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Mad_Mat Inukshuk Offline Posts: 1549 Joined: Apr 21^st, 2003	Re: Lures for Lakers Reply #10 - Apr 17^th, 2017 at 6:00pm	Quote Print Post
	spoons, like a little cleo will most likely just spin and put tons of twist in your line if you are trolling. troll with them very slowly, or better, vertical jig with them - at least that's my experience


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solotripper Inukshuk Offline Posts: 8112 Location: clarkston MI Joined: Mar 14^th, 2005	Re: Lures for Lakers Reply #11 - Apr 17^th, 2017 at 7:43pm	Quote Print Post
	Mad_Mat wrote on Apr 17^th, 2017 at 6:00pm: spoons, like a little cleo will most likely just spin and put tons of twist in your line if you are trolling. troll with them very slowly, or better, vertical jig with them - at least that's my experience Found this quote on a fishing forum. Some high-end spoons come with a swivel, NO snap already. I have a few and it really cuts down on line twist. " I use a small swivel I only use a couple of ADL spoons in my arsenal and all of them have a small SPRO black swivel (no snap) rigged to the split ring ahead of time. There is an added benefit to using a swivel that you may not be considering here and that is line twist. When using any inline spinner or spoon, it is recommended to use a small swivel to prevent line twist."


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Old Salt Inukshuk Offline Posts: 4871 Location: Crossville, TN Joined: Jun 17^th, 2004	Re: Lures for Lakers Reply #12 - Apr 17^th, 2017 at 7:51pm	Quote Print Post
	When laker fishing, I use 2-3 jumbo ball bearing swivels. Used above the lure, they work like a wire leader to prevent bite offs and keep the laker death roll from ruining your line.


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gymcoachdon Inukshuk Offline Posts: 82 Location: Central Indiana Joined: Dec 3^rd, 2015	Re: Lures for Lakers Reply #13 - Apr 18^th, 2017 at 4:35am	Quote Print Post
	I fished the river for smallies while paddling 17 miles on Easter. I almost exclusively use a #3 Mepps, gold with bucktail on that river, and man was my line twisted at the end of the day. I'm going to get some swivels and give it a try.


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db Web-lackey Inukshuk Voyageur Offline Posts: 5461 Location: Just off the beaten path. Joined: Sep 14^th, 2002	Re: Lures for Lakers Reply #14 - Apr 18^th, 2017 at 8:01am	Quote Print Post
	When I was young, strong, dumb and handsome, I went with enough people to eat a laker. We'd mostly troll tinsel jigs when traveling and stop and vertical jig 'em to have a smoke when drifting in the right direction. They didn't twist and there wasn't much drag. Two deep diving plugs is a lot of drag and when you snag a what, $8 plug you know you are going back for it. Good barrel snaps ain't cheap either.


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solotripper Inukshuk Offline Posts: 8112 Location: clarkston MI Joined: Mar 14^th, 2005	Re: Lures for Lakers Reply #15 - Apr 19^th, 2017 at 9:16pm	Quote Print Post
	If you're a fan of Berkely Flicker Shad or they're Gripper swim jigs, check this out. Bought one of each for big discount and got the other for 50% of that. .84 for a nice jig and 1.49 for a Flicker shad is a great price. I think that swim jig with a twister tail and weedless hook might be a great one to troll for WHATEVER your fishing for? (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links)


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Bentpine Inukshuk Offline Posts: 9 Location: Twin Cities Joined: May 2^nd, 2017	Re: Lures for Lakers Reply #16 - Jun 29^th, 2017 at 10:36pm	Quote Print Post
	On a recent trip I wanted to see if a 6 inch Williams Whitefish spoon with a 5 inch twister tail would be too large for Quetico lake trout. A fat 28 inch Oriana laker showed that it was not.


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gymcoachdon Inukshuk Offline Posts: 82 Location: Central Indiana Joined: Dec 3^rd, 2015	Re: Lures for Lakers Reply #17 - Jun 30^th, 2017 at 4:19am	Quote Print Post
	I thought I would give you an update. The first attempt at fishing with the 20 ft taildancer resulted in an almost immediate hook-up with something large, which quickly broke me off. It had to be a pike. There goes $10, lol. The next day I decided to troll the purple 30 ft taildancer through the middle of the north end of McDougall Lake. Because I had a quick hit with the 20 ft diver, I used a short cast, hoping to keep the lure running shallower than it's full potential. I hooked two 17" smallies in a row, then I hit something a little bigger. After a few minutes I was rewarded with my first Lake Trout! Thanks to everyone for helping me check that off my list. I never did use the spoons, I will have to get those out on the next trip. If I remember, it was 5.5 lbs, and maybe 25"?


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solotripper Inukshuk Offline Posts: 8112 Location: clarkston MI Joined: Mar 14^th, 2005	Re: Lures for Lakers Reply #18 - Jun 30^th, 2017 at 11:49am	Quote Print Post
	Quote: There goes $10, lol. Get yourself some of these. #25 is about right. You can buy them pre-made, 3 for about $20 or buy just the wire and make your own. Somewhere in the archives, Kingfisher our resident fishing expert talks about them and how to tie your own. I made some but did it using the crimping method but for the price of pre-made, for Q/BWCA use where you don't want to lose those expensive lures, there well worth the money. A #25 is so thin and flexible you can hardly beleive it's wire. So thin it looks like sewing thread. You can leave it on even while using a jig, it's that flexible. (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links)


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jimmar Inukshuk Offline Posts: 864 Location: SE Michigan Joined: Feb 1^st, 2006	Re: Lures for Lakers Reply #19 - Jun 30^th, 2017 at 1:52pm	Quote Print Post
	On our recent late June trip my wife surprisingly had good luck catching Lakers on this hot pink rattling HotnTot


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