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chris61182
The recent thread on fishing Walter Wirth and Walling Ponds got my thinking, if I could only pick a handful of lures trout fishing what would I take?
So I sat down to take a peak through my tackle box and set out what I use the most often.
From Left to Right:
1/4oz Silver Blue Fox Vibrax: I'm a fan of the Blue Fox spinners but they aren't the most consistent producers so I'd actually give or take having one of these with. More importantly to me is having a light colored spinner in this size (1/4 to 3/8oz), I might replace it with a white bang tail.
3/8oz Black Bang Tail: I love this lure, if I had to pick a single lure to fish with for the rest of my life this would be the one. It runs deep for a spinner of it's size, the blades spin easily, and most importantly it drives the fish crazy.
1/16oz Chartreuse Rooster Tail: This used to be my go-to brand and color until for some reason they made a change and you get dud-lures where the blades don't spin freely.
1/8oz Chatterbait: This lure is still new to me, and I bought it right before it got really cold out. This lure runs deeper than the 3/8oz bang tail I'm already a fan of, and it produces a real unique shake. The one trip I used it, it produced a real aggressive and repeated set of strikes where I was unable to get the hook into the fish. So I will definitely be using it again, but only time will tell how if it stays in the must have pile.
1/8 to 1/16oz jigs: I believe all of these are marketed as crappie jigs but they work unbelievably for trout as well. Must have colors are the usual, black, pink, and white, but I've also found sparkley works well too.
3" trout worm: Same as with the jigs, whether it's marketed as a trout worm or a crappie worm, the fish don't care. Usually I actually just use one as a trailer on one of my lures, but I'll also use them when bobber fishing instead of powerbait.
Blue Fox Flash Spoon: I don't know what it is but the fish go wild for this particular type of spoon. I've got a whole box full of your standard daredevil style spoons in nearly every color and pattern imaginable, they even have their days where they'll work. But when all else fails this is the one that'll produce.
And that rounds out my must have lures, what are everyone else's must have lures?
So I sat down to take a peak through my tackle box and set out what I use the most often.
From Left to Right:
1/4oz Silver Blue Fox Vibrax: I'm a fan of the Blue Fox spinners but they aren't the most consistent producers so I'd actually give or take having one of these with. More importantly to me is having a light colored spinner in this size (1/4 to 3/8oz), I might replace it with a white bang tail.
3/8oz Black Bang Tail: I love this lure, if I had to pick a single lure to fish with for the rest of my life this would be the one. It runs deep for a spinner of it's size, the blades spin easily, and most importantly it drives the fish crazy.
1/16oz Chartreuse Rooster Tail: This used to be my go-to brand and color until for some reason they made a change and you get dud-lures where the blades don't spin freely.
1/8oz Chatterbait: This lure is still new to me, and I bought it right before it got really cold out. This lure runs deeper than the 3/8oz bang tail I'm already a fan of, and it produces a real unique shake. The one trip I used it, it produced a real aggressive and repeated set of strikes where I was unable to get the hook into the fish. So I will definitely be using it again, but only time will tell how if it stays in the must have pile.
1/8 to 1/16oz jigs: I believe all of these are marketed as crappie jigs but they work unbelievably for trout as well. Must have colors are the usual, black, pink, and white, but I've also found sparkley works well too.
3" trout worm: Same as with the jigs, whether it's marketed as a trout worm or a crappie worm, the fish don't care. Usually I actually just use one as a trailer on one of my lures, but I'll also use them when bobber fishing instead of powerbait.
Blue Fox Flash Spoon: I don't know what it is but the fish go wild for this particular type of spoon. I've got a whole box full of your standard daredevil style spoons in nearly every color and pattern imaginable, they even have their days where they'll work. But when all else fails this is the one that'll produce.
And that rounds out my must have lures, what are everyone else's must have lures?
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