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Post by bluefishbuster on Oct 28, 2009 17:58:21 GMT -4
A few days ago I hit one of my favorite parks again. Covered the same areas as I did the last time I was there. Wasn't having any luck with a SSR-7 SH and a SSR-5 SD. Once I started playing around with twitching a J-9 S right on the surface at one of the ponds the bite started. One of my fist casts out there resulted in a 12" chain pickerel. A few casts later I saw a fish come shooting out from cover but never hit the lure. I knew it was a pickerel. As I kept on moving along that pond I had 3 nice explosions by pickerel and caught another 10" pickerel. No bass were interested all day.
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Post by casey10 on Oct 28, 2009 22:34:08 GMT -4
I have always had my best pickeral fishing with a jointed silver (9 or 11). It is absolutely the best!!!!
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Post by bluefishbuster on Oct 28, 2009 23:11:34 GMT -4
I have always had my best pickeral fishing with a jointed silver (9 or 11). It is absolutely the best!!!! J-9 and F-9 in silver have always been good pickerel lures. But there's that 1 Rapala that can catch any fish out there which is the 1 lure that caught me my personal best 20" 3 pound pickerel. I'm sure you guys know which 1 Rapala that was that caught me that trophy. |
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Post by muskiehunter on Oct 28, 2009 23:54:04 GMT -4
Never really tried the Jointed Rapala's except for shallow water trolling in the spring for trout. Might have to experiment some  |
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Post by canuck on Oct 29, 2009 22:15:03 GMT -4
I will have to get some for my collection.
Andy
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Post by bluefishbuster on Oct 30, 2009 23:12:54 GMT -4
Never really tried the Jointed Rapala's except for shallow water trolling in the spring for trout. Might have to experiment some Take a J-7 or J-5 in S or P and you'll be into largemouths. Nice lure for crappie and yellow perch too. J-7, 9, and 11 in S are killers for bass and pickerel. A really nice retrieve I do with the J's is rod tip straight up while reeling very slowly and twitching the lure right on the surface with occasional pauses. Crappie love that with the 5 and 7 and bass and pickerel come shooting out from the cover and smack the 7, 9, and 11. |
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