[Mattyk182]

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?
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Going for that trophy fish!

[fishfinder]

Ive been the oposite, getting skunked on live but Blue Fox a Yellow Coachdog working great!
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and standing on the shore like an idiot!

[Mattyk182]

I sent you a private message.
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[jimbojonez]

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.

[MikeOkay]

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.

[Mattyk182]

[SAP284]

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.
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[icefishingnewbie]

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.

[Mattyk182]

[Michael]

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.

[JustinSolak]

i swear by yozuri pin minnows for stream fishin, especially in the late spring

just my two cents
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[chud059]

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.

[Mattyk182]

[jimbojonez]

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.

[Mattyk182]