Your Top 3 Lures for Trout (lakes)

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Your Top 3 Lures for Trout (lakes)

Post by Chromer » Thu Jun 05, 2014 7:51 am

Was curious as to what everyone's go to lures were for trout.

Mine would have to be...
Kastmaster
Phoebe
Mepps Spinner

What about everyone else?

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Re: Your Top 3 Lures for Trout (lakes)

Post by BentRod » Thu Jun 05, 2014 7:58 am

Since I most often troll for trout on the lakes I prefer:

trout-patterned floating Rapalas (jointed seems to work the best),
flatfish
small spoons (DN, needlefish, etc.)

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Re: Your Top 3 Lures for Trout (lakes)

Post by Ball_Gawd » Thu Jun 05, 2014 8:18 am

Mack's Smiley Blade Fly (Wooley Bugger)
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Purple
Orange
WET HOOKS & TIGHT LINES
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Re: Your Top 3 Lures for Trout (lakes)

Post by G-Man » Thu Jun 05, 2014 9:11 am

Stacked Bead Spinner with bait
Apex or Protroll Trout killer
Mini Hoochie behind dodger/flasher

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Re: Your Top 3 Lures for Trout (lakes)

Post by SalmonAddict » Thu Jun 05, 2014 9:46 am

1:Mepps Spinner
2:Wooley Bugger
3:Dick Nite Spoon

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Re: Your Top 3 Lures for Trout (lakes)

Post by drysuperfly52 » Thu Jun 05, 2014 9:49 am

needlefish - black and white, or firetiger
jointed rapala - silver, baby bass
wedding ring - tipped with worm or wolley bugger about 3" behind the lure
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Re: Your Top 3 Lures for Trout (lakes)

Post by Chromer » Thu Jun 05, 2014 11:05 am

BentRod wrote:Since I most often troll for trout on the lakes I prefer:

trout-patterned floating Rapalas (jointed seems to work the best),
flatfish
small spoons (DN, needlefish, etc.)
Flatfish and hotshot kill trout!

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Re: Your Top 3 Lures for Trout (lakes)

Post by ncwflounderer » Thu Jun 05, 2014 11:14 am

I like flatfish, roostertails, Kastmasters, and wedding rings. I use the flatfish and wedding rings from my boat, and mostly use the roosertails and Kastmasters from the shore. A sometimes cast a large Needlefish from shore.
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Re: Your Top 3 Lures for Trout (lakes)

Post by schu7498 » Thu Jun 05, 2014 11:19 am

tazmanian devils! They stay at the perfect depth with a ton of action! Trout go crazy for them!

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Re: Your Top 3 Lures for Trout (lakes)

Post by ncwflounderer » Thu Jun 05, 2014 11:30 am

I have never seen the tazmanian devil- they do look deadly for trout
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Re: Your Top 3 Lures for Trout (lakes)

Post by PokeyPrasch » Thu Jun 05, 2014 11:57 am

I've caught the most trout while fishing for bass on these.

Savage Gear Larvae Lure
Vibra Grub soft platics on small jig heads
Damiki Vault
Batman Kiddie Pole

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Re: Your Top 3 Lures for Trout (lakes)

Post by FlyGirl » Thu Jun 05, 2014 12:39 pm

Just googled the Tasmanian Devil.....Can you buy that at a local shop or online only?

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Re: Your Top 3 Lures for Trout (lakes)

Post by coretron22 » Thu Jun 05, 2014 12:51 pm

bingo bug
wee kamlooper
panther martin spinner

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Re: Your Top 3 Lures for Trout (lakes)

Post by Chromer » Thu Jun 05, 2014 12:55 pm

I've heard bingo bugs are good.. they're really expensive too!

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Re: Your Top 3 Lures for Trout (lakes)

Post by returnofthefish » Thu Jun 05, 2014 1:02 pm

1. kastmaster
2. panther martin spinner
3. wolly bugger

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Re: Your Top 3 Lures for Trout (lakes)

Post by drysuperfly52 » Thu Jun 05, 2014 1:11 pm

Bingo Bugs work amazing!! i was forgetting that name when i created my list.. but yeah its like throwing a rapala except you know you will loose it
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Re: Your Top 3 Lures for Trout (lakes)

Post by Chromer » Thu Jun 05, 2014 1:11 pm

are bingo bugs weighted? looks like a fly to me.

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Re: Your Top 3 Lures for Trout (lakes)

Post by coretron22 » Thu Jun 05, 2014 1:20 pm

unweighted. best trolled. Don't buy 'em from the Canadian makers - waaaayyyy overpriced. I bought mine awhile ago @ Ross Lake and from the guy who originally made them. Last I heard, he was selling 'em out of a Camper near Lake Wallowa.

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Re: Your Top 3 Lures for Trout (lakes)

Post by Chromer » Thu Jun 05, 2014 1:29 pm

I see, makes sense. I've heard they work great. The website said they could be used as a lure, so wasn't sure if they carried any weight to them to be able to cast.

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Re: Your Top 3 Lures for Trout (lakes)

Post by Bodofish » Thu Jun 05, 2014 1:41 pm

Bingo bugs pretty cool. Oh yeah, keep 'em cool or you'll be sorry, they will melt on a sunny day. Originally made by a family up in BC, as the patriarch got older and tried to hand the biz down, the kids wanted nothing to do with retail sales and he couldn't keep up the demand for wholesale so he sold the molds and name to a guy in OR. Pretty easy to buy now for quite a while it was a trip to BC and checking little bait and tackle shops that could get them. Can't say I made any trips just for the bingos but I always looked when up there for anything else.
I've used them tolling and on the end of a tippet and leader. Very light for gear.
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