Anyone know of any really good small lures? I mean lures even smaller than .75 inch. It seems the pannies like the small stuff.
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Anyone know of any really good small lures? I mean lures even smaller than .75 inch. It seems the pannies like the small stuff.
Not sure if you meant crankbaits..... I fish jigs for the BGs & REs. These crankbaits can be bought off of fleabay;
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The Trout Magnet is a good bait, around 3/4-1" long. I use it a lot. I think Alphahawk used it almost exclusively.
Almost any jig 1/32 or below is a great bream bait.
They love the little ice jigs, 3/4' long!
Getting a lot of trouble having them "hang on" though, to trout magnets. No one engulfs. Any really micro lures? Like the mini magnet by Leland Lures. Anyone try that? I am looking for the smallest possible lure that works.
If I'm getting lots of "short strikers", I will sometimes pinch off about 1/4" of the TM. That gives me shorter bait, but I still have the 1/64 oz head.Quote:
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As with any micro lure you get some misses. I don't have any trouble with the Trout Magnet. Now the mini Trout Magnets work great....but good luck tying them. I have a couple of boxes if I could find them and was close to you I would give them to you. They are still sold by Trout Magnet and those that use them catch a ton of fish....but I can't even see to thread the line through the eye of the hook.Quote:
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Regards
The TMs I like. Do panfish engulf small foods like the Mini Magnets?
Yes they do...very much so.Quote:
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Use to tye the Auto in 1/80th & 1/64th using hooks down to a #12. The problem was (during active season) that almost all the fish caught were gut hooked (big and small fish). Doesn't do the fish or jig any good when you have to dig it out. However - during the dormant part of the season, you have to downsize and use a slower presentation.
There are a lot of "ice" jigs out there. Think the tungsten are more sensitive. I fish the micro jigs barbless.
Not sure if Turner's is still around. They use to have a 1/128th on #14 hook marabou jig...
What size oz is best? Thanks.
I mostly use 1/64 oz but sometimes 1/32 in deeper water.Quote:
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Set your hook on the first bump, lip them every time, you have to react fast. I use a Crappie nibble on the hook point, that's what they will hit.
Any very small jigs you recommend? Sorry for the questions!
I love the little Pop eye jigs in 1/64th oz. E-bay!! Mostly in black or yellow, with a crappie nibble on the hook. Don' t buy the $12.50 ones, get the 10 for $5.99 delivered, Cheap enough, but deadly. I use these in deep or shallow water. Use a small/ medium weight a foot above of jig. You can clean up with these.
I've done very well on bream using the Lil Beave and Lil Craw bodies from Wal Mart on a 1/16 beetle spin, or even better on the Southern Pro Creekspin. We have caught them on these as small as 2-3 inch pumpkinseeds and bluegills, and my son caught the smallest bass I've ever seen on one, it was the size of a big minnow.
Chuck and Deb's has some nice small jigs. Look all around the website and use the site menu on the home page and see some of the really small lures they have. Check them out. HARD TO FIND PLASTICS FOR PANFIS
go to customjigs.com..major ice jig maker..used them for many years, when I ice fished..i always liked the 'Rat Finkees'..see if they have something for your needs
you can fish a trout fly under a natural cork bobber,tip it with one of the little Berkley power baits or a tiny piece of worm.I have had a pretty good luck with the powerbait that's chartreuse and looks like a little caterpillar. Sometimes the tiniest of split shots to keep the bait down ,sometimes a dry fly that floats will catch them on the top,the float just gives you a way to cast it on spinning equipment. Light line....if your water is stained use a line color to match.They will be picky abut the fly color and shape.
Greatest finesse presentation there is I think. But every little bugger that swims is gonna bite it.
for clarification thats the berkley honeyworm in yellow not chart....The bobber is natural cork in natural color...hard to find.But it seems the natural cork does not spook even the wariest of fish.I think the whole rig gives the appearance of something like a sweet gum ball or other tree growth falling in the water that just happen to have a bug on it. You can try as small or as large a fly as you want.But have to find the one they want that day.Get a selection.
If your casting to gills or crackers slow roll just off the bottom or structure a 1/32oz chart. road runner head with various tube bodies works good(chart with purple flake good).Tip it with Chromaglow chart. crappie nibble...I've caught thousands of fish on that combination of at least 10 species.
I like the Rapala #5 in silver floating model. Cast and let it sit for a long time and twitch it just one time, then let it sit again. It has caught many species and larger than planned. Elephants eat peanuts.
That is my number 1 go to lure for Bluegill. Tip it with a wax worm. They were and are hard to find so I started making my own teardrops 50 years ago.Quote:
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try the snap beans by yozuri if you can find em.tiny little crankbaits.they dont make em anymore but i run across them in bargain bins and at the winter shows.have caught gills crappies white bass and even a few largemouths.
Ledhed: You have quite the variety there with a lot of great looking little crankbaits. Which are your favorites? I.e. if you had to pick five to travel fish some pond you've never visited, which would they be? Jeff
I like #10 Teter Totr jigs for gills. They hang horizontal with a small piece of red worm. They can be hard to find.