Old Salt wrote on Feb 23^rd, 2015 at 3:52am:

I don't see any need for dodgers and flashers for canoe fishing. I've used drop weights with flutter spoons effectively, along with mylar spoons and deep cranks. All you need.

Yes the snap weights are an excellent choice as I detest 3 way set ups out of a canoe as tangles are more likely.

Sure catching lakers (or any fish for that matter) can be accomplished with tried and true methods. But for me the fun of fishing is trying new things. Let me illustrate......

When I was a kid we used to ride our bikes to various "fishing holes"........after ignoring the "No trespassing" signs and climbing over or under the fence we would go about the business of fishing. My partner in crime would clean up on a regular gold rapala. The Bass in the private ponds and gravel pits we would frequent were fat and on the large side.

Even though I knew I could catch them on the rapala (I showed him the lure) I was always trying something different. We would try and get out of dodge while it was still early morning and for several trips my pal would boast how he had "put it to me". Then on one trip I hit on the ultimate lure........a Wiggly Crawler (which unfortunately they no longer make). I had 5 bass over 5lbs which was the best catch that either of us had ever accomplished (I was fishing with a 9' antique split bamboo fly rod with a spinning reel taped to it which finally broke on the last big fish).

So sure, you can catch fish the tried and true methods, or you can think outside the box and really hit the jackpot as well as the satisfaction that comes from doing things your own way.