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Old 08-28-2019, 09:47 AM
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Default Trout lures

I've been getting more into fishing without bait lately... what's your favourite lure for rainbows? To make it a bit more fun, pick only one.

I'm partial to a black fury myself
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Old 08-28-2019, 09:51 AM
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If I had to pick just one, I'd pick an F5 Rapala in the rainbow trout pattern.

Other favourites include:

- Rapala Countdowns in CD5-7

- Len Thompsons

- Mepps spinners

- Mepps Syclops

- Small lipless cranks

- Flatfish
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Old 08-28-2019, 10:13 AM
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Silver Panther Martin is my favorite. Been using them for the last 40 years.
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Old 08-28-2019, 11:01 AM
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Various kinds of Mepps spinners or

Deadly Dicks.
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Old 08-28-2019, 11:06 AM
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for a lure I like the orange / white small size of Len Thompson spoon. I like the mepps and panther martin spinners too.

For trout, flies are hard to beat and you can easily fish with flies on a spinning rod if you want to add an adjust-a-bubble type of float for weight while casting. Pick up one of those and some of the basic trout flies to add to your tackle box for a bit more options. Basic nymphs would be pheasant tail nymphs, prince nymph, or a gold ribbed hare's ear. For dries pick up a few adams, elk hair caddis, and stimulators.

Edit: if I could only choose one, it would be a black wooly bugger / leach type of fly
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Old 08-28-2019, 11:33 AM
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Deadly Dicks.
never tried one of those, they look interesting
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Old 08-28-2019, 11:52 AM
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Old 08-28-2019, 11:54 AM
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hard to beat black and yellow panther martin on most small creeks
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Old 08-28-2019, 12:26 PM
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Blue fox spinner in pink size 0 or 1.
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Old 08-28-2019, 02:03 PM
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never tried one of those, they look interesting
They are "deadly". The action is like a spoon, side to side wobble. They are a fav in the west arm of Kootenay lake for rainbows and kokanee.
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Old 08-28-2019, 03:38 PM
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F5 Rapala in the rainbow trout pattern or brown trout pattern.....
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Old 08-29-2019, 06:30 PM
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castmaster there is not a fish it could not catch
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Old 08-31-2019, 06:50 AM
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If I could only have 1 hook it would be a Len Tompson 5 of diamonds,it catches everything most of the time.
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Old 08-31-2019, 07:50 AM
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Panther Martins.....consistently good
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