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Artificial bait for longear sunfish?
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Guest_EricaWieser_*
Posted 17 August 2012 - 09:36 PM
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Edited by EricaWieser, 17 August 2012 - 09:40 PM.
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Guest_panfisherteen_*
Posted 17 August 2012 - 10:31 PM
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Guest_Orangespotted_*
Posted 17 August 2012 - 10:46 PM
I was fishing for salmon recently on a charter boat on a freshwater lake and the person who owned the boat used only shiny pieces of metal. With the aid of those metal lures and a fish finder, we caught enough salmon that day to feed everyone in the 11 person family a big fish fry later
We also got a rainbow trout and a northern pike (delicious!). If you'd asked me before that day I would have said that worms and bacon were the best baits but now that I've seen them in action I'm really impressed with the artificial baits, too. Unfortunately I'm a breeder, not a catcher, so all I know is that they work, not which ones work best for which species. Keep searching though! I hope someone has the info you need. Artificial lures are reusable, don't transfer disease, and they work just as well if not better than live bait.
Erica, I concur that shiny metal spoons can be effective... for large, piscivorous species. But if you've ever gone Bluegill fishing, you know you could occasionally catch one on a silver spoon since the little guys are so curious, but compare that to the stringerfull you'd have if you'd used nightcrawlers, wax worms, or even hot dog pieces! I assume that Longears are similar (correct me if I'm wrong).
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