#1 - Jigs tipped with Power Baits. With or without spinners attached. I like to use add a spinner on sunny days. They seem to work best if retrieved perpendicular to the sun. Jig color would depend on time of year and lake color. I think black works well in varying situations.

#2 - Shad or fat Rapala - Perch colored for Walleye, shiny blue or silver for Lakers, and any color for Bass. 3-4 inches long, depending on your equipment.

#3 - Jointed Rapala, any color, 3 inches in length, with the middle treble hook AND barbs removed for easier release in twilight. After sunset, along a shorelines with submerged trees, near deep water, when its dead calm, trolled reeaaallllyyyyy sloooolllyyyy. Big Northerns are so stupid. They especially love it when you stop for a minute or three to munch some gorp. They usually hit as soon as you start moving again. Normally I don't like catching Northerns unless they are really big. These usually are. They also seem to fight better. They like to take a few long runs. The kind where you just watch them peel out line. Be prepared to get splashed when you release them. Maybe their not that dumb after all.


In reply to: Favorite fishing lures posted by David on June 08, 1999 at 20:33