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Is the lowly little Rooster Tail!
I've caught so many different species with it. Crappie, Sunnies, Redear, Warmouth, Sauger, Bass (Up to and including a nice, fat 5# that bent one of the hooks.)
Yesterday, I caught a nice 3# Channel Cat to add to the list of species.
One of my favorite lures.
"It's a source of great pride, that when I google my name, I find book titles and not mug shots." Daniel C. Chamberlain
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Spinners, Rooster tails, Vibrax, and Mepps are the Go-To lures in the box
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I've got a jointed Rapala that outfishes all my other lures. Going to be a sad day when I loose it. My friend had a magic Rapala once and lost it. Bought the exact same model but wasn't nearly as effective. For whatever reason, some lures just have that little extra something I've found.
"Faster horses, younger women, older whiskey, and more money." -Tom T Hall
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I’ve got a Berkley Frenzy topwater, like a spook, in the most ridiculous color you’d think. Plus it’s huge, twice the size of your average topwater lure. I bought it at BigLots for 50 cents about 14 years ago sort of as a joke. They had a whole rack of them all the same size and color, and thinking they wouldn’t work I only bought one. Absolutely the most effective topwater lure I’ve ever fished. It is covered in tooth marks and knicks from being bounced off logs and rocks. I’ve lost it on fish 3 times and always found it a few days later floated to shore.
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I've probably got 60 -70 spinners in my tackle box. Rooster tails, Mepps, Vibrax and Panther Martin's in various sizes and colors. These days I catch more fish on soft plastics and don't fish the spinners as much anymore.
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Were I limited to one, it would be a road runner.
"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing."
Edmund Burke 1795
"Give me liberty or give me death"
Patrick Henry 1775
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Small "safety pin" spinner baits - with a loop, not that damned "R" bend.
Not a real member - just an ordinary guy who appreciates being able to hang around and say something once in awhile.
Happily Trapped In the Past (Thanks, Joe)
Not only a less than minimally educated person, but stupid and out of touch as well.
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Were I limited to one, it would be a road runner. Bingo! Caught all different species on these. Usually chartruese body with a Flo red head for me.
The last time that bear ate a lawyer he had the runs for 33 days!
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ONE, versatile lure ?
A Rapala, jointed J-7 in sliver/black.
Catches everything from bluegill and crappie, to large and small mouth bass and all kinds of trout.
That being said, it seems that different waters and different times of the year, different lures work better. Even different times of the day, they seem to prefer different colors and sizes.
MOLON LABE
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The past few years the Rapala X-Rap has been pretty good for me on bass and trout.
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ONE, versatile lure ?
A Rapala, jointed J-7 in sliver/black.
Catches everything from bluegill and crappie, to large and small mouth bass and all kinds of trout.
That being said, it seems that different waters and different times of the year, different lures work better. Even different times of the day, they seem to prefer different colors and sizes.
Must be a West Coast thing. We're only about 4 hours apart... Caught all of the above with said lure... ![[Linked Image]](https://i.imgur.com/LQFpYTF.jpg)
"Faster horses, younger women, older whiskey, and more money." -Tom T Hall
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A crappie jig made by my nephew. I’ve caught a ton of bass, crappie and perch on them. Even caught a catfish on one too. https://www.brushlunker.com/collections/frontpage/products/sunset-rubber-tail-jig-1-16th-oz
"Allways speak the truth and you will never have to remember what you said before..." Sam Houston
Texans, "We say Grace, We Say Mam, If You Don't Like it, We Don't Give a Damn!"
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For whatever reason, some lures just have that little extra something Its called the dance of death. Those lures are not to be borrowed.
Son of a liberal: " What did you do in the War On Terror, Daddy?"
Liberal father: " I fought the Americans, along with all the other liberals."
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Mepps, 1/8 ounce white spinner bait, small silver rapala are tied for first.
Some spelling errors can be corrected by a vowel movement.
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Got a buddy that fishes the jointed countdown rap—nothinelse—catches everything that swims in these waters. 90% of my casting for brook trout is with a bronze and red 3/5 oz little Cleo.
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I've got a jointed Rapala that outfishes all my other lures. Going to be a sad day when I loose it. My friend had a magic Rapala once and lost it. Bought the exact same model but wasn't nearly as effective. For whatever reason, some lures just have that little extra something I've found. Add me to that list. Been using them for over 45 yrs.
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I don't think anything can match a well worked jig, sized to match the species and conditions.
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Rooster Tails black, brown in all the weights
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The hot lure today was this gold/green/orange J-9 "Brook Trout" pattern. ![[Linked Image]](https://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthreads/gallery/80/medium/72182.jpg)
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Rapala:
Northerns
Pickerel
LM Bass
SM Bass
White Bass
Brook Trout
Rainbow Trout
Brown Trout
Lake Trout
Whitefish
Sunfish
Crappies
Sheepshead
Bonito
Mackerel
Carp
Suckers
LN Gar
SN Gar
Flathead Catfish
Channel Catfish
Clams
Muskies
Walleyes
Buffalo Fish
Perch
Sauger
Sturgeon
Dogfish
Eelpout
Eel
mooneye
I think that's most of them
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