| View previous topic :: View next topic |
| Author |
Message |
Mattyk182
Joined: 05 May 2012
Posts: 94
Location: Hamden
|
 Posted: Fri May 11, 2012 1:15 pm Post subject: Anyone have luck with lures so far this season? |
 |
|
I've tried Panther Martins, Rooster tails, Kastermaster, and a few Mepps spinners and had very little luck so far this season. That's when I go to old reliable (Meal worms and trout worms). Anyone kill it with lures so far?
_________________
Going for that trophy fish! |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
fishfinder
Joined: 19 Jun 2011
Posts: 1672
Location: Naugatuck, Ct.
|
| Posted: Fri May 11, 2012 1:50 pm Post subject: |
|
|
Ive been the oposite, getting skunked on live but Blue Fox a Yellow Coachdog working great!
_________________
There's a fine line between fishing....
and standing on the shore like an idiot! |
|
| Back to top |
|
Mattyk182
Joined: 05 May 2012
Posts: 94
Location: Hamden
|
| Posted: Fri May 11, 2012 1:59 pm Post subject: |
|
|
I sent you a private message.
_________________
Going for that trophy fish! |
|
| Back to top |
|
jimbojonez
Joined: 04 Feb 2012
Posts: 295
Location: Berlin/Kensington
|
| Posted: Fri May 11, 2012 4:26 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| i always fish with rooster tails before resorting to live bait or jigs. I normally do quite well with rooster tails. for stocked trout in lakes or holdover trout in lakes i like heavy/white/silver . for streams i use a light or meduim/brown/copper i use a swivel with the medium and heavy weighted ones but not with the lighter ones because they tend not to spin well. i often catch 40 or 50 fish before ever retying. crappie seem to love the rooster tails with green or chartreuse w gold spoons i use really light weight ones. cast them far let them sink and reel them slow. pike have also hit the large white ones but they are not my go to lure for pike. |
|
| Back to top |
|
MikeOkay
Joined: 04 May 2012
Posts: 76
Location: Naugatuck
|
| Posted: Fri May 11, 2012 4:43 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| I havent had any luck fishing anything in a damn river all year so far. Lots of luck with little meps and rooster tails in lakes and ponds though. I just dont "get" river fishing. |
|
| Back to top |
|
Mattyk182
Joined: 05 May 2012
Posts: 94
Location: Hamden
|
| Posted: Fri May 11, 2012 5:03 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| jimbojonez wrote: | | i always fish with rooster tails before resorting to live bait or jigs. I normally do quite well with rooster tails. for stocked trout in lakes or holdover trout in lakes i like heavy/white/silver . for streams i use a light or meduim/brown/copper i use a swivel with the medium and heavy weighted ones but not with the lighter ones because they tend not to spin well. i often catch 40 or 50 fish before ever retying. crappie seem to love the rooster tails with green or chartreuse w gold spoons i use really light weight ones. cast them far let them sink and reel them slow. pike have also hit the large white ones but they are not my go to lure for pike. |
Thanks for the tips on the Rooster Tail. I've been looking for an answer as to when to use a swivel and when not to. I was using it on the smaller one I have and it wasn't spinning enough. I have to try tying it directly on like you said.
_________________
Going for that trophy fish! |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
SAP284
Joined: 07 Jun 2011
Posts: 655
Location: Central, CT
|
| Posted: Fri May 11, 2012 6:30 pm Post subject: |
|
|
I haven't used livebaits in a while. Usually right now its been crankbaits, all of my catches have been on 3'-5' diving Strike Kings or Rapalas. Sometimes the fish just can't resist them.
_________________
Steve |
|
| Back to top |
|
icefishingnewbie
Joined: 18 Dec 2011
Posts: 275
Location: Haddam, CT
|
| Posted: Fri May 11, 2012 8:18 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| alright listen to me get a rapala husky jerk 06 in tennesee shad or blue and silver you wont be dissapointed i promise got 12 out of the salmon on that. |
|
| Back to top |
|
Mattyk182
Joined: 05 May 2012
Posts: 94
Location: Hamden
|
| Posted: Fri May 11, 2012 8:25 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| icefishingnewbie wrote: | | alright listen to me get a rapala husky jerk 06 in tennesee shad or blue and silver you wont be dissapointed i promise got 12 out of the salmon on that. |
I put a few different husky jerks in my cabela's shopping cart a few hours ago. I hear nothing but great things about them. Thanks!
_________________
Going for that trophy fish! |
|
| Back to top |
|
Michael
Joined: 28 Jan 2012
Posts: 3823
Location: Bridgeport
|
| Posted: Fri May 11, 2012 8:28 pm Post subject: |
|
|
Other Rapalas that have done the job for me this year so far are Original Floaters and Flat Raps. X-Raps won't hurt either.
1/16oz and 1/8oz Rooster Tails in orange, gold, brown, and copper patterns have been good to me in my trout fishing history. If it's cloudy and overcast out, silver, white, and grey with some black are good ones. |
|
| Back to top |
|
JustinSolak
Joined: 17 Jul 2011
Posts: 245
Location: East Hartford, CT
|
| Posted: Fri May 11, 2012 9:24 pm Post subject: |
|
|
i swear by yozuri pin minnows for stream fishin, especially in the late spring
just my two cents
_________________
...of all the liars among mankind, the fisherman is the most trustworthy.
Nothing makes a fish bigger than almost being caught. |
|
| Back to top |
|
chud059
Joined: 29 Mar 2011
Posts: 413
Location: Manchester
|
| Posted: Fri May 11, 2012 9:50 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| rooster tails at Hockanum river this year for trout...white with silver blade worked for me there. KVD 1.5 pumpkinseed crankbait for the 2 of the 3 bass so far. a blue jointed rapala for my last bass. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
Mattyk182
Joined: 05 May 2012
Posts: 94
Location: Hamden
|
| Posted: Sat May 12, 2012 7:22 am Post subject: |
|
|
| JustinSolak wrote: | i swear by yozuri pin minnows for stream fishin, especially in the late spring
just my two cents |
I might give these a shot. Thanks.
_________________
Going for that trophy fish! |
|
| Back to top |
|
jimbojonez
Joined: 04 Feb 2012
Posts: 295
Location: Berlin/Kensington
|
| Posted: Sat May 12, 2012 1:06 pm Post subject: |
|
|
i too am stocking up on these husky jerks  i'm a novice to crankbait fishing. i do use "snap beans" often, the swim pattern on them is fantastic. though they are very small they seem to appeal to fish of all sizes. |
|
| Back to top |
|
Mattyk182
Joined: 05 May 2012
Posts: 94
Location: Hamden
|
| Posted: Sat May 12, 2012 1:12 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| jimbojonez wrote: | | i too am stocking up on these husky jerks i'm a novice to crankbait fishing. i do use "snap beans" often, the swim pattern on them is fantastic. though they are very small they seem to appeal to fish of all sizes. |
They are on sale at Cabelas.com for a limited time but you must order online. I ordered three of them so far. What are "snap beans"? I would google it but I'm sure I would find a million things. Sorry, I'm still not familiar with fishing lingo
_________________
Going for that trophy fish! |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
