Fall shellcrackers.

My boat is in for service but I just had to go fishing today....couldn't stand sitting at home. Headed down to VFW Lake. I was using the Tict Ice Cube 6' 9" Rockin' Drift UL rod with SOS 2# test line. Had on a 1/24 ounce jig head with a #8 hook and a Bison colored Trout Magnet. No twitching today.......just a slow steady retrieve and they would kill it. I wanted to keep it down deep as I was after shellcrackers. In 3 hours I had about 15 like in the pics.....9-11 inches....and had about a dozen or so of 6-8 inch fish. All in all a great day of some drag pulling fun! Life is good!


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Awesome, I wish I was closer to VFW lake.

Looks like a blast.

Nice, you hooked into some nice redear

Nice catch and report!!

Never saw any that large. Bet that was fun

good job

Nice read. and nice pics

Thanks for the comment guys. I am hoping the fall weather brings out more and bigger fish. Water temps in the lakes I fish are still around 85 degrees. It should get real good when it drops to around 70.


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Nice catch! Maybe next week will help some on the temp.

Very nice!

Alfahawk,. I'm new to this artificial bait for panfish. Here in South bama we grab worms and crickets and head to the lake. Would you please take a pic of the trout magnet you use? I think your way would catch fish here too. And no worm crap.

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Originally Posted by johndeere5045

Alfahawk,. I'm new to this artificial bait for panfish. Here in South bama we grab worms and crickets and head to the lake. Would you please take a pic of the trout magnet you use? I think your way would catch fish here too. And no worm crap.

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Here's a kit from their website:

Trout Magnet 152 Piece Kit - Trout Magnet KITS - Trout Magnet

Most Walmarts also carry the TM.

I use 'em here in GA, and they definitely work.

The best color for me in central Alabama is this one:

Trout Magnet 50pc Body Pack-Bison - Trout Magnet 50 pc. Body Packs - Trout Magnet

Thanks guys. Will definitely order some. Looking forward to trying them. Shellcracker has been killing it on lake eufaula,. Maybe they will eat them.

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Originally Posted by johndeere5045

Thanks guys. Will definitely order some. Looking forward to trying them. Shellcracker has been killing it on lake eufaula,. Maybe they will eat them.

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They work for me. I prefer the Bison color but the black and Bull Dog colors work well also.


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