For those of you a little shy about dropping $20.00 on a tub of Gulp, the Berkley Ripple Shad is a great alternative.  It's one of their Power Baits so there is some scent.  Or, if you just want to change things up, these are very productive on an 1/8 oz jig.  The ribs seem to give it some vibration moving through the water and I can typically get 15-20 fish before I have to cash it.  At $4.99 a bag, I recommend these.  Most productive seem to be the firetiger and smelt colors.  They have a slower 'sink' and you can feel the vibration when you rip them off the bottom.  They also don't shrivel up on your hook if you leave them on your jig overnight.  I out-fished my buddies using live bait on the Rainy last weekend using the 3.5" minnow exclusively.  Not so good if you're fishing mono but if you use a super line (spider wire, nanofil, fire line) it has tremendous feel.  I'm still a big believer in Gulp in Quetico but FWIW anyway.

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