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Species
WalleyeSeason
Fall
Technique
Crankbaits 7'-12'
Structure
Points
Forage
Minnows
HotbaitRapala Husky Jerk Jerkbait 4" / Firetiger
Out of Stock
Rapala Husky Jerk Jerkbait 4" / Gold
Out of Stock
Rapala Husky Jerk Jerkbait 4" / Yellow Perch
Out of Stock
VMC Duolock Snap #0
$1.99
Plano EDGE 3700 Box 3700
$28.99
Rapala Hook File 4"
$15.99
Rapala Stainless Steel Forceps 5-1/2"
$11.99
$14.99
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Vertical Jigging 20'+
Structure
Humps
Forage
Minnows
Fall is some of the best time of the year for Smallmouth Bass ON Rainy Lake. Use your electronics to locate mid lake humps, look for ones with bigger the boulders the better. Vertical Jig the Rippin Raps over the top of the hump. I like to use fireline and tie it directly to the mono but you can use a small barrel swivel to connect them, or use only mono. Check the last couple feet of your line often for nicks and abrasions . Good Luck!
Berkley Fireline - EOL 10lb / Crystal
Out of Stock
WOO! Tungsten Lure Wrap - EOL Black
Out of Stock
Plano EDGE 3700 Box 3700
$28.99
Rapala Hook File 4"
$15.99
Rapala Stainless Steel Forceps 5-1/2"
$11.99
$14.99
Species
CrappieSeason
Fall
Technique
Vertical Jigging 20'+
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Insects
Fall is one of the best times for Crappie, use your electronics to locate a 30’ deep soft bottom basin. Drop to the bottom, bang thr Jigging Rap a few times on the bottom to attract attention and reel up just above the fish and start working you jigging rap slowly. Watch how they react to your bait, you should be able to watch on your normal 2D sonar or down imaging. You may want to tip the treble hook with a minnow head. If they don’t hit right away try playing keep away by raising your bait and trying to make them follow you. I like to use fireline with a short piece of mono with a swivel or tie the mono directly to the braid. Good Luck!
Berkley Fireline - EOL 10lb / Crystal
Out of Stock
Berkley Trilene XL 6lb / Clear
$7.99
$9.99
Plano EDGE 3600 Box 3600
Out of Stock
WOO! Tungsten Lure Wrap - EOL Black
Out of Stock
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Topwater Popping
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Minnows
The smallies were set up next to the big boulders close to shore. They were anywhere between 2-6 feet of water. Where the banks were steeper was normally the better fishing. The sexy dawg was a great bait for finding where they were set up, but when i wanted to pic apart a spot i would grab the popper. They ranged in size between 1-4 lbs. with my best five going around 15 lbs. The bigger fish came off of the sexy dawg but i caught by far more on the splasher popper.
Species
CrappieSeason
Summer
Technique
Vertical Jigging 20'+
Structure
Baitfish
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
76°
Most of the crappie were found at the thermocline
Species
WalleyeSeason
Summer
Technique
Live Bait Rigs
Structure
Reef
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
76°
Used leeches, 3 inch Powerbait Minnows, and 3 inch Yum minnows. Most fish were 27 - 28 feet deep
Species
WalleyeSeason
Summer
Technique
Vertical Jigging 20'+
Structure
Humps
Forage
Minnows
Summer/Fall is a great time to vertical jig Rippin Raps on the humps on Rainy Lake. Use your electronics to locate active fish on the tops of the humps and throw back to them. Let the bait get to or almost to the bottom and give it a few rips and if you don't catch a eye right away move on to a new area or hump. 15 min tops before moving on. I like to tie a small barrel swivel between the mono and the braid. or you can tie the braid to the mono and use a snap swivel at the bait. When the fish hits, give it a second before setting the hook to let hit suck the bait into there mouth. Good Luck!
Berkley Fireline - EOL 10lb / Crystal
Out of Stock
Plano EDGE 3700 Box 3700
$28.99
WOO! Tungsten Lure Wrap - EOL Black
Out of Stock
Rapala Stainless Steel Forceps 5-1/2"
$11.99
$14.99
Species
WalleyeSeason
Summer
Technique
Crankbaits 0-6'
Structure
Rock Pile
Forage
Minnows
Look for the shallow wind blown rock piles, shorelines and points. Use your electronics to find good areas with your side imaging and plotter to find the big boulders and rubble. Put your trolling motor down and start throwing a Rapala DT-6 into the rocks. The Walleyes will set up waiting for the schools of bait to come through. If you can get on the back side of the rock piles and cast into the wind so the bait will be coming at the the structure naturally with the waves. I like using XT mono as it is more abrasion resistance and holds up better. Good Luck!
Rapala DT 6 Crankbait Parrot / 2"
Out of Stock
VMC Duolock Snap #00
Out of Stock
Plano EDGE 3700 Box 3700
$28.99
WOO! Tungsten Lure Wrap - EOL Black
Out of Stock
Rapala Stainless Steel Forceps 5-1/2"
$11.99
$14.99
Species
WalleyeSeason
Summer
Technique
Live Bait Rigs
Structure
Humps
Forage
Minnows
Look for wind blown shorelines and structure, watch your electronics for fish. Troll about 1/2 mph. Use leaches, crawlers and minnows. If using a crawler use the worm blower to give it a puff of air that will keep it of the bottom. I like to use the smallest sinker I can get away with, 1/8 oz in less than 10 feet of water and 3/16 oz in 10-15 feet of water and 20-35 feet 1/4 oz. When you feel the bite release your line and feed it to them to a count of 10 and reel back to the fish slow tell you feel the fish and set the hook. Good Luck!
Floating Lindy Rig - EOL Orange Yellow
Out of Stock
Floating Lindy Rig - EOL Yellow
Out of Stock
Berkley Fireline - EOL 10lb / Crystal
Out of Stock
Rapala Stainless Steel Forceps 5-1/2"
$11.99
$14.99
