Can burbs be caught without bait??

[bessiedog]

The idiots at SRD put a bait ban on the OMR resevoire.

So... I gotta figure out how to catch my yummy burbs w/out bait.

Tried glow jigs.. No joy!

Anyone have any tricks they would like to share?

Ps... My new auger works like a HOT Damn!!!!!
I punched 15 hole.... Just cause I darn well could!!

I am auger sensai!!

[WayneChristie]

no baitfish or a total bait ban? smelts aint baitfish

[Lefty-Canuck]

I have caught a couple jigging solid gold or solid silver rattlin raps bouncing them off bottom.

LC

[Hunter Trav]

Caught one on a Swedish pimple before...

[bwackwabbit]

I catch em pretty regularly on soft plastics (white mr. Twister double tail)
They aren't scented so should be ok.

Cheers.

[fish gunner]

White curlytail, white tube jigs. White swim baits have worked for me in the past.

[BGSH]

Catch them on the Nsr on jigs come Febuary, don;t know about the lakes though

[ak-71]

Caught one jigging for whites, thought it was odd

[jts1]

It does happen from time to time but is not the norm, they are primarily a scent predator. Of course vibration plays a roll as well. But they are known to mouth almost anything to check if it can be a meal. "as far as I am aware"

[bwackwabbit]

Originally Posted by jts1

It does happen from time to time but is not the norm, they are primarily a scent predator. Of course vibration plays a roll as well.

True enough, I should have mentioned that along w/the double tail I use a pink helicopter jig. Not sure why pink is best but it just is.

Cheers.

[Vacation]

I caught one on a small chartreuse ice fishing Rapala, it viciously attacked it.

[needmoretoys]

A Williams wabler that is silver or white fish will catch them. Just bounce it off the mud. I use the camera to see them near. I leave the hook on the bottom until I see them, then move it. They will turn 90 degrees and pound it. That is if the lake you are fishing in has whites or ciscos.

[BuckCuller]

In my experience they will bite anything that is bounced off the bottom with some weight sometimes it takes a few hits to hook them. My record with out bait back in the day of no limits was 21 in 15 minutes.

[kinwahkly]

Ive caught many with a Thumper bell in the spring.

[dshot]

Originally Posted by kinwahkly

Ive caught many with a Thumper bell in the spring.

second that

[bessiedog]

Ok gotta ask...

Thumper bell?

[yoteblaster]

Caught one today on a 5 of diamonds.

[albertadeer]

I catch more without bait....Just rip a rattlin rapala right above bottom. I have caught some giant lota lota doing this.

[yoteblaster]

Originally Posted by albertadeer

I catch more without bait....Just rip a rattlin rapala right above bottom. I have caught some giant lota lota doing this.

I,m gonna try that

[Badgoodguy]

We used to use velcro YES Velcro as they have rows of small teeth and we would roll it in Liver and blood or anything similiar

[Full~Curl]

Rattlin Rapalas or anything that rattles always works well on them. Bounce the lure on the bottom once in awhile. I have caught more using the rattles than with bait.

[fishermansfriend]

i caught a few on red bleeding tube jigs they come salted in the pack.

[vettedreamer]

sounds odd I KNOW.............but take a black hair jig 3" long........ add a strip of black leather about 3" buy 1/8" wide so it acts like a tail. Its a chance to slaughter them I sware.