Overhype on new lures that are available?

[79LumaCraft]

My 5 yr old son and I were out on an east metro lake last week and I was pumped because most of my Christmas presents were ice fishing gear and lures. I probably had $150 in new lures in my tackle box. I had read in other posts that just a hook and crappie minnow was working on Bald Eagle the week before so I set my son up with that and he caught a nice 12 inch crappie. I didn't catch anything until I did the same. Is it just hype all that I hear about the lures that have hit the market in the last couple years?

[DTro]

Sometime yes, sometimes no.

There is no doubt times in which you need to have a certain thing tied at the end of you line, otherwise you are watching your buddy grinning ear to ear while you stare down the hole.

While it might not be quite as important as some of the marketing companies would like you to believe, “new and improved” is definitely an interesting part of this fun sport that we call fishing.

You can never go wrong with a bobber/hook/minnow rig though

[Northlander]

Everything has its time and place. Lately with all the cold and high pressure deadsticks are working well. Fish just seem to be less active the past few weeks. I have caught fish on many many lures that have a ton of "Hype". Some I catch more on and some less. I like to try new lures. I dont go by hype I go by what looks good to me.

One of the best jigs I have used this season is the Lindy Slick jig. I havent seen much about it but saw it in the tank at the Ice Show and had to try a few. Got a few fish on them on LOW and Rainy the past few weeks.

A plain old hook or glow/red moon jig deadsticked has been best lately.

[shnelson]

There's always going to be plenty of hype, but I think it is important to remember a lot of lure success comes from the anglers confidence in it.

Plenty of other variables to throw at it too. High pressured or tight-lipped fish might only want to go for a sure meal/live bait, whereas other fish can be a bit curious or aggressive and take on that lindy darter you just dropped down.

I've had a few lures that I had lost all hope with after watching the fish react to them on the vexilar, only to find out that I was doing something wrong with it when i witnessed their reaction on a camera. I've been able to turn some of my worst producing lures around that way, definitely nice to get that second perspective on them!

[79LumaCraft]

That's funny, Northlander, because I did the same thing, saw the Slick Jig at the Show and bought a couple. I haven't tried it yet, but will this weekend. What did you tip it with. Ted at the booth said to tip it with a cut minnow for the 3/16 jig and with a whole crappie or cut shiner for any of the bigger sizes. What did you catch your fish on?

[Sonicrunch]

Some lures are made to catch fish, and some lures are made to catch fishermen.

[gritsnham]

Gotta agree with the everything has a place. I was really intrigued by chubby darters but had minimal success with them at first. Now I have not gone out this season without one tied on and usually catch a fish on one also. Its all about learning how to work the lure and when to use it before you can have success. Most new things out on the market usually intrigue me enough to buy one or two and try them and usually they will eventually catch a fish.

I know I have way more jigs than I need in my tackle box though but thats part of the fun with this sport as dtro said. For me it also seems to be an addiction...I just want to have everything in my tackle box!

[jimmyjames76]

Maybe a plain hook and minnow is just underhyped. I've had lots of days a plain hook (or a plain hook with a bead above it) and a minnow out fish all the other stuff in my box, and some days it takes something more agressive. Just have to adapt to the situation.

[hamms-scooter]

What sizes of plain hooks do you like to use for deadstick for walleyes/perch and crappie?

[Traxxx]

#4 for walleyes most of the time with rainbows or shiners, #6 for fatheads. Crappies #6 or #8. Confidence is the best lure,in ones tackle box. Glow jigs, glow spoons or plain hooks are the three best in my opinion. When in doubt go smaller in the winter.

[Gus]

In my opinion the best way to learn how to use artificials is to just switch to them in the middle of a hot bite. It's a much easier learning curve I think. Gotta switch it up too because nothing works all the time. I've gotten pretty good a wigglin some plastics for crappies but last weekend the only thing I could sell them on was a minnow head. Just takes time to experiment and get comfortable with what you can and can't get away with. Then of course there are days where you just toss all you've learned out the window and stick a minnow head on a plain hook.. It's fishin.

[79LumaCraft]

Just fished the past two days and caught nearly ALL my fish on Custom Jig & Spoon's Shrimpo--yellow. Caught crappie, northern and sunfish with it topped with minnow head.

[efgh]

A tuturn hook and small minnow when the croppies are finicky usually work well. Having too much fishing tackle isn;t possible. I remember walking into a bait store 40 or so years ago and asking the person who owned it if he had any suckers, he said one just walked in the door.

[kingfish689]

when I am fishing for walleyes I will have a plain hook and minnow down on one line and a jigging rapala,a pimple, or buckshoot on the other.and I never know from day to day on the same lake witch one will do the best. but i do know that when they are not biteing on the jigs they still bring them in and then they bite the minnow. I have seen on aqua vu many time where the jig brings them in but the minnow catches them. therefor I will always have both down