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[lardy21]

when u find a spot that looks good get already what decoy do you grab first. mine is a 9" red and white with little black on it, with a spinner on the back. what is everybody else. post picks if you got any.

lardy

[Gordie]

Depends on water clarity if its clear water then I'm grabin for anything red/white

If its dirty or stained bright colors like chartuse/red or yellow/red

thats ussally just the start

[MJ1657]

Over the years its been my natural northens colored decoy. This year its been more of a toss up with red and white slightly in the lead.

[mrklean]

pink and white and red and white are the first two i drop down then i go from there

[merkman]

Usually the last one I bought.

Other than that I have a few favorites.

My top decoys in no particular order are:

The natural northern I bought from Sham.

Anthony Grandbois 4 inch hot pink with perch stripes.

Any Laska decoy

Mike da Pike Silver Whitefish

Bear Creek golden pike

I hope to be lucky enough someday to get a hand carved worker from spearhead one day, but since I don't have a first born son, I will have to rely on a well timed gallon of brandy.

On the lakes I spear long skinny decoys or decoys with perch stripes on them tend to be the best.

[jigginjim]

I have 3 decoys I will be selling soon that are white with a red head. They will go to an on-line action.

[merkman]

I have 3 decoys I will be selling soon that are white with a red head. They will go to an on-line action.

Are these the first ones you carved yourself?

[Archerysniper]

It used to be a red and white 4 inch northern till I lost it now I don't know what I'm going to do.

[merkman]

It used to be a red and white 4 inch northern till I lost it now I don't know what I'm going to do.

Swim?

Don't feel bad there is a very nice Bru-ell siting on the lake bottom straight out from the landing on Spectical Lake in Isanti County.

[Gordie]

Merk I thought you first and formost ran the HBS

I too have one on the bottom of Big Lake when we had the first GTG bummer but I got over it with the HBS but still cant find the same one anywhere that I lost I can find body style but not color

[merkman]

Merk I thought you first and formost ran the HBS

I havent used it yet this year but I'm waiting for the right moment

I didn't even have one this year until last weekend.

Everyone talks me out of them..

I am set for this weekend though.

I need to take yours in and upgrade it for ya.

Yours would have frankenstein posts out each side so you can hook it up to your vex battery.

-Merk

[Archerysniper]

I know where the exact match is to mine even the front right fin is broken in the same spot but MJ won't get rid of it he knows how good I do with mine.

[Gordie]

Trade cutting a hole for it

[Laska]

1. Firetiger(scaled) First one I grab

2. Red and White(second one I grab)

Both decoys I made myself and are 11" long by 4 1/2" wide at the fins( So much larger than the plastic bear creeks for you sarcastic guys out there). They glide at a slow to medium pace and jig really great.

These 2 decoys account for my top 3 biggest fish ever. And my wifes aswell.

[MJ1657]

I know where the exact match is to mine even the front right fin is broken in the same spot but MJ won't get rid of it he knows how good I do with mine.

I could come up with a rental agreement for it!

[Archerysniper]

Your spear hole is too big and we have too much ice forget it, besides I would have too borrow all your gear to cut it.

[MJ1657]

Your spear hole is too big and we have too much ice forget it, besides I would have too borrow all your gear to cut it.

You can borrow it for the rest of the year.

I have another one thats similar that seems to work just as well for me.

[BOUNCED]

I hope to be lucky enough someday to get a hand carved worker from spearhead one day, but since I don't have a first born son, I will have to rely on a well timed gallon of brandy.

Make it Whiskey and a guided trip to Rainy and I'll think about it.

Go to would have to be a Whitefish/Shiner/herring type anything silver and fork tailed

[NDpikepoker]

hand carved realistic size and paint to a perch. but my favorite is the biggest red and white daredevil made on a battery spinner! speared my biggest 3 over 20lbs. comin into that!

[Laska]

hand carved realistic size and paint to a perch. but my favorite is the biggest red and white daredevil made on a battery spinner! speared my biggest 3 over 20lbs. comin into that!

Like this?

[lardy21]

nice lookin decoy there laska almost thought it was real for a second.

lardy

[Laska]

thx lardy thats a competition decoy, but I used it up on winnie and ended up with a 30" fish off it.

[Mcfin]

Had the most luck over the years with long skinny red and whites. Last couple of years a shinny gold pike shaped decoy has been hot. Don't know how to post a picture.

[Laska]

Had the most luck over the years with long skinny red and whites. Last couple of years a shinny gold pike shaped decoy has been hot. Don't know how to post a picture.

laskasmarine at yahoo dot com send me the pic and I can post anything for ya!

[shamalex72]

This year I have been starting the day off with a baby pike most of the time.