked well on occasion...other days it was salmon eggs. But they were freshly stocked trout and they prolly would've bit my finger if i dipped it in. I'm told that a local secret is redfins? are they something I might want to look into?
Do you think they are really putting out bigger trout or is this a cost cutting effort?
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Post by marshrat on Mar 20, 2008 17:08:48 GMT -4
Try redfins they arnt the much you can be the judge if you heard it works it prob does. I like spinners myself.
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Post by jakebird on Mar 20, 2008 22:38:35 GMT -4
I like to start out with minnows because the intense way they attck them first thing...then as the bite slows, its corn.....fish the corn for a bit, then go to my finesse... single waxworm on #14-#16 hook, minimal weight, fished under a tiny float...absolutely kills them. I used that rig to catch a palomino last year opening day that everyone was trying for. When the fish slow down, I go smaller and slower and mix it up. Works every time!
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Post by buckybuck on Mar 20, 2008 23:32:27 GMT -4
Try redfins they arnt the much you can be the judge if you heard it works it prob does. I like spinners myself. I switch to spinners when the weather warms up, I love the spinners, alot more action that way!
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Post by buckhntr92 on Mar 20, 2008 23:46:03 GMT -4
I'll probably start off with spinners (rooster tails) and if i dont have much sucess switch to corn.. was the best trout bait for me last year & a can of corn is cheap & goes a long way
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Post by buckybuck on Mar 21, 2008 13:51:44 GMT -4
Just canned corn...?
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Post by cmreed on Mar 21, 2008 15:02:42 GMT -4
Hey if the fish ane't bittin you can always heat it up and eat it! ;D ;D
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Post by sluggun on Mar 22, 2008 19:39:54 GMT -4
I start with Rooster Tails.
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Post by buckhntr92 on Mar 22, 2008 21:03:33 GMT -4
yep... i fish a nice clear creek & where im normally at its about 5 ft. deep with a rock bottom (big rocks)... cast & place the corn where you want it on a rock & basically bottom fish caught lots of trout that way last year
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Post by flounderpounder on Mar 23, 2008 22:23:18 GMT -4
you will never beat a lively redfin threaded with a gamakatsu treble hook on an 18" leader no matter what time of year,temp or anything-----gaurenteed... its like a live spinner. fish absolutly attack them. i can walk into a hole a guy fishers for 2 hours with power bait and junk and catches 1 fish and rip a limit out in about 10 casts...if the fish misses it he will come back if you dont sting him too bad the first time or second time.try it you'll never fish any other way again!!!!
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