What are peanuts??

[redhooker]

I'm trying to refine my downrigger fishing for lake trout and keep hearing guys talking about peanuts.  What the heck are peanuts?  Are they a specific name for a lure or just another name for flatfish, or rapalas or something?

[Neptune]

I believe they are speaking of these...

http://www.daiwa.com/Lure/pop_daiwa_peanut.aspx

[ALASKANSS]

sprinkle a can around the boat it will attract the lakers

[JDK]

We've always called wobble trolls "peanuts."  They work very well for togue here in Maine.  Great Lakes fishermen use them alot.

[Scientist]

Here it is also a slang for peanut bunker. An oily fish sort of like herring http://www.striperspace.com/large_pb.html

[troutaddict33]

Yup have one on my boat sitting next to the flatfish... hasn't moved all year

[JDK]

Yup have one on my boat sitting next to the flatfish... hasn't moved all year

Not sure what your point is?

 I answered the question at hand.

[SPINNERBITE]

I'm trying to refine my downrigger fishing for lake trout and keep hearing guys talking about peanuts.  What the heck are peanuts?  Are they a specific name for a lure or just another name for flatfish, or rapalas or something?

Around here on Lake Ontario they run the wobble trolls (peanuts ) behind cowbell rigs.
The wobble trolls come in various sizes too.There is another company out there that produces a similiar
version of the wobble troll but it escapes me at the moment.


These are also some lures from the (peanut family)....these are called peanut flys.
We run them behind dodgers and or flashers for lakers in the Finger Lakes.
At around $4.00 a pop .......I tie my own Hope this helps.

[troutaddict33]

Not sure what your point is?

 I answered the question at hand.

My point? Ummm that you were right and i haven't used mine all year? Not as popular in my neck of the woods compared to flatfish and suttons

[Skipper4080]

Yep we kill lakers on peanuts behind cowbells on the great lakes and finger lakes

[Rebelfisher]

the new peanut flies are the only thing I can think of...

[Skipper4080]

Little painted Styrofoam head,3 beads and a hook that's all.