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ErieBoy75
Superior Fisherman
115 Posts |
 Posted - 01/01/2007 : 20:14:27
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Dave and others,
If you were to list the best lures & colors to have in the box for the coming year, what would you say? Maybe list the 5 best spoon colors, 5 best crankbait colors and 5 best crawler harness colors.
Don't forget lures for casting, too. We did very good throwing Erie Dearies this year, too.
Thanks,
Erieboy75
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bigmtman
Professional Fisherman
USA
1220 Posts |
 Posted - 01/01/2007 : 21:02:12
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Erieboy 75
Me and my son don't troll very much like most of the guys do but we are going to get into it a lot this coming year but for us we did very well this year using spinners, solid silver, gold, purple and green, double Colorado blades on a 24-36in leader with in line weights and drifting them or using a ele trolling motor for a slow drift.Tipped with a night crawler.Baitdave carries the spinners I use and most people use them for steel head but I have found them to out produce all the weight forward spinners and worm harness. |
Thanks Mark Butler - ( Let Christ be your light house ) |
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baitdave
Forum Admin
USA
1526 Posts |
Posted - 01/02/2007 : 20:51:12
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Spoons?= Chicken Wing, Kevorkian, Pink Panties, Red Huckleberry, Confusion.
My gosh every spoon had it's day last season!
Cranks? Pink Squirrel,(Start of the season), Eriedescent, Black head wonderbread,Oahe Red, Major tie for 5th,,quite a few blasted off. The deep diving husky jerks HJ12 in the glass series are really raising eyebrows.(Bare Naked reefrunner is the hot new bait) All off inline boards.
Harness'? The Weapon(Gold), Wally Pops,, most gold bladed harness did well.
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toboso
Fisherman
2 Posts |
Posted - 01/02/2007 : 23:24:27
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Metallic rainbow patterns. Reef Runner has several patterns that fit this scheme, albeit with their unique monikers, and other manufacturers offer some sort of metallic (chrome) rainbow.
I can't wait to get my hands on the Bare Naked Reef Runner after seeing the success other had last week. |
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baitdave
Forum Admin
USA
1526 Posts |
Posted - 01/03/2007 : 10:51:01
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Toboso, thank you for your input.(Please see the post, Bare Naked they are coming in)
Anyone elase have some favorite baits they can rank?????
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Rednek
Hi-Tek Rednek
USA
815 Posts |
Posted - 01/03/2007 : 12:13:58
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As you can see, my favorite bait is Candy Cane Dynamite.
Hiram |
Rednek
In search of that which was lost |
Edited by - Rednek on 01/03/2007 12:42:52 |
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sportster
Fisherman
USA
12 Posts |
Posted - 01/03/2007 : 17:47:10
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| ErieBoy, I can only give input on the spoons. For me number one would be chicken wing by far. Then perch,confusion,rasberry dolphin,and shrimp. |
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Hetfieldinn
Super Fisherman
31 Posts |
Posted - 01/07/2007 : 22:22:51
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My best spoon for the '06 season, day in and day out, was happy Hooker, by far.
Second was easily Purple Demon. Orange Crush, Greasy Chicken Wing, and Hot Rod also had their days.
Fall bite cranking- Barbie Doll deep RR, by far. Followed by BlueBerry Muffin RR, Emerald Shiner Ripstick, and Eriedecsent Ripstick. |
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baitdave
Forum Admin
USA
1526 Posts |
Posted - 01/08/2007 : 07:29:06
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THanks Het,
I forgot "Happy Hooker","Purple Demon"
I could NOT pull a fish on a Barbie, she just didn't like me this year. Other guys crushed um on her!
Emereald shiner was great for us this fall after dark.
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BigKev
Moderator
USA
1533 Posts |
Posted - 01/08/2007 : 07:36:24
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I love that emerald shiner after dark in the fall and the spring. Clown is another that works excellent after dark.
BigKev |
Go Bucks!!! |
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Stoshu
Moderator
USA
455 Posts |
Posted - 01/08/2007 : 12:43:57
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| Caught both of my fish (yes oly 2....) on Blue & Chrome HJ14...... so O guess that would make it my hottest lure... |
Do they make a Kielbasa colored Reef Runner??? Husky Jerk???? |
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ErieBoy75
Superior Fisherman
115 Posts |
Posted - 01/09/2007 : 19:09:18
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Here's a summary of the replies. Dave - I'll be out sometime to add a few of these to my tackle box.
Erieboy75
Survey results of top colors for walleye lures on Erie, 2006 season
(no special order, although I tried to put those mentioned multiple times at the front)
Spoons: Chicken Wing, Kevorkian, Pink Panties, Red Huckleberry, Confusion, Perch, Raspberry Dolphin, Shrimp, Happy Hooker, Purple Demon, Orange Crush, Greasy Chicken Wing, Hot Rod, Boy/Girl, gold hammered,
Cranks: Pink Squirrel, Eriedescent, Black head wonderbread, Oahe Red, Husky Jerk HJ12 glass series, Metallic rainbow patterns, Barbie Doll deep RR, BlueBerry Muffin RR, Emerald Shiner Ripstick, and Eriedecsent Ripstick, clown, Blue & Chrome HJ14
Harnesses/spinners: solid silver, gold, purple and green, double Colorado blades, Weapon (Gold), Wally Pops, Erie Dearie (gold or green & white)
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Bob Why
Professional Fisherman
USA
404 Posts |
Posted - 01/18/2007 : 10:28:31
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Our most successful days this past year came on the following:
Spoons: Tourney Winner, Lammie cakes, Redheaded Wonder bread, Pink Panties and Hot Rod.
Cranks: Chrome Erie Descent, Cheap Sunglasses, Moon Eye Minnow, Trailer Trash Pink and Purple Glass Deep HJ 12, and Deep diving Frensy Minnow in White/Green/Chartreuse. Most days anything with pink on it worked.
Bob Y. |
Bob Y. President North Coast Anglers, SFC, US Army Retired . www.northcoastanglers.com
http://northcoastanglers.forumco.com/ |
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bigmtman
Professional Fisherman
USA
1220 Posts |
Posted - 01/18/2007 : 12:02:28
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| Can anybody make up a chart with the names under a picture on the cranks baits,man that would be sweet to have. |
Thanks Mark Butler - ( Let Christ be your light house ) |
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Rednek
Hi-Tek Rednek
USA
815 Posts |
Posted - 01/18/2007 : 13:18:21
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Mark,
If you do not have the 8th Edition Precision Trolling book, that would be a good place to start. It has hundreds of pictures of different crank baits in addition to the dive curves for each one listed.
A true must have for trolling. |
Rednek
In search of that which was lost |
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craig betz
Moderator
USA
357 Posts |
Posted - 01/18/2007 : 14:35:00
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| You can buy the book through Mark Romanak and it will pay for a place at the clinic he will be putting on at DBT.I would highly recommend both of his books to be in your arsenal. |
Don't worry dear once we get past this rough water it will flatten out.
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bigmtman
Professional Fisherman
USA
1220 Posts |
Posted - 01/19/2007 : 13:43:50
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| Yes I have both books but I have not looked at them that much but I will now.It looks like we should be able to order a chart from reef runner.I have a big problem once I open and put away a bait,I forget its name. |
Thanks Mark Butler - ( Let Christ be your light house ) |
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Dancin Bear
Expert Fisherman
90 Posts |
Posted - 01/23/2007 : 16:51:48
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| Cmon guys how bout a lil love for Bloody Nose??? Best color going for spoons and anything gold with white on the harnesses |
Dont tell me about the waves, Bring in the darn ship |
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DOUBLE EAGLE
Professional Fisherman
USA
1063 Posts |
Posted - 01/24/2007 : 05:06:36
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| Mark, you're not alone !!! I'm with you ,I think the lure MFG. should put out a color chart. It would make things a lot easier. |
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bigmtman
Professional Fisherman
USA
1220 Posts |
Posted - 01/24/2007 : 11:38:32
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| I have e-mailed reef runner to see if they can hook me up with one,if not I will make some for us. |
Thanks Mark Butler - ( Let Christ be your light house ) |
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BigKev
Moderator
USA
1533 Posts |
Posted - 01/24/2007 : 19:58:23
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| Wait til you guys see the new bare naked bait. OMG is it awesome. It is sooooo reflective in bright light and against a black background it shines. Reef runner is onto something with this bait. I wouldn't have believed it but Scott, the inventor of reef runner, showed it to me in person this weekend at the Baumler show. I can't wait to get my hands on this bait and bunches of em. Scott told me they catch fish in dirty water as well. Tested in a PWT tourney this past weekend. DAVE WHEN ARE YOU GONNA GET THESE THINGS!!!!!!!! I want a bunch. |
Go Bucks!!! |
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