Favorite Go-To Lure

[Guest]

Hey guys,
What's your favorite hard water ARTIFICIAL lure for trout? Mine is a silver/blue 1/8oz kastmaster. Let's hear em!

[Guest]

I have one rod dedicated to a lunker city finesse fish with 1/16 jig head...deadly for me

[John19]

#1 the last two years has been a pink/white, 1 inch Berkley power tube, tipped with a meal worm. # 2 silver/orange Kastmaster.

[lucky7]

Mine is a #12 or #10 Chartreuse Rat Finkee tipped with mealie, waxie, or power bait

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lucky7

[Dan DAN the fisherman]

Mine is a 12lb Walleye. They chase them trout down and they catch them and then you know what they do? They even eat those stinky things for ya!
Dan DAN

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[lucky7]

Dan that is hilarious! I can also testify that John is not lying about that favorite jig. I counted at least five times today where he was double fisting the trout. There was some size to several of his double catches. I will be purchasing several of John's favorites!

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lucky7

[SLAYERFISH]

Over the years, the one lure that has always worked,with or WITHOUT bait has been a 1/4 oz. silver kasty w/orange stripe!

[Guest]

The small sastmasters always produce but I've probably caught more fish on small crappie size tubes in brown, chartruse and pink than anything else.

[SLAYERFISH]

Gilles, are you tipping them? The question said ARTIFICIAL.

[Guest]

the castmaster and the tube jig, are artificial but as with any other trout jig they'll catch fish without bait but are more enticeing when they are tipped.

[John19]

Hey, there's nothing wrong with sweetenig the offering (where aloud), or at least adding alittle scent to the lure. that's really all the mealie does on a tube jig. Thanks for the Kudos, Lucky7, I've caught alot of fish on those tubes. But another key to my success, (and I truly believe this) is line selection. I ONLY use vanish, (usually 6lb. test) throught the ice. I really think this makes a huge difference in getting or not getting the fish to bite. Just ask Reg! (or lucky7 now!)
John

[EricCO]

John,

Do you have issues with that line twisting and coming off the reel?

Right now I just tie a leader of 6lb. Vanish on because of problems, but I hate having that other knot between me and the fish.

[SLAYERFISH]

I agree that sweetening the hooks usually works better,in fact thats what I usually do.

[John19]

EricCo, It really comes off the real just fine, no problems there. I do get some line twist problems after a large fish, or if I play a fish an extra-ordinarilly longer amount of time. If this happens, I just cut off the line, and retie my jig.(something I should do anyways after every big fish, but seldom do!)

[Sw icer]

Small castmasters a favorte of mine,however 1/256th black or dark green TJ micro dace have produced all my large trout 4lbs. or better.Lite line is a must,Ilike 4lb vanish.Tryed 2lb -alot of hook ups but I have a tendency to snap line setting the hook-get too excited. Fishing deep with these small jigs I'll use a castmaster search with about a 12 inch drop line. SW icer

[John19]

2lb test is alittle to lite unless you are strictly pan fishing. Always done well with 6lb. Gives me alittle more confidence,(just in case!)

[Jaquomo]

1/32 oz chartruese sparkle marabou with a glow head in some lakes, orange sparkle marabou in some others. Third choice is a yellow/white tube. 99 out of a 100 fish I catch are on the one that is "deadsticked", regardless of color.

[lucky7]

Jaq...Where do you usually ice fish? You ahve offered a little different perspective

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lucky7