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fishinjohn

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LAKE ERIE STICK BAITS
« on: Mar 06, 2019, 03:22 PM »
Ok guys and gals.. I'm working on getting my lake Erie wish list items ordered...  I have 10 new bay rats on the list.. what type of stick baits do you run? I prefer the bay rats but looking to add a few different ones to the arsenal

gotagetm

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Re: LAKE ERIE STICK BAITS
« Reply #1 on: Mar 06, 2019, 03:42 PM »
if im pulling on lead core or riggers or dipseys i use shallow reef runners,shallow renowskys and p10s when i long line or use snap weights i use deep reef runners but my favorite by far are #11 deep flicker minnows hands down best for me i use them from spring until i take boat out of water in erie in fall ,but also im big on pulling harnesses ,they probably account for 85% of my fish from bouncers early season to leadcore ,dipseys and riggers all summer,my colors in flickers  i run are slick purple bengal,slickfiretiger,pink lemonade,flashy perch,flashy ghost and plain firetiger like i say thats just my preference i probably have 300 stick baits in all brands,colors and sizes  and honestly probably 275 to many , if im getting them on sticks one of those always does the trick

Mac Attack

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Re: LAKE ERIE STICK BAITS
« Reply #2 on: Mar 06, 2019, 07:16 PM »
We had really had great luck with scatter raps last year.

Pequod1

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Re: LAKE ERIE STICK BAITS
« Reply #3 on: Mar 11, 2019, 07:47 AM »
My go to bait has been the rainbow colored renoski but I also sneak in either a clown or purple deep runner reef runner. Sometimes however,I do better on Michigan stinger spoons and switch everything over to a spoon program.
Couldn’t find any #11 flicker minnows in my area. Seems that someone bought them all out  ;D

gotagetm

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Re: LAKE ERIE STICK BAITS
« Reply #4 on: Mar 11, 2019, 08:54 PM »
All mine p1 all mine lol
Fish USA had a sale going on buy 1 get one 1/2 price not sure if still going on

fishinjohn

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Re: LAKE ERIE STICK BAITS
« Reply #5 on: Mar 12, 2019, 07:59 PM »
All mine p1 all mine lol
Fish USA had a sale going on buy 1 get one 1/2 price not sure if still going on
Their promotions are normally only 24 hrs long

Frankie Bags

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Re: LAKE ERIE STICK BAITS
« Reply #6 on: Mar 15, 2019, 04:59 PM »
I’ve had good luck with Rapala Deep tail dancers in Purpledescent. I run it behind 3 colors of leadcore. It usually produces my bigger fish. Pequod turned me on to the Michigan Stinger scorpion spoons. The Sweet tart color has worked great for both walleye and lake trout. I used that a lot later in the season last year behind 10 colors.

fishinjohn

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Re: LAKE ERIE STICK BAITS
« Reply #7 on: Mar 15, 2019, 05:44 PM »
Thanks guys for sharing... I've got more bay rats and some flicker minnows.. gonna add some spoons (never used them) and see what happens...

sawdust

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Re: LAKE ERIE STICK BAITS
« Reply #8 on: Mar 26, 2019, 06:54 PM »
What pound test are you guys running on the lead core?

gotagetm

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Re: LAKE ERIE STICK BAITS
« Reply #9 on: Mar 26, 2019, 07:39 PM »
i run 18# suffix advanced lead but have run 27#
the lead is same weight in both just the sheath around it stronger
and i use 12 and 14# leaders of mono

fishinjohn

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Re: LAKE ERIE STICK BAITS
« Reply #10 on: Mar 27, 2019, 04:56 AM »
I run the 18# leadcore as well.. as a leader I run 17# flurocarbon

Mac Attack

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Re: LAKE ERIE STICK BAITS
« Reply #11 on: Mar 27, 2019, 06:10 AM »
I am running 12# leadcore as it only gets used for walleye trolling.  Backing is 20# braid.

We use 20# flouro as our leader.

We have 6-8 foot 10# leaders we snap on if we want a little more action on the harnesses.  Also use these on the downriggers.

sawdust

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Re: LAKE ERIE STICK BAITS
« Reply #12 on: Mar 27, 2019, 06:45 AM »
Any ideas who might carry 45#? Used to be able to get it from Cortland I think.

clovispoint

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Re: LAKE ERIE STICK BAITS
« Reply #13 on: Mar 27, 2019, 08:45 AM »
Any ideas who might carry 45#? Used to be able to get it from Cortland I think.

Tuf line and Mason carry 45# test leadcore

yellowpike1

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Re: LAKE ERIE STICK BAITS
« Reply #14 on: Mar 28, 2019, 09:37 AM »
I love my bombers

aka BIGFISH  on the shanty  aka Erieangler on here went old school with a new name !!!

 



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