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What's your best trout lure? I'm bored with powerbait and worms.

Question by HillbillyDeluxe. Uploaded on April 06, 2009

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from wallofsam wrote 2 years 44 weeks ago

Panther Martins or Mepps Spinners

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from jfose140 wrote 2 years 44 weeks ago

You obviously can't go wrong with a Mepps Spinner, you may have to throw it a few dozen times, or switch up your colors but it usually pulls through. If you're still interested in throwing bait, minnows and cured salmon eggs are two baits that not many people use, but I have had lots of success with.

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from Christian Emter wrote 2 years 44 weeks ago

Panther Martins are fantastic at that.

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from jlfreeborn wrote 2 years 44 weeks ago

For shallow water (0-3'), try a small original floating rapala. For deeper pools, use the sinking rapala. Panther martins are my favorite, but the little jerkbait can call in some whoppers.

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from rrmont wrote 2 years 44 weeks ago

Panther Martin by far. It has a yellow body with 2 red dots on opposite sides.

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from cookie22 wrote 2 years 44 weeks ago

trout magnets are easy to use and bring in some great sized fish! I fish the current river in the central part of missouri and i havent found anything that comes relatively close

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from buck hunter 17 wrote 2 years 44 weeks ago

Just a peace of corn on a hook and it can be red color or it can be silver.

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from shane wrote 2 years 44 weeks ago

If you're looking for big browns, try one of those tiny jitterbugs at night. Retrieve medium-slow. Hold on tight.

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from chuckles wrote 2 years 44 weeks ago

Roostertail spinners and small Beetlespins (26" brown trout took one, my best trout to date) work well too. Any of the small Rapala floaters, sinkers or suspending jerkbaits work well as mentioned above. They will also hit a round jighead with a curlytail grub. White and yellow have been the best colors for me. I have never tried it but those little Northland tackle Mimic minnow swimbaits probably would work. They will also hit spoons.

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from peter wrote 2 years 44 weeks ago

TROUT ,MAGENET JIGS. theyre amazing

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from WNCAngler wrote 2 years 44 weeks ago

When the action heats up in late April & the beginning of May, I'd have to say Joe's Flies short strike spinners work great. Panther Martin's are a good option but if your interested in "matching the hatch" and don't have a fly-rod, check out Joe's. This year it looks like they've even come out with a wooly booger, which is excellent for early and mid-Spring trout. Not to mention, Joe's Flies are constructed around a single hook with a detachable treble hook -- (just snip it off) -- and are great for fishing waters with restrictions.

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from hunterkid94 wrote 2 years 44 weeks ago

Either a nce spinner or you could use a white, plastic crawdad. I used it to catch my 26inch, 7 1/2lbs rainbow trout. you just have to wiggle it and hope there is a hungry trout in the water.

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from cvitols wrote 2 years 44 weeks ago

i always have luck with blade type lures in the summer in the river near my house. i just cast as far as i can up river and rip it as fast as i can. the trout kill it

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from jbird wrote 2 years 43 weeks ago

I go w/ rooster tails and panther martins mostly. Gotta mix up the colors, you never know what they'll like. 2 weeks ago, it was a rooster tail, single hook, gold blade, yellow and black body. Trip before that it was silver blade, white body. Gold bladed and gold bodied panthers were the killer lure on the trip before that! Keeps you guessin, but it is exciting when u find what they want.

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from hengst wrote 2 years 43 weeks ago

Must second or third the motion on panther martins and rooster tails. You just need different patterns because their "tastes" change. The yellow with red dot and rainbow colered are my first choices. Here in CO kastmasters work well. Might as well cheat a little and put a small piece of powerbait on the hook shank and add some scent.

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from muskiemaster wrote 2 years 43 weeks ago

mepps #0 black fury or aglia and possibly a mepps XD #1 seem to work good.

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from CavRecon wrote 2 years 31 weeks ago

I'm like a broken record:

Rapala Countdown in gold

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from zackm wrote 47 weeks 6 days ago

I like minnow imitations.

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from wallofsam wrote 2 years 44 weeks ago

Panther Martins or Mepps Spinners

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from jlfreeborn wrote 2 years 44 weeks ago

For shallow water (0-3'), try a small original floating rapala. For deeper pools, use the sinking rapala. Panther martins are my favorite, but the little jerkbait can call in some whoppers.

+2 Good Comment? | | Report
from peter wrote 2 years 44 weeks ago

TROUT ,MAGENET JIGS. theyre amazing

+2 Good Comment? | | Report
from jfose140 wrote 2 years 44 weeks ago

You obviously can't go wrong with a Mepps Spinner, you may have to throw it a few dozen times, or switch up your colors but it usually pulls through. If you're still interested in throwing bait, minnows and cured salmon eggs are two baits that not many people use, but I have had lots of success with.

+1 Good Comment? | | Report
from Christian Emter wrote 2 years 44 weeks ago

Panther Martins are fantastic at that.

+1 Good Comment? | | Report
from rrmont wrote 2 years 44 weeks ago

Panther Martin by far. It has a yellow body with 2 red dots on opposite sides.

+1 Good Comment? | | Report
from cookie22 wrote 2 years 44 weeks ago

trout magnets are easy to use and bring in some great sized fish! I fish the current river in the central part of missouri and i havent found anything that comes relatively close

+1 Good Comment? | | Report
from buck hunter 17 wrote 2 years 44 weeks ago

Just a peace of corn on a hook and it can be red color or it can be silver.

+1 Good Comment? | | Report
from shane wrote 2 years 44 weeks ago

If you're looking for big browns, try one of those tiny jitterbugs at night. Retrieve medium-slow. Hold on tight.

+1 Good Comment? | | Report
from chuckles wrote 2 years 44 weeks ago

Roostertail spinners and small Beetlespins (26" brown trout took one, my best trout to date) work well too. Any of the small Rapala floaters, sinkers or suspending jerkbaits work well as mentioned above. They will also hit a round jighead with a curlytail grub. White and yellow have been the best colors for me. I have never tried it but those little Northland tackle Mimic minnow swimbaits probably would work. They will also hit spoons.

+1 Good Comment? | | Report
from WNCAngler wrote 2 years 44 weeks ago

When the action heats up in late April & the beginning of May, I'd have to say Joe's Flies short strike spinners work great. Panther Martin's are a good option but if your interested in "matching the hatch" and don't have a fly-rod, check out Joe's. This year it looks like they've even come out with a wooly booger, which is excellent for early and mid-Spring trout. Not to mention, Joe's Flies are constructed around a single hook with a detachable treble hook -- (just snip it off) -- and are great for fishing waters with restrictions.

+1 Good Comment? | | Report
from hunterkid94 wrote 2 years 44 weeks ago

Either a nce spinner or you could use a white, plastic crawdad. I used it to catch my 26inch, 7 1/2lbs rainbow trout. you just have to wiggle it and hope there is a hungry trout in the water.

+1 Good Comment? | | Report
from cvitols wrote 2 years 44 weeks ago

i always have luck with blade type lures in the summer in the river near my house. i just cast as far as i can up river and rip it as fast as i can. the trout kill it

+1 Good Comment? | | Report
from jbird wrote 2 years 43 weeks ago

I go w/ rooster tails and panther martins mostly. Gotta mix up the colors, you never know what they'll like. 2 weeks ago, it was a rooster tail, single hook, gold blade, yellow and black body. Trip before that it was silver blade, white body. Gold bladed and gold bodied panthers were the killer lure on the trip before that! Keeps you guessin, but it is exciting when u find what they want.

+1 Good Comment? | | Report
from hengst wrote 2 years 43 weeks ago

Must second or third the motion on panther martins and rooster tails. You just need different patterns because their "tastes" change. The yellow with red dot and rainbow colered are my first choices. Here in CO kastmasters work well. Might as well cheat a little and put a small piece of powerbait on the hook shank and add some scent.

+1 Good Comment? | | Report
from muskiemaster wrote 2 years 43 weeks ago

mepps #0 black fury or aglia and possibly a mepps XD #1 seem to work good.

+1 Good Comment? | | Report
from CavRecon wrote 2 years 31 weeks ago

I'm like a broken record:

Rapala Countdown in gold

+1 Good Comment? | | Report
from zackm wrote 47 weeks 6 days ago

I like minnow imitations.

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