06-09-2010, 05:02 AM
for Deer Creek, I would get into a fish finder to help you not wast time.
for trolling use some deep diver rapalas, fire tiger, perch pattern, silver shiner, i like shad raps. get them with the "bleeding bait" red about where the gills would be. just troll around with those and you will pick up fish. I even go to a DT 16 or 20 Rapala when the fish are deeper. you can always catch trout there that way, or you can just float and drop a worm with or without a split shot sinker 12 to 18 inches up from it, use a swivel with a leader that is two to four pounds less test strength than the main line, meaning if you have 10 pound line on, use a 8 pound or 6 pound leader. so when it snags up you can break off the tip and not a ton of main line.
for perch, get some slip floats and smaller (2 or 4 size) worm hooks use a swivel and a bead under the slip float. so slide the float on the line, then the bead then tie on a swivel the bead protects the knot from the float beating it up. use a palomar knot, its easy to tie and fast and it boasts like a 98% strength retention of the line. I use it for everything and I have not had a knot break in years. make sure you spit on every knot you ever tie before you tighten it up though. thats the key.
for bass, you can use the worms on a hook with or withough the float in water 0 to 15 feet deep, much past that you will be on inactive bass that are either in transition to or from the feeding area toward deeper water.
If you want Walleye up there, that will take the addition of a bottom bouncer, a rod holder, and some worm harnesses with or without spinner blades on them. that is the most basic setup i know of for walleye. troll slowly, like not over 2 MPH, but just drifting in the wind can work too with no motor running.
make sure you have a net around, as some fish will be hooked so slightly they will fall off the hook when you try to lift them up. and get you a good stringer, one with clips and the coated cable type is a good one not they silly nylon string one with a "needle" on one end. a good toothy critter may shred that.
mostly just have fun out there. make sure you have all the people over 12 a fishing license. and a two pole permit does not hurt either.
but no matter how you fish, remember you cant get anything if you dont go fishing. a dry line is a
line.
post up what happens. maybe i will see you up there sometime, I usally post up when i am going to go. maybe we could meet up and I can give you some pointers.
welcome to the site, good fishing to you.
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for trolling use some deep diver rapalas, fire tiger, perch pattern, silver shiner, i like shad raps. get them with the "bleeding bait" red about where the gills would be. just troll around with those and you will pick up fish. I even go to a DT 16 or 20 Rapala when the fish are deeper. you can always catch trout there that way, or you can just float and drop a worm with or without a split shot sinker 12 to 18 inches up from it, use a swivel with a leader that is two to four pounds less test strength than the main line, meaning if you have 10 pound line on, use a 8 pound or 6 pound leader. so when it snags up you can break off the tip and not a ton of main line.
for perch, get some slip floats and smaller (2 or 4 size) worm hooks use a swivel and a bead under the slip float. so slide the float on the line, then the bead then tie on a swivel the bead protects the knot from the float beating it up. use a palomar knot, its easy to tie and fast and it boasts like a 98% strength retention of the line. I use it for everything and I have not had a knot break in years. make sure you spit on every knot you ever tie before you tighten it up though. thats the key.
for bass, you can use the worms on a hook with or withough the float in water 0 to 15 feet deep, much past that you will be on inactive bass that are either in transition to or from the feeding area toward deeper water.
If you want Walleye up there, that will take the addition of a bottom bouncer, a rod holder, and some worm harnesses with or without spinner blades on them. that is the most basic setup i know of for walleye. troll slowly, like not over 2 MPH, but just drifting in the wind can work too with no motor running.
make sure you have a net around, as some fish will be hooked so slightly they will fall off the hook when you try to lift them up. and get you a good stringer, one with clips and the coated cable type is a good one not they silly nylon string one with a "needle" on one end. a good toothy critter may shred that.
mostly just have fun out there. make sure you have all the people over 12 a fishing license. and a two pole permit does not hurt either.
but no matter how you fish, remember you cant get anything if you dont go fishing. a dry line is a
line. post up what happens. maybe i will see you up there sometime, I usally post up when i am going to go. maybe we could meet up and I can give you some pointers.
welcome to the site, good fishing to you.
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