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derek5017

06/11/2012 02:42PM

I'm considering bringing only a variety of soft plastic bait to Quetico. (Gulp, Berkley Powerbait, heavily salted Senkos, etc). Got pretty efficient this year at the drop shot, Lindy, Carolina, and Texas rig. I truly hate jerkbaits, crankbaits, etc. Could never remember diving depths and applications, etc. They're expensive, and always seem to snag every other cast. Should I leave them at home?

Any rigging tips would also be appreciated.

Please reply. Thanks!

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fishguts

06/11/2012 03:04PM

Sounds OK....as long as you don't want to catch any lake trout.

fishguts

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derek5017

06/11/2012 03:08PM

quote fishguts: "Sounds OK....as long as you don't want to catch any lake trout."

Got a handful of spoons (Cleo's and daredevles). How do you fish those for lakers? I understand you gotta go deep...

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timatkn

06/11/2012 09:44PM

Depends on how ya fish. Whenever i paddle i troll a crank. I have caught a lot of fish just traveling and trolling. If i just fish spots or did a lot of casting, then I don't really like cranks much.

T

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Ingvald

06/12/2012 08:08AM

Leave the Rapalas at home. Just make sure you bring Bomber Long As and Yozuri crystal minnows.

Honesty is my only excuse.

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buz

06/12/2012 08:26AM

Not to get on an anti rap rap, lol, but I have maybe 10 in different sizes and colors, and to me, they just don't do much. Good weed catchers thou. Bring some topwaters thou, if you like bass fishing, those are fun.

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timatkn

06/12/2012 09:10AM

quote derek5017: "quote fishguts: "Sounds OK....as long as you don't want to catch any lake trout."

Got a handful of spoons (Cleo's and daredevles). How do you fish those for lakers? I understand you gotta go deep..."

If you are in Lake Trout waters no matter what time of year all ya have to do is troll deep diving Rapala DT16 or 20 or taildancers. Let out a lot of line. I do this in August and never have to go deep. I catch plenty of trout and don't stress them as much as pulling them out of 80 feet of water. This is an easy technique. Here is a trout on a DT 16 just travelign across McIntrye 1st week of August no weights. Just long lined.

Last year on Sara caught 30 or more doing the same thing 1st week of August. This is a no thinking method---easy--just paddle and enjoy the sites--reel in fish if they bite. Worst case scenario you enjoy a good view, more often than not the fishing slows you down though :)

T

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bojibob

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06/12/2012 04:32PM

What's a Rapala? ;-)

"One inch on the map ~ is not one inch on the ground"

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SummerSkin

06/19/2012 07:37AM

I just returned from Quetico, and we caught lake trout and walleye when trolling gold/silver Rapalas through Agnes. We caught nothing when trolling spoons. (Maybe we weren't doing it right.)

"God never made an ugly landscape. All that sun shines on is beautiful, so long as it is wild." - Muir

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Goby

06/19/2012 02:59PM

quote timatkn: "quote derek5017: "quote fishguts: "Sounds OK....as long as you don't want to catch any lake trout."

Got a handful of spoons (Cleo's and daredevles). How do you fish those for lakers? I understand you gotta go deep..."

If you are in Lake Trout waters no matter what time of year all ya have to do is troll deep diving Rapala DT16 or 20 or taildancers. Let out a lot of line. I do this in August and never have to go deep. I catch plenty of trout and don't stress them as much as pulling them out of 80 feet of water. This is an easy technique. Here is a trout on a DT 16 just travelign across McIntrye 1st week of August no weights. Just long lined.

T"

+1 and nice fish

Tight Lines

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PineKnot

06/19/2012 05:16PM

Leave the rapalas at home? Never!

Do what you can, with what you have, where you are -- Teddy Roosevelt

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shock

06/27/2012 04:21PM

quote PineKnot: "Leave the rapalas at home? Never!" my bread and butter trolling lure has been a black/gold 7" rap with a 12"-18" leader.(included pic) many bwca lakers on this lure......but i do fish opener. and i have had very good luck on the deep driving crank baits that suspend(in the same pic)...when you do a turn it stays down in the strike zone and when the line tightens up it kicks the lure in gear a huge triggering response OH YES a great canoe trolling lure !

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old_salt

06/28/2012 01:39PM

I think the best way to answer that question is to decide at home, what you are fishing for (based on lakes you will be traveling through) and which tackle you will use to catch them. I've had good success with raps and never leave home without them. I use them as others have said, for trolling. Why just paddle, when one can catch fish, while paddling?

Bottom line: If there are lures in your box that you will not use, take them out and leave them at home. Take only what you will use.

There are many situations where soft baits can be productive, but there are also situations in which other choices can be more effective. I use trolling to locate fish, and then, if time & situation permit, will stop to jig for them.

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