Lakers on Red Lake

[Hambone42]

I will be fishing in the Red Lake area in the middle of June. We are thinking of trying some laker action a couple of days.
Does anyone know what kind of gear/tackle we should bring? Do we need downriggers?
We have never fished lakes in the summer.
Any help would be great! Thanks.

[MuskyBrian]

Downriggers are not needed at all. Fish the Main lake Reefs anywhere from 35-60 feet of water adjacent to deeper water. We used to fish a rig that would have our line tied to a bottom bouncer, and then tied to that at least 24" of combined line and leader with a hook. Then get the biggest minnows you can find. Plop that down on the reefs and either drift it or backtroll it into the waves.
Good Luck

[Hambone42]

Kind of sounds like walleye fishing with a lindy rig.
What do you use, about 20# test line?
Thanks