Wouldn't leave the dock with out them?

[Charlie P]

Total newbie to spring browns. What lures stick baits,spoons etc wouldn't you leave the dock with out?

 

Colors, sizes would be a great help.

[LongLine]

Pink Bomber Long A, NK28 Glow Clown, Assorted Rapala countdowns.

 

 

Tom B.

(LongLine)

[BAITNH]

j150 thunderstick  jr

[Dominic100#]

Smithwicks.. black/ silver or blur/ or

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[pete277]

Black/Silver Rapala J9

[Chas0218]

Smithwicks, storm thundersticks, and rapalas. All in prism black, and shad.

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[Has Been]

3 1/2  & 4 1/2 Jointed Rebels. Blk Siiv , Blue silv. Grn Gold Orange, Smelt, Green  Silver Orange, Rainbow Trout.. Best for water less than 6 ft.

[GAMBLER]

Fire Tiger Thuderstick Jr. 

[ontherise]

My favs are brown trout rainbow trout and fire tiger sticks

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[Captain Carl Bish]

F7 -F9 hot steel rapala

[Charlie P]

Thanks for the info.

[scobar]

$1000 should cover it pretty good

[BAZOOKAJOE]

Rattlin Rogue in

 

Tiger roan and silver/black stripes

Edited March 15, 2014 by BAZOOKAJOE

[steelie1]

Rattlin Rogue in

Tiger roan and silver/black stripes

I have about 30 smothwicks. Mostly the 4.5 and 5 in ones. They never produce for me. They don't seem to have A lot of action. Is there a way to tune them? Edited March 15, 2014 by steelie1

[LongLine]

Any plug can be made to wobble a little more by slightly bending the front eyelet up a little. Just be careful not to bend it to the side. 

 

To test a plug, let out about 4-6 ft of line from the rod tip & look at it in the water.  Make sure you do this from both sides of the boat.

 

Tom B.

(LongLine)

[Has Been]

Smithwicks can be Awesome in the spring . The rattlin rouges tend to run 5-8'deep off planer boards. And yes , like all sticks , they need to be tuned. I have some I bend the nose down to make them run shallower(mosly the larger ones for this) & have a wide side to side action at slower speeds. I also run them off riggers when in the 10-30' depth of water range. I have caught  many a king on

one 75-150' back & 5-15 'down .My fave is the silv/green top. Also good is Black/silv/orange belly, Blue/silv & the hard to get purple silv. I use a black & gold one in my fave ADK lake for Pike & Smallmouths.

 

 Make sure you use a SMALL snap only or Splitring tied direct  & not to heavy line8-10 , 12 # max.

 

 I use take my sticks down to the canal & tune them all. Took a while but well worth the time. Also after a fish you may have to retune.

[Kevin J Legg]

J9 and J11 Rapalas ands Stinger spoons work for me.

[steelie1]

R these ones the right size? 4.5 in

Or should I be useing the Gary roach ones there like 3.5

[Charlie P]

$1000 should cover it pretty good

Lol, Luckily I have around 200 stickbaits and many of the ones mentioned and the person my brother bought his boat from through in a whole bunch of tackle.

[Has Been]

After seeing the wild colors you have ,I can understand why you don't  do well with them.

[steelie1]

After seeing the wild colors you have ,I can understand why you don't do well with them.

Lmao!! At least now I know why. Haha.

[Fish Hunter]

$1000 should cover it pretty good

   

[Has Been]

Last time I saw colors like that was after I drank some punch at an after hrs frat party.

[steelie1]

Last time I saw colors like that was after I drank some punch at an after hrs frat party.

Lol...too funny.

[BAZOOKAJOE]

I have about 30 smothwicks. Mostly the 4.5 and 5 in ones. They never produce for me. They don't seem to have A lot of action. Is there a way to tune them?

I use them bone stock.  No tuning.